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September 21, 2010

Michigan Governor: Snyder (R) 51%, Bernero (D) 38%

Republican Rick Snyder continues to hold a double-digit lead over Democrat Virg Bernero in Michigan’s gubernatorial race.

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September 21, 2010

Alaska Senate: Miller (R) Holds Double-Digit Lead Over McAdams (D), Murkowski

Republican Joe Miller attracts 42% of the vote in the first Rasmussen Reports poll of the Alaska Senate race since GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski announced her write-in campaign to try to keep her job.

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September 20, 2010

Rhode Island Governor: Chafee (I) 33%, Caprio (D) 30%, Robitaille (R) 23%, Block (M) 5%

Independent candidate Lincoln Chafee holds a very slight lead over Democrat Frank Caprio in the first Rasmussen Reports post-primary survey of Rhode Island’s gubernatorial contest. 

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September 20, 2010

43% Say Government Programs Increase Poverty in America

A plurality of Americans (43%) believe that government programs increase poverty in America.

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September 20, 2010

56% in Illinois Favor Repeal of Health Care Law

Fifty-six percent (56%) of Likely Voters in Illinois at least somewhat favor repeal of the new national health care law, including 44% who Strongly Favor repeal. 

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September 20, 2010

52% of Voters Say Their Views Are More Like Palin’s Than Obama’s

Fifty-two percent (52%) of Likely U.S. Voters say their own views are closer to Sarah Palin’s than they are to President Obama’s, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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September 20, 2010

Dems at War: Public Unions vs. Gentry Liberals by Michael Barone

My subject today is the civil war raging in one of our great political parties, as highlighted in recent primary elections.

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September 20, 2010

Maryland Governor: O’Malley (D) 50%, Ehrlich (R) 47%

The race for governor of Maryland remains a close one, with incumbent Democrat Martin O’Malley and Republican challenger Bob Ehrlich in a virtual tie again this month.

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September 20, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 48%, Democrats 38%

Republican candidates now hold a 10-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, September 19, 2010.

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September 20, 2010

New York Governor: Cuomo (D) 54%, Paladino (R) 38%

Democrat Andrew Cuomo still holds a double-digit lead over Republican challenger Carl Paladino in Rasmussen Reports’ first post-primary survey of the New York governor’s race.

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September 20, 2010

61% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law

Sixty-one percent (61%) of Likely U.S. Voters now at least somewhat favor repeal of the new national health care law, including 50% who Strongly Favor it.  That’s up eight points from a week ago and the highest level of opposition measured since late May.

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September 20, 2010

West Virginia Senate: Manchin (D) 50%, Raese (R) 43%

West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin and Republican businessman John Raese continue to run a surprisingly close race in the state's special Senate election to replace the late Robert Byrd.

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September 19, 2010

Maryland Senate: Mikulski (D) 54%, Wargotz (R) 38%

The first post-primary survey of the U.S. Senate race in Maryland shows longtime Democratic Senator Barbara Mikulski still leading Republican challenger Eric Wargotz by double-digits.

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September 19, 2010

End Prohibition; Yes on Proposition 19 By Debra J. Saunders

"In almost every respect imaginable, Prohibition was a failure," former New York Times public editor Daniel Okrent concluded at the close of his new book, "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition." "It encouraged criminality and institutionalized hypocrisy. It deprived the government of revenue, stripped the gears of the political system, and proposed profound limitations on individual rights."

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September 19, 2010

67% Say They Are Better Informed Than 10 Years Ago

While newspapers and broadcast outlets struggle to survive in the Internet age, two-out-of-three Americans (67%) feel they are more informed today than they were 10 years ago. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just eight percent (8%) consider themselves less informed these days, while 22% think their level of knowledge is about the same.

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September 19, 2010

Wisconsin Governor: Walker (R) 51%, Barrett (D) 43%

Following his Tuesday Republican Primary win, Scott Walker bounces to his best showing yet in the Wisconsin governor's race.

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September 18, 2010

Vermont House of Representatives: Welch (D) 64%, Beaudry (R) 30%

Rasmussen Reports’ first look at the race for Vermont's only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives finds Democratic Congressman Peter Welch well ahead of his Republican challenger, Paul Beaudry.

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September 18, 2010

61% in Florida Favor Arizona Immigration Law in Their State

Most Florida voters support an immigration law similar to the one passed in Arizona in their own state.

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September 18, 2010

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending September 17, 2010

The Tea Party’s brewing a heady mix these days, throwing the political establishment and the media class into a tizzy.

The Tea Party’s brewing a heady mix these days, throwing the political establishment and the media class into a tizzy.

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September 18, 2010

New Hampshire Governor: Lynch (D) 48%, Stephen (R) 46%

Following his Republican primary win Tuesday, John Stephen receives a bounce in support against Democratic Governor John Lynch in New Hampshire’s gubernatorial race.