37% Support End to U.S. Embargo of Cuba, 37% Oppose
Bipartisan legislation is again being considered in Congress that would lift the long-standing U.S. economic embargo on Cuba, but voters continue to have closely divided views on that idea.
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July 19, 2010
July 19, 2010
Just 29% Want Congress to Consider Major Legislation During Lame Duck Session
If Republicans win control of Congress this fall, voters overwhelmingly believe the nation’s legislature should wait until the newly elected officials take office before considering major legislation. Most, however, expect that Democrats will try to pass new legislation before turning over control.
July 19, 2010
Alaska Governor: Parnell (R) 53%, Berkowitz (D) 34%
The Republicans have it for now, with the three leading GOP candidates remaining well ahead of both Democratic hopefuls.
July 19, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey (R) 45%, Sestak (D) 38%
The numbers remain little changed this month in Pennsylvania’s race for the U.S. Senate, with Republican Pat Toomey continuing to maintain a slight lead over Democrat Joe Sestak.
July 19, 2010
61% Expect Rise in Health Care Costs Under New Law, 56% Favor Repeal
Sixty-one percent (61%) of voters nationwide now expect the cost of health care to go up under the health care reform law, the highest level of pessimism measured since the law was passed in March.
July 19, 2010
Maine Governor: LePage (R) 39%, Mitchell (D) 31%, Cutler (I) 15%
Both the Republican and Democratic nominees have lost some support from voters this month in Maine’s gubernatorial race.
July 18, 2010
70% in Mississippi Approve of Job Barbour Is Doing As Governor
Another governor on the front lines of the Gulf oil leak gets good marks from voters in his state.
July 18, 2010
22% in Ohio Say They’re Tea Party Members
While a majority of voters in Ohio don’t consider themselves members of the Tea Party movement, almost half feel the movement is good for the country.
July 17, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: Walker (R) 48%, Barrett (D) 44%
Democrat Tom Barrett receives an increase in support this month to pull closer to both his Republican opponents in Wisconsin's gubernatorial race.
July 17, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending July 17, 2010
The frustration that voters are expressing in 2010 goes much deeper than specific policies. Voters just don’t believe their elected officials are listening to them.
July 17, 2010
70% in Texas Favor Offshore Oil Drilling; 66% Support Deepwater Drilling
Voters in Texas continue to show strong support for offshore oil drilling, and in contrast to findings in other states around the country, show nearly the same level of support for deepwater drilling.
July 16, 2010
Colorado Governor: Hickenlooper (D) 45%, McInnis (R) 43%
Democratic candidate John Hickenlooper has inched ahead of embattled Republican Scott McInnis for the first time since February in the race for governor of Colorado.
July 16, 2010
Georgia Democratic Primary for Governor: Barnes 59%, Baker 16%
Former Governor Roy Barnes appears headed toward an easy win next Tuesday in Georgia's Democratic Gubernatorial Primary race.
July 16, 2010
Washington Senate: Murray Falls Behind Two GOP Challengers
Washington's Senate race looks increasingly like a referendum on incumbent Democrat Patty Murray with two Republican candidates edging past her this month.
July 16, 2010
46% In California Favor Offshore Oil Drilling, 41% Oppose
As BP appears to be making progress with capping the Gulf oil leak, 46% of voters in California say offshore oil drilling should be allowed. That's down eight points from early April, and is 14 points lower than the national average.
July 16, 2010
47% Say GOP Takeover of Congress Would Bring ‘Noticeable Change’
Most voters now believe it is at least somewhat likely that Republicans will win control of both houses of Congress in this November’s elections, and nearly half say there will a noticeable change in the lives of Americans if this happens.
July 16, 2010
23% Say U.S. Government Has the Consent of the Governed
The notion that governments derive their only just authority from the consent of the governed is a foundational principle of the American experiment.
July 16, 2010
Pennsylvania Governor: Corbett (R) 48%, Onorato (D) 38%
Republican State Attorney General Tom Corbett holds a 10-point lead again this month over Democrat Dan Onorato in Pennsylvania’s race for governor.
July 15, 2010
Delaware Senate: Castle (R) 47%, Coons (D) 36%
Congressman Mike Castle’s support has fallen below 50% for the first time in his race with Democrat Chris Coons for the U.S. Senate in Delaware.
July 15, 2010
76% in Mississippi Support Offshore Oil Drilling
Mississippi voters are strongly supportive of both offshore and deepwater drilling even after nearly three months of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico from a deepwater site. Voters in the Republican-leaning state are also more critical of President Obama's handling of the cleanup from the oil leak than they are of the drilling companies involved.
