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June 22, 2010

Oregon Senate: Wyden (D) 47%, Huffman (R) 37%

There’s little change in Oregon’s U.S. Senate race this month, with incumbent Democrat Ron Wyden dropping below 50% once again but still holding a 10-point lead on Republican challenger Jim Huffman.

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June 22, 2010

35% in New York Approve of Governor Paterson’s Performance

Thirty-five percent (35%) of Likely Voters in New York now approve of the job Governor David Paterson is doing, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey.

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June 22, 2010

Wisconsin Senate: Feingold (D) 46%, Johnson (R) 45%

Incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold is still in a virtual dead heat with endorsed Republican challenger Ron Johnson in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race.

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June 22, 2010

32% Say Canada Has Better Health System Than U.S.

Supporters of the national health care plan have often looked north to Canada’s nationalized system as a model for what they have in mind, and 32% of U.S. voters say Canada has a better health care system than the United States.

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June 22, 2010

55% in New York Support Offshore Oil Drilling

New York voters are slightly less supportive of offshore oil drilling than their peers nationally.

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June 22, 2010

Electrify the Roads By Froma Harrop

My magic wand is on the fritz, otherwise we'd have a big, new federal program to free America from its dependence on oil. Like other environmentalists, I'm sad that the calamity in the Gulf of Mexico hasn't spurred Washington to more vigorously promote America's exit from this curse.

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June 22, 2010

Voters Say Hillary More Qualified To Be President Than Obama, Romney, Gingrich, Palin

U.S. voters think Hillary Clinton is more qualified to be president than Barack Obama, but most believe that both Democrats are more fit for the White House than three top Republicans interested in the job.

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June 22, 2010

If You Can't Budget, You Can't Govern by Debra J. Saunders

"If you can't budget, you can't govern," Rep. John Spratt Jr., D-S.C., proclaimed in 2006 when the House GOP leadership chose to dispense with passing a budget resolution.

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June 22, 2010

Arizona GOP Primary for Senate: McCain 47%, Hayworth 36%, Deakin 7%

Longtime Senator John McCain continues to lead Arizona’s Republican Primary by double digits but remains in the same narrow range of support he’s drawn since January.

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June 22, 2010

12% See Secession Attempt as Very Likely in Next 25 Years Or So

As far as most Americans are concerned, the United States isn’t going away any time soon.

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June 22, 2010

Obama's Thuggery Is Useless in Fighting Spill By Michael Barone

Thuggery is unattractive. Ineffective thuggery even more so. Which may be one reason so many Americans have been reacting negatively to the response of Barack Obama and his administration to BP's gulf oil spill.

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June 21, 2010

Oregon Governor: Dudley (R) 47%, Kitzhaber (D) 45%

The race to be Oregon’s next governor is still anyone’s game at this point, with Republican Chris Dudley and Democrat John Kitzhaber virtually tied again this month.

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June 21, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 36%

Republican candidates now hold an eight-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 20. 

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June 21, 2010

Congress Still Receives Poor Ratings From Voters

Though voters see more action from Congress, they continue to give the legislature poor ratings.

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June 21, 2010

Arizona GOP Primary for Governor: Brewer Now Draws 61% Support

Incumbent Jan Brewer now earns 61% support in Arizona’s Republican Primary race for governor, marking her second big monthly gain in a row.

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June 21, 2010

North Dakota House: Berg 51%, Pomeroy 44%

Republican challenger Rick Berg continues to hold a modest advantage again this month in his contest with Democratic incumbent Earl Pomeroy for North Dakota’s only House seat.

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June 21, 2010

62% Say Politicians Want Government to Have More Power and Money

When it comes to money and power, politicians want the government to have more of it, while voters want the government to have less. At least that’s what most Americans think.

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June 21, 2010

BP, the White House and Congress Are All Dirty By Lawrence Kudlow

Amidst all the political jockeying over the BP catastrophe, the main players are missing what is really uppermost on America's mind: It's the spill rate, stupid. It's jobs, stupid. It's the economy, stupid. And none of it is happening.

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June 21, 2010

44% With Health Insurance Say New Law Likely To Make Them Change Coverage

Voters with health insurance overwhelmingly like the health insurance coverage they have, but 44% of those with insurance think the new national health care bill is likely to make them change that coverage according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Forty-five percent (45%) don't believe that's likely.

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June 20, 2010

71% Still Say Being a Father Most Important Role for A Man

The majority (71%) of American Adults continue to believe that being a father is one of the most important roles a man can fill in today’s world, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Twelve percent (12%) disagree, and 17% are not sure.?