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September 14, 2010

Nevada Senate: Reid (D) 48%, Angle (R) 48%

The Nevada Senate race remains a cliffhanger.

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September 14, 2010

40% in Illinois Have Favorable View of Rahm Emanuel

Fortunately for Rahm Emanuel, the race for mayor of Chicago is decided just by voters in the city, not by voters throughout the rest of Illinois.

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September 14, 2010

27% Want Immediate Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Afghanistan

Twenty-seven percent (27%) of voters believe all U.S. troops should be brought home from Afghanistan immediately, a finding that has remained largely unchanged since last November.

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September 14, 2010

45% Expect To Pay More for Health Care A Year From Now

Americans are not confident that the new health care bill means smaller medical bills.

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September 14, 2010

Ohio Senate: Portman (R) 49% Fisher (D) 41%

Republican Rob Portman now earns his highest level of support to date against Democrat Lee Fisher in the U.S. Senate race in Ohio.

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September 14, 2010

Colorado Governor: Hickenlooper (D) 46%, Tancredo (ACP) 25%, Maes (R) 21%

Third-party candidate Tom Tancredo has now moved past Republican nominee Dan Maes, but Democrat John Hickenlooper still remains well ahead in the race to be Colorado’s next governor.

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September 13, 2010

50% Blame Bush for Bad Economy, 42% Blame Obama

President Bush isn’t out of the woods yet: 50% of Likely U.S. Voters this month say the country’s current economic problems are due more to the recession that began under the Bush administration than to the policies of President Obama.

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September 13, 2010

Illinois Governor: Brady (R) 50%, Quinn (D) 37%, Whitney (G) 4%

Republican Bill Brady earns his highest level of support yet against Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn in Illinois’ gubernatorial contest, moving this race from a Toss-Up to Solid GOP in the Election 2010 Gubernatorial Scorecard.

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September 13, 2010

53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law

Fifty-three percent (53%) of U.S. voters now say they at least somewhat favor repeal of the new national health care law, matching the lowest level of opposition since the bill was passed by Congress in March. That includes 42% who Strongly Favor repeal.

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September 13, 2010

Connecticut Governor: Malloy (D) 46%, Foley (R) 39%

The first Rasmussen Reports post-primary telephone survey of Likely Connecticut Voters finds Democrat Dan Malloy earning his highest level of support against Republican Thomas Foley in the state's gubernatorial contest.

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September 12, 2010

42% of Homeowners in Illinois Say Mortgage Worth More than Home

Homeowners in Illinois are almost evenly divided on whether the value of their home is worth more than their mortgage, and they are not very optimistic about their home values in the near future.

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September 12, 2010

39% Say U.S. Relationship With Muslims Worldwide Will Be Worse In A Year's Time

Thirty-nine percent (39%) of U.S. voters expect America's relationship with Muslims worldwide to be worse one year from now, a level reached only twice before - after failed Islamic terrorist attempts - and the most pessimistic assessment in 15 months of surveying on the question.

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September 12, 2010

South Dakota Governor: Daugaard (R) 57%, Heidepriem (D) 28%

Republican Dennis Daugaard continues to hold a commanding lead over Democrat Scott Heidepriem in the race to be South Dakota’s next governor.

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September 12, 2010

48% Give Obama Poor Marks on The Economy

This past week, President Obama made a highly-publicized push on the economic front, including a proposed $50 billion jobs plan, tax credits for small businesses and a press conference to promote it all. But 48% of voters still say the president is doing a poor job when it comes to handling the economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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September 11, 2010

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending September 10, 2010

President Obama declared in a press conference on Friday that his job is to stimulate the economy. The problem for he and many of his fellow Democrats appears to be that voters don't like how he's going about doing that.

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September 11, 2010

68% in California Think Congress Should Cut Its Own Pay Until Federal Budget is Balanced

Sixty-eight percent (68%) of voters in California feel members of Congress should cut their own pay until the federal budget is balanced, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Golden state.

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September 11, 2010

Oregon Senate: Wyden (D) 53%, Huffman (R) 35%

Democratic Senator Ron Wyden continues to hold a double-digit lead over his Republican challenger in his bid for reelection in Oregon.

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September 11, 2010

71% Say Another 9/11 is Likely To Happen In Next 10 Years

Today is the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and 71% of Americans think it’s at least somewhat likely another event this devastating will happen within the next decade. This includes 39% who say it's Very Likely.

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September 10, 2010

57% in New York Are Angry at Government’s Current Policies

Like voters nationwide, New Yorkers are fed up with the current policies of the federal government and they believe neither party has the answer.

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September 10, 2010

Oregon Governor: Dudley (R) 49%, Kitzhaber (D) 44%

Republican Chris Dudley continues to hold a small lead over Democrat John Kitzhaber in Oregon’s gubernatorial race.