47% Believe U.S. Can Win in Afghanistan
Voters are slightly less optimistic about winning the war in Afghanistan despite a highly publicized, thus far successful U.S. offensive against Taliban forces now taking place there.
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February 21, 2010
February 20, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 19, 2010
Fix it or throw it out. Americans seem to be in that kind of mood these days.
February 19, 2010
43% Expect Change If GOP Takes Over Congress, 32% Don’t
Given increasing voter unhappiness with Congress, many analysts suggest Republicans may win control of at least the House in this November’s elections, but voters have mixed feelings about how big a change that might really be.
February 19, 2010
73% Agree That Washington Is “Broken”
Seventy-three percent (73%) of U.S. voters agree with Vice President Joseph Biden that “Washington right now is broken.”
February 19, 2010
49% Favor Building New Nuclear Plants
President Obama this week announced an $8.3-billion government loan guarantee to build the first new nuclear plant in this country in over a quarter of a century.
February 19, 2010
Oregon Governor: Democrats Have It For Now
This year’s race for governor of Oregon is a free-for-all at this stage, with a former Democratic governor who’s the best known of the candidates running slightly ahead.
February 18, 2010
60% in California Say Better If Most Incumbents in State Legislature Are Defeated
As California stumbles through its continuing budget crisis, 60% of likely voters in the state now believe it would be better if most incumbents in the state legislature were defeated in this November’s elections.
February 18, 2010
Wisconsin Senate: Feingold Leads Two Announced GOP Challengers
Wisconsin incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold leads his two best-known announced Republican challengers for the U.S. Senate in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of likely voters in the state.
February 18, 2010
65% of Virginia Voters Approve of McDonnell So Far
Just over a month after Bob McDonnell assumed office in Virginia, a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Virginia voters finds that 65% at least somewhat approve of the job he’s doing as governor, including 29% who strongly approve.
February 18, 2010
Indiana Senate: Hill, Ellsworth Trail Three Main GOP Hopefuls
As expected with incumbent Senator Evan Bayh’s surprise announcement this week that he will not seek reelection, Indiana’s U.S. Senate race is wide open. The three leading Republican contenders all post leads for now over the two most prominently mentioned Democratic hopefuls, but it’s not even clear if those Democrats are in the race.
February 18, 2010
Only 21% Say U.S. Government Has Consent of the Governed
The founding document of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, states that governments derive “their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Today, however, just 21% of voters nationwide believe that the federal government enjoys the consent of the governed.
February 17, 2010
Oregon Senate: Wyden 49%, Huffman 35%
Another “safe” Democratic senator may not be quite as safe as he thought.
February 17, 2010
Voters Think Democrats More Likely To Have A Plan for the Future
The first President Bush called it “the vision thing,” and voters are more confident that the Democratic Party has it than do Republicans. They also see Democrats as more ideological than the GOP these days.
February 16, 2010
29% Say U.S. Should Go It Alone Against Iran
With China still blocking UN efforts to impose meaningful sanctions on Iran, 29% of U.S. voters now think the United States should take action alone against the rogue Islamic nation.
February 16, 2010
43% Say Local Government Better Than Feds, States
Forty-three percent (43%) of U.S. voters rate the performance of their local government as tops compared to its counterparts on the state and federal level.
February 16, 2010
47% Blame Global Warming on Planetary Trends
Questions continue to mount over the science behind years of studies that say humans are chiefly to blame for global warming. But reflecting a trend that has been going on for more than a year, just 35% of U.S. voters now believe global warming is caused primarily by human activity.
February 16, 2010
California Governor: Brown 43%, Whitman 43%
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman now runs dead even with likely Democratic nominee Jerry Brown in California’s gubernatorial contest.
February 15, 2010
California Senate: Boxer Still Holds Narrow Leads Over GOP Hopefuls
For the second month in a row, incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer is in surprisingly tight races with three potential Republican challengers in California.
February 15, 2010
59% Favor Letting States Opt Out of Federal Programs
Voters strongly believe that a state should have the right to avoid federal programs it doesn’t like, but they draw the line at states seceding from the union.
February 15, 2010
Washington Senate: Murray Leads All Republican Challengers But Rossi
Democratic Senator Patty Murray holds double-digit leads on three of the top Republicans who hope to unseat her in this year’s Senate race in Washington State.
