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August 27, 2010

Arizona Senate: McCain (R) 53%, Glassman (D) 31%

Longtime Republican Senator John McCain runs well ahead of his Democratic challenger Rodney Glassman in the first Rasmussen Reports post-primary survey of the Arizona Senate race.

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August 27, 2010

64% in Texas Oppose Health Insurance Requirement in Health Care Bill

Voters in Texas strongly oppose the provision in the new health care law that requires every American to obtain health insurance.

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August 27, 2010

57% Oppose Taxpayer Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Only 33% of U.S. voters believe that taxpayer money should be spent on embryonic stem cell research, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.?

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August 27, 2010

Ready, Fire, Aim by Susan Estrich

House Minority Leader John Boehner has a brilliant idea.

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August 27, 2010

Florida Governor: Scott (R) 41%, Sink (D) 36%, Chiles (I) 8%

The first Rasmussen Reports post-primary survey of the Florida governor’s race finds Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink in a close contest.

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August 27, 2010

Republican Hopefuls Barely Ahead in Wisconsin Governor's Race

With less than three weeks until Wisconsin Republicans pick their nominee, both GOP hopefuls in the state's gubernatorial contest run just slightly ahead of Democrat Tom Barrett.

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August 26, 2010

Most Americans Favor Law Against Those Who Falsely Claim Military Honors

A federal appeals court ruled earlier this month that the Stolen Valor Act passed by Congress in 2006 which makes it illegal to falsely claim a military honor or decoration is unconstitutional. While condemning such false claims, the court said, nevertheless, that the law infringed on freedom of speech.

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August 26, 2010

North Korea, Iran Still Head The List of U.S. Enemies

Most Americans see just two countries as enemies of the United States – North Korea and Iran. No one else is even close.

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August 26, 2010

Voters Now Trust Republicans More On All 10 Key Issues

Voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on nine out of 10 key issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports.

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August 26, 2010

60% In Illinois Say Most Members of Congress Don’t Care What Voters Think

While a majority of voters in Illinois believe most members of Congress don’t care what their constituents think, most haven’t given their representatives a chance to hear their opinions.

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August 26, 2010

Incumbent Defeats By The Numbers By Larry J. Sabato

At the Crystal Ball we receive many requests for information about the history of congressional elections, and there are many ways to look at this topic. In the two simple bar graphs below, we present one way to conceptualize a key part of the contests for Congress. How many incumbents lose for the House and the Senate?

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August 26, 2010

New Mexico Governor: Martinez (R) 48%, Denish (D) 43%

Republican Susana Martinez earns her highest support yet against Democrat Diane Denish in the race to be New Mexico’s next governor.

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August 26, 2010

The Mosque and the 'American Street' by Froma Harrop

The circus around the mosque should start to lose audience. New York officials have the authority to decide whether an Islamic center may be built near the tragic site of the attacks on the Twin Towers.

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August 26, 2010

Utah Senate: Lee (R) 54%, Granato (D) 29%

Republican Mike Lee continues to hold a commanding lead over his Democratic opponent Sam Granato in the U.S. Senate race in Utah.

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August 26, 2010

Florida Senate: Rubio (R) 40%, Crist (I) 30%, Meek (D) 21%

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Florida shows Marco Rubio attracting 40% of the vote, while Charlie Crist picks up 30% in the race to become the state’s next U.S. senator. The new Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek earns 21% support.

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August 26, 2010

Redistricting Could Prolong the Democrats' Pain By Michael Barone

Every 10 years, it's time for reapportionment and redistricting. The framers of the Constitution created the first regularly scheduled national census and required, for the first time that I am aware, that representation in a legislature be apportioned according to population.

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August 26, 2010

California Governor: Whitman (R) 48%, Brown (D) 40%

The California governor’s race between Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman remains a nail-biter.

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August 25, 2010

29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, August 22.

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August 25, 2010

63% In Texas Favor Extending Bush Tax Cuts

Voters in Texas favor extending the so-called Bush tax cuts that are scheduled to end December 31 and are confident that their expiration would have negative impacts on the economy.

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August 25, 2010

Wisconsin Senate: Johnson (R) 47%, Feingold (D) 46%

Incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold and his top Republican challenger, Ron Johnson, are essentially tied again this month in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race.