Maryland Governor: O’Malley 47%, Ehrlich 44%
The rematch is on: Republican Bob Ehrlich is officially challenging incumbent Democrat Martin O’Malley for governor of Maryland, and the race at this stage is wide open.
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April 22, 2010
April 22, 2010
47% in Pennsylvania Approve of Governor, 52% Disapprove
Forty-seven percent (47%) of likely voters in Pennsylvania now approve of the job Ed Rendell is doing as governor.
April 22, 2010
Just 32% Confident Policymakers Know What They’re Doing About the Economy
President Obama and congressional Democrats are pushing plans for greater regulation of the U.S. financial industry, but Americans are less confident than ever that the nation’s policymakers know what they’re doing when it comes to dealing with Wall Street.
April 22, 2010
29% Say Congress Has Passed Legislation Significantly Improving Life
Following passage of the national health care plan, 29% of U.S. voters say that, over the past year, Congress has passed legislation that will significantly improve life in America, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. That's up 11 points from last month and the highest level measured since early November 2007.
April 22, 2010
33% of Pennsylvania Voters Agree With McNabb Trade
The Philadelphia Eagles’ decision to trade longtime quarterback Donovan McNabb to the division rival Washington Redskins sent shockwaves through the city’s avid fan base.
April 22, 2010
John Stossel and the Media’s “Statist Syndrome” By Howard Rich
When he first began his career as a crusading consumer journalist in the 1970s, John Stossel believed fervently that higher taxes and greater government involvement in the marketplace were integral checks against corporate greed and malfeasance.
April 22, 2010
50% Have Voted For An Independent Candidate at Least Once
Florida Governor Charlie Crist is poised to be the second high-profile Republican to bolt the party in a year because Tea Party pressure threatens his political future. Crist may become an independent any day now to continue his run for the U.S. Senate.
April 22, 2010
The Value of the "Obama Effect" By Joe Conason
As approval ratings for Barack Obama decline at home, world opinion of the United States is rising steadily under his stewardship.
April 22, 2010
Florida Senate: Rubio 37%, Crist 30%, Meek 22%
If Florida Governor Charlie Crist leaves the Republican Party and enters the U.S. Senate race as an independent candidate, he will begin the campaign in second place.
April 22, 2010
Gangster Government Becomes a Long-Running Series By Michael Barone
Almost a year ago, in a Washington Examiner column on the Chrysler bailout, I reflected on the Obama administration's decision to force bondholders to accept 33 cents on the dollar on secured debts while giving United Auto Worker retirees 50 cents on the dollar on unsecured debts.
April 22, 2010
Wisconsin Senate: Feingold Just Short of 50% Support
Following former Governor Tommy Thompson's decision not to challenge him, Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold leads his three top Republican opponents and falls just below 50% support in his bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin.
April 21, 2010
Just 24% in Pennsylvania View Roethlisberger Favorably
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was officially suspended for six games on Wednesday for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, and a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state of Pennsylvania shows that voters aren’t too fond of the Steelers’ leader.
April 21, 2010
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-three percent (33%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 21, 2010
77% in Texas All For Offshore Oil Drilling
Texas may have roughly one-fourth of the nation's oil supply, but voters in the state apparently welcome the competition: 77% support offshore oil drilling, five points higher than the 72% who support it nationwide.
April 21, 2010
California Governor: Brown 44%, Whitman 38%
Following last weekend’s Democratic Convention in California, the party’s newly nominated gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has gained little ground, but support for his top Republican opponent, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, has fallen off slightly.
April 21, 2010
47% in Colorado Favor New Teacher Tenure Plan, 42% Oppose
The Colorado State Board of Education last week voted unanimously in support of a proposed teacher-tenure reform bill now working its way through the state legislature. The bill “would change the way teachers are evaluated and allow teachers to be stripped of their tenure if they fail to meet performance standards heavily weighted by student academic growth data.”
April 21, 2010
73% Say It’s Likely Goldman Sachs Committed Fraud
The federal Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Wall Street mega-firm Goldman Sachs for fraud, and most Americans are pretty convinced they’re guilty. But Americans are evenly divided about whether the timing of the suit was based upon concerns about fraud or a desire to help the Obama administration politically.
April 21, 2010
70% of Arizona Voters Favor New State Measure Cracking Down On Illegal Immigration
The Arizona legislature has now passed the toughest measure against illegal immigration in the country, authorizing local police to stop and check the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being in the country illegally.
April 21, 2010
What's Wrong With Arizona? By Susan Estrich
Over the weekend, Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony joined in on the attack against the new law passed by the Arizona legislature to expand police powers to arrest and deport illegal immigrants. The law basically makes it a crime to be an undocumented alien. If that doesn't sound like an inherently controversial proposition, believe me, it will by the time it gets to court.
April 21, 2010
North Carolina Senate: GOP’s Burr Still Earning Solid Support
Republican Richard Burr continues to earn at least 50% support from North Carolina voters in his reelection bid for the U.S. Senate.
