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July 15, 2010

60% in Colorado Favor Immigration Law Like Arizona’s; 61% Disagree With Challenge of Law

By a two-to-one margin, voters in Colorado oppose the U.S. Department of Justice’s challenge of the recently enacted immigration law in Arizona.  Similarly, voters in the state favor such legislation in their own state by the same margin.

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July 15, 2010

68% Say Political Class Doesn’t Care What Most Americans Think

The frustration that voters are expressing in 2010 goes much deeper than specific policies. At a more fundamental level, voters just don’t believe politicians are interested in the opinions of ordinary Americans.

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July 15, 2010

Texas Governor: Perry (R) 50%, White (D) 41%

Republican incumbent Rick Perry holds a modest lead over Democratic challenger Bill White again this month in his bid for a third term as governor of Texas.

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July 15, 2010

Wisconsin Senate: Johnson (R) 47%, Feingold (D) 46%

Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold and his chief Republican challenger Ron Johnson remain locked in a neck-and-neck battle for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin.

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July 15, 2010

Georgia Republican Primary for Governor: Deal, Handel Tied For Lead At 25% Apiece

Boosted by major endorsements this week, ex-Congressman Nathan Deal and former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel are tied for the lead in the state’s Republican Primary contest for governor. Both, however, are far short of the number of votes needed to avoid a runoff.

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July 14, 2010

Missouri Senate: Blunt (R) 47%, Carnahan (D) 45%

The Missouri Senate race has squeezed to a near tie but remains largely the same way it’s been for months with Republican Roy Blunt barely ahead of Democrat Robin Carnahan.

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July 14, 2010

New Hampshire Senate: All Four GOP Candidates Now Outpace Hodes

Democratic hopeful Paul Hodes has lost ground this month with all four Republican candidates now leading him in the race for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire.

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July 14, 2010

Only Nine Percent (9%) in Illinois Rate Economy as Good or Excellent

Like Americans across the country, voters in Illinois aren’t too optimistic about economic conditions in the United States.

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July 14, 2010

Voters Are Much More Embarrassed by Political Class Than By Arizona

Washington Post political columnist Dana Milbank recently wrote a column about Arizona’s response to illegal immigration and called it a “pariah state.” However, voters nationwide are far more worried about the nation’s Political Class than about Arizona’s response to illegal immigration.

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July 14, 2010

Voters Evenly Divided Over Whether Kagan Should Be Confirmed

With Senate Judiciary Committee approval expected next week, voters are now slightly more supportive of Elena Kagan’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court and have their most favorable opinion of her since her nomination in early May by President Obama.

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July 14, 2010

Nevada Governor: Sandoval (R) 57%, Reid (D) 36%

Republican Brian Sandoval continues to hold a lead of more than 20 points over Democrat Rory Reid in Nevada’s race for governor.

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July 14, 2010

California Senate: Boxer (D) 49%, Fiorina (R) 42%

Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer continues to hold a modest lead on her Republican challenger Carly Fiorina in California’s white hot race for the U.S. Senate.

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July 13, 2010

27% In Florida Say Stimulus Plan Helped the Economy, 35% Say It Hurt

Just 27% of Likely Voters in Florida say the $787 billion dollar economic stimulus plan enacted by Congress and President Obama last year helped the economy.

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July 13, 2010

Nevada Senate: Angle (R) 46%, Reid (D) 43%

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is creeping forward and now is nearly tied with Republican Sharron Angle in his bid for reelection in Nevada.

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July 13, 2010

32% Favor Affirmative Action, 46% Oppose It

Recent news reports say the new financial regulatory bill before Congress includes a whole new layer of offices intended to promote the hiring of minorities and women, but voters remain lukewarm about the idea of affirmative action.

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July 13, 2010

Colorado Senate: GOP Hopefuls Remain Slightly Ahead

The top Republican contenders continue to hold modest leads in the race for the U.S. Senate in the toss-up state of Colorado, with county prosecutor Ken Buck now running slightly stronger than former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton against the top Democratic hopefuls.

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July 13, 2010

Maryland Senate: Mikulski (D) 58%, Wargotz (R) 33%%,

A number of Republicans are challenging Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski, but again this election cycle it appears she has little to worry about.

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July 12, 2010

31% Expect U.S.-Israeli Relations To Worsen Over The Next Year

Despite President Obama's meeting last week with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to affirm the importance of the U.S.–Israeli relationship, 31% of U.S. voters believe relations between the two countries will be worse a year from now.

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July 12, 2010

59% In Pennsylvania Favor Offshore Oil Drilling, 49% Support Deepwater Drilling

While a majority of Pennsylvania voters believe offshore oil drilling should be permitted, not nearly as many support deepwater drilling.

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July 12, 2010

53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law

Fifty-three percent (53%) of voters nationwide favor repeal of the recently passed national health care law. The latest weekly Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey on the subject finds that 42% oppose repeal.