40% of GOP Voters Say Resignation Hurts Palin’s Chances in 2012
Forty percent (40%) of Republican voters nationwide say Sarah Palin’s decision to resign as governor of Alaska hurts her chances of winning the party’s presidential nomination in 2012.
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July 7, 2009
June 29, 2009
Massachusetts Governor Race So Far Is Referendum on Incumbent Patrick
An early look at the 2010 election cycle finds that Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has some work to do if he wants to win reelection.
June 25, 2009
GOP’s McCollum Takes Early Lead in Florida’s 2010 Governor Race
In an early look of Florida’s 2010 Governor’s race, Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum leads Democratic State Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink 42% to 34%.
June 24, 2009
2010 Florida Senate Race: Crist Leads Meek
Charlie Crist holds a solid lead in Florida’s race for the U.S. Senate seat now held by retiring Republican Senator Mel Martinez, but the election’s over 16 months away.
June 22, 2009
Georgia 2010 Democratic Primary: Barnes Big Leader in Governor’s Race
Former Governor Roy Barnes is far and away the leader in an early look at Georgia’s 2010 Democratic gubernatorial primary race.
June 22, 2009
2010 Georgia GOP Primary: Oxendine Far Ahead of Other Gubernatorial Hopefuls
John Oxendine, Georgia’s fire and insurance commissioner, holds a commanding lead over all other Republican gubernatorial hopefuls in an early look at next year’s state GOP Primary.
June 18, 2009
Pennsylvania 2010 Senate Match-ups: Specter, Sestak Top Toomey
Likely Republican nominee Pat Toomey trails both of the Democrats who are vying for their party’s nomination – Senator Arlen Specter and Rep. Joe Sestak – in potential match-ups for next year’s U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania.
June 17, 2009
Pennsylvania Senate Primary: Specter 51% Sestak 32%
Senator Arlen Specter leads Congressman Joe Sestak by 19 percentage points in an early look at the 2010 Democratic Senatorial Primary in Pennsylvania.
June 11, 2009
Virginia Governor: Deeds (D) 47%, McDonnell (R) 41%
Newly chosen Democratic gubernatorial nominee R. Creigh Deeds leads his Republican opponent, former Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell, by six points in the first poll of Virginia voters released since Tuesday’s Democratic primary
June 4, 2009
New Jersey Governor: Christie (R) 51% Corzine (D) 38%
New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Jon S. Corzine, who hopes to win a second term in November, has now fallen behind Republican challenger Christopher J. Christie by 15 points – 49% to 34%.
May 28, 2009
NJ GOP Primary: Christie 46%, Lonegan 35%
New Jersey Republicans pick their gubernatorial candidate on Tuesday, and the latest Rasmussen Reports polling in the state shows Chris Christie leading Steve Lonegan by 11 points, 46% to 35%.
May 18, 2009
New York Governor: Cuomo Leads GOP, Paterson Trails
Governor David Paterson faces an uphill climb if he goes through with his announced plan to ask voters for his own four-year term in office.
May 14, 2009
NJ Governor: Christie Leads Corzine by Nine
New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Jon S. Corzine, who hopes to win a second term in November, has now fallen behind Republican challenger Christopher J. Christie by 15 points – 49% to 34%.
May 13, 2009
NJ GOP Primary: Christie 39%, Lonegan 29%
With less than three weeks to go until New Jersey Republicans select their nominee for governor, Chris Christie attracts 39% of the state's GOP voters while Steve Lonegan earns 29%.
May 7, 2009
Texas Governor’s Primary A Toss-Up
Texas Governor Rick Perry and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison find themselves essentially tied in an early look at their 2010 Primary battle.
April 27, 2009
GOP’s Oxendine is Early Front-runner in Georgia Governor’s Race
Forty-five percent (45%) of Georgia voters say the state’s next governor will be a Republican, while 38% predict a Democrat will capture that seat, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Peachtree State.
April 24, 2009
Republicans Give Romney Edge Over Gingrich
Both men reportedly have their eyes on the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, but right now Mitt Romney, who ran unsuccessfully last year, has the edge over former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, one of the GOP’s most formidable strategists.
April 24, 2009
Pennsylvania Senate Primary: Toomey 51% Specter 30%
Incumbent Senator Arlen Specter trails former Congressman Pat Toomey by 21 points in an early look at Pennsylvania’s 2010 Republican Primary. Fifty-one percent (51%) of Republican voters statewide say they’d vote for Toomey while just 30% would support Specter.
April 16, 2009
GOP’s McDonnell Pulls Further Ahead in Virginia Governor’s Race
Republican Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell has a three-to-nine point lead against three hopefuls for the Democratic nomination in this year’s closely-watched Virginia gubernatorial contest.
March 12, 2009
Corzine Falls Further Behind in New Jersey Reelection Bid
New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Jon S. Corzine, who hopes to win a second term in November, has now fallen behind Republican challenger Christopher J. Christie by 15 points – 49% to 34%.
