Rhode Island Governor: Chafee, Caprio Battle for Top Honors
Former Senator Lincoln Chafee and Democratic State Treasurer Frank Caprio now earn the same level of support from voters in Rhode Island’s gubernatorial election.
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June 1, 2010
May 31, 2010
Kagan Running Stronger Than Bush’s Nominees
Just as in the case of President Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, there’s little question in voters’ minds at this point that Elena Kagan will be confirmed by the Senate. Both of Obama’s nominees run well ahead of where President George W. Bush’s choices were early in the process.
May 31, 2010
New Hampshire Governor: Lynch (D) 47%, Stephen (R) 35%
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch runs slightly stronger this month in his bid for reelection against his three chief Republican opponents but still falls short of 50% in a match-up with former state Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen.
May 31, 2010
60% 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telephone survey on the recently passed national health care bill finds that 60% of U.S. voters now want to see it repealed.
May 30, 2010
40% Blame Global Warming On Human Activity, 44% Blame Long-Term Trends
Voters in recent months have been increasingly skeptical of the idea that global warming is chiefly caused by human activity, but the number who blame long term planetary trends instead has now fallen back to its lowest level in nearly a year.
May 29, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 29, 2010
From Kandahar to the banks of the Rio Grande - as we approached the Memorial Day weekend, a lot of the talk in our surveys was about the U.S. military.
May 28, 2010
South Dakota Governor: Knudson Joins Daugaard In Big Lead Over Democrat Heidepriem
With just over a week to go until South Dakota Republicans pick their gubernatorial nominee, two GOP hopefuls hold sizable and near equal leads over Democratic contender Scott Heidepriem. No Democrat has been elected governor of South Dakota since 1974.
May 28, 2010
Alabama Governor: Race Still Wide Open
Alabama’s gubernatorial contest remains wide open, with no candidate in either party earning 50% support from the state’s voters. Both Democratic hopefuls trail three of the top Republicans in the race again this month but run neck-and-neck if former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is the GOP contender.?
May 28, 2010
67% Say Military Should Be Used On Border To Stop Illegal Immigration
Sixty-seven percent (67%) of U.S. voters say military troops should be sent to the Mexican border to prevent illegal immigration. A new Rasmussen Reports nationwide telephone survey finds that just 18% are opposed and another 15% are not sure.
May 28, 2010
42% Say U.S. Will Not Be Number One At End of Century
Forty-two percent (42%) of U.S. voters now say the United States will not be the most powerful nation in the world at the end of the 21st Century. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 32% disagree and believe the United States still will be the world’s number one superpower at the century’s end. Twenty-six percent (26%) more are not sure.
May 27, 2010
Most Pennsylvania Voters Don’t Think Their Members of Congress Represent Their Best Interests
Only 28% of voters in Pennsylvania are confident their representatives in Congress are representing their best interests.
May 27, 2010
New Mexico Governor: Denish 43%, Martinez 42%
Democratic Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish now runs virtually even with county District Attorney Susana Martinez in a striking turnaround of the race for governor of New Mexico.
May 27, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: Walker (R) 48%, Barrett (D) 41%
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, coming off last weekend’s state Republican Convention endorsement, now holds a slight lead over Democratic opponent Tom Barrett after the two ran virtually even a month ago in the contest for Wisconsin governor.
May 27, 2010
Alabama Senate: Shelby 58%, Barnes 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.
May 27, 2010
Wisconsin Senate: Feingold 46%, Johnson 44%
Businessman Ron Johnson, endorsed at last weekend’s state Republican Convention, is now running virtually even against incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold in Wisconsin’s race for the U.S. Senate.
May 26, 2010
34% in Pennsylvania Say Kagan Should Be Confirmed, 33% Disagree
Pennsylvania voters are evenly divided on whether the U.S. Senate should confirm Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court Justice.
May 26, 2010
Oregon Senate: Wyden 51%, Huffman 38%
Democratic incumbent Ron Wyden now earns 51% of the vote against Republican challenger Jim Huffman in Oregon’s race for the U.S. Senate.
May 26, 2010
California Governor: Brown 43%, Poizner 42%
Democratic State Attorney General Jerry Brown's post-convention bounce appears to be over, and he now posts narrow leads over both his Republican challengers in California's gubernatorial race.
May 26, 2010
51% In New York Say Offshore Oil Drilling Should Be Allowed
While BP continues efforts to control the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, just over half (51%) of New York Voters say offshore oil drilling should be allowed.
May 26, 2010
47% Say U.S. Should Aid South Korea Militarily
As the saber-rattling increases on the Korean Peninsula, 47% of U.S. voters think the United States should provide military assistance to South Korea if it is attacked by its Communist neighbor to the north.
