Idaho Senate: Crapo (R) 64%, Sullivan (D) 27%
Republican Senator Mike Crapo continues to hold a big lead over Democrat Tom Sullivan in his bid for reelection in Idaho.
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July 20, 2010
July 20, 2010
Connecticut Senate: Blumenthal (D) 53%, McMahon (R) 40%
Connecticut’s U.S. Senate race is a little closer this month, but Democrat Richard Blumenthal still captures over 50% of the vote against three potential Republican challengers.
July 20, 2010
Love for Labor Lost By Debra J. Saunders
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA -- Australia is the rare major economic power that, under Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, avoided a recession in 2009. The unemployment rate here is 5.1 percent. Yet the reigning Labor government is as fearful as Washington Democrats -- with a national unemployment rate of 9.5 percent -- of losing big in the next election.
July 20, 2010
Ohio Senate: Portman (R) 45%, Fisher (D) 39%
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Ohio finds Portman with 45% of the vote while Democrat Lee Fisher earns 39% support this month. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate in the race, and 11% more are undecided.
July 19, 2010
52% Favor School Ban on Sales of Sugary Snacks and Soft Drinks
With childhood obesity a rising concern in the United States, just over half (52%) of American adults feel that sugary snacks and soft drinks should be banned from sale in schools.
July 19, 2010
California Voters Divided Over Stimulus Plan
Voters in California are divided over whether the $787 billion economic stimulus plan enacted by President Obama and Congress last year has been good or bad for the economy.
July 19, 2010
37% Support End to U.S. Embargo of Cuba, 37% Oppose
Bipartisan legislation is again being considered in Congress that would lift the long-standing U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, but voters continue to have closely divided views on that idea.
July 19, 2010
Just 29% Want Congress to Consider Major Legislation During Lame Duck Session
If Republicans win control of Congress this fall, voters overwhelmingly believe the nation’s legislature should wait until the newly elected officials take office before considering major legislation. Most, however, expect that Democrats will try to pass new legislation before turning over control.
July 19, 2010
Alaska Governor: Parnell (R) 53%, Berkowitz (D) 34%
The Republicans have it for now, with the three leading GOP candidates remaining well ahead of both Democratic hopefuls.
July 19, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey (R) 45%, Sestak (D) 38%
The numbers remain little changed this month in Pennsylvania’s race for the U.S. Senate, with Republican Pat Toomey continuing to maintain a slight lead over Democrat Joe Sestak.
July 19, 2010
61% Expect Rise in Health Care Costs Under New Law, 56% Favor Repeal
Sixty-one percent (61%) of voters nationwide now expect the cost of health care to go up under the health care reform law, the highest level of pessimism measured since the law was passed in March.
July 19, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 36%
Republican candidates now hold a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, July 18, the widest gap between the two parties in several weeks.
July 19, 2010
Maine Governor: LePage (R) 39%, Mitchell (D) 31%, Cutler (I) 15%
Both the Republican and Democratic nominees have lost some support from voters this month in Maine’s gubernatorial race.
July 18, 2010
70% in Mississippi Approve of Job Barbour Is Doing As Governor
Another governor on the front lines of the Gulf oil leak gets good marks from voters in his state.
July 18, 2010
22% in Ohio Say They’re Tea Party Members
While a majority of voters in Ohio don’t consider themselves members of the Tea Party movement, almost half feel the movement is good for the country.
July 18, 2010
87% Feel Media Covers Celebrities Too Much
Eighty-seven percent (87%) of Americans feel the media pays too much attention to celebrities, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. But 84% of Adults also admit that Americans pay too much attention to celebrity news and not enough attention to news that has real impact on their lives.
July 17, 2010
Betty White's In, Lindsay Lohan's Out
So how do Americans feel about some of the prominent celebrities in the news - for better or worse - in recent days?
July 17, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: Walker (R) 48%, Barrett (D) 44%
Democrat Tom Barrett receives an increase in support this month to pull closer to both his Republican opponents in Wisconsin's gubernatorial race.
July 17, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending July 17, 2010
The frustration that voters are expressing in 2010 goes much deeper than specific policies. Voters just don’t believe their elected officials are listening to them.
July 17, 2010
70% in Texas Favor Offshore Oil Drilling; 66% Support Deepwater Drilling
Voters in Texas continue to show strong support for offshore oil drilling, and in contrast to findings in other states around the country, show nearly the same level of support for deepwater drilling.
