80% Favor Auditing the Federal Reserve
Eighty percent (80%) of Americans now agree with Congress that auditing the Federal Reserve Board is a good idea, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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May 27, 2010
May 27, 2010
Most Pennsylvania Voters Don’t Think Their Members of Congress Represent Their Best Interests
Only 28% of voters in Pennsylvania are confident their representatives in Congress are representing their best interests.
May 27, 2010
New Mexico Governor: Denish 43%, Martinez 42%
Democratic Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish now runs virtually even with county District Attorney Susana Martinez in a striking turnaround of the race for governor of New Mexico.
May 27, 2010
46% Oppose More Government Regulation of Financial System, 37% Favor
Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans oppose more government regulation of the U.S. financial system as Congress pushes through such legislation in hopes of having it for President Obama to sign into law by July 4.
May 27, 2010
Down in the Polls, Dems at War With Themselves by Michael Barone
Intraparty civil war. It's a story line journalists often employ, though usually about only one party, the Republicans.
May 27, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: Walker (R) 48%, Barrett (D) 41%
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, coming off last weekend’s state Republican Convention endorsement, now holds a slight lead over Democratic opponent Tom Barrett after the two ran virtually even a month ago in the contest for Wisconsin governor.
May 27, 2010
May House Update By Isaac Wood
Like many beleaguered sports fans, as the calendar turned to 2010, Republicans across the country were conjuring up the same thought: “This is the year!” After disastrous House elections in 2006 and 2008, Republicans dropped from their high-water mark of 232 House seats—their largest total since 1949—to just 178—their lowest total in a decade and a half. This precipitous decline brought considerable frustration to the new minority party. 2010 appeared to offer the chance for historic rebirth—and in many ways it still does.
May 27, 2010
Greece Comes to Washington, Again by Lawrence Kudlow
One day Team Obama announces a plan for enhanced rescission authority to impound wasteful spending. The next day the House surfaces a $200 billion “stimulus” plan to spend on transfer payments for welfare, even more unemployment compensation, still more Medicaid, and a bunch of special-interest subsidies.
May 27, 2010
Alabama Senate: Shelby 58%, Barnes 31%
Republican Senator Richard Shelby still earns nearly 60% support in his bid for reelection in Alabama against his little-known Democratic opponent, attorney William Barnes.
May 27, 2010
Wisconsin Senate: Feingold 46%, Johnson 44%
Businessman Ron Johnson, endorsed at last weekend’s state Republican Convention, is now running virtually even against incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold in Wisconsin’s race for the U.S. Senate.
May 26, 2010
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. This is down three points form a week ago and marks the lowest level of confidence in the nation’s current course since the second week of March.
May 26, 2010
34% in Pennsylvania Say Kagan Should Be Confirmed, 33% Disagree
Pennsylvania voters are evenly divided on whether the U.S. Senate should confirm Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court Justice.
May 26, 2010
Oregon Senate: Wyden 51%, Huffman 38%
Democratic incumbent Ron Wyden now earns 51% of the vote against Republican challenger Jim Huffman in Oregon’s race for the U.S. Senate.
May 26, 2010
California Governor: Brown 43%, Poizner 42%
Democratic State Attorney General Jerry Brown's post-convention bounce appears to be over, and he now posts narrow leads over both his Republican challengers in California's gubernatorial race.
May 26, 2010
51% In New York Say Offshore Oil Drilling Should Be Allowed
While BP continues efforts to control the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, just over half (51%) of New York Voters say offshore oil drilling should be allowed.
May 26, 2010
47% Say U.S. Should Aid South Korea Militarily
As the saber-rattling increases on the Korean Peninsula, 47% of U.S. voters think the United States should provide military assistance to South Korea if it is attacked by its Communist neighbor to the north.
May 26, 2010
47% Now Hold Unfavorable View of Kagan
Voters have an increasingly unfavorable opinion of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan but are more convinced than ever that she will be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
May 26, 2010
West of the Potomac, GOP Hopes Rise by Tony Blankley
Historically, the American public -- confident, independent and undemanding-has not expected much out of Washington. Live your silver lives of limousines, private jets, power and celebrity; just do no permanent damage to the nation.
May 26, 2010
Minnesota Governor: Three-Way Race Finds GOP, DFL Neck-and-Neck
With Independence Party candidate Tom Horner officially in the mix, Minnesota’s gubernatorial race is a toss-up for now no matter which Democrat wins the party’s August primary.
