50% Oppose Government Health Insurance Company
Just 35% of U.S. voters now support the creation of a government health insurance company to compete with private health insurers.
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July 17, 2009
July 16, 2009
2010 NY Governors Race: Giuliani Beats Paterson, Cuomo Beats Rudy
It’s a knockout for Rudy Giuliani if he’s the Republican candidate for governor in New York next year running against incumbent Democrat David Paterson. But if Andrew Cuomo is Giuliani’s opponent, chalk up a win for the Democrat. At least that’s the way it looks in the summer of 2009.
July 16, 2009
Plurality of NY Voters Says State Senate More Dangerous In Session Than Out
The New York State Senate has generated more than its share of embarrassing headlines lately. A “coup” disrupted the order of business when two Democrats temporarily sided with Republicans in a move that appeared to give the GOP control of the Senate.
July 16, 2009
2010 Texas GOP Governor Primary: Perry 46%, Hutchison 36%
Incumbent Governor Rick Perry has jumped to a 10-point lead over Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in an early look at next year’s Republican Primary gubernatorial contest in Texas.
July 16, 2009
78% Say Health Care Reform Likely to Mean Higher Taxes for the Middle Class
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of U.S. voters say it is at least somewhat likely that taxes will be raised on the middle class to cover the cost of health care reform. Fifty-six percent (56%) say it’s very likely.
July 16, 2009
Confirmation Hearings Have No Impact on Public Views of Sotomayor
In Washington, D.C., the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor are being endlessly scrutinized, live-blogged and analyzed. But the hearings so far have had virtually no impact on public opinion.
July 16, 2009
New York Senate Primary: Maloney 33% Gillibrand 27%
Challenger Carolyn Maloney has the edge for now over appointed incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand in New York’s Democratic primary campaign for the U.S. Senate. But nearly a third of potential primary voters have no preference at this time leaving the 2010 race wide open.
July 15, 2009
2010 New York Democratic Gubernatorial Primary: Cuomo 61%, Paterson 27%
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has a better than two-to-one lead over incumbent Governor David Paterson in next year’s likely Democratic Primary gubernatorial showdown.
July 15, 2009
Following Two Days of Hearings, 90% Expect Sotomayor to Be Confirmed
Following the first two days of confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, voters overwhelmingly expect her to be confirmed for the U.S. Supreme Court but remain divided as to whether she should be.
July 15, 2009
2009 Virginia Governor: McDonnell 44%, Deeds 41%
Republican candidate Robert F. McDonnell has rebounded to take a narrow lead over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds in the race for governor in Virginia, highlighting the expected closeness of that contest right up to November.
July 15, 2009
2010 New York Democratic Gubernatorial Primary: Cuomo 61%, Paterson 27%
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has a better than two-to-one lead over incumbent Governor David Paterson in next year’s likely Democratic Primary gubernatorial showdown.
July 14, 2009
44% Oppose Sotomayor’s Confirmation, but Support Grows After First Day of Hearings
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor spoke for herself Monday on the first day of her confirmation hearings and got some help in the polls as a result.
July 13, 2009
49% Oppose Health Care Reform Plan, 46% Favor It
Forty-nine percent (49%) of U.S. voters now at least somewhat oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, while 46% at least somewhat favor it, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
July 13, 2009
Numbers Run Sotomayor’s Way So Far
Sonia Sotomayor, the federal appeals court judge who is President Obama’s first nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, has the numbers with her so far. Americans overwhelmingly expect the Senate to confirm her as her confirmation hearings begin.
July 11, 2009
What They Told Us: Week Ending July 10, 2009
Yes, Virginia, there is a Republican Party, and the jockeying already has begun to determine who its standard-bearer will be in 2012 - even though the first primaries are 30 months away.
July 10, 2009
62% Oppose Federal Bailouts for State Budget Problems
Sixty-two percent (62%) of Americans now oppose federal government bailouts for states like California that are experiencing major budget problems.
July 10, 2009
56% Favor Regulation of Campaign Contributions, But 88% Say Special Interests Likely To Get Around It
The Supreme Court is expected to hand down a ruling this fall that could loosen restrictions on contributions to political campaigns in a major way, but 56% of U.S. voters believe the federal government should regulate how much money individuals can give to political campaigns.
July 10, 2009
Will National Issues Impact NJ Gov Race?
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine is campaigning for re-election in a very difficult political environment.
July 9, 2009
59% Reject Pope’s Call for More International Regulation of Economy
Just 17% of Americans agree with Pope Benedict XVI’s call for more international regulation of the U.S. economy, as part of a new papal encyclical urging world leaders to steer the world economy in a more moral direction.
July 8, 2009
New Jersey Governor: Christie Still Leads NJ Gov Race
Republican challenger Chris Christie has lost his post-primary bounce but still leads incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine in the New Jersey governor’s race.
