And Then There Were None By Debra J. Saunders
Former U.S. Rep. Tom Campbell announced Thursday that he is dropping out of the California GOP gubernatorial primary and instead will run against Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.
Public Content
Most Recent Releases
January 17, 2010
January 16, 2010
64% of New Jersey Voters Favor Medicinal Marijuana
The New Jersey legislature on Monday passed a bill legalizing the use of marijuana for a variety of medical reasons, and Rasmussen Reports polling in the state shows voters like that decision.
January 16, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 16, 2010
Call it Mass hysteria. The race to replace liberal icon Teddy Kennedy in the U.S. Senate hasn’t gone as Democrats envisioned it, even in the bluest of blue states, Massachusetts.
January 16, 2010
Obama Rewards Losers, Punishes Winners By Lawrence Kudlow
President Obama's misbegotten bank tax is precisely the wrong policy at precisely the wrong time. It will wind up backfiring across the board. Why? Because bank consumers and borrowers are the ones who will wind up paying this tax, creating an obstacle to economic recovery.
January 15, 2010
2010 California Senate: Three GOP Hopefuls Narrow The Gap With Boxer
California Senator Barbara Boxer is now the latest Democratic incumbent to find herself in a tightening race for reelection.
January 15, 2010
77% of New Jersey Voters Favor Full-Body Scanners in Airports
Newark Liberty International Airport will be among the first in the United States to implement full-body scanners in its international terminals following a January 3rd incident that shut down the airport for several hours.
January 15, 2010
50% Favor Cutting Back on Space Exploration
Fifty percent (50%) of Americans now say the United States should cut back on space exploration given the current state of the economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 15, 2010
Berkeley High's Next Science Experiment By Debra J. Saunders
If liberal politics and good intentions helped all students learn, then Berkeley High School should be an exemplar to all California. Yet, according to its governance council, Berkeley High was identified last year as the high school with "the largest racial equity/achievement gap in the state."
January 15, 2010
2010 Colorado Senate: GOP’s Norton Now Leads Bennet, Romanoff by 12
Former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton has opened up an even wider lead over incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet in this year’s U.S. Senate race in Colorado.
January 15, 2010
Reid's Favorables Up Slightly
In a rare bit of good news for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, it seems the more people who know about him, the more there are who like him.
January 15, 2010
For Reid, Motive Does Matter By Joe Conason
If Harry Reid's private remarks about the skin tone and speaking style of Barack Obama were offensive, the Republican crusade to oust him from his leadership position is worse.
January 14, 2010
57% in New Jersey Have Favorable View of New GOP Governor
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of New Jersey voters have a favorable opinion of Governor-elect Chris Christie just before he formally takes office next Tuesday, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. Still, while many are giving the new Governor the benefit of the doubt, only 15% with a very favorable opinion.
January 14, 2010
46% Like Health Care Plan in Minnesota, 50% Approve of Franken
Minnesota voters like the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats more than most voters nationwide, but so far that's not changing their view of new Democratic Senator Al Franken, a strong supporter of the plan.
January 14, 2010
2010 New Hampshire Governor: Lynch Still Solidly Ahead
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch is one incumbent who appears to be facing little danger so far if he seeks reelection this year.
January 14, 2010
67% Say News Media Have Too Much Influence Over Government Decisions
Voters are even more convinced now that the news media have too much influence on the actions of government and try to help political candidates they want to win. Most also still think the average reporter is more liberal than they are.
January 14, 2010
Green Jobs, Red Ink, Pink Slips By Howard Rich
The “New Socialism” – as columnist Charles Krauthammer adroitly calls the global governmental power grab and wealth redistribution schemes lurking beneath the “green economy” – has kicked into high gear in Washington, D.C. already this year.
January 14, 2010
Why Republicans Should Get on the Redistricting Reform Bandwagon By Bill Pascoe
Once every decade--in years that end in zero--true political junkies get to spend an entire year basking in the glow of the national campaign over redistricting. For them, it's like the Super Bowl, March Madness, the World Series, and the Daytona 500 all wrapped up in one, but spread out over dozens of key states.
January 14, 2010
2010 Ohio Governor: GOP’s Kasich Remains Ahead of Incumbent Strickland
Little has changed in Ohio’s 2010 race for governor, with incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland still trailing his Republican challenger, John Kasich.
January 14, 2010
2010 Ohio Senate: Portman Still Ahead of Top Democratic Contenders
Former Congressman Rob Portman continues to have the edge on both his chief Democratic rivals in this year’s race for the U.S. Senate in Ohio.
January 14, 2010
Obama's Rapturous Style Versus Tea Party Substance By Michael Barone
In his New York Times column last week, David Brooks contrasted "the educated class," which supports Barack Obama and his liberal worldview, with the tea party movement, "a large, fractious confederation of Americans who are defined by what they are against ... the concentrated power of the educated class."
