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
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.
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.
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.
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.?
June 20, 2010
University of Anarchy and No Consequences By Debra J. Saunders
When activists (who are not necessarily students) were able to delay construction of a UC Berkeley sports center by living in trees for 21 months, there was no review of what went wrong.
June 19, 2010
47% Blame Bush for Nation's Economic Problems, 45% Blame Obama
A disappointing government jobs report last month shows there’s still a long road ahead to righting the nation’s economic problems, and voters are slowly shifting the blame for those problems away from the previous administration.
June 19, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 19, 2010
Washington and Wall Street talk, but Americans just want to know when they’re going to plug the darn hole.
June 19, 2010
The Politics of Disaster By Susan Estrich
When BP CEO Tony Hayward went to Capitol Hill this week, he got beat up on by all sides.
June 18, 2010
56% Oppose Justice Department Challenge of Arizona Immigration Law
The Obama administration has decided to challenge Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court, but a recent Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% of U.S. voters oppose such a challenge.
June 18, 2010
41% Favor Government Policies To Discourage Use of Fossil Fuels, 36% Oppose
Americans believe strongly that the United States needs to change its dependency on fossil fuels, but they have mixed feelings about whether government policies should encourage use of alternative energy sources in their place.
June 18, 2010
New York Senate: Gillibrand (D) Still Far Ahead of GOP Hopefuls
Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand maintains comfortable leads over all three of her Republican challengers in the race for U.S. Senate in New York.
June 18, 2010
52% Not Willing To Pay More For Clean Energy
Many Americans like the idea of developing clean, environmentally friendly sources of energy, but most aren’t willing to pay for it.
June 18, 2010
Barack Obama’s Bogus Budget Cuts By Howard Rich
In its latest attempt to mitigate public outrage over out-of-control government growth, the administration of President Barack Obama has instructed a handful of federal agencies to cut their budgets by five percent.
June 18, 2010
New York Senate: Schumer Starts Strong
The first Rasmussen Reports look at Senator Chuck Schumer’s reelection run in New York finds the Democrat running well ahead of two little-known Republican opponents.
June 18, 2010
A Green New Deal Now by Joe Conason
If the right-wing chorus insists that the Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico is "Obama's Katrina," then let us hope the president will make the most of that slogan. The comparison between the utter failure of the Bush administration and the missteps and errors of the Obama White House is fundamentally false. Yet there is nevertheless a crucial parallel to be drawn as the fifth anniversary of the hurricane approaches.
June 18, 2010
Texas Governor: Perry (R) 48%, White (D) 40%
The Texas gubernatorial race is a little tighter this month, with Republican Governor Rick Perry’s support dropping just below 50%.
June 18, 2010
Obama's Inaction in the Name of Action By Debra J. Saunders
Note to President Obama: The catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill did not happen because Americans -- actually, the industrialized world -- have an "addiction to fossil fuels," as you suggested in Tuesday's Oval Office address.
June 18, 2010
Arkansas Governor: Beebe 57%, Keet 33%
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe now earns 57% support in his bid for reelection in Arkansas, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state.
June 17, 2010
GM Edges Ford Among Potential Car Buyers
Forty-eight percent (48%) of those who plan to buy a new or used car in the next year say they are at least somewhat likely to buy either a Ford or a vehicle made by General Motors, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
