The race to be Minnesota's next governor remains a close one with Republican Tom Emmer running neck-and-neck with Democrat Mark Dayton, while support for Independence Party candidate Tom Horner appears to be fading.
Most voters in Illinois are concerned that the new health care law passed by Congress will cause some companies to drop health insurance coverage from their plans.
What a difference four years makes.
Republican Kristi Noem has moved slightly further ahead of incumbent Democrat Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin in South Dakota’s election for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Republican Carl Paladino came out swinging last month following his primary win, but he still trails Democratic state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo by a wide margin in the New York governor’s race.
New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer, already reportedly sizing up the majority leader's job should Harry Reid lose on Election Day, appears comfortably on his way to reelection.
Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans believe the U.S. government is too sensitive to the concerns of racial, ethnic and social minorities in the country.
With less than two weeks until Election Day, Republican challenger Rick Berg has moved to a 10-point lead over longtime Democratic Congressman Earl Pomeroy in the race for North Dakota’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Republican Bill Brady holds an eight-point lead over Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn in the four-way race for governor of Illinois.
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With Election Day just weeks away, 56% in Florida say there are more negative political ads this year than in the past, which is higher than results found on the national level.
A sizable majority of Americans say their states are now having major budget problems, and they think spending cuts, not higher taxes, are the solution.
Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand receives her highest level of support yet against Republican challenger Joseph DioGuardi in New York’s special U.S. Senate contest.
Republican Nikki Haley remains ahead of Democratic State Senator Vincent Sheheen in the race to be South Carolina’s next governor. But she’s fallen to her lowest level of support this year and for the first time posts only a single-digit lead.
Fifty-six percent (56%) of Americans still believe that profiling - the use of factors such as race, ethnicity and overall appearance to determine the subjects of security checks - is necessary in today’s society.
Following their debates last week, Republican Congressman Roy Blunt continues to lead Democrat Robin Carnahan in Missouri's race for the U.S. Senate.
Republican John Raese has now opened up a seven-point lead over West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin in perhaps the most improbably close U.S. Senate contest in the country. It’s Raese’s biggest lead yet.
Incumbents, beware: The major votes you’ve cast in Congress over the past couple years appear likely to come back to haunt you this Election Day.
Republican Congressman Mark Kirk is now barely ahead of Democrat Alexi Giannoulias in Illinois’ up-and-down race for the U.S. Senate.
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.
With midterm elections just two weeks away, new Rasmussen Reports polling finds that 47% of Likely U.S. Voters give President Obama good or excellent marks as a leader. That's a nine-point jump from last month but well below the 64% who felt that way one week after he took office in late January 2009.
