68% Oppose Boycotts of Arizona Over New Immigration Law
Boston and Los Angeles were among the first to announce boycotts of Arizona, but 68% of Americans say it’s a bad idea for other cities or states to boycott Arizona over its new immigration law.
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May 20, 2010
May 20, 2010
41% Say Random Selection From Phone Book Would Do A Better Job Than Current Congress
Tuesday's primaries were more proof of the anti-incumbency mood felt in many parts of the nation, and a new Rasmussen Reports poll finds that many voters continue to feel a randomly selected sample of people from the phone book could do a better job than their elected representatives in Congress.
May 20, 2010
71% in Arizona Now Support State’s New Immigration Law
Arizona voters now support the state’s new immigration law more than ever and are still more inclined to think the law will be good for the state’s economy rather than bad.
May 20, 2010
Kentucky Senate: Paul 59%, Conway 34%
Rand Paul, riding the momentum of his big Republican Primary win on Tuesday, now posts a 25-point lead over Democrat Jack Conway in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, but there’s a lot of campaigning to go.
May 20, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Sestak 46% Toomey 42%
Democratic Congressman Joe Sestak’s victory over longtime Senator Arlen Specter for his party’s nomination Tuesday has given him a bounce in support in Pennsylvania’s general election for U.S. Senate.
May 20, 2010
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.
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.
