Most Recent Articles: January 2013
January 31, 2013
60% Think U.S. Society Fair and Decent
41% of Super Bowl Viewers Say Beyonce Good Choice For Halftime Show
46% Think Tougher Border Control Unlikely If New Immigration Law Passes
Benghazi Hearings: Capitol Hill's Angry Little Men Keep Making Hillary Bigger By Joe Conason
51% See More Corruption in Companies That Do Most of Their Business With Gov't
January 30, 2013
39% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Worker Confidence Slips in January
Only 32% Think Their Member of Congress Deserves Reelection
46% Say Obama Policies Too Hostile Toward Small Business
Obama Is Not King By John Stossel
January 29, 2013
63% Feel Confident About Nutritional Information On Menus
9% Rate Congress’ Job Performance Good or Excellent
59% Favor Stricter Regulation of Companies Mostly Dependent on Government
44% Give Obama Positive Marks on Gun Control
Let's Stop Arguing About Birth Control: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
January 28, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 45%, Republicans 37%
57% Dine Out At Least Once A Week
59% Favor Full Combat Roles for Women
Republican Annihilation Is Not Likely by Michael Barone
54% Expect Costs to Rise Under Health Care Law
January 27, 2013
36% Say They Are Pro-Life, 54% Pro-Choice
48% Think Federal Budget Can Be Balanced Without Tax Hikes
January 26, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
62% Favor Smaller Government With Fewer Services, Lower Taxes
January 25, 2013
42% Give Obama Positive Marks for Job Creation
45% Favor Replacing Income Tax with National Sales Tax
59% Still Favor Building the Keystone XL Oil Pipeline
Obama Inaugural: Full of Audacity, but Little Hope By Michael Barone
Politicians Need to Catch Up When It Comes to the People's Money By Scott Rasmussen
The Thinking Gets Better, the Second Term Around : A Commentary by Froma Harrop
Echoes of FDR: Obama's Inspiring Address Links Freedom With Security and Dignity By Joe Conason
January 24, 2013
Just 18% Back Government Assistance For Struggling Homeowners
68% Support Five-Year Lobbying Ban for Congress
Americans Oppose A National Sales Tax – Unless Social Security’s At Stake
79% Expect A Woman President In Next 25 Years
January 23, 2013
35% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
45% Say Bailouts of Financial Industry Bad for U.S.
29% Expect Home's Value To Go Up Over Next Year
31% Favor Eliminating A State’s Income Tax In Exchange for Higher Sales Taxes
Shopping Around for a Better Life By John Stossel
52% Believe Most Get Rich By Working Hard
January 22, 2013
36% View Marco Rubio Favorably
80% Think Lower Tuition Costs Would Help Students More Than Easier Loan Access
53% Favor Background Checks for Existing Gun Owners
81% Think Congress Should Take Big Pay Cut Until Budget is Balanced
Only 32% Are Aware If Their State Is Establishing A Health Care Exchange
More Thoughts on Aaron Swartz By Froma Harrop
January 21, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 44%, Republicans 39%
54% Think State, Local Governments Should Have Property Insurance
53% Say Economic Growth More Important Than Economic Fairness
41% Think U.S. President Most Powerful Person in the World, 44% Disagree
GOP Puts Spotlight on Feckless Senate Democrats By Michael Barone
80% View Martin Luther King, Jr. Favorably
January 20, 2013
57% Think Enforcing Current Gun Laws More Important Than Creating New Laws
64% Are More Likely to Watch a Movie at Home
January 19, 2013
Fans Pick Adrian Peterson, RG3 for NFL Awards
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
January 18, 2013
“Lincoln” Is the Oscar Favorite
38% Pick Patriots to Win Super Bowl
65% See Gun Rights As Protection Against Tyranny
Searching for Answers After Newtown By Scott Rasmussen
Aaron Swartz Was Accused of Real Crimes By Froma Harrop
January 17, 2013
49% Think U.S. Should Withdraw Troops from Europe
49% Are Not Willing To Pay More to Fight Global Warming
58% Plan to Watch At Least Some of Obama Inauguration Live
44% Say It’s Too Hard to Adopt A Child in the U.S.
Before Default, Let Republicans Bump Up Hard Against The Debt Ceiling By Joe Conason
Ivory-tower Obama Can't Abide Views He Doesn't Share By Michael Barone
January 16, 2013
36% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
31% Say Race Relations Getting Better, 32% Say Worse
53% Still Think Neither Party Represents the American People
First, the Bad News: A Commentary by John Stossel
40% Think U.S. Spends Too Much on National Security
January 15, 2013
44% Favor Limits on Violent Movies and Video Games
63% of GOP Voters Think Republicans in Congress Out of Touch
30% Think More Tax Hikes Needed
From "Downton" to Golden Globes, It's All Downhill By Froma Harrop
January 14, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 43%, Republicans 37%
52% Think It's Possible To Watch Mentally Ill Closer Without Violating Their Rights
55% Want Obama, Congress To Stop March 1 Spending Cuts
History Suggests That Entitlement Era Is Winding Down By Michael Barone
Voters Strongly Favor More Health Insurance Choices
January 13, 2013
26% Owe More Money Than Last Year
Most Voters Think U.S. Economy Fair to Women, Blacks, Hispanics
January 12, 2013
68% Say Cutting Government Spending Solution To Economic Problems
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
January 11, 2013
72% Expect to Pay More for Groceries A Year From Now
Voters Have Mixed Feelings About More Money for Schools
75% Think Debt Ceiling Deal Is Likely
Republican Establishment Declares War on GOP Voters By Scott Rasmussen
Can Hillary Pace Herself? By Froma Harrop
January 10, 2013
52% Are Confident in Stability of U.S. Banking Industry
75% Don’t Know Much About Likely Treasury Secretary Jack Lew
Voters Still Think Economy Fairer to Lower Income Americans Than to Middle Class
'Most Antagonistic' Toward Israel? That Would Be Ronald Reagan's Defense Secretary By Joe Conason
Obama Lurches Left With Pick of Hagel for Defense By Michael Barone
January 9, 2013
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
74% Think Americans Have Constitutional Right To Own A Gun
47% For, 38% Against Hagel Nomination When Told He Has Called for Defense Cuts
43% Think Auto Bailouts Good for America, 41% Disagree
A Man's Home Is His Subsidy By John Stossel
January 8, 2013
Democrats Now Trusted More on Economy
Americans Strongly Support Tougher Requirements for Gun Owners
36% Say Government Did Good Job Responding to Hurricane Sandy
11% Are Very Likely To Buy or Lease A Car This Year
The Hagel Defense: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
January 7, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 44%, Republicans 38%
Ford Remains Most Popular ‘Big Three’ Automaker
Dodd-Frank's Problems -- and Potential Solutions By Michael Barone
Just 8% Now Say They Are Tea Party Members
43% Give Obama Positive Marks for Energy Development
January 6, 2013
69% Now Describe Themselves as Middle Class
January 5, 2013
55% Consider Obama Good or Excellent Leader
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
January 4, 2013
20% Are Looking For Job Outside Current Company
On Jobs and Guns, Neither Party Has an Advantage
Avoiding 'Fiscal Cliff' May Be a Bad Deal for Official Washington By Scott Rasmussen
Left Should Know, Obama Did Good By Froma Harrop
January 3, 2013
Obama Earns Best Full-Month Ratings Since Mid-2009
Most Voters Oppose Lower Tax Rate for Capital Gains
Public Evenly Divided on Fiscal Cliff Deal
New High: 51% Think U.S. Needs Stricter Gun Control Laws
Fiscal Deal Passes as House GOP Clown Car Crashes, Again By Joe Conason
If Demography Is Destiny, Good News for Texas, D.C. By Michael Barone
January 2, 2013
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
54% Say It’s Possible To Find Work These Days
Rasmussen Employment Index Caps Year At Five-Year High
Most Feel Safer with Armed Security Guard at Child's School
62% Favor Across-the-Board Spending Cuts, But 57% Think They’re Unlikely
No Regulation? No Problem By John Stossel
The Wrong Republicans By Froma Harrop
January 1, 2013
Americans Rank New Year's Day Low on the List of Holidays
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