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.
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January 14, 2010
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."
January 13, 2010
2010 New Hampshire Senate: Ayotte (R) 49%, Hodes (D) 40%
While other Republicans are nosing into the race, former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte remains the GOP hopeful with the best chance of beating likely Democratic candidate Paul Hodes in New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate contest this year.
January 13, 2010
31% Say NBC Treating Conan O’Brien Unfairly
Nearly a week after NBC announced it was canceling Jay Leno’s prime-time show and moving him back to his 11:30 pm time slot, Conan O'Brien, the current host of the network's "The Tonight Show," announced he will not go along with its plans to push him later in the night.
January 13, 2010
2010 Nevada Senate: Reid’s Support Falls Even Lower
Support among Nevada voters for embattled Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s reelection has fallen even further following disclosure in a new book of remarks he made about Barack Obama during Election 2008.
January 13, 2010
Lights, Camera, Action By Susan Estrich
The federal trial of Prop 8 -- the California anti-gay marriage amendment whose constitutionality is currently being challenged -- was about to be a grand experiment in televised trials until the Supreme Court abruptly pulled the plug Monday morning.
January 13, 2010
32% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Thirty-two percent (32%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 13, 2010
2010 Minnesota Governor: Ex-Senators Coleman, Dayton Run Strongest
So far, this year’s race for governor of Minnesota is shaping up as the battle of the ex-senators.
January 13, 2010
Reject Politically Correct "Educated Class" By Tony Blankley
Anti-anti-Islamic radicalism is growing amongst Western elites. In the aftermath of the Fort Hood Islamist terror attack on our troops by United States Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and the Christmas day airline Islamist terror attack attempt, it is becoming ever more obvious that there is a widening gap between public common sense and governing class idiocy when it comes to spotting Islamist danger in our midst -- and doing something about it.
January 12, 2010
Massachusetts Senate Election: Coakley (D) 49%, Brown (R) 47%
The Massachusetts’ special U.S. Senate election has gotten tighter, but the general dynamics remain the same.
January 12, 2010
Republicans Ahead Again By Nine On Generic Ballot
Republican candidates have now posted a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the first two weeks of 2010.
January 12, 2010
43% Not Sure Which Party to Trust On Ethics Issues
Voters continue to trust Republicans more than Democrats on most of the key electoral issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports, but they are more uncertain than ever on which party to trust when it comes to government ethics and corruption.
January 12, 2010
Confidence in A Home As A Family’s Best Investment Down to 55%
Americans continue to show little short- or long-term confidence in the housing market, and belief in a family home as an investment has declined to its lowest point yet.
January 12, 2010
31% Like Government Response to Airline Incident, 38% Don’t
Thirty-one percent (31%) of U.S. voters rate the government response to the attempted terrorist bombing of a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day as good or excellent, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 12, 2010
87% Oppose Front-Seat Computers For Drivers
For the driver already juggling a cell phone and a burger as he’s heading down the highway, it’s the next big thing: An Internet-connected dashboard computer. The perfect front-seat addition, eh?
