Most Recent Articles: June 2011
June 30, 2011
Most Americans Give Constitution High Marks, Say Don't Change It
65% Believe Americans Should Have Right to Pick Own Social Security Retirement Age
10% Would Base Their Vote On A Candidate’s Religion
Exactly Why Are the Kids Coming Home? By Froma Harrop
Democrats Need a 12-Step Recovery Program on Taxes By Lawrence Kudlow
46% Think America’s Best Days Are in The Past
Why the Civil Service Is No Way to Run a Business By Michael Barone
June 29, 2011
24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Most Americans Fear A Government That Is Too Powerful
63% Say Medicare Costs Can Be Reduced Without Hurting Quality of Care
75% Say U.S. Not Doing Enough To Develop Its Gas And Oil Resources
When It Comes to Oil, Where's the Beef? By Tony Blankley
63% Favor Death Penalty, 47% Say It Deters Crime
June 28, 2011
Generic Republican Candidate 46%, Obama 42%
66% Say U.S. Society Fair and Decent
42% View Retiring Defense Secretary Gates Favorably
30% Favor Tax Hikes To Keep Social Security, Medicare Solvent
How to Sell Successfully on eBay ... Advice From the Pros: A Commentary by Cliff Ennico
Yes, Let Government Control Medical Costs: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
47% See U.S. Justice System As Fair To Most Americans, 34% Don't
June 27, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%
41% See Higher Crime Over Past Year, 84% Predict Economy Will Cause More
Like Chauncey Gardiner, Obama Is Profoundly Aloof By Michael Barone
73% Say Woman President Likely in Next 10 Years
55% Favor Health Care Repeal, Just 17% Say It Will Improve Quality of Care
65% Say Current Taxes Not Enough to Fund Medicare, Social Security Promises
June 26, 2011
The Ruinous Rant of John McCain By Joe Conason
48% Say Al Qaeda Weaker Now Than Before 9/11
June 25, 2011
Did the IEA Just Deliver a QE3 Quick Fix to Save Obama's Skin? By Lawrence Kudlow
46% Say Obama Doing Poor Job on the Economy
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
June 24, 2011
29% Say Legal System Puts Individual Rights Over National Security
35% Say Supreme Court Doing Good or Excellent Job, 18% Say Poor
51% Want All U.S. Troops Out of Afghanistan Within A Year
One-in-Three Voters View Social Security, Medicare Unfavorably
The Comeback Kids: Senate Second Acts By Isaac Wood
Feds Crack Down on Campus Flirting and Sex Jokes By Michael Barone
There He Goes Again By Susan Estrich
June 23, 2011
49% Blame Team Owners In NFL Labor Dispute
Just 18% Think Graphic Warning Labels Will Reduce Smoking
51% Now Recognize Most Federal Spending Goes to Defense, Medicare and Social Security
Democrats Blue As Senate Acquires a Reddish Tinge By Larry J. Sabato and Kyle Kondik
The Mormon Question By Susan Estrich
61% Are Still Angry At The Media
Why Tim Pawlenty Is No Reagan By Froma Harrop
Country Financial Security Index: Has the Retirement Nest Egg Cracked?
June 22, 2011
26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
46% Say Average Reporter Is More Liberal Than They Are
25% Favor Abolishing EPA, 61% Oppose
Just 8% Approve of Job Congress Is Doing
GOP Not Isolationist By Tony Blankley
June 21, 2011
Generic Republican Candidate 45%, Obama 43%
44% Give Obama Positive Marks On Leadership
Most Americans Put Deficit Reduction Ahead of Increasing Food Safety Inspections
The Right Way to Advertise Your Securities? Don't!: A Commentary By Cliff Ennico
High-Tech, High-Touch: Back to the Future: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
Mixed Reviews for EPA—47% Favorable, 45% Unfavorable
47% See Buying A Home As Family’s Best Investment
June 20, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 37%
Confidence in Housing Values Plummets
70% Say Default is Bad for Economy, 56% Say Failure to Cut Spending is Worse
53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 49% Say Measure Bad For Country
Government Looks to Past, Free Enterprise to Future By Michael Barone
64% Say Border Control Top Immigration Priority
June 19, 2011
49% Say Mother Was Most Influential Parent, 33% Name Father
73% Say Being a Father is Most Important Role for Men in Today’s World
June 18, 2011
45% Likely To Purchase Alternative Fuel Car During Next Decade
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
June 17, 2011
77% Say Two-Parent Home Very Important for Children
61% Oppose Online State Lottery Sales
Just 11% Say U.S. Should Be World’s Policeman
You Make Me Feel So Young: A Commentary by Susan Estrich
Washington's Deeper Immorality: A Commentary By Joe Conason
83% of GOP Voters Intend to Vote Republican No Matter Who’s The Nominee
June 16, 2011
Economy, Health Care, Taxes Continue to Be Top Issues for Voters
46% Are Okay With Keeping U.S. Troops in Iraq Past End of Year
45% of GOP Primary Voters Say It’s Bad for Party If Palin Enters Presidential Race
Romney, Bachmann, Cain Lead The Pack Among GOP Primary Voters
The Right Question for the Defense Budget By Froma Harrop
Romney in Front as Feisty Bachmann Gains on Pawlenty By Michael Barone
Feinstein vs. Coburn-Feinstein By Debra J. Saunders
June 15, 2011
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Americans Are Most Willing To Help Costa Rica, Dominican Republic On Latest List of Defense Partners
46% Expect GM To Fully Repay Bailout, 44% Don't
Support for State-Run Lotteries Is Declining
'Brother, Can You Spare a Regulation?' By Tony Blankley
45% See Gap Between Governed and Those Who Govern As Comparable to American Revolution
June 14, 2011
Generic Republican Candidate 46%, Obama 44%
49% Blame Bad Economy on Bush's Recession, 44% on Obama's Policies
Ford Still The Favorite Among Big Three Automakers
Only 49% Think U.S. Still Needs to Belong to NATO
California's Choice: Clarity or Gridlock: A Commentary by Debra J. Saunders
36% Give Positive Marks to Obama Administration’s Libya Policy
June 13, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 38%
49% Expect To Pay Higher Interest Rates Next Year
Just 26% Favor Continued Military Action in Libya
54% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 46% Think Repeal Likely
The End of a Surprisingly Good Political Career By Michael Barone
30% Like Third-Party Option Given Current 2012 Presidential Candidate
June 12, 2011
83% Say One Person’s Vote Really Matters
At Least 4 Good Reasons To End the War on Drugs By Debra J. Saunders
June 11, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Pawlenty's 5 Percent Growth Vision By Lawrence Kudlow
June 10, 2011
88% Are Paying More for Groceries Now Than A Year Ago
66% Expect D.C. Politics To Become Even More Partisan
Three Way Race: Democrat 40% Republican 21% Tea Party 18%
The Party of Righteous Indignation: A Commentary by Joe Conason
Police State Brutality: On The Rise: A Commentary By Howard Rich
Voters Grow Pessimistic Again About Afghanistan
Let Weiner Be Weiner: A Commentary By Debra J. Saunders
June 9, 2011
48% Are Confident In U.S. Banks, 47% Aren't
Confidence Is Still High That U.S., Allies Winning War on Terror
75% Support Showing Photo ID At The Polls
Anthony Weiner's Viral Adventure By Susan Estrich
54% Say Men and Women Don’t Receive Equal Pay For Equal Work
Free Market, Not Government Policy, Drives Energy Boom By Michael Barone
The Sad Politics Over a Cancer Drug By Froma Harrop
June 8, 2011
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
49% of Workers Plan To Use All Their Vacation Time This Year
44% Say It's Still Possible To Work Up From Poverty, 38% Disagree
66% Say Private Sector Employees Work Harder Than Government Workers
Conservatives Insuperable If Inseparable By Tony Blankley
Only 24% Say They Share Obama's Political Views
June 7, 2011
Generic Republican Candidate 45%, Obama 42%
Economic Optimism At Lowest Levels In Over Two Years
44% Say They’re Conservative on Fiscal Issues, 39% Moderate, 14% Liberal
Six Sneaky Ways States Are Raising Small-Business Taxes: A Commentary By Cliff Ennico
Voters Now See GOP in Congress Nearly As Extreme As Democrats
Mr. Weiner, Put Up That Wall!: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
54% Say Obama Qualified To Be President, 47% Say Biden Is Not
John Edwards, Campaign Reformer: A Commentary By Debra J. Saunders
June 6, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 37%
47% Worry Government Will Do Too Much To Help Economy
49% See Romney As Qualified to Be President, Less Confident of Other GOP Candidates
54% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 56% Say Law Will Increase Deficit
Obama Tunes Out, and Business Goes on Hiring Strike By Michael Barone
34% Say It’s Good for the Economy If Government Hires More
June 5, 2011
America's Long Slide from 9/11 to Crown Beach: A Commentary by Debra J. Saunders
Playing With Default: A Commentary by Joe Conason
Pelosi Is Still Least Popular Congressional Leader
June 4, 2011
Obama's Jobs Recession: A Commentary by Lawrence Kudlow
89% Say New Graduates Will Have Tough Time Finding a Job
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
June 3, 2011
Most Voters Still Think Tax Cuts, Spending Decreases Benefit Economy
Why Politics? 43% Say for Positive Change, 43% to Fend Off Government
31% Expect Unemployment Rate To Be Even Higher A Year From Now
For-Profit "Charter" Schools By Susan Estrich
53% View Government As Threat To Individual Rights
Circumcision and the Special City By Debra J. Saunders
June 2, 2011
57% Would Rather Be Called Good Citizen Than A Patriot
21% Say States Have Right To Secede
53% Say Major Cyberattack Should Be Viewed As Act of War
Boneheaded Stimulus Never Works By Lawrence Kudlow
"News" That Frees up Time By Froma Harrop
Obama’s Full-Month Rating Increases Four Points in May
Gates' Verdict: Pentagon's Biggest Enemy Is Itself By Michael Barone
June 1, 2011
26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
66% Worry Government Will Run Out of Money
Partisan Trends: 35.6% Are Republicans, 34.0% Democrats, 30.4% Unaffiliated
64% Say Government Hasn’t Been Tough Enough On Wall Street
The (Political) Rules: A Commentary by Susan Estrich
65% Say Those Who Hire Illegal Immigrants Bigger Problem Than Immigrants Themselves
Out of Deficit, More Democracy: A Commentary By Tony Blankley
