Maryland Governor: O’Malley 49%, Ehrlich 43%
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is expected to seek reelection this fall, and it’s a six-point race for now if it’s a rematch of 2006.
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February 26, 2010
February 25, 2010
“American Idol” Viewers Pass Positive Verdict On Show's Judges
With the ninth season of “American Idol” underway, viewers of the popular reality show sing high praises for the show’s current judges. But replacing one of them with shock jock Howard Stern is likely to cost the show some viewers.
February 25, 2010
50% See China As Long-Term Threat To U.S.
Half the nation’s voters (50%) view China as a long-term threat to the United States, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Fueling this sentiment is concern over how much U.S. debt China now owns and the expectation that China will use that debt against the United States at a later point in time.
February 25, 2010
47% Oppose Public Option Health Plan; 58% Oppose If Workers Forced To Change Coverage
As President Obama convenes a bipartisan summit today in hopes of getting his health care plan back on track, voters remain closely divided on the creation of a government-run health insurance option. But opposition increases dramatically if its creation might force people to change their existing coverage.
February 25, 2010
Obama's Nanny Care Insults the American Spirit By Michael Barone
You are victims. You are helpless against the wiles of big corporations and insurance companies, and you need protection. You need the government to take over and do things you cannot do for yourself.
February 25, 2010
South Dakota House: Herseth Sandlin 45%, GOP's Nelson 38%
South Dakota Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin’s reelection effort appears to be suffering from the same political backlash as those of many incumbents around the nation.
February 25, 2010
Americans Can Speak for Themselves on Health Care By Froma Harrop
Have you voted on any of the Democratic health care reform plans? Me neither.
February 25, 2010
Delaware Senate: Castle 53%, Coons 32%
Now it’s official: There’s an announced Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Delaware, but, as party leaders feared, he has a long way to go.
February 25, 2010
Jerry Brown Flies Below the Radar By Debra J. Saunders
With the other name Democrats out of the race, Attorney General Jerry Brown basically has a lock on his party's primary election. That's good for Brown, who won't have to blow millions of dollars on a primary. But it's only good if Brown can win in November.
February 24, 2010
Only 30% Have Filed Income Taxes So Far
Just 30% of Americans say they have already filed their income taxes this year, marking a continuing decline in early filers over the past two years.
February 24, 2010
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 24, 2010
51% Fear Government More Than Private Health Insurers
President Obama and congressional Democrats are citing a jump in rates by a California health insurer as grounds for getting their national health care plan back on track, but voters are still more fearful of the federal government than private insurance companies when it comes to health care decisions.
February 24, 2010
For the Love of Hersh By Susan Estrich
When I was growing up, we never had a dog. My mother told us we would be too sad when it died. She was not one for that "better to have loved and lost" business. Loss, to be spared at all cost, could at least be avoided on the pet front by not having one. Later, my brother got a cat, but when he and my mother moved into an apartment, the cat went to the farm.
February 24, 2010
Georgia Senate: Isakson 49%, Generic Democrat 36%
Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia may be suffering from the same anti-incumbency backlash that many of his Senate colleagues around the country are experiencing in their reelection bids.
February 24, 2010
Governing Ourselves: The American Passion By Dick Morris
With his up-to-the-second published polls, Scott Rasmussen has revolutionized the way politics is practiced in America. Now, in his new book, In Search of Self-Governance, he bids us all remember that the real political debate is not left vs. right, but rather between being governed by a bureaucracy and self-governance.
February 24, 2010
Texas GOP Primary: Perry 48%, Hutchison 27%, Medina 16%
Just days before Texas Republicans pick their nominee for governor, incumbent Rick Perry has his biggest lead yet.
February 24, 2010
50% Now Say U.S. Is Winning War on Terror
Voter confidence in America's conduct of the War on Terror has reached its highest level since last May.
February 24, 2010
Is Our Government Really Broken? By Tony Blankley
If you want to see broken government, consider the fall of the constitutional Roman Republic and the rise of Julius Caesar: "Fortune turned against us and brought confusion to all we did. Greed destroyed honor, honesty and every other virtue, and taught men to be arrogant and cruel, to neglect the gods. Ambition made men false. Rome changed: A government which had once surpassed all others in justice and excellence now became cruel and unbearable." So said the historian Sallust at the time.
February 24, 2010
71% Give Congress Poor Rating
Voter unhappiness with Congress has reached the highest level ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports as 71% now say the legislature is doing a poor job.
February 23, 2010
Texas Governor: Perry, Hutchison Still Lead White
As the Republican contenders slug it out in their primary battle, Democratic hopeful Bill White still trails the top two Republicans in the general election race for governor of Texas. However, White has drawn a little bit closer than he was a month ago.
