What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending on March 6, 2010
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March 6, 2010
March 5, 2010
55% Say Congress Should Start Over On Health Care
Following a small bounce in support following his health care summit last week, President Obama has continued to try to rally House Democrats to vote for his health care overhaul. He wants the legislation approved by the Senate passed in December as a “first step” towards further improvements of the plan.
March 5, 2010
Nevada Senate: Two GOP Hopefuls Take Longer Lead on Reid
Two of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s Republican challengers have again crossed the 50% threshold and now hold double-digit leads in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race. One big hurdle for the incumbent is that most Nevada voters are strongly opposed to the health care legislation championed by Reid and President Barack Obama.
March 5, 2010
Colorado Senate: GOP’s Norton 44%, Romanoff 42%
Colorado’s race for the U.S. Senate is considerably tighter this month, especially if Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet isn’t in the race.
March 5, 2010
69% Say Cities Don’t Have Right To Ban Handguns
The Supreme Court is wrestling with a major case questioning whether Chicago’s handgun ban violates the Second Amendment, but 69% of Americans say city governments do not have the right to prevent citizens from owning such guns.
March 4, 2010
Texas Governor: Perry 49%, White 43%
Fresh off his resounding Republican primary victory Tuesday, Texas Governor Rick Perry now finds himself in a close general election contest with Democratic nominee Bill White.
March 4, 2010
Kentucky Senate: GOP’s Paul, Grayson Hold Double-Digit Leads
The two strongest Republican Senate hopefuls in Kentucky have edged further ahead of their top Democrat challengers in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state.
March 4, 2010
Connecticut Senate: Blumenthal Still Far Ahead of Top Republicans
Democratic Senator Chris Dodd's decision not to seek reelection remains the game-changer in Connecticut's U.S. Senate race. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who jumped into the race when Dodd quit, continues to hold commanding leads over his top Republican rivals.
March 3, 2010
Oklahoma Governor: GOP’s Fallin Is Early Front-Runner
Republican Congresswoman Mary Fallin runs strongest for now among the four announced candidates for governor of Oklahoma.
March 3, 2010
Kansas Senate: Both GOP Hopefuls Have It For Now
The battle in Kansas’ Senate race appears to be mostly over which of the Republican contenders will end up being the party’s nominee.
March 3, 2010
Obama Approval Index Month-by-Month : February 2010
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
March 3, 2010
67% Say Illegal Immigrants Are Major Strain on U.S. Budget
As the country wrestles with a future of historic-level deficits, 67% of U.S. voters say that illegal immigrants are a significant strain on the U.S. budget.
March 3, 2010
New York Senate: Gillibrand 44%, Pataki 42%
Candidates for New York’s U.S. Senate seat come and go, but the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand still in a virtual dead heat with former Governor George Pataki.
March 3, 2010
28% in New York Say Governor Should Resign, 53% Disagree
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of New York State voters say Governor David Paterson should resign and allow Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch to finish out his term.
March 2, 2010
Arkansas Senate: Halter and Lincoln Both Trail Top GOP Prospects
Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter who yesterday announced a Democratic Primary challenge to embattled Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln runs weaker than the incumbent, for now at least, against the top Republican challengers in Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race.
March 2, 2010
Chafee Leads In Rhode Island Governor Match-ups
Ex-Senator Lincoln Chafee is the leader for now in Rhode Island’s race for governor.
March 2, 2010
New York Governor: Cuomo 55%, Lazio 30%
Any way you cut it at this point, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is comfortably ahead of his rivals in the race for governor of New York, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Empire State voters.
March 1, 2010
Oklahoma Senate: Coburn 52%, Henry 40%
Right now Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn has no major challengers in his bid for reelection and posts a double-digit lead in a hypothetical match-up with the state’s best-known Democrat.
March 1, 2010
Kansas Governor: Brownback 55%, Holland 33%
Retiring U.S. Senator Sam Brownback holds a commanding 22-point lead over his likeliest Democratic opponent, state Senator Tom Holland, in this year’s race for governor of Kansas.
March 1, 2010
44% Favor Health Care Plan, 52% Oppose
President Obama’s health care summit last week seems to have nudged up support, but 52% of U.S. voters continue to oppose the plan proposed by the president and congressional Democrats.
