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Rasmussen: 56% of Americans Support Marijuana Legalization; 58% if it's in Pharmacies

Russ Belville | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Polls, Marijuana, Alcohol, Medical Marijuana, Cocaine Legalization, Rasmussen, Lower Drinking Age, Drinking Age, Cocaine, Politics News
Russ Belville

The latest public opinion poll to ask Americans about legalizing marijuana like alcohol and tobacco shows 56% agree with the idea, according to Rasmussen Reports. The support for marijuana legalization rises if it is to be sold only in pharmacies.

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Global Warming: Fox News Separates Fact From Fiction

Bill Chameides | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Conservation of Energy, Climate, Climate Skeptics, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Svante Arrhenius, First Law of Thermodynamics, John Tyndall, Greenhouse Effect, Roy Spencer, Ice Age, Venus, Joe Bastardi, Joseph Fourier, Media Matters, Climate Change, Climate Science, Carbon Dioxide, Fox News, Greenhouse Gases, Rasmussen, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Le Chatelier?S Principle, Global Warming, Global Temperatures, Eocene, Green News
Bill Chameides

Fox News called the three-and-a-half-minute segment "Climate Change Myths: Separating Fact From Fiction" -- an apt name because as far as the science is concerned, there's very little that could be characterized as fact, and a whole lot that could pass for fiction.

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Public Sector Workers Happier Than Those In Private Sector: Gallup

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Public Sector Unions, Rasmussen, Great Recession, Well-Being, Scott Walker, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Private Sector Workers, Public Sector, Wisconsin Protests, Business News

Recently in a survey, nearly one in three expressed dissatisfaction with their jobs. But according to the Gallup-Healthways survey, it's private-secto...

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An Ally in America

Anders Fogh Rasmussen | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Washington DC, Atlanta, Nato, Defense, Europe, Austin, Chicago, Rasmussen, Video, World News
Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Defending the values of freedom, democracy, and the rule of law is vital to all of us. These values form a bond between Europe and North America that has been the bedrock of post-Cold War stability in all our nations.

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Amanda Terkel

Poll: Majority Want U.S. Troops Out Of Afghanistan Within A Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Obama Afghanistan, Rasmussen Poll, Rasmussen, Afghanistan, Afghanistan Withdrawal, Afghanistan Poll, Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable, US News, Afghanistan War, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- On the same day that Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that America would continue to have a military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2...

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Mark Blumenthal

Polls: Wisconsin Polarized But Leaning Toward Unions

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin, Pollster Analysis, Ppp, Rasmussen, Scott Walker, Unions, Labor Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A automated telephone poll conducted this week in Wisconsin by the Democratic-affiliated firm Public Policy Polling (PPP) largely confir...

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Mark Blumenthal

Pollster's Leading Questions On Wisconsin Standoff

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wisconsin, Pollster Analysis, Rasmussen Poll, Rasmussen, Scott Walker, Wisconsin Protests, Weaskamerica, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Amid the ongoing protests and legislative standoff in Wisconsin, a new automated Rasmussen Reports survey purports to show more American...

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Most American Voters Disapprove Of Net Neutrality

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fcc, Rasmussen, Net Neutrality, FCC Net Neutrality, Net Neutrality Pros and Cons, Net Neutrality Support, Technology News

Though the cable companies, advocacy groups and politicians have been battling fiercely over net neutrality, a new poll shows that most voters do not ...

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Mark Blumenthal

Likely Voters: How Statewide Pollsters Choose Them

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ipsos/Reuters Poll, Pollster Analysis, Rasmussen Poll, Ppp, Rasmussen, Quinnipiac Poll, Surveyusa, Likely Voters, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Six years ago, I spent much of late October writing about how pollsters screen, model and otherwise select the "likely voters" they inte...

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Polls Gone Wild: Political Gripes In An Internet Age

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, 2010 Election, Election Polls, Quinnipiac, Pollster, Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, Strickland, Kasich, Rasmussen, Public Policy Polling, SurveyUSA Research, Politics News

WASHINGTON — When a widely publicized poll showed Republican John Kasich with a commanding, 10-point advantage in Ohio's governor's race, aides ...

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Another Poll Also Shows Buck's Lead Eroding

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010, Ken Buck Poll, Colorado Senate Race, Ken Buck, Fox News, Rasmussen, Michael Bennet, Colorado Senate Poll, Michael Bennet Poll, Denver News

A Rasmussen poll showing Colorado Senator Michael Bennet inching closer to Republican challenger Ken Buck is proving to be more than just an outlier. ...

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New Poll: Republicans Win 447 House Seats, 113 Senate Seats

David Bourgeois | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Elections, Latest Polls, Polls, Rasmussen, 2010 Midterm Elections, Obama Approval, Gallup, Comedy, Elections 2010, Comedy News
David Bourgeois

"Since we were unable to find any respondents who actually liked President Obama, we thought, 'What the hell, we might as well go negative.' It actually probably is accurate enough."

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Poll: Tancredo Within Four Points Of Hickenlooper

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rasmussen Poll Colorado Governor, Rasmussen Poll Colorado, Rasmussen Poll, Rasmussen, Tancredo Poll, Dan Maes, Tancredo Rasumussen, American Constitution Party, Tancredo Hickenlooper, Rasmussen Polling, Colorado Governor's Race, John Hickenlooper, Tom Tancredo, Tancredo, Denver News

American Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo has moved within four points of Democrat John Hickenlooper in the race for Colorado Governor, accor...

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Too Close For Comfort? Tancredo Climbs Within Single Digits Of Hickenlooper In New Poll

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rasmussen, Colorado Governor's Race, John Hickenlooper, Colorado Governor, Tom Tancredo, Dan Maes, Tancredo, Tancredo Hickenlooper, Rasmussen Poll, Colorado Governor Race, Colorado Polls, Denver News

Rasmussen Reports has moved the Colorado Governor's race from its "Solid Democrat" category to "Leans Democrat" after its latest poll found American C...

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US: 46% Republican, 40% Democrat (Rasmussen 9/20-26)

Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National, Rasmussen, Generic Ballot, Poll, Pollster, Poll Update, Politics News
Emily Swanson

Rasmussen 9/20-26/10; 3,500 likely voters, 2% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Rasmussen release) National 2010 Congress: Generic Ballot 46% ...

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Ken Buck Leads Michael Bennet By Four In Latest Rasmussen Poll

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rasmussen, 2010, Michael Bennet, Colorado Senate Race, Ken Buck, Denver News

After over a month of campaigning since the August 10 Colorado primaries, neither Republican Ken Buck nor Democratic incumbent Michael Bennet has made...

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Mark Blumenthal

What Do Rasmussen And Pulse Opinion Research Have In Common?

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Polls, Midterm Polls, Pulse Opinion Research, Midterm Elections, Polling, Rasmussen, Pollster, Politics News

Earlier today, Fox News released five new polls measuring voter preferences in the Senate races in Florida, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Ohio and California....

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Mark Blumenthal

Dems' Generic Ballot Poll Numbers Drop

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: House, Newsweek, Senate, Congress, Gallup Poll, Rasmussen, 2010 Elections, Gop, Generic Ballot, Democrats, Gallup, Republicans, Pollster, Elections 2010, Video, Politics News

Two national polls released today and over the weekend report very different results leading to very different conclusions: On Friday, under the he...

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Bennet Still Trails Slightly In Latest Rasmussen Poll, But Climbs To Highest Support Level Yet

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rasmussen, Michael Bennet, Colorado Senate Race, Ken Buck, Denver News

Republican Ken Buck maintains a slight lead over incumbent Michael Bennet in the latest Rasmussen Poll, but Bennet has surged to his highest level of ...

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Poll: Buck Up By 5 Over Bennet

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Bennet, Colorado Senate Race, Rasmussen, Ken Buck, Denver News

Rasmussen released its first post-primary Colorado Senate poll on Thursday, and the results look similar to those the company gathered before the Tues...

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Mark Blumenthal

Rasmussen's on Bush Tax Cut: One Poll of Many

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bush Tax Cuts Poll, Rasmussen Poll, Rasmussen, Bush Tax Cuts, Pollster, Politics News

"The people speak: Keep the Bush Tax Cuts." So reads the headline in today's New York Post. Really? I tend to flinch at declarations about the fee...

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KS: 61% Moran, 28% Johnston (Rasmussen 8/4)

Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Emily Swanson

Rasmussen 8/4/10; 500 likely voters, 4.5% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Rasmussen release) Kansas 2010 Senate 61% Moran (R), 28% Johnston (...

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US: Generic Ballot (Rasmussen 7/12-18)

Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rasmussen, Poll, Pollster, Poll Update, Politics News
Emily Swanson

Rasmussen 7/12-18/10; 3,500 likely voters, 2% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Rasmussen release) National 2010 Congress: Generic Ballot 45% R...

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Rasmussen's Senate House Effect

Harry Enten | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harry Enten

Whenever I meet a Democrat, and they find out I write for Pollster.com, the first question almost always asked is "what are your thoughts on Rasmussen...

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Michael Bennet Jane Norton Senate Poll: Research 2000 Poll Shows Close Race

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, 2010, Rasmussen, Colorado Senate, Jane Norton, Michael Bennet, Colorado Senate Poll, Daily Kos, Denver News

EDITOR'S NOTE: The story below includes references to polling conducted by the firm Research 2000. The reliability and accuracy of Research 2000's pol...

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