41% Say U.S. Can Win War in Afghanistan, 36% Disagree
A massive suicide bombing last week pushed the number of U.S. casualties in the war in Afghanistan over the 1,000 mark, and voter confidence in America’s handling of that war continues to fall.
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May 24, 2010
May 24, 2010
63% Favor Repeal of National Health Care Plan
Support for repeal of the new national health care plan has jumped to its highest level ever. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 63% of U.S. voters now favor repeal of the plan passed by congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Obama in March.
May 24, 2010
North Dakota Senate: Hoeven 72%, Potter 23%
Governor John Hoeven now has the support of nearly three-out-of-four North Dakota voters in his bid to be the state’s next U.S. senator.
May 23, 2010
65% in Texas Still Support Offshore Drilling
Despite the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 65% of Likely Voters in Texas still support offshore oil drilling, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. Twenty-one percent (21%) oppose such drilling.
May 22, 2010
72% Are Not Confident Congress Knows What It’s Doing When It Comes to The Economy
Even as Congress puts the finishing touches on legislation asserting more government control over the U.S. financial industry, most U.S. voters continue to believe the legislators have little idea what they're doing when it comes to the economy.
May 22, 2010
28% in California Approve of Schwarzenegger’s Performance
Just 28% of Likely Voters in California approve of the job Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is doing, down seven points over the past month. The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey shows 71% disapprove of the governor’s performance.
May 22, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 21, 2010
Tuesday was a big day for American political junkies with a number of key primaries on the agenda. In Pennsylvania, Arlen Specter was defeated in the Democratic Party. A year earlier, he had left the Republican Party after a Rasmussen Reports poll showed he couldn’t win that party’s primary competition. Specter led the Democratic Primary until a month ago when Rasmussen Reports was the first to show that Joe Sestak had caught him. The final Rasmussen poll in the race showed Sestak winning by five. He won by eight.
May 21, 2010
57% in Texas Support Immigration Law Like Arizona's
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Likely Voters in Texas favor passage of an immigration law like Arizona’s in their state, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey. Thirty-two percent (32%) oppose such a law.
May 21, 2010
Pennsylvania Governor: Corbett 49%, Onorato 36%
Republican State Attorney General Tom Corbett is near the critical 50% mark in his race against Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato for governor of Pennsylvania.
May 21, 2010
Just 28% of New York Voters Approve of Governor’s Performance
New York Governor David Paterson is now earning his lowest job approval ratings in over a year.
May 21, 2010
South Carolina Democratic Primary for Governor: Sheheen 30%, Rex 22%, Ford 4%
State Senator Vincent Sheheen has now opened a modest lead over two other hopefuls in the Democratic Primary contest for governor of South Carolina with less than three weeks to go. But nearly one-out-of-three primary voters remain undecided.
May 21, 2010
Arizona Governor: Brewer 52%, Goddard 39%
After championing her state’s new immigration law in the face of criticism from President Obama and others, incumbent Arizona Governor Jan Brewer for the first time now attracts more than 50% support in her bid for reelection against likely Democratic candidate Terry Goddard.
May 21, 2010
North Dakota House: Berg (R) 52%, Pomeroy (D) 43%
Republican Rick Berg has moved past the 50% mark in support against incumbent Democratic Congressman Earl Pomeroy in North Dakota’s race for U.S. House of Representatives.
May 20, 2010
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.
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
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.
