Wisconsin Governor: GOP’s Walker, Neumann Still Slightly Ahead
The top Republican contenders for governor of Wisconsin still hold modest leads over the likely Democratic nominee, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.
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March 18, 2010
March 18, 2010
34% Say Health Care Reform Is Goal Obama Most Likely To Achieve
With congressional Democrats pushing to pass their health care plan in the next few days, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 34% of U.S. voters now think health care reform is the goal President Obama is most likely to achieve, up 10 points from last month. However, this finding is still down 13 points from the end of last year.
March 18, 2010
59% Say U.S. Should Continue To Build Fence on U.S.-Mexico Border
The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it is halting funding of the fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, but 59% of Americans believe the United States should continue to build that fence.
March 18, 2010
50% Less Likely To Vote For Congress Member Who Supports Health Care Plan
Fifty percent (50%) of U.S. voters say they are less likely to vote for their representative in Congress this November if he or she votes for the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats.
March 18, 2010
Arizona GOP Senate: McCain 48%, Hayworth 41%
Longtime incumbent John McCain now leads conservative challenger J.D. Hayworth by just seven points in Arizona’s hotly contested Republican Senate Primary race.
March 18, 2010
Wisconsin Senate: Feingold, Thompson Neck-and-Neck
Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold continues to lead his two announced Republican opponents in Wisconsin’s race for the U.S. Senate, and his hypothetical match-up with former Republican Governor Tommy Thompson is now a toss-up.
March 17, 2010
49% Say Israel Should Stop Building Settlements As Part of Peace Deal
Israel’s insistence on building new settlements in disputed Palestinian territory has heightened tensions with the United States. Forty-nine percent (49%) of U.S. voters think Israel should be required to stop those settlements as part of a peace deal with the Palestinians.
March 17, 2010
California Governor: Brown 40%, Whitman 40%
Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman are still tied in their race to be the next governor of California.
March 17, 2010
Voters Take Global Warming Less Seriously
The majority of U.S. voters continue to believe global warming is a serious problem, but the number who considers it very serious is at its lowest level in over a year.
March 16, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Primary: Specter 48%, Sestak 37%
Support for Senator Arlen Specter has fallen below 50% this month in Pennsylvania’s Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate, but he still holds an 11-point lead over Congressman Joe Sestak.
March 16, 2010
California Senate: Boxer 43%, Campbell 41%
Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer is now in a virtual dead heat with former Congressman Tom Campbell in California’s U.S. Senate race.
March 15, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey 49%, Specter 40%
For the third month in a row, likely Republican nominee Pat Toomey holds a nine-point lead over incumbent Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race.
March 15, 2010
55% View Michelle Obama Favorably
Fifty-five percent (55%) of U.S. voters now have a favorable opinion of Michelle Obama, down five points from early February. That includes 32% who view her very favorably.
March 15, 2010
Three-Way Ballot: Democrats 34%, GOP 27%, Tea Party 21%
Both Republican and Tea Party candidates have gained a little ground in a potential three-way congressional contest, but Democrats remain on top.
March 15, 2010
43% Favor Health Care Plan, 53% Oppose
Democrats in Congress are vowing to pass their national health care plan with a vote in the House possible by the end of this week. But most voters still oppose the plan the same way they have for months.
March 15, 2010
43% Favor Health Care Plan, 53% Oppose
Democrats in Congress are vowing to pass their national health care plan with a vote in the House possible by the end of this week. But most voters still oppose the plan the same way they have for months.
March 13, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending March 13, 2010
Are national Democrats on a kamikaze mission to pass their health care reform plan and destroy themselves at the polls in November? That’s what it seems like to many political commentators, and our latest numbers here at Rasmussen Reports aren't too encouraging for the president's party at this point.
March 12, 2010
38% in Minnesota for Pawlenty If He Runs for President
Minnesota voters have mixed feelings about Governor Tim Pawlenty these days, and just 38% say they’d vote him if he wins the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. That’s down four points from November.
March 12, 2010
Louisiana Senate: Vitter 57%, Melancon 34%
A brief brush with scandal hasn’t hurt incumbent Republican Senator David Vitter’s bid for reelection in Louisiana so far. He remains more than 20 points ahead of his Democratic challenger, Congressman Charlie Melancon.
March 11, 2010
Minnesota Governor: Anything Goes At This Point
The only thing it’s safe to say about this year’s governor’s race in Minnesota is that both parties will pick their candidates in primaries on August 10. Other than that, the race is a free-for-all.
