2010 Texas Gubernatorial Primary: Perry 43%, Hutchison 33%, Medina 12%
Incumbent Rick Perry holds a 10-point lead over Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in the race for this year’s Republican gubernatorial nomination in Texas.
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January 18, 2010
January 16, 2010
64% of New Jersey Voters Favor Medicinal Marijuana
The New Jersey legislature on Monday passed a bill legalizing the use of marijuana for a variety of medical reasons, and Rasmussen Reports polling in the state shows voters like that decision.
January 16, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 16, 2010
Call it Mass hysteria. The race to replace liberal icon Teddy Kennedy in the U.S. Senate hasn’t gone as Democrats envisioned it, even in the bluest of blue states, Massachusetts.
January 15, 2010
2010 California Senate: Three GOP Hopefuls Narrow The Gap With Boxer
California Senator Barbara Boxer is now the latest Democratic incumbent to find herself in a tightening race for reelection.
January 15, 2010
77% of New Jersey Voters Favor Full-Body Scanners in Airports
Newark Liberty International Airport will be among the first in the United States to implement full-body scanners in its international terminals following a January 3rd incident that shut down the airport for several hours.
January 15, 2010
2010 Colorado Senate: GOP’s Norton Now Leads Bennet, Romanoff by 12
Former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton has opened up an even wider lead over incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet in this year’s U.S. Senate race in Colorado.
January 14, 2010
57% in New Jersey Have Favorable View of New GOP Governor
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of New Jersey voters have a favorable opinion of Governor-elect Chris Christie just before he formally takes office next Tuesday, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. Still, while many are giving the new Governor the benefit of the doubt, only 15% with a very favorable opinion.
January 14, 2010
46% Like Health Care Plan in Minnesota, 50% Approve of Franken
Minnesota voters like the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats more than most voters nationwide, but so far that's not changing their view of new Democratic Senator Al Franken, a strong supporter of the plan.
January 14, 2010
2010 New Hampshire Governor: Lynch Still Solidly Ahead
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch is one incumbent who appears to be facing little danger so far if he seeks reelection this year.
January 14, 2010
67% Say News Media Have Too Much Influence Over Government Decisions
Voters are even more convinced now that the news media have too much influence on the actions of government and try to help political candidates they want to win. Most also still think the average reporter is more liberal than they are.
January 14, 2010
2010 Ohio Governor: GOP’s Kasich Remains Ahead of Incumbent Strickland
Little has changed in Ohio’s 2010 race for governor, with incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland still trailing his Republican challenger, John Kasich.
January 14, 2010
2010 Ohio Senate: Portman Still Ahead of Top Democratic Contenders
Former Congressman Rob Portman continues to have the edge on both his chief Democratic rivals in this year’s race for the U.S. Senate in Ohio.
January 13, 2010
2010 New Hampshire Senate: Ayotte (R) 49%, Hodes (D) 40%
While other Republicans are nosing into the race, former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte remains the GOP hopeful with the best chance of beating likely Democratic candidate Paul Hodes in New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate contest this year.
January 13, 2010
2010 Nevada Senate: Reid’s Support Falls Even Lower
Support among Nevada voters for embattled Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s reelection has fallen even further following disclosure in a new book of remarks he made about Barack Obama during Election 2008.
January 13, 2010
2010 Minnesota Governor: Ex-Senators Coleman, Dayton Run Strongest
So far, this year’s race for governor of Minnesota is shaping up as the battle of the ex-senators.
January 12, 2010
Massachusetts Senate Election: Coakley (D) 49%, Brown (R) 47%
The Massachusetts’ special U.S. Senate election has gotten tighter, but the general dynamics remain the same.
January 12, 2010
31% Like Government Response to Airline Incident, 38% Don’t
Thirty-one percent (31%) of U.S. voters rate the government response to the attempted terrorist bombing of a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day as good or excellent, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 11, 2010
17% Expect Health Care Plan To Lower Costs, 57% Expect Costs to Go Up
Voter expectations that the health care legislation before Congress will become law have reached a new high, but most are still opposed to the plan.
January 10, 2010
52% Still Blame Bush for Nation’s Economic Woes
As the nation’s unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, 52% of voters nationwide continue to believe that the economic woes can still be blamed on Administration of George W. Bush. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 41% hold the opposite view and believe the policies of Barack Obama are to blame.
January 9, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 8, 2010
The week ended with unemployment still at 10%, and most of our indicators show Americans remain pretty gloomy about the country’s economic future. No wonder they’re sour on Congress and the president and what they’re up to.
