86% Concerned About Oil Leak's Economic Impact
Besides the obvious environmental concerns about the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, the vast majority of Americans also now worry about how it will impact the economy.
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June 8, 2010
June 8, 2010
Just 19% See White House Job Offers As Anything Unusual
Voters express only modest concern and hardly any surprise about the secret job offers made by the Obama White House to Democratic politicians in Colorado and Pennsylvania in hopes of getting them to drop their primary challenges of incumbent senators.
June 8, 2010
49% in Pennsylvania Predict Gulf Oil Leak Will Have Devastating Impact
Nearly one-out-of-two Pennsylvania voters (49%) believe the Gulf oil leak will have a devastating impact on the environment for years to come, considerably higher than the view nationally. Another 32% describe the leak's long-term impact as major.
June 8, 2010
62% Favor Death Penalty
Most Americans continue to support the death penalty, but they have mixed feelings about its effectiveness in preventing crime.
June 8, 2010
Colorado Senate: Republican Candidates Still Hold Small Edge
The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton picking up 43% of the vote while State House Speaker Andrew Romanoff earns 42% support.
June 8, 2010
North Carolina Senate: Burr Still Leads Both Democratic Challengers
Incumbent Republican Richard Burr continues to hold a modest double-digit lead over both his Democratic challengers in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.
June 7, 2010
Alabama Senate: Shelby Still Leads Barnes 58% to 31%
Republican Senator Richard Shelby still earns nearly 60% support in his bid for reelection in Alabama against his little-known Democratic opponent, attorney William Barnes.
June 7, 2010
Ohio Senate: Portman 43%, Fisher 43%
Former Republican Congressman Rob Portman and his Democratic rival, Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, remain in a dead heat in Ohio’s race for the U.S. Senate.
June 7, 2010
49% Say Pro-Palestinian Activists To Blame in Gaza Ship Incident
Forty-nine percent (49%) of U.S. voters believe pro-Palestinian activists on the Gaza-bound aid ships raided by Israeli forces are to blame for the deaths that resulted in the high-profile incident.
June 7, 2010
58% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
The latest weekly Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey on the recently passed national health care bill finds that 60% of U.S. voters now want to see it repealed.
June 7, 2010
Gulf Oil Spill Not Dragging Down Obama’s Approval Ratings
There is plenty of chatter in opinion columns and places where political junkies gather about how the Gulf oil spill is hurting public perceptions of President Obama. Some are calling it this president’s Katrina. Others have compared it to the Carter-era hostage crisis.
June 7, 2010
Ohio Governor: Kasich 47%, Strickland 42%
After two months of running essentially even, Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland lost some ground this month, restoring Republican John Kasich’s modest lead in Ohio’s gubernatorial race.
June 5, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending June 5, 2010
Oil and water don’t mix, and Americans made that quite clear this past week as the massive oil rig leak continues to pollute the Gulf of Mexico.
June 5, 2010
Pennsylvania Governor: Corbett 49%, Onorato 33%
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Pennsylvania shows that Republican State Attorney General Tom Corbett attracts support from 49% of Keystone State voters in his bid to become governor. His Democratic challenger, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato, earns 33% of the vote.
June 4, 2010
New Mexico Governor: Martinez 44%, Denish 42%
Fresh off winning the Republican nomination on Tuesday, county District Attorney Susana Martinez remains in a virtual tie with Democratic Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish in New Mexico’s gubernatorial contest.
June 4, 2010
33% Say Legal System Worries Too Much About Individual Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday narrowed the scope of so-called Miranda rights, saying a crime suspect's words can be used against him if he fails to clearly inform police he is invoking the right to remain silent.
June 4, 2010
70% Support Crackdown On Those Who Hire Illegal Immigrants
Seventy percent (70%) of U.S. voters favor strict government sanctions on employers who hire illegal immigrants, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Only 21% oppose such sanctions.
June 4, 2010
Indiana Senate: Coats 47%, Ellsworth 33%
Support for Republican Dan Coats has fallen back to its lowest level since February, but he still runs ahead of his Democratic opponent, Congressman Brad Ellsworth, in Indiana’s U.S. Senate race.
June 4, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey 45%, Sestak 38%
Congressman Joe Sestak’s post-primary bounce appears to be over, and he now trails Republican rival Pat Toomey by seven points in the U.S. Senate contest in Pennsylvania.
June 3, 2010
Missouri Senate: Blunt 45%, Carnahan 44%
Republican Congressman Roy Blunt and Democrat Robin Carnahan are now running neck-and-neck in Missouri’s contest for the U.S. Senate.
