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August 2, 2010

30% in Colorado Say They Are Tea Party Members

Thirty percent (30%) of voters in Colorado declare themselves members of the Tea Party movement.  That’s well over the national average and one of the highest levels of state membership in the country.

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August 2, 2010

57% Say Health Care Plan Bad For the Country, 59% Favor Repeal

Voter pessimism towards the new national health care bill has reached an all-time high, while the number of insured voters who feel it will force them to switch their coverage is up 11 points from early last month.

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August 2, 2010

48% Blame Obama for Bad Economy, 47% Blame Bush

For the first time since President Obama took office, voters see his policies as equally to blame with those of President George W. Bush for the country’s current economic problems.

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August 2, 2010

Colorado Governor: Tancredo’s Entry Splits GOP Vote

Tom Tancredo’s entrance into the Colorado governor’s race cuts substantially into support for the two Republican hopefuls and gives Democrat John Hickenlooper a double-digit lead. But overall support for Hickenlooper remains where it’s been for months.

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August 2, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 36%

Republican candidates now hold a 10-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, July 25, the widest gap between the two parties in several weeks. 

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August 2, 2010

South Carolina Governor: Haley (R) 49%, Sheheen (D) 35%

Republican Nikki Haley continues to hold a double-digit lead over Democratic State Senator Vincent Sheheen in South Carolina’s race for governor.

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August 2, 2010

Pennsylvania Governor: Corbett (R) 50%, Onorato (D) 39%

Little has changed in Pennsylvania's race for governor, with Republican State Attorney General Tom Corbett earning 50% support this month against Democrat Dan Onorato.

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August 1, 2010

56% in New York Favor Repeal of Health Care Bill

Fifty-six percent (56%) of New York voters favor repeal of the new national health care bill, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.

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August 1, 2010

44% Expect A Tax Increase Under Obama

Forty-four percent (44%) of U.S. voters still expect their taxes to increase under President Obama, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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August 1, 2010

65% Say New Sources of Energy More Important Than Conservation

Sixty-five percent (65%) of U.S. Voters feel finding new sources of energy is more important now than reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume. That's the highest number measured since March of 2009.

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July 31, 2010

32% in Illinois Say Blagojevich Is About As Ethical As Most Politicians

One in three voters in Illinois (32%) believe impeached Governor Rod Blagojevich is about as ethical as most politicians.

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July 31, 2010

Oklahoma Senate: Coburn (R) 65%, Rogers (D) 31%

Republican incumbent Tom Coburn continues to hold a commanding lead over Jim Rogers, the winner of Tuesday's Democratic Primary, in Oklahoma’s U.S. Senate race.

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July 31, 2010

65% in Alabama Support Offshore Oil Drilling, 59% Favor Deepwater Drilling

Though the Alabama coast was directly affected by the massive oil leak in Gulf of Mexico, voters in the state still strongly support offshore and deepwater oil drilling.

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July 31, 2010

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending July 31, 2010

Does a nation have the right to secure its own borders? Most Americans think so, but they don’t think the federal government is doing a very good job of it. Enter Arizona.

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July 30, 2010

57% Say There's Too Much Inappropriate Content on TV

In the age of slick sitcoms, reality shows and cable television, 57% of American adults think there is too much inappropriate content on television and radio.

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July 30, 2010

Arizona Voters Still Support Immigration Law, Favor Brewer’s Appeal

The ruling this week by a federal judge to delay implementation of key parts of Arizona’s new immigration law has done nothing to alter public support for the legislation in the state.

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July 30, 2010

56% in Colorado Favor Justice Department Action Against Sanctuary Cities

Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters in Colorado say the Justice Department should take legal action against cities that provide sanctuary for illegal immigrants.  There are currently nine “sanctuary cities” in Colorado.

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July 30, 2010

59% Support Arizona Law; 53% Trust States More than Feds To Enforce Immigration Law

Despite a judge’s ruling putting key provisions of Arizona’s new immigration law on hold, most U.S. voters still favor passage of such a law in their own state. They also think it’s better to have states enforce immigration law rather than to rely on the federal government.

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July 30, 2010

Voters Remain Divided Over Kagan Confirmation, But 87% Say It’s Likely

The U.S. Senate appears to be just days away from confirming Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court, but voters still have mixed feelings about whether President Obama's second nominee to the high court should be approved.

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July 30, 2010

Washington Senate: Murray (D) 49% Rossi (R) 47%

Washington's Senate race looks increasingly like a referendum on incumbent Democrat Patty Murray with two Republican candidates edging past her this month.