Most Say Tea Party Has Better Understanding of Issues than Congress
In official Washington, some consider the Tea Party movement a fringe element in society but voters across the nation feel closer to the Tea Party movement than they do to Congress.
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March 28, 2010
March 27, 2010
New Mexico Governor: Denish Tops Five GOP Hopefuls
Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish leads each of five possible Republican opponents by anywhere from 10 to 22 points in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 telephone survey of the New Mexico gubernatorial race.
March 27, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - March 27, 2010
How long can Americans hold a thought? That will be the political test for the next seven-and-a-half months.
March 27, 2010
19% Say Their Health Is Worse Now Than A Year Ago
Roughly one-in-five American adults (19%) say their health is worse now than it was a year ago, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 26, 2010
North Dakota Senate: GOP’s Hoeven 68%, Potter 25%
For now it appears little is standing in the way of North Dakota Governor John Hoeven’s transition from the statehouse to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Republicans gain another senator in the process, too.
March 26, 2010
Hawaii Senate: Inouye 65%, Lingle 25%
Democrat Daniel Inouye has represented Hawaii in Congress since it became a state and has served as a U.S. senator since 1963. For now at least, his reelection this November seems assured.
March 26, 2010
Hawaii Governor: Two Top Democrats Well Ahead of GOP’s Aiona
Democratic candidates Neil Abercrombie and Mufi Hannemann hold double-digit leads over their likeliest Republican opponent, Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona, in Rasmussen Report’s first Election 2010 survey of Hawaii’s gubernatorial race.
March 26, 2010
North Dakota Senate: GOP’s Hoeven 68%, Potter 25%
For now it appears little is standing in the way of North Dakota Governor John Hoeven’s transition from the statehouse to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Republicans gain another senator in the process, too.
March 25, 2010
North Dakota House: GOP’s Berg 51%, Pomeroy 44%
Democratic Congressman Earl Pomeroy’s vote Sunday for President Obama’s national health care plan seems to have had little impact so far on North Dakota’s U.S. House race.
March 25, 2010
25% Now Say China Is Biggest Threat to United States
U.S. voters are growing increasingly wary of China’s relationship with the United States.
March 25, 2010
Florida Governor: McCollum 47%, Sink 36%
State Attorney General Bill McCollum maintains his double-digit advantage over Democrat Alex Sink in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Florida gubernatorial race.
March 25, 2010
55% Favor Repeal of Health Care Bill
Just before the House of Representatives passed sweeping health care legislation last Sunday, 41% of voters nationwide favored the legislation while 54% were opposed. Now that President Obama has signed the legislation into law, most voters want to see it repealed.
March 24, 2010
Tennessee Governor: Republicans Hold Early Advantage
In the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey of the governor's race in Tennessee, all three top Republican candidates hold double-digit leads over two potential Democratic opponents, but no one earns 50% support in any of the match-ups.
March 24, 2010
54% of Florida Voters Favor Suing Federal Government Over Health Care
As Florida’s attorney general, Bill McCollum is suing the federal government to prevent implementation of the newly passed health care plan.
March 24, 2010
North Carolina Senate: GOP’s Burr Feels Little Heat For Now
Little has changed in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, with Republican incumbent Richard Burr still well ahead of his two chief Democratic challengers.
March 24, 2010
Iowa Governor: Branstad 52%, Culver 36%
This year's race for governor in Iowa continues to be largely a battle between two candidates who've already held the office.
March 24, 2010
Florida Senate: Rubio, Crist Remain Ahead of Meek
Both Republican contenders for the U.S. Senate still hold double-digit leads this month over presumptive Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek.
March 23, 2010
Vermont Governor: Dubie Leads Five Top Democrats
Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie leads all five of his potential Democratic opponents in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey of this year’s race for governor in Vermont.
March 23, 2010
Arizona Governor: GOP's Martin, Mills Lead Goddard
Likely Democratic candidate Terry Goddard now trails two potential Republican opponents in the latest look at Arizona’s gubernatorial contest.
March 23, 2010
49% Support State Lawsuits Against Health Care Plan
Forty-nine percent (49%) of U.S. voters favor their state suing the federal government to fight the requirement in the new national health care plan that every American must obtain health insurance.
