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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.

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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 Now that President Obama has signed the legislation into law, most voters want to see it repealed.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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March 23, 2010

Florida Senate GOP Primary: Rubio 56%, Crist 34%

Former state House Speaker Marco Rubio is now even further ahead of Governor Charlie Crist in the race for Florida’s Republican Senate nomination.

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March 23, 2010

Indiana Senate: Ellsworth Trails GOP Hopefuls – Before Health Care Vote

Two of the three top Republican hopefuls for the U.S. Senate in Indiana continue to hold double-digit leads over Democratic Congressman Brad Ellsworth. Ellsworth supported President Obama’s health care plan in a state where opposition to the legislation is higher than it is nationally.

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March 22, 2010

Florida Senate: Rubio 42%, Meek 25%, Crist 22%

Former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio for now runs well ahead in a three-way race for the U.S. Senate in Florida, should Governor Charlie Crist decide to run as an independent.

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March 22, 2010

43% Say Cost of Prescription Drugs Will Go Up If Health Plan Becomes Law

Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans expect the cost of prescription drugs to go up if the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats becomes law.

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March 22, 2010

Iowa Senate: Grassley Remains Well Ahead

Republican Charles Grassley continues to hold a comfortable lead over his three chief Democratic challengers in the U.S. Senate race in Iowa.

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March 22, 2010

Vermont Senate: Leahy 58%, Generic Republican 33%

Longtime Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy is comfortably on his way to a seventh term in Washington so far.

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March 21, 2010

Georgia Senate: Isakson 52%, Generic Democrat 31%

Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia now posts a 21-point lead and crosses the critical 50% mark for incumbents in his bid for reelection.

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March 21, 2010

54% Say Cost Is Biggest Problem With Health Care

Most voters still believe cost is the biggest problem with health care in America today, but most also think passage of the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will drive costs even higher.

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March 21, 2010

52% in California Say Public Employee Unions Significantly Strain Budget

Most likely voters in California (52%) believe public employee unions place a significant strain on the state’s struggling budget, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.

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March 21, 2010

It’s Time to Decide, and 54% of Voters Oppose the Health Care Plan

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has scheduled a House of Representatives vote today on the health care reform plan proposed by the President Obama and congressional Democrats. Yet while in Congress there has been months of posturing and shifting of political tactics, voter attitudes have remained constant: A majority oppose the plan being considered by the legislators.