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June 15, 2010

66% of Voters Are Angry At The Media

Sixty-six percent (66%) of U.S. voters describe themselves as at least somewhat angry at the media, including 33% who are Very Angry.

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June 15, 2010

South Carolina Senate: DeMint 58%, Greene 21%

While South Carolina Democrats fret over how an unemployed political unknown with a felony charge hanging over him won their party’s Senate nomination, the first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the general election contest finds incumbent Republican Senator Jim DeMint far in the lead.

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June 14, 2010

South Dakota House: Primary Victory Bounces Noem (R) Into Lead Over Herseth-Sandlin (D)

When challengers take on an incumbent member of Congress, they almost always get a bounce in the polls following a victory in a contested primary. That appears to be the case in South Dakota following State Representative Kristi Noem’s Republican Primary victory last Tuesday which earns her the right to challenge Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin.?

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June 14, 2010

South Carolina Governor: Haley (R) 55% Sheheen (D) 34%

State Representative Nikki Haley is running stronger than her Republican Primary runoff opponent in the general election for South Carolina’s first open gubernatorial race since 1994.

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June 14, 2010

Clinton Outpolls Bush As Voters Look Back

Democrats see Bill Clinton as a key factor in embattled Senator Blanche Lincoln’s Arkansas primary win last week and a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 51% of voters have a favorable opinion of the former president. Forty-six percent (46%) regard him unfavorably.

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June 14, 2010

Michigan Governor: GOP Hopefuls Still Hold Slight Edge

The Republicans still have the edge in Michigan’s tangled gubernatorial contest, but the race is a close one.

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June 14, 2010

58% Favor Repeal of the Health Care Bill

For the second week in a row, 58% of Likely U.S. Voters favor repeal of the national health care plan adopted into law by Congress in late March. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds 36% oppose repeal.

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June 13, 2010

48% in California Favor Offshore Oil Drilling

Despite the continued struggle to stop the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, the plurality (48%) of Likely Voters in California still favor offshore oil drilling, according to a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.

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June 13, 2010

57% in Illinois Say Blagojevich Should Go To Jail

Illinois voters aren’t quite as adamant about it as they were when the story first broke, but 57% still say impeached Governor Rod Blagojevich should go to jail.

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June 12, 2010

71% in Pennsylvania Favor Troops on Border To Stop Illegal Immigration

Seventy-one percent (71%) of Likely Voters in Pennsylvania support sending U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to help prevent illegal immigration, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.

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June 12, 2010

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 12, 2010

The buck stops at the president’s desk, but voters aren’t blaming President Obama for everything that goes wrong these days.

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June 11, 2010

33% in Florida Support State Amendment Banning Offshore Drilling

One-in-three Florida voters (33%) favor an amendment to the state’s constitution that prohibits offshore oil drilling off their coast.

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June 11, 2010

Maine Governor: LePage 43%, Mitchell 36%, Cutler 7%

Republican Paul LePage is the top vote getter in the race for governor of Maine following the winnowing down of the crowded contest in Tuesday’s primaries.

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June 11, 2010

Pennsylvania Voters Split Over Potential for Success in Afghanistan

Thirty-four percent (34%) of Pennsylvania voters say it is possible for the United States to win the war in Afghanistan, but just as many (34%) disagree and say victory is not possible, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.

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June 11, 2010

65% Say Country Better Off If Most in Congress Defeated This November

Most voters continue to believe it would be better for the country if the majority of Congress is thrown out this November, but they also remain unconvinced that a Republican takeover will make a noticeable difference.

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June 11, 2010

Nevada Governor: Sandoval 54%, Reid 31%

Brian Sandoval, fresh off his Republican Primary win on Tuesday, now leads Democratic nominee Rory Reid 54% to 31% in the race for governor of Nevada, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.

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June 11, 2010

California Senate: Boxer (D) 48% Fiorina (R) 43%

Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina both receive small bounces in support following their parties’ nominations for the U.S. Senate race in California.

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June 10, 2010

California Governor: Brown (D) 45%, Whitman (R) 44%

Meg Whitman’s mega-win in Tuesday’s Republican Primary has thrown her into a virtual tie once again with Democrat Jerry Brown in the race to be the next governor of California.

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June 10, 2010

Illinois Governor: Brady (R) 47%, Quinn (D) 36%

Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn and his Republican challenger Bill Brady are aggressively duking it out for governor of Illinois, but the numbers in the race aren’t moving.

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June 10, 2010

Nevada Senate: Angle 50%, Reid 39%

Sharron Angle, following her come-from-behind Republican Primary win Tuesday, has bounced to an 11-point lead over Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada’s closely-watched U.S. Senate race.