Most Recent Articles: February 2011
February 28, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 39%
45% Favor Candidate Who Promises to Only Raise Taxes on Wealthy, Highest Level In Over Two Years
Confidence Holds Steady Among Small Business Owners
32% Expect Higher Unemployment a Year From Now, 27% Hold Opposite View
58% Favor Government Shutdown Until Spending Cuts Are Agreed Upon
Voting for the National Interest, Not Self-Interest By Michael Barone
53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, But Voters Less Confident in Benefits of Repeal
February 27, 2011
Americans Agree Public Schools Are Good Investment But Say Their Quality Has Fallen
The Cheesehead Rubicon By Debra J. Saunders
February 26, 2011
89% Think Arab Unrest Likely To Cause A Jump in Gas Prices
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
February 25, 2011
Voters Continue to Give Obama Low Marks on the Economy
Voters Are A Bit Less Critical of Congress
46% View Unionized Teachers As a Bad Thing, 37% Disagree
Most Voters Favor End To U.S. Foreign Aid To Middle East, Except Israel
Sutter Brown -- Unleashed By Debra J. Saunders
February 24, 2011
Voters Are Closely Divided on Obama's Handling of National Security
58% Worry That Arab Unrest Will Get America Into A War
67% Disapprove of Legislators Fleeing Wisconsin to Avoid Vote
Yes, America Still Needs Unions: A Commentary By Joe Conason
Budgeting for Dummies: A Commentary by Howard Rich
Just 9% Agree U.S. Has World’s Best Tax System
Public Unions Force Taxpayers to Fund Dems: A Commentary By Michael Barone
February 23, 2011
26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Obama’s Leadership Ratings Fall To A New Low
Americans Question Fairness of Tax System
67% Say U.S. Should Steer Clear of Political Unrest in Arab Nations
Voters Still Think Bush To Blame for Bad Economy
February 22, 2011
Favorability Ratings Up for Boehner, Down for Pelosi, Reid, McConnell
Most Voters Say It’s Better to Enforce Existing Immigration Laws Than Create New Ones
29% Have Already Filed Their Income Taxes
47% Say GOP Has Plan for Future, 41% Say Same of Democrats
Overall Economic Growth vs. Personal Finances
February 21, 2011
Daniels and Christie Light Fuse Under GOP Lawmakers: A Commentary by Michael Barone
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 37%
Most Americans Are Still Buying Books at the Store
48% Back GOP Governor in Wisconsin Spat, 38% Side With Unions
56% Favor Repeal of Health Care Plan
Americans Like Washington, Lincoln A Lot More Than Their Holiday
February 20, 2011
Oscar Watchers Want Bridges, Portman to Win Best Actor Awards
37% Consider Reagan Most Influential President of the Last 50 Years
Human Nature and D.C.-backed Loans By Debra J. Saunders
February 19, 2011
55% Say America's Allies Should Do What We Want More Often
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Endangered Women By Susan Estrich
February 18, 2011
48% Say America’s Best Days Are in the Past
67% Say States Should Be Able To Enforce Immigration Laws If Feds Are Not
27% Say Reagan Most Deserving of a Federal Holiday, 20% Say JFK
28% Say There Are Too Many Federal Holidays
Entitlements: A Debate Deferred By Howard Rich
Profits Squeeze By Lawrence Kudlow
Birthers, Truthers and Spreaders By Debra J. Saunders
February 17, 2011
Half of Americans are Pro-Choice, But 53% Say Abortion's Usually Morally Wrong
Just One-in-Four Voters Have Favorable Opinion of Geithner, Holder
Voters Think They’re Far More Eager To Cut Spending Than Politicians Are
Don't Buy Simple Talk on Budget: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
Why Do They Hate Social Security?: A Commentary By Joe Conason
Only 39% Expect Federal Spending to Exceed $4 Trillion in Near Future
Obama Budget Offers Inertia, Not Hope and Change By Michael Barone
February 16, 2011
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Just 28% Say Federal Government Has Consent of Governed
55% Say Obama’s Budget Doesn’t Cut Enough
It's the Deficits That Are Draconian, Not Their Cuts By Tony Blankley
44% Less Likely To Buy GM Because of Bailout
Judicial Politics By Susan Estrich
February 15, 2011
Americans Want to Keep Postal Service Public But Cut Delivery to Five Days
Just 33% Want Amtrak Subsidies to Continue
52% Say GM Somewhat Likely to Repay Taxpayers
Thankfully, the Egyptians Did It Without Us By Froma Harrop
Americans Ring in New Year with Improved Financial Security Sentiments
NPR, PBS Federal Subsidies Should Go By Debra J. Saunders
57% Still Believe Bailouts Were Bad for US
SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: A Surefire Way To Manage Your E-Mail Traffic By Cliff Ennico
February 14, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 39%
41% Favor High-Speed Rail Plan, 46% Oppose
U.S. Voters More Optimistic About Egypt Following Mubarak’s Exit
57% of Voters Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 38% Opposed
29% Look Forward to Valentine’s Day, 22% Dread It
February 13, 2011
68% Want Dinner with Someone Special on Valentine’s Day
Economy, Health Care Still Top Voters’ List of Important Issues
Berkeley Does Guantanamo By Debra J. Saunders
February 12, 2011
76% Say It’s Good for America When Dictators Replaced by Leaders Chosen in Free Elections
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Obama Equal Reagan? So Far, It Ain't Even Close By Lawrence Kudlow
February 11, 2011
65% of Americans Favor Prayer in Public Schools
Just 25% Recognize That Most Americans Are Investors
Homeowners Remain Wary About Short-Term Housing Recovery, Confident About Long-Term Market Values
How Clinton Balanced the Budget By Joe Conason
60% Have Favorable Opinion of Hillary Clinton
The Shirtless Congressman By Susan Estrich
February 10, 2011
Coffee Drinkers Buy Starbucks More But Like Dunkin’ Better
43% Say Government Policy Mistakes Created Great Depression of 1930s, 26% Disagree
62% Still Favor Death Penalty for Fort Hood Killer
Going Gingrich: A Commentary By Howard Rich
Lieberman, Harman and Vanishing Democratic Moderates: A Commentary by Michael Barone
48% Say Shifting Military Money To Border Security Would Make America Safer
AOL/HuffPo Meet Corporate Greed: A Commentary By Debra J. Saunders
February 9, 2011
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
15% Say U.S. Needs A New National Anthem
Just 45% Know That U.S. Has World’s Biggest Economy
35% Say Their Home Is Worth Less Than What They Still Owe
Egyptian Army Is West's Best Hope By Tony Blankley
Romantic Revolutions By Susan Estrich
January's Unemployment Report Was a Snow Job By Lawrence Kudlow
80% Say Terrorists Are Bigger Threat to U.S. Than Traditional Wars
February 8, 2011
45% Intend To Honor Black History Month, 42% Do Not
Most Voters Still Put Reducing Health Care Costs Ahead of Universal Coverage
60% Recognize That Government Spending Has Increased Every Year Since 1954
Voters Still Wary of Changes in Egypt, But 68% Say U.S. Should Not Get Involved
Where Spanish Is a Threatened Language By Froma Harrop
27% See UN As U.S. Ally, 15% As An Enemy
February 7, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 38%
68% Believe Government and Big Business Work Together Against the Rest of Us
More Voters Still Think Federal Government Encourages Illegal Immigration
Just Over Half Aware U.S. Spends Six Times as Much on Defense As Any Other Nation
63% Say It’s Too Hard To Get Rid of Bad Teachers
58% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law; Most Still Expect Costs To Rise and Quality To Suffer
As With Other Fallen Allies, Egypt Will Vex the U.S. By Michael Barone
February 6, 2011
Most Americans Go for Girl Scout Cookies
Game Day: 62% Will Watch Super Bowl XLV
Romney, Huckabee Even With Obama, Other GOP Hopefuls Trail
February 5, 2011
Military Aid to Iceland? Most Americans Say Yes
Viewers Pick Packers to Win Super Bowl XLV
Missing Moderate Republicans By Froma Harrop
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
That Scene By Susan Estrich
February 4, 2011
35% of Super Bowl Watchers Find The Ads Better Than The Game
Half Want Troops Out of Europe, Japan, But South Korea's Another Story
54% Say States Should Have Right To Opt Out of Health Care Law
32% of Voters Are Both Fiscal and Social Conservatives
Our Continuing Focus on State Legislatures By Larry J. Sabato
ElBaradei a Bad Guy? Don't Listen to the American Right By Joe Conason
February 3, 2011
When It Comes to Military Strategy, Voters Put American Interests Ahead of World Peace
Most Adults Think Movies Hurt Society, Lead To More Violence
Health Care Law Makes Sebelius A Power, But Many Voters Seem Unaware of Her
39% Say U.S. Winning War on Terror
Do-gooders Mobilize Against Free Speech: A Commentary By Debra J. Saunders
“Winning the Future” Requires Real Choice: A Commentary By Howard Rich
81% Worry Egypt’s Problems Will Push Up Price of Gas
Obama and Reelection: One Term or Two?: A Commentary by Rhodes Cook
February 2, 2011
32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
65% Say U.S. Has World's Most Powerful Military
41% Give Obama Good Marks On Response to Crisis in Egypt
Obamacare: D.O.A. By Dick Morris
Obama’s Full-Month Rating Improves in January
Bernanke and Ethanol Sink Egypt By Lawrence Kudlow
Most Americans View Mandela Favorably
Support Mubarak: Down the Revolution, Up Orderly Progress! By Tony Blankley
February 1, 2011
Rasmussen Employment Index Up Slightly in January
51% Say Politics in D.C. Will Become More Partisan
Partisan Trends: Republicans 35.4%, Democrats 35.0%
Americans Put U.S. Security Ahead of Free Elections When It Comes To Choosing Allies
Voters Underestimate How Much U.S. Spends on Defense
From Psycho to Tourist Draw By Froma Harrop
A Spending Problem and a Debt Problem By Debra J. Saunders
Majority of Voters Still Question Health Care Waivers, Think They Should Be Given To All
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