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.
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December 12, 2009
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.
December 9, 2009
54% in Virginia Oppose Health Care Plan
Barack Obama was the first Democratic presidential candidate in decades to carry Virginia, but that support isn’t carrying over to the president’s national health care plan.
December 9, 2009
2010 North Dakota Senate: Hoeven 58%, Dorgan 36%
Incumbent Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan may have a serious problem on his hands if Republicans recruit Governor John Hoeven to run for the U.S. Senate in North Dakota next year.
December 8, 2009
51% of SC Republicans Say Party Should Be More Like DeMint Than Graham
Two of the most influential Republicans in the U.S. Senate these days come from South Carolina, Jim DeMint and Lindsey Graham. But Graham’s efforts to work with majority Democrats on some issues has angered many GOP voters in the state, even prompting efforts to censure him.
December 8, 2009
2010 Connecticut Senate: Dodd Struggles Against All Republican Challengers
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Connecticut now finds Dodd attracting just 35% to 40% of the vote against three possible Republican challengers.
December 7, 2009
41% Favor Health Care Plan, 51% Oppose
The Senate worked through the weekend on its version of the national health care bill, with President Obama stopping by for a rare Sunday visit, but for the second week in a row, only 41% of U.S. voters favor the health care plan proposed by the president and congressional Democrats.
December 7, 2009
Tea Party Tops GOP on Three-Way Generic Ballot
Running under the Tea Party brand may be better in congressional races than being a Republican.
December 6, 2009
What's In A Name? Favorables for Krugman, Fund, Alice Cooper and Springsteen
Most voters (55%) don’t know enough about Paul Krugman to venture even a soft opinion about him. Those with an opinion are fairly evenly divided—22% favorable and 22% unfavorable. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just one-in-10 voters has a strong opinion about Krugman, with four percent (4%) voicing a Very Favorable opinion and six percent (6%) a Very Unfavorable view.
December 5, 2009
42% Want Federal Government to Address Health Care Reform, 23% Prefer Leaving It to States
While most Americans oppose the health care legislation working its way through Congress, most also believe the reform is something the federal government should be dealing with.
December 5, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending December 4, 2009
President Obama seems to be shifting from one hot potato to the next these days.
