Sixty-five percent (65%) of New Jersey voters favor a one-year pay freeze on the salaries of administrators, teachers and school workers to reduce the state’s level of local school aid, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.
Republican Scott McInnis holds on to 48% of the vote for the second month in a row in his match-up with Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper for governor of Colorado.
Fifty-one percent (51%) of voters in New Jersey, a state Barack Obama carried handily in 2008, now favor repeal of the recently-passed national health care bill. That includes 41% who strongly favor repeal.
Most voters nationwide (53%) believe any changes to Medicare or Social Security should be approved by a vote of the American people.
Fifty percent (50%) of New York voters favor repeal of the recently-passed national health care plan, while 46% oppose repeal, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. This includes 37% who strongly favor it and 36% who are strongly opposed.
Incumbent Republican Senator Bob Bennett is under serious political attack in Utah for not being conservative enough, but he has the highest level of support so far among the state’s likely Republican Primary voters. One-out-of-five primary voters remain undecided.
Though offshore oil drilling is still off-limits off the coast of California, the plurality (44%) of voters in the state think it should be allowed there.
Governor Gary Herbert, the lieutenant governor who took over the state's top job when Jon Huntsman stepped down last summer to become U.S. ambassador to China, enjoys a comfortable level of support against the only Democrat in Utah's special gubernatorial election.
Forty percent (40%) of likely Florida Republican Primary voters say the Justice Department should investigate allegations of financial wrongdoing within the state Republican Party.
Pit maverick Republican Congressman Ron Paul against President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up, and the race is – virtually dead even.
Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer now receives no more than 43% support against any of her top three GOP opponents in her reelection bid for U.S. Senate in California, but they aren't gaining ground either.
Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand remains in a vulnerable position in her bid for reelection in New York even though no viable Republican running against her.
The number of people who say they’re part of the Tea Party Movement nationally has grown to 24%. That’s up from 16% a month ago, but the movement still defies easy description.
Twenty-four percent (24%) of U.S. voters now say they consider themselves a part of the Tea Party movement, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Primary is a month away, and the race between incumbent Senator Arlen Specter and challenger Joe Sestak is now a dead heat.
Support for Louisiana Republican Senator David Vitter has dropped slightly this month, but he still remains well ahead of Democratic Congressman Charlie Melancon in his bid for reelection.
Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters nationwide believe repeal of the recently passed health care law will be good for the economy.
Three weeks after Congress passed its new national health care plan, support for repeal of the measure has risen four points to 58%. That includes 50% of U.S. voters who strongly favor repeal.
Support for Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s U.S. Senate bid has fallen this month to its lowest level yet. Just 28% of the state’s likely Republican voters support his candidacy now, down six points from March.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal continues to earn over 50% of the vote in Connecticut's U.S. Senate race, while his three top Republican challengers remain in the 30s.
