Arizona Governor: GOP's Martin, Mills Lead Goddard
Likely Democratic candidate Terry Goddard now trails two potential Republican opponents in the latest look at Arizona’s gubernatorial contest.
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March 23, 2010
March 23, 2010
49% Support State Lawsuits Against Health Care Plan
Forty-nine percent (49%) of U.S. voters favor their state suing the federal government to fight the requirement in the new national health care plan that every American must obtain health insurance.
March 23, 2010
This Time, a Real Immigration Fix By Froma Harrop
What part of "immigration reform" don't you understand -- or, rather, don't want to understand? The send-'em-home crowd doesn't "get it" that a new enforcement regime must be paired with an amnesty for millions, even though they broke the law by working here illegally. And an alliance of cheap-labor types and ethnic activists don't want to understand that real reform means the government will actually stop employers from hiring undocumented workers.
March 23, 2010
Florida Senate GOP Primary: Rubio 56%, Crist 34%
Former state House Speaker Marco Rubio is now even further ahead of Governor Charlie Crist in the race for Florida’s Republican Senate nomination.
March 23, 2010
Rasmussen Reports Launches New State News Initiative
Rasmussen Reports, LLC, an electronic media company specializing in public opinion polling, unveils its latest information initiative, the State Portfolio, online today.
March 23, 2010
Rasmussen Reports And Maroon Alchemy Unveil New Online Content System
Rasmussen Reports, a media organization specializing in public opinion polling information, and Maroon Alchemy, LLC, a Colorado digital firm, announce the launch of an innovative new online feature, the Media Meter on rasmussenreports.com, America’s most trafficked public opinion polling site.
March 23, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 35%
Republican candidates now hold an eight-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
March 23, 2010
Indiana Senate: Ellsworth Trails GOP Hopefuls – Before Health Care Vote
Two of the three top Republican hopefuls for the U.S. Senate in Indiana continue to hold double-digit leads over Democratic Congressman Brad Ellsworth. Ellsworth supported President Obama’s health care plan in a state where opposition to the legislation is higher than it is nationally.
March 23, 2010
ObamaCare Means: Don't Look Behind the Curtain By Debra J. Saunders
You've really got to hand it to President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Saddled with a majority of both houses and a hold on the White House, they somehow managed to pass the Senate health care bill in the House. It's practically a miracle.
March 22, 2010
Florida Senate: Rubio 42%, Meek 25%, Crist 22%
Former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio for now runs well ahead in a three-way race for the U.S. Senate in Florida, should Governor Charlie Crist decide to run as an independent.
March 22, 2010
43% Say Cost of Prescription Drugs Will Go Up If Health Plan Becomes Law
Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans expect the cost of prescription drugs to go up if the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats becomes law.
March 22, 2010
Iowa Senate: Grassley Remains Well Ahead
Republican Charles Grassley continues to hold a comfortable lead over his three chief Democratic challengers in the U.S. Senate race in Iowa.
March 22, 2010
Vermont Senate: Leahy 58%, Generic Republican 33%
Longtime Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy is comfortably on his way to a seventh term in Washington so far.
March 22, 2010
Health Plan Means Bigger Deficits and Higher Taxes By Michael Barone
As this is written, the lobbying of House Democrats on the health care bill is going on apace, and every hour brings news of another no vote converted to yes, or a yes vote switching to no.
March 22, 2010
64% Say Congress Is Doing A Poor Job
Voters continue to give Congress some of its lowest marks ever.
March 21, 2010
Georgia Senate: Isakson 52%, Generic Democrat 31%
Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia now posts a 21-point lead and crosses the critical 50% mark for incumbents in his bid for reelection.
March 21, 2010
54% Say Cost Is Biggest Problem With Health Care
Most voters still believe cost is the biggest problem with health care in America today, but most also think passage of the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will drive costs even higher.
March 21, 2010
52% in California Say Public Employee Unions Significantly Strain Budget
Most likely voters in California (52%) believe public employee unions place a significant strain on the state’s struggling budget, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
March 21, 2010
Crack Versus Powder Cocaine Should Not Be Black and White By Debra J. Saunders
Last week by voice vote, the Senate unanimously approved a measure to reduce the infamous 100-1 disparity in federal mandatory minimum prison sentences for possession of crack versus powder cocaine. The new, improved disparity would be 18-1.
March 21, 2010
It’s Time to Decide, and 54% of Voters Oppose the Health Care Plan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has scheduled a House of Representatives vote today on the health care reform plan proposed by the President Obama and congressional Democrats. Yet while in Congress there has been months of posturing and shifting of political tactics, voter attitudes have remained constant: A majority oppose the plan being considered by the legislators.
