Ohio Governor: Kasich 46% Strickland 45%
Democratic Governor Ted Strickland and Republican challenger John Kasich are now in a virtual tie in Ohio’s gubernatorial race.
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March 31, 2010
35% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Thirty-five percent (35%) of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, up nine points from last week and the highest level of optimism measured since early September 2009, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 31, 2010
65% Say Middle Class Pays Bigger Share of Income In Taxes Than Wealthy
It’s income tax season again, and most Americans have questions about how much they have to pay.
March 31, 2010
31% Trust Russia to Honor Nuclear Arms Agreement
U.S. voters are feeling a little more neighborly these days with America’s old Cold War rival.
March 31, 2010
Rejection Season By Susan Estrich
Yesterday, Stanford University announced it had accepted a mere 7.2 percent of the tens of thousands of high school seniors across the country who applied for admission to the class of 2014. Other highly selective schools will be making similar announcements in the days ahead.
March 31, 2010
Idaho Senate: Crapo Starting Strong in Reelection Bid
Republican Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho appears to be safely on his way to reelection so far.
March 31, 2010
New York Governor: Cuomo Still Posts Big Leads
Any way you cut it at this point, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is comfortably ahead of his rivals in the race for governor of New York, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Empire State voters.
March 31, 2010
Idaho Governor: GOP’s Otter 60%, Allred 28%
Idaho Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter enjoys a comfortable head start in his bid for a second term.
March 31, 2010
Frustrating, Stubborn Facts By Tony Blankley
The late, splendid Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan once famously asserted, "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." The senator was wrong. (Of course, for those of us who still believe that objectivity is objective, a fact is still a fact, though the heavens may fall.)
March 30, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 39%
Republican candidates now hold an eight-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
March 30, 2010
36% Haven't Filed Their Income Taxes Yet
With just over two weeks to go before April 15, 36% of Americans say they have not yet filed their income taxes.
March 30, 2010
National Sales Tax Still Unpopular
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% of voters nationwide favor a national sales tax if the money is used to pay for health care for all Americans, but 51% oppose that idea. These findings are unchanged from December.
March 30, 2010
Actually, Deficits Don’t Drive Up Rates By Lawrence Kudlow
Treasury rates jumped last week as the 10-year bond moved up to around 3.85 percent, about 20 basis points or so in the last week or two.
March 30, 2010
Clowns to the Left, Jokers on the Right By Debra J. Saunders
When activists break the law protesting Republican policies, it is because lefties care so much. But when conservatives act likewise, it's because they are loudmouths and louts.
March 30, 2010
Down With Political Prognostications By Froma Harrop
Political sages turn today's polling and past voter behavior into confident predictions about upcoming elections. That's their job. But fortune-tellers may do nearly as well, especially when the vote takes place months in the future.
March 30, 2010
South Dakota Governor: GOP’s Daugaard 49%, Heidepriem 32%
Republican Lieutenant Governor Dennis Daugaard now holds a 17-point lead over likely Democratic nominee Scott Heidepriem in South Dakota’s race for governor. But the Democrat maintains modest leads over two other GOP hopefuls.
March 30, 2010
53% Undecided in Michigan’s Democratic Gubernatorial Race
The undecideds are ahead in Michigan’s Democratic gubernatorial primary contest.
March 30, 2010
Michigan Republican Primary for Governor: Hoekstra Barely Ahead, With 32% Undecided
Congressman Peter Hoektsra has a slight lead over his Republican rivals in the party’s wide-open primary race for governor of Michigan.
March 29, 2010
Voters Have Mixed Feelings on Obama’s Leadership Skills
Many Democrats view the passage of the national health care plan as President Obama's greatest achievement yet in office, but voters for the first time are evenly divided in their assessments of the president's leadership.
March 29, 2010
South Dakota House: Herseth Sandlin 44%, GOP’s Nelson 42%
South Dakota Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin is now virtually tied with one Republican opponent but is still ahead of two others in her bid for reelection.
