59% In Pennsylvania Favor Offshore Oil Drilling, 49% Support Deepwater Drilling
While a majority of Pennsylvania voters believe offshore oil drilling should be permitted, not nearly as many support deepwater drilling.
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July 12, 2010
July 12, 2010
53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
Fifty-three percent (53%) of voters nationwide favor repeal of the recently passed national health care law. The latest weekly Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey on the subject finds that 42% oppose repeal.
July 12, 2010
65% Confident In U.S. Ability To Catch Spies
With the U.S.-Russia spy swap making headlines, 65% of voters say they are at least somewhat confident in the ability of the government to catch those from other countries who are spying on the United States.
July 12, 2010
Indiana Senate: Coats (R) 51%, Ellsworth (D) 30%
Indiana still has the look of a likely Republican Senate pickup, with former Senator Dan Coats remaining comfortably ahead of his Democratic opponent Brad Ellsworth.
July 12, 2010
Maryland Governor: Ehrlich 47%, O’Malley 46%
The race for governor of Maryland remains a close one, with incumbent Democrat Martin O’Malley and Republican challenger Bob Ehrlich in a virtual tie again this month.
July 11, 2010
44% in Illinois Say Stimulus Package Helped Economy But 50% Say No New Jobs Created
Although the plurality of Illinois voters feel the $787 billion economic stimulus plan enacted last year by Congress and the president helped the economy, the plurality doesn’t believe it created new jobs.
July 11, 2010
50% Rate Obama’s Economic Performance As Poor
Obama administration officials continue to insist that the economy is showing signs of improvement, but most voters aren’t buying it. The Discover (R) Consumer Spending Monitor shows that just 28% of Americans think the economy is getting better, while 48% say it’s getting worse.
July 10, 2010
South Dakota Governor: Daugaard (R) 52%, Heidepriem (D) 35%
Lieutenant Governor Dennis Daugaard continues to lead his Democratic challenger, Scott Heidepriem, by a wide margin in the race for governor of South Dakota.
July 10, 2010
60% in Florida Oppose Justice Department Challenge of Arizona Immigration Law
Just 28% of Florida voters agree with the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to challenge the legality of Arizona’s recently enacted immigration law.
July 10, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending July 10, 2010
Politically speaking, only an improved economy is likely to trump health care and immigration in voters’ minds this November, but the latest findings on the economic front are far from reassuring.
July 9, 2010
57% in Pennsylvania Favor Arizona-Like Immigration Law
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Likely Voters in Pennsylvania favor an immigration law similar to the one passed in Arizona in their state, according to a recent Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey. Twenty-eight percent (28%) oppose such a law.
July 9, 2010
South Dakota House: Noem (R) 49%, Herseth-Sandlin (D) 44%
Republican Kristi Noem’s post-primary bounce appears to be over, and she and incumbent Democrat Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin are now in much tighter race for South Dakota’s only House seat.
July 9, 2010
Illinois Governor: Brady (R) 43%, Quinn (D) 40%
Illinois’ embattled Democratic Governor Pat Quinn has closed the gap somewhat this month and now trails his Republican challenger Bill Brady by just three points in the state’s hotly-contested gubernatorial contest.
July 8, 2010
59% of West Virginia Voters Want Special Election to Replace Byrd
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin thinks there should be a special election to replace the late Robert Byrd in the U.S. Senate, and a solid majority of the state’s voters agree with him.
July 8, 2010
Illinois Senate: Giannoulias (D) 40%, Kirk (R) 39%
The Illinois Senate race remains a virtual tie, but Republican Mark Kirk’s support appears to be trending down.
July 8, 2010
40% in Pennsylvania Approve of Governor, 60% Disapprove
Sixty percent (60%) of voters in Pennsylvania now disapprove of the job Democrat Ed Rendell is doing as governor, the highest level of disapproval measured since early October 2009.
July 8, 2010
56% Oppose Justice Department Challenge of Arizona Law; 61% Favor Similar Law In Their State
Voters by a two-to-one margin oppose the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to challenge the legality of Arizona’s new immigration law in federal court. Sixty-one percent (61%), in fact, favor passage of a law like Arizona’s in their own state, up six points from two months ago.
July 8, 2010
Florida Senate: Rubio 36%, Crist 34%, Meek 15%
Florida’s Senate race remains all about Republican-turned-independent Charlie Crist and likely GOP nominee Marco Rubio.
July 7, 2010
Kansas Senate: Republican Candidates Still Far Ahead
Republicans Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt outdistance all four of their potential Democratic rivals by substantial margins in the race for U.S. Senate in Kansas, a state that hasn't elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932.
July 7, 2010
79% in New York Favor Cutting State Spending Over Raising Taxes
In the face of strong voter opposition to tax cuts of any kind, New York’s state legislature continues to resist efforts to cut the budget down to size, forcing Governor David Paterson to veto what little he can to reduce the sticker shock for voters.
