44% Favor Health Care Plan, 52% Oppose
President Obama’s health care summit last week seems to have nudged up support, but 52% of U.S. voters continue to oppose the plan proposed by the president and congressional Democrats.
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March 1, 2010
February 28, 2010
40% Give Obama Good/Excellent Grades for Leadership, 41% Say Poor
Forty percent (40%) of voters nationwide give President Obama good or excellent marks for leadership. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 41% rate the president's leadership as poor.
February 28, 2010
44% Rate U.S. Health Care System Good or Excellent
All the talk about reforming health care over the past year hasn’t led to any legislation but it has generated improved perceptions of the U.S. health care system and left voters divided about the need for reform.
February 27, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 27, 2010
President Obama and congressional Democrats seem to be doing everything in their power to revive their national health care plan, but the public still isn’t buying.
February 27, 2010
Maryland Senate: Mikulski 54%, Generic Republican 36%
Senator Barbara Mikulski from Maryland is one Democratic incumbent who is not feeling the heat this election cycle.
February 26, 2010
South Dakota Governor: No Clear Front-runner So Far
The first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 look at this year’s race for governor of South Dakota finds a wide-open contest with none of the major candidates from either party near 50% support.
February 26, 2010
North Carolina Senate: GOP's Burr Takes Bigger Lead
Incumbent Republican Richard Burr leads two potential leading Democratic challengers in this year’s U.S. Senate race in North Carolina. However, his numbers continue to display potential weakness.
February 26, 2010
Maryland Governor: O’Malley 49%, Ehrlich 43%
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is expected to seek reelection this fall, and it’s a six-point race for now if it’s a rematch of 2006.
February 25, 2010
50% See China As Long-Term Threat To U.S.
Half the nation’s voters (50%) view China as a long-term threat to the United States, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Fueling this sentiment is concern over how much U.S. debt China now owns and the expectation that China will use that debt against the United States at a later point in time.
February 25, 2010
47% Oppose Public Option Health Plan; 58% Oppose If Workers Forced To Change Coverage
As President Obama convenes a bipartisan summit today in hopes of getting his health care plan back on track, voters remain closely divided on the creation of a government-run health insurance option. But opposition increases dramatically if its creation might force people to change their existing coverage.
February 25, 2010
South Dakota House: Herseth Sandlin 45%, GOP's Nelson 38%
South Dakota Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin’s reelection effort appears to be suffering from the same political backlash as those of many incumbents around the nation.
February 25, 2010
Delaware Senate: Castle 53%, Coons 32%
Now it’s official: There’s an announced Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Delaware, but, as party leaders feared, he has a long way to go.
February 24, 2010
51% Fear Government More Than Private Health Insurers
President Obama and congressional Democrats are citing a jump in rates by a California health insurer as grounds for getting their national health care plan back on track, but voters are still more fearful of the federal government than private insurance companies when it comes to health care decisions.
February 24, 2010
Georgia Senate: Isakson 49%, Generic Democrat 36%
Republican Senator Johnny Isakson of Georgia may be suffering from the same anti-incumbency backlash that many of his Senate colleagues around the country are experiencing in their reelection bids.
February 24, 2010
Texas GOP Primary: Perry 48%, Hutchison 27%, Medina 16%
Just days before Texas Republicans pick their nominee for governor, incumbent Rick Perry has his biggest lead yet.
February 23, 2010
Texas Governor: Perry, Hutchison Still Lead White
As the Republican contenders slug it out in their primary battle, Democratic hopeful Bill White still trails the top two Republicans in the general election race for governor of Texas. However, White has drawn a little bit closer than he was a month ago.
February 23, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: GOP Still Holds The Edge
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker remains the strongest Republican for now in the race against likely Democratic candidate Tom Barrett in the contest for Wisconsin governor.
February 23, 2010
Florida Governor: McCollum 48%, Sink 35%
The race for Florida’s next governor remains unchanged, with Republican state Attorney General Bill McCollum holding onto a double-digit lead.
February 23, 2010
Florida Senate: Meek Still A Distant Second to Crist, Rubio
While Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio battle it out for the Republican Senate nomination in Florida, one thing is unchanged for now: Regardless of which GOP candidate emerges, the likely Democratic Senate nominee, Congressman Kendrick Meek, has a long way to go.
February 23, 2010
41% Favor Obama’s Health Care Plan, 56% Oppose
Voters still strongly oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats and think Congress should focus instead on smaller bills that address problems individually rather than a comprehensive plan.
