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May 25, 2010
May 25, 2010
53% in Pennsylvania Favor Passing Legislation Similar to Arizona’s in Their State
Slightly more than half (53%) of voters in Pennsylvania favor passing an immigration law in their state similar to the one recently passed in Arizona.
May 25, 2010
48% Blame Bush for Bad Economy, 43% Blame Obama
The number of voters who blame the Bush administration for the nation's current economic problems has reached its lowest level measured to date. Trust in President Obama's economic judgment has hit a new low as well.
May 25, 2010
Oregon Governor: Dudley 45%, Kitzhaber 44%
Both major parties in Oregon picked their respective nominees in primaries last week, and now those candidates are in a virtual tie in the race to be the state’s next governor.
May 25, 2010
65% Oppose Nationalization of U.S. Oil Industry
The Obama White House now says the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is the worst oil spill in U.S. history, but most voters still don't think a government takeover of the oil industry is a good remedy.
May 25, 2010
Arkansas Governor: Beebe 53% Keet 38%
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe holds a double-digit lead over his likely Republican opponent in Rasmussen Reports’ first look at Beebe's bid for reelection this year.
May 25, 2010
What Were They (Politicians) Thinking? by Froma Harrop
The candidates subject themselves to all those boring chicken dinners, weekends on the road and having to flatter unpleasant people. Their campaign workers, contributors and media friends struggle to pull them over the finish line.
May 25, 2010
Georgia Senate: Isakson 57%, Thurmond 30%
Incumbent Republican Johnny Isakson is now posting nearly a two-to-one lead over Democratic challenger Michael Thurmond in Georgia’s race for the U.S. Senate.
May 24, 2010
Georgia Governor: Top GOP Hopefuls Still Edge Barnes
Congressman Nathan Deal shapes up for now as the strongest Republican vote-getter against likely Democratic nominee Roy Barnes in Georgia's race for governor.
May 24, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 36%
Republican candidates now hold an eight-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot, continuing the GOP's near year-long edge over the competing party but the largest gap between the two in over a month.
May 24, 2010
57% in Texas Favor Casino Gambling To Cut Deficit
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 57% of likely Texas voters support legalizing casino gambling to help reduce the state's sizable budget deficit. Only 33% oppose this plan, and a further 10% remain undecided.
May 24, 2010
52% Say U.S. Not Safer Today Than Before 9/11 Attacks, Highest Level Yet
Confidence in America’s efforts in the War on Terror has fallen again this month, and, following the unsuccessful terrorist bombing attempt in New York's Times Square, more voters than ever now believe the nation is not safer today than it was before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
May 24, 2010
41% Say U.S. Can Win War in Afghanistan, 36% Disagree
A massive suicide bombing last week pushed the number of U.S. casualties in the war in Afghanistan over the 1,000 mark, and voter confidence in America’s handling of that war continues to fall.
May 24, 2010
63% Favor Repeal of National Health Care Plan
Support for repeal of the new national health care plan has jumped to its highest level ever. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 63% of U.S. voters now favor repeal of the plan passed by congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Obama in March.
May 24, 2010
The Gathering Revolt Against Government Spending By Michael Barone
This month, three members of Congress have been beaten in their bids for re-election -- a Republican senator from Utah, a Democratic congressman from West Virginia and a Republican-turned-Democrat senator from Pennsylvania. Their records and their curricula vitae are different. But they all have one thing in common: They are members of an appropriations committee.
May 24, 2010
North Dakota Senate: Hoeven 72%, Potter 23%
Governor John Hoeven now has the support of nearly three-out-of-four North Dakota voters in his bid to be the state’s next U.S. senator.
May 23, 2010
Favorables For Pelosi, Reid and Boehner Fall Again
After receiving a small boost in ratings from their party’s voters last month following the passage of the national health care law, Democratic leaders in Congress now earn favorability marks more in line with those found in previous months.
May 23, 2010
65% in Texas Still Support Offshore Drilling
Despite the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 65% of Likely Voters in Texas still support offshore oil drilling, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. Twenty-one percent (21%) oppose such drilling.
May 22, 2010
72% Are Not Confident Congress Knows What It’s Doing When It Comes to The Economy
Even as Congress puts the finishing touches on legislation asserting more government control over the U.S. financial industry, most U.S. voters continue to believe the legislators have little idea what they're doing when it comes to the economy.
May 22, 2010
Mexico City, Washington Gang up on Phoenix By Debra J. Saunders
Mexican President Felipe Calderon got the tough new Arizona immigration law wrong when he told Congress on Thursday, "It is a law that not only ignores a reality -- but also introduces a terrible idea of racial profiling as the basis for law enforcement."
