What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending May 8, 2010
Politically speaking, a couple things got clearer this past week, while others just got murkier.
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May 8, 2010
May 8, 2010
55% of Colorado Voters Favor Immigration Law Like Arizona's
Fifty-five percent (55%) of Colorado voters favor a law like the one just adopted in Arizona that authorizes local police to stop individuals they suspect of being illegal immigrants, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. Thirty-five percent (35%) oppose such a law.
May 7, 2010
Voters Divided on Which Party to Trust More on Immigration
Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on eight out of 10 key issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports, but they are more evenly divided on several issues, including immigration.
May 7, 2010
Indiana Senate: Coats (R) 51%, Ellsworth (D) 36%
Newly chosen Republican nominee Dan Coats earns 51% support while his Democratic rival Brad Ellsworth’s attracts 36% in the first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Indiana Senate race following Tuesday’s GOP Primary.
May 7, 2010
Lessons from the Times Square Dud By Debra J. Saunders
Eventually, even a stupid terrorist can get lucky. So why are so many people who think they're so smart so quick to dismiss the very dangers that threaten American lives?
May 7, 2010
Stopping the Streak By Isaac T. Wood
The last time a Democrat lost a special election for a U.S. House seat, George W. Bush was still president and gas was almost $4 a gallon. It was way back on May 3, 2008 when Hillary Clinton was still battling Barack Obama tooth-and-nail for the Democratic presidential nomination.
May 7, 2010
Ohio Governor: Kasich 46%, Strickland 45%
For the second month in a row, Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland and Republican challenger John Kasich are essentially even in Ohio’s hotly contested race for governor.
May 7, 2010
Ohio Senate: Fisher (D) 43%, Portman (R) 42%
Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher emerged as the victor from Tuesday’s Democratic Primary, and now he and Republican nominee Rob Portman are in a virtual tie as Ohio’s U.S. Senate race begins in earnest.
May 7, 2010
In Downcast Britain, a Pox on All Three Parties By Michael Barone
British voters go to the polls today, and it appears likely that they will boot out the party in power for only the second time in 31 years. Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives ousted a Labor government in May 1979, and Tony Blair's "New Labor" party ousted the Conservatives in May 1997.
May 6, 2010
Connecticut Governor: Democrats Edge Ahead of GOP Rivals
Both Democratic hopefuls have picked up support this month to move back ahead of the two leading Republican contenders for governor of Connecticut.
May 6, 2010
What We Learned from Times Square By Joe Conason
Within hours after the car bomb fizzled in Times Square, the nonstop noise resumed on Fox News and talk radio, warning that the Barack Obama administration is failing to protect us. Evidently, the president and his aides don't say "terror" and "terrorism" sufficiently often to make it go away, according to the professional noisemakers. If you believe that kind of nonsense, then you are listening too much to the professional noisemakers and may have caused damage to your mental health.
May 6, 2010
28% Say They Could Do A Better Job Than Their Boss
Believe it or not, most employed Americans think their boss knows best. Unless he or she works for the government.
May 6, 2010
North Carolina Democratic Senate Primary: Marshall 42%, Cunningham 37%
North Carolina Democrats are now headed toward a June 22 runoff to determine who the party’s Senate nominee will be, and the first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race finds Elaine Marshall leading Cal Cunningham by just five points.
May 6, 2010
58% Still Support Offshore Oil Drilling
Most U.S. voters still favor offshore oil drilling, but support has fallen dramatically following the oil rig explosion and major oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
May 6, 2010
A Spend-and-Borrow Debt Mess By Lawrence Kudlow
The ink was barely dry on the $150 billion European Union/International Monetary Fund bailout of Greece, when world stock markets tanked on two major fears.
May 6, 2010
WI-7: David Obey’s Departure By Isaac Wood
David Obey’s retirement announcement reshuffles the House deck for both parties. Democrats are scrambling to ensure other veteran Democrats do not follow suit, after thinking that the retirement tide had been stemmed. For Republicans the odds of a House majority do not look quite as long now that one of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s key allies has sidestepped a November reelection battle.
May 6, 2010
Only 48% in Florida Now Support Offshore Drilling
Just 48% of Florida voters now favor off shore oil drilling, while 35% are opposed, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
May 6, 2010
Preparing for the Bomb That Goes Off By Froma Harrop
It was the best possible terrorism outcome: several heroes and no victims. A prime suspect sitting in cuffs, and chinks in the national security armor exposed for correction. But while the attack on Times Square failed, the perpetrator did manage a small psychological victory -- re-stirring the public's fear. We should cut that win down to size.
May 6, 2010
North Carolina Senate: Burr 48%, Marshall 40%
Republican Senator Richard Burr’s support has fallen below 50% for the first time since January in his reelection bid for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
