53% in Florida Favor An Immigration Law Like Arizona’s
Fifty-three percent (53%) of Florida voters favor passage of a new immigration law like Arizona’s in their state, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.
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May 20, 2010
May 20, 2010
The Golden Age of Centrism Wasn't So Golden By Michael Barone
Laments about polarization are filling the air -- or at least that part of the air in which friends and family members have political discussions. It has been widely noted that every Republican member of Congress has a voting record to the right of every Democrat and every Democrat is to the left of every Republican. There is no partisan overlap anymore.
May 20, 2010
Senate Shakeup Moving Through Primary Season By Larry J. Sabato
The primary season is here, hot and heavy, and it has changed the Senate picture since our last update in April. Some of our individual race ratings have shifted, but our forecast still calls for sizeable Republican gains in November.
May 20, 2010
South Carolina GOP Primary for Governor: Haley Jumps Ahead
With South Carolina’s Republican Primary for Governor less than three weeks away,State Representative Nikki Haley, coming off a fresh endorsement by Sarah Palin, now leads the GOP pack.
May 20, 2010
Superb Tuesday: The Right People Won By Froma Harrop
Guess MitchMcConnell's charm wasn't enough. The Senate minority leader's anointed man lostthe Kentucky Republican Senate primary to Rand Paul, son of tea partytoastmaster Texas Rep. Ron Paul.
May 20, 2010
Arizona GOP Primary for Governor: Support for Brewer Soars
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, following her signing and passionate defense of the state’s new immigration law, now claims 45% of the vote in the state’s Republican Primary field. That’s a 19-point gain from a month ago and puts her well ahead of all her challengers.
May 19, 2010
31% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Thirty-one percent (31%) of U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
May 19, 2010
67% Say Mexico Does Not Want To Stop Illegal Immigration
Most Americans don’t believe Mexico wants to stop the illegal flow ofits citizens into this country and think America’s southern neighborshould be asked to compensate U.S. taxpayers for costs incurred byillegal immigration.
May 19, 2010
49% Say Bush Chiefly To Blame for Big Deficit, 43% Blame Obama
Americans overwhelmingly view the federal budget deficit as a major problem, and they blame President Bush and President Obama – and their respective parties - almost equally for the size of it. Most also believe the Bush Administration increased federal spending too much.
May 19, 2010
Arizona Senate GOP Primary: McCain 52%, Hayworth 40%
Senator John McCain continues to lead Arizona’s hotly contested Republican Senate Primary contest but his level of support is stuck ina narrow range between 47% and 53%.
May 19, 2010
Arizona Senate: Republicans Remain Ahead of Glassman
Both contenders for the Republican Senate nomination have widened their leads over Democrat Rodney Glassman in Arizona’s U.S. Senate race.
May 19, 2010
Connecticut Senate: Blumenthal Loses Ground, Leads McMahon By Just Three PointsLeads
Following a New York Times report that he exaggerated his military record, DemocraticSenate hopeful Richard Blumenthal has lost ground in match-ups againstall his potential Republican challengers in Connecticut.
May 18, 2010
70% Say Women in America Better Off Today Than 25 Years Ago
Most adults believe women in America are better off today than they were 25 years ago, but they still don’t think women receive equal pay for equal work.
May 18, 2010
78% Say Athletes Not Held To Same Standards As Other Students
The killing of a University of Virginia female lacrosse player by a member of the male lacrosse team with a problematic past is the latest violent incident involving a college athlete to capture the public's attention. It raises questions, too, about whether the woman's death could have been avoided.
May 18, 2010
64% Favor Offshore Oil Drilling
Despite the major oil rig leak that continues to spew an estimated 5,000 barrels a day into the Gulf of Mexico, the majority of U.S. voters still support offshore oil drilling.
May 18, 2010
39% Favor Kagan’s Confirmation to Supreme Court, 39% Oppose
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan spent the past week introducing herself to the Senate and to the nation, but U.S. voters remain evenly divided over whether she should be confirmed for the high court.
May 18, 2010
66% of Pennsylvania Voters Say America Is Overtaxed
Sixty-six percent (66%) of likely Pennsylvania voters believe that America is overtaxed, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey. Only 23% disagree, while 10% more are not sure.
May 18, 2010
Taxpayers and Housing Need a Divorce By Froma Harrop
Even though Las Vegas is full of never-sold and foreclosed-upon houses, a rumble of new home building has begun there. Similar trends are seen in other housing meltdown meccas: Phoenix, Florida and inland California.
May 18, 2010
Florida Governor: Newcomer Scott Mixes Up The Race
Millionaire health care executive Rick Scott has bombarded the airwaves to launch his out-of-nowhere bid for governor of Florida, while both the long-running gubernatorial candidates seem to be slipping slightly in the polls.
May 18, 2010
New York Senate: Gillibrand Far Outpaces GOP Challengers
No major Republican has opted to challenge her, and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is comfortably ahead of the three lesser-known GOP hopefuls who’ve announced for this year’s special Senate election in New York.
