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.
North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall received a big bounce in the polls last month following her run-off victory to win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. However, the bounce is gone and the race is back to where it’s been for most of the year with Republican Senator Richard Burr enjoying a double digit lead.
North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall received a big bounce in the polls last month following her run-off victory to win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. However, the bounce is gone and the race is back to where it’s been for most of the year with Republican Senator Richard Burr enjoying a double digit lead.
With the Iraq war seemingly drawing to a close, 42% of voters believe life in the United States would be more dangerous today if the war had not been fought and Saddam Hussein was still in power. Most (55%) also believe the Iraqi people are better off today because Hussein was removed from power.
Congresswoman Mary Fallin remains the most competitive Republican in Oklahoma’s gubernatorial contest, with state Attorney General Drew Edmonson her strongest Democratic opponent.
The good news for Oklahoma Democrats is that Republican Senator Tom Coburn, a champion of term limits, says he will not seek reelection in 2016. The bad news is that Coburn is far ahead of both his Democratic challengers in his bid for reelection this year.
Republican Sam Brownback still holds an overwhelming lead over his Democratic opponent Tom Holland in the contest for governor of Kansas.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of New York voters favor passage of an immigration law like Arizona’s in their state, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Empire State.
Is the fighting by U.S. forces in Iraq really just about over?
The race to be Pennsylvania’s next governor is the closest it's been to date, but Republican State Attorney General Tom Corbett still holds a 10-point lead over his Democratic opponent, Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato.
Arizona legislators are already being criticized for another tough measure they are considering to combat illegal immigration – denying birth certificates to children born to illegal immigrants in the state.
Sixty percent (60%) of voters nationwide favor repeal of the recently passed health care law, including 49% who Strongly Favor repeal.
The players are the same, and the numbers haven’t changed. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the governor’s race in Ohio finds Republican John Kasich with a 47% to 40% lead over incumbent Democrat Ted Strickland - for the second month in a row. Three percent (3%) of Likely Voters in the state prefer some other candidate, and 10% are undecided.
This Independence Day, Americans overwhelmingly agree with the core ideals instilled in the founding document of the United States.
As the United States prepares to celebrate the nation’s birthday, concerns about the economy continue to grow and the stock market has turned decidedly sour.
Every morning children in school stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance, which says “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
The Ohio Senate race between former Republican Congressman Rob Portman and Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher remains very close.
Sixty-seven percent (67%) of Americans say city governments do not have the right to prevent citizens from owning handguns, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Most Americans say don’t mess with the U.S. Constitution, even though a plurality still believes it does not restrict the government enough.
