60% Believe Health Care Law Will Increase Deficit, 58% Favor Repeal
Support for repeal of the recently-passed national health care plan is proving to be just as consistent as opposition to the plan before it was passed.
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April 26, 2010
April 26, 2010
Nationally, 60% Favor Letting Local Police Stop and Verify Immigration Status
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer last week signed a new law into effect that authorizes local police to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant.
April 26, 2010
South Dakota House: Herseth Sandlin (D) 45%, Nelson (R) 41%
Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is still in a close race with her strongest Republican challenger but has gained support in match-ups with two other GOP hopefuls.
April 25, 2010
34% View Michael Steele Favorably In His Home State of Maryland
He was Maryland’s first African-American lieutenant governor and then ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate.
April 24, 2010
66% in Texas Say America Is Overtaxed
Sixty-six percent (66%) of likely Texas voters believe that America is overtaxed, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. Twenty percent (20%) disagree, and 13% more aren't sure.
April 24, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending April 24, 2010
Now that Congress has finished the health care debate, the Obama administration is turning its attention to the financial industry.
April 23, 2010
64% Say Judges More Anti-Religious Than Founding Fathers Intended
Only 21% of Americans think that rulings by judges in recent years regarding religion in public life have correctly interpreted the U.S. Constitution, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 23, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: Race Tightens Up
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, the likely Democratic candidate, now attracts virtually the same level of support as his two Republican opponents in Wisconsin’s race for governor.
April 23, 2010
64% In Pennsylvania Prefer Smaller Government With Lower Taxes
As Pennsylvania wrestles with another tough budget year, 64% of voters in the state say they prefer a smaller government with lower taxes than a more active state government with higher taxes.
April 23, 2010
Georgia Senate: Isakson 51%, Thurmond 35%
Georgia Republican Johnny Isakson finally has a major Democratic opponent in his bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate, but the first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race finds the incumbent holding on to more than 50% support.
April 22, 2010
Maryland Governor: O’Malley 47%, Ehrlich 44%
The rematch is on: Republican Bob Ehrlich is officially challenging incumbent Democrat Martin O’Malley for governor of Maryland, and the race at this stage is wide open.
April 22, 2010
47% in Pennsylvania Approve of Governor, 52% Disapprove
Forty-seven percent (47%) of likely voters in Pennsylvania now approve of the job Ed Rendell is doing as governor.
April 22, 2010
33% of Pennsylvania Voters Agree With McNabb Trade
The Philadelphia Eagles’ decision to trade longtime quarterback Donovan McNabb to the division rival Washington Redskins sent shockwaves through the city’s avid fan base.
April 22, 2010
50% Have Voted For An Independent Candidate at Least Once
Florida Governor Charlie Crist is poised to be the second high-profile Republican to bolt the party in a year because Tea Party pressure threatens his political future. Crist may become an independent any day now to continue his run for the U.S. Senate.
April 22, 2010
Florida Senate: Rubio 37%, Crist 30%, Meek 22%
If Florida Governor Charlie Crist leaves the Republican Party and enters the U.S. Senate race as an independent candidate, he will begin the campaign in second place.
April 22, 2010
Wisconsin Senate: Feingold Just Short of 50% Support
Following former Governor Tommy Thompson's decision not to challenge him, Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold leads his three top Republican opponents and falls just below 50% support in his bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin.
April 21, 2010
Just 24% in Pennsylvania View Roethlisberger Favorably
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was officially suspended for six games on Wednesday for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, and a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state of Pennsylvania shows that voters aren’t too fond of the Steelers’ leader.
April 21, 2010
77% in Texas All For Offshore Oil Drilling
Texas may have roughly one-fourth of the nation's oil supply, but voters in the state apparently welcome the competition: 77% support offshore oil drilling, five points higher than the 72% who support it nationwide.
April 21, 2010
California Governor: Brown 44%, Whitman 38%
Following last weekend’s Democratic Convention in California, the party’s newly nominated gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has gained little ground, but support for his top Republican opponent, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, has fallen off slightly.
April 21, 2010
47% in Colorado Favor New Teacher Tenure Plan, 42% Oppose
The Colorado State Board of Education last week voted unanimously in support of a proposed teacher-tenure reform bill now working its way through the state legislature. The bill “would change the way teachers are evaluated and allow teachers to be stripped of their tenure if they fail to meet performance standards heavily weighted by student academic growth data.”
