Labor Day is upon us marking both the unofficial end of summer and the start of the fall campaign season. All indications are that the voters are prepared to do the same thing they did in 2006 and 2008, vote against the party in power.
Incumbent Republican C.L. “Butch” Otter still leads the race for Idaho’s next governor.
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Likely Voters in Ohio are angry at the current policies of the federal government, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
If Congress wants to change Social Security, 71% believe that any proposed changed should be submitted to a vote of the American people. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 21% disagree and 9% are not sure.
Democratic Senator Harry Reid and his Republican challenger Sharron Angle are still neck-and-neck in Nevada’s race for U.S. Senate.
Massachusetts’ spirited gubernatorial contest remains largely unchanged this month, with incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick holding onto a small lead.
Massachusetts’ spirited gubernatorial contest remains largely unchanged this month, with incumbent Democratic Governor Deval Patrick holding onto a small lead.
Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand continues to hold double-digit leads over three potential Republican opponents in her reelection bid for U.S. Senate in New York.
Voters nationwide continue to support offshore oil drilling and deepwater drilling like that which caused the oil leak in the Gulf. Over recent weeks, voters have become less critical of President Obama’s response to the oil spill.
Most voters in Pennsylvania know someone who is unemployed and on the hunt for a new job, and a majority don’t think things are getting better any time soon.
While a plurality of New Jersey voters blame education commissioner Bret Schundler for the state’s loss of the $400 million Race to the Top grant last month, one out of three voters points the finger at Governor Chris Christie.
Heading into the final two months of the mid-term election campaign, most voters believe that Democrats in Congress want to raise taxes and spending while Republicans in Congress want to cut taxes and spending.
Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink are about as close as they can be in the first Rasmussen Reports survey since Independent Bud Chiles announced his announced his intention to withdraw from Florida’s gubernatorial race.
Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink are about as close as they can be in the first Rasmussen Reports survey since Independent Bud Chiles announced his announced his intention to withdraw from Florida’s gubernatorial race.
In Washington State, the U.S. Senate race remains one of the closest in the country.
Following last week’s primary, support for Democrat Ethan Berkowitz improves but Republican Incumbent Sean Parnell continues to hold a modest lead in the race to be Alaska’s next governor.
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Pennsylvania finds Republican Tom Corbett leading his Democratic challenger, Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, 50% to 37%.
A majority of voters in Colorado believe most members of Congress neglect the views of their constituents, and even more voters are furious with the current policies of the federal government.
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
Republican Incumbent David Vitter still earns over 50% of the vote against Democrat Charlie Melancon in the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana.
