34% Say They Or Someone Close To Them Part of Tea Party Movement
Twenty-four percent (24%) of U.S. voters now say they consider themselves a part of the Tea Party movement, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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April 13, 2010
April 13, 2010
Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Primary: Specter 44%, Sestak 42%
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Primary is a month away, and the race between incumbent Senator Arlen Specter and challenger Joe Sestak is now a dead heat.
April 12, 2010
Louisiana Senate: Vitter 52%, Melancon 36%
Support for Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter has dropped slightly this month, but he still remains well ahead of Democratic Congressman Charlie Melancon in his bid for reelection.
April 12, 2010
47% Say Repeal of Health Care Law Will Be Good for Economy
Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters nationwide believe repeal of the recently passed health care law will be good for the economy.
April 12, 2010
Support for Repeal of Health Care Plan Up To 58%
Three weeks after Congress passed its new national health care plan, support for repeal of the measure has risen four points to 58%. That includes 50% of U.S. voters who strongly favor repeal.
April 12, 2010
Florida Senate GOP Primary: Rubio 57%, Crist 28%
Support for Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s U.S. Senate bid has fallen this month to its lowest level yet. Just 28% of the state’s likely Republican voters support his candidacy now, down six points from March.
April 12, 2010
Connecticut Senate: Blumenthal Still Picks Up Over 50% In All Match-ups
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal continues to earn over 50% of the vote in Connecticut's U.S. Senate race, while his three top Republican challengers remain in the 30s.
April 11, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey 50%, Specter 40%
Republican hopeful Pat Toomey for the first time registers 50% support in his race against incumbent Democrat Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania’s contest for the U.S. Senate.
April 10, 2010
New Hampshire Governor: Lynch 47%, Stephen 37%
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch’s reelection support has dropped below 50% in one key match-up for the first time this year.
April 10, 2010
45% Say Space Shuttle Worth What It Cost Taxpayers
NASA’s manned space shuttle program is in its final year, and the plurality of Americans believes it has been worth the price.
April 10, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending April 9, 2010
Fresh off his health care victory, President Obama is moving ahead on a number of other fronts, whether the public’s with him or not.
April 10, 2010
Media Meters for Coverage of President Obama
The Rasmussen Reports Media Meter tracks media coverage of President Obama and other public figures.
April 9, 2010
New Hampshire Senate: Ayotte First To Reach 50%
All three Republicans candidates for the U.S. Senate in New Hampshire show modest gains in support this month, with former state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte the first to reach 50%.
April 9, 2010
Washington Senate: Murray Still Short of 50% Against Any Republican
Democratic incumbent Patty Murray still falls just short of 50% support in match-ups with five potential GOP rivals in Washington State’s race for the U.S. Senate.
April 9, 2010
Illinois Senate: Kirk 41%, Giannoulias 37%
Republican Congressman Mark Kirk claims 41% support for the second month in a row in Illinois’s U.S. Senate race, while his Democratic opponent, State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, has lost ground.
April 8, 2010
Missouri Senate: Blunt 48% Carnahan 42%
Republican Roy Blunt continues to hold a slight lead over Democrat Robin Carnahan in Missouri’s contest for the U.S. Senate. These findings and the high level of opposition to the national health care plan in the state perhaps help to explain why Carnahan wasn’t around yesterday when President Obama came to Missouri to pitch his plan.
April 8, 2010
55% Oppose Limits On U.S. Nuclear Response To Attacks
Fifty-five percent (55%) of U.S. voters oppose President Obama’s new policy prohibiting the use of nuclear weapons in response to chemical or biological attacks on the United States.
April 8, 2010
Colorado Senate: Norton 46%, Bennet 41%
Incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet has edged slightly closer to his strongest Republican rival, ex-Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton, in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race.
April 8, 2010
Illinois Governor: Brady 45%, Quinn 38%
Republican State Senator Bill Brady now leads Governor Pat Quinn 45% to 38% in Illinois's gubernatorial contest, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state.
