Voters have mixed feelings about government regulation of big business, but most feel small businesses are regulated too much. There is also a strong belief that more competition and less regulation would be better for the economy and job creation.
The gubernatorial race in Arkansas is a little closer this month, but Democratic incumbent Mike Beebe still leads his Republican challenger by 10 points.
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo continues to draw strong support from New York voters in the state’s gubernatorial contest - even though he's yet to officially declare his candidacy.
Voters are a little less critical this month of both President Obama and the oil companies involved for their handling of the three-month-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
Most Americans continue to be concerned about the overall economic impact of the Gulf oil leak, but they're less worried about gas prices rising at the pump.
Voters in California are almost evenly divided on whether or not they support the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to challenge Arizona’s immigration law.
The top two vote getters in Georgia’s Republican Gubernatorial Primary – Karen Handel and Nathan Deal – are headed for an August 10 runoff, while former Governor Roy Barnes easily captured the Democratic nomination for his old job.
Incumbent Republican C.L. “Butch” Otter still holds a sizable lead over his Democratic opponent Keith Allred in Idaho's race for governor.
It’s the same story in Kentucky’s race for U.S. Senate again this month. Republican Rand Paul continues to hold a modest lead over Democrat Jack Conway.
Former Senator Mark Dayton and state House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher are both running slightly stronger this month against their Republican and independent rivals in Minnesota’s race for governor.
Little has changed in the gubernatorial race in Ohio this month, with Republican John Kasich continuing to hold a small lead over incumbent Ted Strickland.
Republican Governor Dave Heineman continues to earn strong support from voters in his bid for reelection in Nebraska.
A solid majority (69%) of voters in Texas would favor an immigration law similar to the one passed in Arizona in their state, eight points higher than the national average.
With the deepwater oil leak apparently capped after three months of gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, support for both offshore oil drilling and drilling further out in deepwater remains largely unchanged. Most voters also remain concerned about the potential environmental impact of new drilling.
Republican Senator Mike Crapo continues to hold a big lead over Democrat Tom Sullivan in his bid for reelection in Idaho.
Connecticut’s U.S. Senate race is a little closer this month, but Democrat Richard Blumenthal still captures over 50% of the vote against three potential Republican challengers.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Ohio finds Portman with 45% of the vote while Democrat Lee Fisher earns 39% support this month. Five percent (5%) prefer some other candidate in the race, and 11% more are undecided.
Voters in California are divided over whether the $787 billion economic stimulus plan enacted by President Obama and Congress last year has been good or bad for the economy.
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.
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.
