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May 24, 2010

63% Favor Repeal of National Health Care Plan

Support for repeal of the new national health care plan has jumped to its highest level ever. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 63% of U.S. voters now favor repeal of the plan passed by congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Obama in March.

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May 24, 2010

North Dakota Senate: Hoeven 72%, Potter 23%

Governor John Hoeven now has the support of nearly three-out-of-four North Dakota voters in his bid to be the state’s next U.S. senator.

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May 23, 2010

65% in Texas Still Support Offshore Drilling

Despite the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 65% of Likely Voters in Texas still support offshore oil drilling, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. Twenty-one percent (21%) oppose such drilling.

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May 22, 2010

72% Are Not Confident Congress Knows What It’s Doing When It Comes to The Economy

Even as Congress puts the finishing touches on legislation asserting more government control over the U.S. financial industry, most U.S. voters continue to believe the legislators have little idea what they're doing when it comes to the economy.

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May 22, 2010

28% in California Approve of Schwarzenegger’s Performance

Just 28% of Likely Voters in California approve of the job Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is doing, down seven points over the past month. The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey shows 71% disapprove of the governor’s performance.

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May 22, 2010

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 21, 2010

Tuesday was a big day for American political junkies with a number of key primaries on the agenda. In Pennsylvania, Arlen Specter was defeated in the Democratic Party. A year earlier, he had left the Republican Party after a Rasmussen Reports poll showed he couldn’t win that party’s primary competition. Specter led the Democratic Primary until a month ago when Rasmussen Reports was the first to show that Joe Sestak had caught him. The final Rasmussen poll in the race showed Sestak winning by five. He won by eight.

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May 21, 2010

57% in Texas Support Immigration Law Like Arizona's

Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Likely Voters in Texas favor passage of an immigration law like Arizona’s in their state, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey. Thirty-two percent (32%) oppose such a law.

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May 21, 2010

Pennsylvania Governor: Corbett 49%, Onorato 36%

Republican State Attorney General Tom Corbett is near the critical 50% mark in his race against Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato for governor of Pennsylvania.

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May 21, 2010

Just 28% of New York Voters Approve of Governor’s Performance

New York Governor David Paterson is now earning his lowest job approval ratings in over a year.

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May 21, 2010

South Carolina Democratic Primary for Governor: Sheheen 30%, Rex 22%, Ford 4%

State Senator Vincent Sheheen has now opened a modest lead over two other hopefuls in the Democratic Primary contest for governor of South Carolina with less than three weeks to go. But nearly one-out-of-three primary voters remain undecided.

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May 21, 2010

Arizona Governor: Brewer 52%, Goddard 39%

After championing her state’s new immigration law in the face of criticism from President Obama and others, incumbent Arizona Governor Jan Brewer for the first time now attracts more than 50% support in her bid for reelection against likely Democratic candidate Terry Goddard.

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May 21, 2010

North Dakota House: Berg (R) 52%, Pomeroy (D) 43%

Republican Rick Berg has moved past the 50% mark in support against incumbent Democratic Congressman Earl Pomeroy in North Dakota’s race for U.S. House of Representatives.

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May 20, 2010

68% Oppose Boycotts of Arizona Over New Immigration Law

Boston and Los Angeles were among the first to announce boycotts of Arizona, but 68% of Americans say it’s a bad idea for other cities or states to boycott Arizona over its new immigration law.

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May 20, 2010

41% Say Random Selection From Phone Book Would Do A Better Job Than Current Congress

Tuesday's primaries were more proof of the anti-incumbency mood felt in many parts of the nation, and a new Rasmussen Reports poll finds that many voters continue to feel a randomly selected sample of people from the phone book could do a better job than their elected representatives in Congress.

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May 20, 2010

71% in Arizona Now Support State’s New Immigration Law

Arizona voters now support the state’s new immigration law more than ever and are still more inclined to think the law will be good for the state’s economy rather than bad.

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May 20, 2010

Kentucky Senate: Paul 59%, Conway 34%

Rand Paul, riding the momentum of his big Republican Primary win on Tuesday, now posts a 25-point lead over Democrat Jack Conway in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, but there’s a lot of campaigning to go.

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May 20, 2010

Pennsylvania Senate: Sestak 46% Toomey 42%

Democratic Congressman Joe Sestak’s victory over longtime Senator Arlen Specter for his party’s nomination Tuesday has given him a bounce in support in Pennsylvania’s general election for U.S. Senate.

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May 20, 2010

53% in Florida Favor An Immigration Law Like Arizona’s

Fifty-three percent (53%) of Florida voters favor passage of a new immigration law like Arizona’s in their state, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.

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May 20, 2010

South Carolina GOP Primary for Governor: Haley Jumps Ahead

With South Carolina’s Republican Primary for Governor less than three weeks away,State Representative Nikki Haley, coming off a fresh endorsement by Sarah Palin, now leads the GOP pack.

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May 20, 2010

Arizona GOP Primary for Governor: Support for Brewer Soars

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, following her signing and passionate defense of the state’s new immigration law, now claims 45% of the vote in the state’s Republican Primary field. That’s a 19-point gain from a month ago and puts her well ahead of all her challengers.