2010 Florida Governor: McCollum 44%, Sink 39%
Florida’s 2010 race for governor is looking a little more competitive.
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December 16, 2009
December 15, 2009
2010 Florida GOP Senate Primary: Crist 43%, Rubio 43%
Governor Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio are now tied in the 2010 race for the Republican Senate nomination in Florida.
December 14, 2009
50% Agree Afghanistan Is A 'Just' War
Fifty percent (50%) of U.S. voters agree with President Obama that Afghanistan is a "just" war.
December 14, 2009
62% Think Afghanistan Will Be A Harder Fight Than Iraq
Sixty-two percent (62%) of U.S. voters think it will be harder for America to make progress in Afghanistan than it was in Iraq.
December 14, 2009
40% Support Health Care Plan, 56% Oppose It
Fifty-six percent (56%) of U.S. voters now oppose the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the highest level of opposition found - reached three times before - in six months of polling.
December 14, 2009
2010 Colorado Governor: McInnis 48%, Ritter 40%
Like many Democrats nationwide these days, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter who was easily elected in 2006 finds himself trailing his chief Republican opponent in a potential 2010 match-up.
December 14, 2009
2010 Pennsylvania Governor: GOP Has Early Edge But Race Wide-Open
The candidate with the best statewide name recognition is in front, but with no one earning over 50% of the vote, Pennsylvania’s 2010 governor’s race is shaping up for now as wide open.
December 13, 2009
Pelosi Negatives Go Up When She’s Identified As House Speaker
One of the things that political pros often overestimate is how well known politicians are.
December 12, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending December 11, 2009
Like Yogi Berra said, it’s déjà vu all over again.
December 12, 2009
51% in Illinois Oppose Prison for Guantanamo Terrorists In Their State
Fifty-one percent (51%) of Illinois voters oppose relocating some suspected terrorists from the Guantanamo prison camp in Cuba to a prison in their state.
December 11, 2009
2010 Colorado Senate: Norton Runs Best Against Democrats
The election is nearly a year away, but right now former Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton appears to be the Republican with the best shot of beating either of the potential Democratic candidates in Colorado’s race for the U.S. Senate.
December 11, 2009
2010 Nevada Senate: Reid Trails Amidst Strong Opposition to Health Plan
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid continues to lag behind all potential Republican challengers in next year’s U.S. Senate race in Nevada, according to new Rasmussen Reports telephone polling in the state.
December 10, 2009
Most Voters Lack Confidence in NATO To Do Its Part In Afghanistan
President Obama in his recent speech laying out his strategy for the war in Afghanistan stressed how important it is for America’s NATO allies to pitch in.
December 10, 2009
43% Favor Urgent Action Against Global Warming, 43% Say Not So Fast
Americans remain evenly divided over how urgent it is to deal with global warming.
December 10, 2009
2010 Ohio Senate: Portman 40%, Brunner 33%; Portman, Fisher Neck-and-Neck
Republican Rob Portman has managed to pull away somewhat from Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner but still finds himself in a highly competitive race with Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher in potential 2010 U.S. Senate match-ups in Ohio.
December 10, 2009
2010 Illinois Senate: Giannoulias 42%, Kirk 39%
Democratic State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias has now crept past Republican Congressman Mark Kirk in Illinois’ 2010 race for the U.S. Senate, and other Democratic hopefuls are closing the gap.
December 10, 2009
2010 Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey With Narrow Lead Over Both Specter and Sestak
Likely Republican nominee Pat Toomey is now ahead of both Democrats who are vying to run against him next year in Pennsylvania’s 2010 race for the U.S. Senate.
December 9, 2009
In 2010 Ohio Governor Match-up, Strickland Trails Kasich
Unemployment in Ohio has jumped to 10.5%, the state is wrestling with an $851 million budget shortfall, and Governor Ted Strickland has proposed delaying a tax cut approved in 2005. Add it all together, and it’s a tough environment for the incumbent Democratic governor who now trails his expected general election opponent by nine percentage points in an early look at the 2010 race.
December 9, 2009
53% Say EPA Should Not Regulate Greenhouse Gases Without Congress' OK
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday declared carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions a danger to public health and said it will regulate them accordingly.
December 9, 2009
2010 Pennsylvania Senate Primary: Specter 48%, Sestak 35%
Longtime Senator Arlen Specter holds a 13-point lead over his Democratic Primary challenger Joe Sestak.
