Nevada Senate: Angle 48%, Reid 41%
Sharron Angle’s modest bounce after her Republican Primary win appears to be over, but she still holds a slight lead over Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race.
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June 24, 2010
June 24, 2010
Only 28% Say Shifting Workers to Government Health Insurance Plan is Good
If a company drops its insurance coverage and shifts its workers to a government-sponsored health insurance option, 48% of voters nationwide say that would be bad for the employees.
June 24, 2010
North Carolina Senate: Burr (R) 44% Marshall (D) 43%
Longtime Secretary of State Elaine Marshall appears to have received a bounce in support following her Democratic Primary runoff victory Tuesday and is now even with incumbent Republican Richard Burr in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.
June 24, 2010
Massachusetts Governor: Patrick 41%, Baker 34%, Cahill 16%
Democratic incumbent Deval Patrick still holds a modest lead in his bid for reelection in Massachusetts’ three-way race for governor.
June 24, 2010
48% See Government Today As A Threat to Individual Rights
Nearly half of American Adults see the government today as a threat to individual rights rather than a protector of those rights.
June 23, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: Republican Candidates Still Hold Slight Edge
Republican hopefuls Mark Neumann and Scott Walker both fall just short of 50% support, while Democrat Tom Barrett lost ground again this month in the gubernatorial race in Wisconsin.
June 23, 2010
46% Say U.S. Health Care System Good or Excellent
Forty-six percent (46%) of voters now describe the U.S. health care system as good or excellent, but that’s down from a recent high of 55% in late April/early May.
June 23, 2010
70% in Texas Favor Offshore Oil Drilling
Seventy percent (70%) of Likely Voters in Texas now say offshore oil drilling should be allowed, according to a new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey.
June 23, 2010
42% Oppose Kagan's Confirmation, 35% Favor
Forty-two percent (42%) of U.S. voters now believe Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan should not be confirmed following the Senate hearings scheduled to begin next week. That's up nine points from the week President Obama announced her nomination and the highest level of opposition to date in Rasmussen Reports tracking of the Kagan nomination.
June 23, 2010
44% Give Obama Good Marks on National Security
Forty-four percent (44%) of U.S. voters now say President Obama is doing a good or excellent job handling national security issues as he prepares to discipline his top commander in Afghanistan for insubordination.
June 23, 2010
Vermont Governor: Dubie (R) 47%, Markowitz (D) 40%
Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie remains ahead of all five of his Democratic opponents in the race for governor of Vermont, crossing the 50% mark in four of the match-ups.
June 23, 2010
Undecideds Dominate Arizona’s Democratic Primary for Senate
Arizona Democrats won’t pick their Senate nominee for another two months, which is just as well since 46% of Likely Democratic Primary Voters in the state are undecided at this point.
June 22, 2010
Oregon Senate: Wyden (D) 47%, Huffman (R) 37%
There’s little change in Oregon’s U.S. Senate race this month, with incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden dropping below 50% once again but still holding a 10-point lead on Republican challenger Jim Huffman.
June 22, 2010
35% in New York Approve of Governor Paterson’s Performance
Thirty-five percent (35%) of Likely Voters in New York now approve of the job Governor David Paterson is doing, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey.
June 22, 2010
Wisconsin Senate: Feingold (D) 46%, Johnson (R) 45%
Incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold is still in a virtual dead heat with endorsed Republican challenger Ron Johnson in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race.
June 22, 2010
32% Say Canada Has Better Health System Than U.S.
Supporters of the national health care plan have often looked north to Canada’s nationalized system as a model for what they have in mind, and 32% of U.S. voters say Canada has a better health care system than the United States.
June 22, 2010
55% in New York Support Offshore Oil Drilling
New York voters are slightly less supportive of offshore oil drilling than their peers nationally.
June 22, 2010
Voters Say Hillary More Qualified To Be President Than Obama, Romney, Gingrich, Palin
U.S. voters think Hillary Clinton is more qualified to be president than Barack Obama, but most believe that both Democrats are more fit for the White House than three top Republicans interested in the job.
June 22, 2010
Arizona GOP Primary for Senate: McCain 47%, Hayworth 36%, Deakin 7%
Longtime Senator John McCain continues to lead Arizona’s Republican Primary by double digits but remains in the same narrow range of support he’s drawn since January.
June 22, 2010
12% See Secession Attempt as Very Likely in Next 25 Years Or So
As far as most Americans are concerned, the United States isn’t going away any time soon.
