Ohio Senate: Portman (R) Maintains Sizable Lead Over Fisher (D)
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October 30, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 30, 2010
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On Tuesday, America will elect a whole bunch of governors, a sizable part of the U.S. Senate and the entire House of Representatives. They do so at a time when most voters think it would be better to dump the entire Congress rather than to keep the crew that’s in there now. That’s not likely to happen, but there will probably be a change in control of the House even as the vast majority of incumbents get re-elected. But talk’s cheap in campaign seasons. This is what we know from our final week of surveys before Election Day.
October 30, 2010
Arizona Senate: McCain (R) Runs Far Ahead of Glassman (D)
Republican Senator John McCain holds a 21-point lead over Democratic challenger Rodney Glassman in his bid for reelection in Arizona.
October 29, 2010
Florida Senate: Rubio (R) Grows His Lead Over Crist (I), Meek (D)
Republican Marco Rubio now enjoys a 20-point advantage over Independent candidate Charlie Crist in the U.S. Senate race in Florida, with Democratic Congressman Kendrick Meek still running third.
October 29, 2010
Arizona Governor: Brewer (R) Still Well Ahead of Goddard (D)
Incumbent Republican Jan Brewer remains well ahead of Arizona’s Democratic Attorney General Terry Goddard in the state’s gubernatorial contest.
October 29, 2010
79% Happy To Call America Home
Although things may be tough in the United States right now, most Americans still would rather live here than anywhere else in the world.
October 29, 2010
Colorado Governor: Hickenlooper (D), Tancredo (ACP) Take It to the Finish
Republican candidate Dan Maes now has just single-digit support, but Democrat John Hickenlooper still holds a slight lead over independent candidate Tom Tancredo in Colorado’s race for governor.
October 29, 2010
52% Say Most Members Get Reelected Because Rules Are Rigged
Roughly half (52%) of Likely U.S. Voters say most members of Congress get reelected not because they do a good job representing the folks at home but because election rules are rigged to their benefit.
October 29, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey (R), Sestak (D) Locked in A Tight Race
Republican Pat Toomey still holds a small lead over Democratic Congressman Joe Sestak in the closing days of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race.
October 29, 2010
Massachusetts Governor: Patrick (D), Baker (R) Nearly Tied
The Massachusetts governor’s race is now closer than it has been all year.
October 29, 2010
California Governor: Brown (D) Remains Just Ahead of Whitman (R)
With only a few days until Election Day, Democrat Jerry Brown holds a slightly smaller lead over Republican Meg Whitman in California’s gubernatorial race.
October 29, 2010
Kentucky Senate: Paul (R) Enjoys Double Digit Lead
Following the uproar over Democrat Jack Conway’s ad criticizing his opponent’s college antics and questioning his religious faith, Republican Rand Paul has taken a 12-point lead in Kentucky’s bitter U.S. Senate race.
October 28, 2010
Oregon Senate: Wyden (D) Still Clears 50% Against Huffman (R)
Republican Jim Huffman posts his best showing yet in Oregon's U.S. Senate race, but Democratic incumbent Ron Wyden still holds a double-digit lead with the election just days away.
October 28, 2010
California Senate: Boxer (D) Holds Her Edge Over Fiorina (R)
Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer still holds a small lead over Republican Carly Fiorina in California’s U.S. Senate race, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports survey of Likely Voters in the state.
October 28, 2010
67% Say America Not Better Off Than It Was Five Years Ago
As a highly anxious and in many cases angry electorate prepares to vote, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that two-out-of-three Americans (67%) feel the country is not better off today than it was five years ago.
October 28, 2010
Washington Senate: Rossi (R), Murray (D) Tied
Republican Dino Rossi and incumbent Democrat Patty Murray are separated by a single point in the U.S. Senate race in Washington with less than a week until Election Day.
October 28, 2010
Florida Governor: Scott (R) Still Slightly Ahead of Sink (D)
Republican Rick Scott now leads Democrat Alex Sink by six points in the race to be Florida’s next governor. It’s the widest gap between the candidates in six months of polling.
October 28, 2010
Florida Governor: Scott (R) Still Slightly Ahead of Sink (D)
Republican Rick Scott now leads Democrat Alex Sink by six points in the race to be Florida’s next governor. It’s the widest gap between the candidates in six months of polling.
October 28, 2010
65% Favor Getting Rid of Entire Congress and Starting Over
Let’s face it: Most Americans don’t have must use for either of the major political parties and think it would be better to dump the entire Congress on Election Day.
October 28, 2010
Maine Governor: LePage (R) Bounces Back Into The Lead
Two weeks after slipping into a near tie, Republican Paul LePage has once again jumped ahead in the race to be Maine’s next governor, while Democrat-turned-Independent Eliot Cutler has risen to his highest level of support to date.
