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March 25, 2010

70% Say U.S. Society Is Fair and Decent

Americans continue to have a rosier view of U.S. society than they have had in several years.

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March 24, 2010

26% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction

Twenty-six percent (26%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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March 24, 2010

Just 35% Say U.S. Safer Today Than Before 9/11

Confidence that America is winning the war on terror is down slightly this month, and belief that the United States is safer today than it was before 9/11 has hit its lowest level ever.

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March 23, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 35%

Republican candidates now hold an eight-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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March 22, 2010

64% Say Congress Is Doing A Poor Job

Voters continue to give Congress some of its lowest marks ever.

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March 17, 2010

27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

For the second straight week, just 25% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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March 16, 2010

Republicans Lead Democrats by 10 in Generic Ballot, Highest Lead Yet

Republican candidates have now stretched their lead over Democrats to 10 points in the Generic Congressional Ballot, their biggest lead ever in nearly three years of weekly tracking. The GOP has been leading on the ballot for months.

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March 15, 2010

38% Give Supreme Court Positive Ratings

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of U.S. voters now give the Supreme Court good or excellent ratings, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just 18% say the court is doing a poor job.

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March 12, 2010

Negatives for Pelosi, Reid, Boehner Hit Record Highs

Congress' top leaders are feeling the heat from voters this month, as a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows three of the four reaching or matching their highest unfavorable ratings of the past year.

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March 10, 2010

Voters Say Economy, Government Ethics Are Most Important Issues

Voters continue to rate the economy as the most important issue regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports, but the issue of government ethics and corruption takes near equal status this month.

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March 10, 2010

25% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction

For the second straight week, just 25% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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March 9, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%

Republican candidates lead Democrats by seven points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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March 5, 2010

Voters Trust GOP More than Democrats on Eight of 10 Key Issues

Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on eight out of 10 key issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports, but the gap between the two parties has grown narrower on several of them.

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March 4, 2010

23% Favor Government with More Services, Higher Taxes

Just 23% of U.S. voters say they prefer a more active government with more services and higher taxes over one with fewer services and lower taxes, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. This finding has remained fairly consistent since regular tracking on this question began in November 2006.

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March 3, 2010

25% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction, Lowest Since Obama Took Office

Just 25% of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, the lowest level of voter confidence since early January 2009.

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March 2, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 36%

Republican candidates lead Democrats by eight points in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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March 1, 2010

Partisan Trends: Number of Unaffiliated Voters Up, Both Major Parties Down

In February, the number of voters not affiliated with either major party increased by half a percentage point as both Republicans and Democrats lost further ground.

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March 1, 2010

65% Expect More Partisanship in Washington

So much for hopes of bipartisanship in Washington, D.C., especially in a midterm election year.

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February 24, 2010

29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-nine percent (29%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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February 24, 2010

50% Now Say U.S. Is Winning War on Terror

Voter confidence in America's conduct of the War on Terror has reached its highest level since last May.