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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (70427)	8/12/2009 11:21:41 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 224750

Election 2009: Virginia Governor Election 2009 Virginia Governor: McDonnell (R) 47% Deeds (D) 38% Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Email to a Friend ShareThis.Advertisement Republican candidate Robert F. McDonnell has opened a nine-point lead over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds in the race for governor in Virginia. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Virginia voters finds McDonnell leading Deeds 47% to 38%. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate, and 12% are undecided. These figures reflect an improvement for McDonnell. A month ago, the GOP hopeful led by just three percentage points. Since then, he has gained three percentage points of support while Deeds has lost three percentage points. When “leaners” are included, McDonnell leads 49% to 41%. Leaners are those who initially indicate no preference for either of the candidates but answer a follow-up question and say they are leaning towards a particular candidate. (Want a free daily e-mail update? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook. Fifty-three percent (53%) of Virginia voters have a favorable view of McDonnell, up three points over the past month. Deeds, who is hoping to be the state's third Democratic governor in a row, is seen favorably by 48%, down a point from a month ago. President Obama’s numbers have slipped a bit both nationally and in Virginia. Last November, Obama became the first Democrat to carry Virginia since 1964. Today, 48% of the state’s voters approve of the way he’s doing his job. That’s down three points from a month ago. Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Virginia voters Strongly Approve of the president’s performance while 41% Strongly Disapprove. By a 48% to 30% margin, Virginia voters trust McDonnell more than Deeds on taxes. The Republican hopeful has a similar advantage on the issue of government spending. However, on the critical issue of transportation, voters are more evenly divided. Thirty-six percent (36%) trust McDonnell more while 33% trust Deeds and 31% are not sure. But those figures reflect an improvement for McDonnell. A month ago, Deeds had a four-point edge on the issue. Forty-two percent (42%) like McDonnell's idea of privatizing Virginia's state-run liquor stores as a way to help finance transportation projects. Twenty-eight percent (28%) oppose that plan. Deeds on Monday began attacking McDonnell, a pro-life Catholic, for his legislative efforts to limit abortions in the state, but the new survey finds that voters give the GOP candidate a 12-point edge in terms of trust on the abortion issue. In this year’s other big election contest, Republican challenger Chris Christie has a double-digit lead over incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine in the New Jersey governor’s race. Please sign up for the Rasmussen Reports daily e-mail update (it’s free) or follow us on Twitter or Facebook. Let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (70427)	8/12/2009 11:25:43 AM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 224750

Generic Congressional Ballot Republicans Maintain Lead Over Democrats on Generic Ballot Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Email to a Friend ShareThis.Advertisement The findings in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot remain fairly steady, as Republican candidates continue to hold a modest lead over Democrats for the seventh straight week. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 42% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 38% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. Support for Democratic candidates is unchanged this week, but backing for GOP candidates dropped one point from last week. (Want a free daily e-mail update? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter. Over the past 12 months, Democratic support on the congressional ballot has ranged from a low of 37% to a high of 50%. In that same time period, Republicans have been preferred by anywhere from 34% to 43% of voters nationwide. Democrats held a six- or seven-point lead on the ballot for the first few weeks of 2009. That began to slip in early February, and from mid-April through June the two parties were roughly even. Republicans have held a lead on the ballot since the last week in June, the first time they'd been on top in well over a year. Women now give a slight edge to Democrats, 42% to 40%, after favoring the GOP for the first time in recent years last week. Men prefer Republicans by a 45% to 34% margin. Voters not affiliated with either party continue to prefer Republicans nearly two-to-one - 42% to 22%. As Congress left town for a month-long recess, its approval ratings are at the lowest level since early February. Forty-one percent (41%) of voters have a favorable opinion of the people opposing health care reform at town hall meetings now being conducted by members of Congress, while 35% view the protesters unfavorably. But voters also overwhelmingly say that members of Congress listen to party leaders more than their own constituents. Public support for the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats continues to fall: 42% now favor it, but 53% are opposed. Thirty-two percent (32%) of voters nationwide favor asingle-payer health care system where the federal government provides coverage for everyone, but 57% are opposed to such a plan. When it comes to health care decisions, 51% of voters fear the government more than private insurance companies. Only 25% of voters agree with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that health insurance companies are “villains”. Please sign up for the Rasmussen Reports daily e-mail update (it’s free) or follow us on Twitter. Let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news. Crosstabs are available to Premium Members only. ShareThis Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. The Rasmussen Reports Election Edge™ Premium Service offers the most comprehensive public opinion coverage available anywhere. Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.