What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls: Week Ended January 22, 2010
Is it really over?
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January 23, 2010
January 23, 2010
Harold Ford’s Big Ambition By Susan Estrich
I like Harold Ford. The former congressman and senatorial candidate from Tennessee is bright, articulate and attractive. But that doesn’t mean he should be the senator from New York.
January 22, 2010
Are Republicans Listening to the Scott Brown Message? By Lawrence Kudlow
Sen. Scott Brown’s epic victory in Massachusetts on Tuesday night dealt a crushing blow to Obamacare, cap-and-trade, card check (and other union favors), and most importantly, all the tax hikes that are lingering on the table. But does Washington really understand the Scott Brown message?
January 22, 2010
Final Health Care Tracking Poll: 58% Oppose the Plan Before Congress
Rasmussen Reports has been tracking support and expectations for the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats regularly since last June and weekly for the past six months. Yesterday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said House Democrats do not have the votes to pass the legislation in its current form. As a result, this is the final tracking update for that legislation.
January 22, 2010
63% Say Developing New Energy Sources More Important Than Conservation
Sixty-three percent (63%) of U.S. voters say finding new sources of energy is more important than reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume.
January 22, 2010
61% Say It’s Time for Congress To Drop Health Care
Sixty-one percent (61%) of U.S. voters say Congress should drop health care reform and focus on more immediate ways to improve the economy and create jobs.
January 22, 2010
Obama’s “Kiss of Death” In Massachusetts By Howard Rich
It’s been a time of Tea parties throughout America, but did anyone really believe that the limited government movement that’s sweeping across the country would arrive at the site of the original Tea party so soon?
January 22, 2010
Little Guy Sends Message to Washington: Drop Dead By Michael Barone
The final percentages aren't in as this is written, but it's plain that Republican Scott Brown defeated Democrat Martha Coakley by a substantial margin in the race for the remainder of the late Edward Kennedy's Senate term. In Massachusetts. The state that in the last four presidential elections has voted on average 61 percent Democratic and 33 percent Republican. That's a bigger margin than in any other state.
January 22, 2010
California Governor: Brown Runs Stronger Than Feinstein
Some Democrats have speculated about Senator Dianne Feinstein entering this year’s race for governor in California, but former Governor Jerry Brown actually runs just a bit better against both of the major remaining Republican challengers in the race.
January 22, 2010
Obama’s First Year By Larry J. Sabato
As we look back on a tumultuous first year for President Barack Obama, three questions matter. What have we learned about him? What has he learned about his job? And how much does the first year foretell about the Obama presidency?
January 21, 2010
46% Oppose Inviting Haitian Refugees to U.S.
Authorities are preparing for a potential surge of Haitian refugees to the United States following their country’s horrific earthquake.
January 21, 2010
26% Have Favorable View of Rahm Emanuel, 48% Don’t
Admired by some, feared by others, he was President Obama’s first publicly announced Cabinet-level appointment and has been the behind-the-scenes man-in-charge at the White House ever since.
January 21, 2010
With Barnes As Democratic Nominee, Georgia Governor’s Race a Toss-Up
If former Governor Roy Barnes is the Democratic nominee, this year's gubernatorial race in Georgia is a toss-up for now.
January 21, 2010
45% Still Think GM Will Need Another Bailout
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 29% believe it’s more likely that GM will become profitable again rather than need additional bailouts from the federal government. Forty-five percent (45%) say the automaker is more likely to need more bailouts. Twenty-seven percent (27%) are not sure.
January 21, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey Leads Specter and Sestak
Republican Pat Toomey now leads incumbent Senator Arlen Specter 49% to 40% in Pennsylvania’s race for the U.S. Senate. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Pennsylvania voters also finds Toomey with a 43% to 35% lead over Democratic challenger Joe Sestak.
January 21, 2010
Just 30% Now Say Health Care Reform Is Goal Obama Most Likely to Achieve
Voters, as they have all year, rate cutting the federal deficit in half by the end of his first term as President Obama’s number one budget priority.
January 21, 2010
2010 New York Governor: GOP's Lazio Ahead of Paterson, Trails Cuomo by 19
Republican hopeful Rick Lazio has moved ahead of incumbent Democrat David Paterson but badly trails state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in this year's race for governor in New York.
January 21, 2010
No Obama Obituaries, Please By Joe Conason
Having taken the oath of office just one year ago, Barack Obama is a flashing meteor that sputtered out too soon -- or so the national media narrative tells us. According to this story line, the young president is a presumptuous liberal who disappointed his own idealistic followers while irritating everyone else.
January 21, 2010
The Bay State's Voter Revolt By Debra J. Saunders
There are two ways to look at Republican Scott Brown's pivotal victory in the Senate race to represent Massachusetts. The voters looked at runaway spending in Washington and the corrupt deals cut to grease the support of key Democratic senators, government workers and Big Labor for Obamacare, and said, "Enough."
January 21, 2010
2010 Missouri Senate: Blunt (R) 49%, Carnahan (D) 43%
Republican Roy Blunt now holds a six-point lead over Democrat Robin Carnahan in Missouri’s race for the U.S. Senate.
