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January 12, 2010

43% Not Sure Which Party to Trust On Ethics Issues

Voters continue to trust Republicans more than Democrats on most of the key electoral issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports, but they are more uncertain than ever on which party to trust when it comes to government ethics and corruption.

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January 6, 2010

32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-two percent (32%) of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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January 6, 2010

60% Say Somewhat Likely That Next President From GOP

Sixty percent (60%) of U.S. voters say it’s at least somewhat likely that the next president will be a Republican, A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 27% suggest that outcome is unlikely.

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January 5, 2010

Generic Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 35%

Republican candidates start the year by opening a nine-point lead over Democrats, the GOP's biggest in several years, in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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January 4, 2010

58% Say Congress Doing A Poor Job

Voters feel more strongly than ever that Congress is performing poorly and that most of its members are in it for themselves.

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January 3, 2010

Number of Democrats Falls to New Low, Down Six Points Since Election 2008

In December, the number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats fell to the lowest level recorded in more than seven years of monthly tracking by Rasmussen Reports.

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December 30, 2009

Just 29% Still Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Just 29% of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, the lowest level measured since early February, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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December 30, 2009

Plane Attack Spooks Public Confidence in War on Terror

Belief that the bad guys are winning the War on Terror is now at its highest level in over two years, and nearly half of U.S. voters say America is not safer than it was before 9/11.

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December 29, 2009

GOP Lead Slips to Five on Generic Ballot

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

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December 29, 2009

Economy, Government Ethics Tops on Voters’ Minds

After being knocked out of first place last month for the first time in nearly two years, the economy is back as the issue voters view as most important.

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December 23, 2009

Just 29% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction

Just 29% of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, the lowest level measured since early February, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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December 23, 2009

Voters Still Put Health Care Second to Deficit Cutting As Top Obama Priority

Voters, as they have all year, rate cutting the federal deficit in half by the end of his first term as President Obama’s number one budget priority.

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December 22, 2009

Republicans Post Eight-Point Lead On Generic Ballot

Republican candidates have bounced back to a seven-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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December 17, 2009

66% Favor Smaller Government With Fewer Services, Lower Taxes

That's the second highest finding of the year: In August at the height of the congressional town hall controversies over the health care plan, 70% felt that way.

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December 16, 2009

30% Still Say U.S. Moving In Right Direction

Just 30% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national survey. This is the third straight week in a row at 30%, the lowest finding on this question since mid-February.

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December 15, 2009

Generic Ballot: Republicans 44% Democrats 37%

Republican candidates have bounced back to a seven-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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December 9, 2009

30% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction

For the second straight week, just 30% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national survey.

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December 8, 2009

GOP's Lead in Generic Ballot Down to Four Points This Week

Republican candidates have a seven-point lead over Democrats for the second straight week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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December 8, 2009

34% Expect Situation in Afghanistan to Get Better

One week after President Obama announced his plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan with a projected troop withdrawal to begin in 18 months, voter confidence in U.S. efforts there has reached its highest level of the year.

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December 2, 2009

30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction, Lowest Level Since February

Only 30% of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national survey. That's the lowest finding on this question since mid-February but is still 13 points higher than a year ago.