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May 16, 2010

58% in Pennsylvania Favor Immigration Law Like Arizona's

Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Likely Pennsylvania Voters favor a law like the one recently adopted in Arizona that authorizes local police to check the immigration status of individuals they stop, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports telephone survey. Thirty-two percent (32%) oppose such a law.

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May 16, 2010

51% Say United States Is Last Best Hope of Mankind

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 51% of voters nationwide believe the United States is the last best hope of mankind. Twenty-six percent (26%) disagree, and 24% are not sure.

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May 16, 2010

Tom Campbell's Fire, Steve Poizner's Discipline By Debra J. Saunders

Some time after he bowed out of the governor's race in January and jumped into the California GOP primary to challenge Sen. Barbara Boxer, Tom Campbell turned from a mild-mannered law professor into Rambo. Professor Rambo.

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May 15, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 38%

Republican candidates now hold a six-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot, matching the narrowest gap between the two parties this year.

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May 15, 2010

44% in California Favor Law Like Arizona’s, 48% Oppose

Forty-four percent (44%) of Likely Voters in California favor a law like the one just adopted in Arizona that requires police to check the immigration status of those they stop if they suspect them of being illegal immigrants.

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May 15, 2010

49% in Colorado Favor Legalizing and Taxing Marijuana

In the same week that Colorado lawmakers approved a bill increasing regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries, 49% of the state’s voters say the drug should be legalized and taxed.

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May 15, 2010

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending May 14, 2010

It’s moment of truth time again. Or more accurately this coming Tuesday is primary day in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Arkansas and Oregon.

 

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May 14, 2010

Idaho Senate: Crapo 66%, Sullivan 22%

Republican Senator Mike Crapo posts a three-to-one lead over Democratic challenger Tom Sullivan in his bid for reelection in Idaho, according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey in the state.

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May 14, 2010

71% Say U.S. More Positive Force in World Than UN, Political Class Not So Sure

Seventy-one percent (71%) of U.S. voters say the United States is a more positive force for good in the world today than the United Nations, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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May 14, 2010

Harvard Law's Profile in Courage By Debra J. Saunders

Forget "advise and consent." When President Obama nominated U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, the Dems just wanted a good liberal who won't embarrass them during Senate confirmation hearings, while the Repubs started trying to figure out whether it's safe to try to Bork her.

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May 14, 2010

California Senate: Boxer 42%, Campbell 41%

Embattled Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer remains in a virtual tie with Republican challenger Tom Campbell, but two other GOP hopefuls are still failing to gain traction in California’s race for the U.S. Senate.

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May 14, 2010

37% Give Supreme Court Positive Ratings

President Obama’s nomination this week of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court has had little impact so far on voters’ opinions of the high court - or the president’s views of it.

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May 14, 2010

Idaho Governor: Otter 54%, Allred 32%

Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter still holds a comfortable lead over his likely Democratic opponent, Keith Allred, in his bid for a second term.

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May 14, 2010

The Silly Season By Susan Estrich

I'd like to believe it's the arrival of spring or maybe just the general decline in civility and common sense that seems to always be in the air in Washington. But it's hard to avoid the conclusion that the reaction to the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court has been a study in the sex discrimination that she has spent her career beating back.

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May 13, 2010

Immigration Jumps In Importance, But Economy, Corruption Still Top Voter Issues

The number of U.S. Voters who view the issue of Immigration as Very Important has jumped 16 points from last month to its highest level ever, although it still ranks fifth on a list of 10 issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports.

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May 13, 2010

Kansas Governor: Brownback 58%, Holland 27%

Retiring U.S. Senator Sam Brownback holds a commanding 22-point lead over his likeliest Democratic opponent, state Senator Tom Holland, in this year’s race for governor of Kansas.

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May 13, 2010

67% in Colorado Concerned Other U.S. Citizens Will Attempt Terrorist Acts

Following the failed car bombing in New York City’s Times Square, 67% of Likely Voters in Colorado are concerned that other people who have become U.S. citizens will attempt to commit terrorist acts against the United States, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.

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May 13, 2010

47% Oppose Open-Carry Gun Laws, 41% Favor

Most Americans are not concerned about their safety around those who have legal permits to carry concealed weapons but have mixed feelings about laws that would allow gun owners to wear their weapons openly in public.

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May 13, 2010

Obama and Kagan Whisper in the Faculty Lounge By Michael Barone

Professor chooses professor. That's one headline you could write about Barack Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.

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May 13, 2010

New Hampshire Senate: Ayotte 50%, Hodes 38%

The U.S. Senate race in New Hampshire looks largely the same way it has for months, with two of the three top Republican candidates holding double-digit leads over Democratic hopeful Paul Hodes.