Supreme Court Justice David Souter has reportedly decided to retire, paving the way for President Obama’s first high court appointment, but 42% of U.S. voters believe the president’s nominee will be too liberal. A nearly equal number—41%-- say his choice will be about right, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. These numbers have changed very little since Election Day.
In April, for the second straight month, the number of Republicans in the nation fell by roughly half a percentage point. The number of Democrats remained unchanged from a month ago.
Americans have a little more confidence in the honesty of the average congressman this month, but they’re less confident that Congress as a whole will address the serious issues facing the nation.
As Barack Obama serves his 100th day as president, the number of voters who say the country is heading in the right direction is up ten points from the week he was inaugurated and up sixteen points from when he was elected.
Just 42% of likely voters now believe the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
For just the second time in more than five years of daily or weekly tracking, Republicans now lead Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
Americans appear more upbeat about the direction the country is taking in the short term but are growing more pessimistic about its long-term future.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of likely voters say the nation is heading in the right direction, showing no change from last week.
For the second straight week, Democrats and Republicans are tied on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
Thirty-six percent (36%) of U.S. voters believe the United States is heading in the right direction, showing no change from a week ago.
Support for Democratic Congressional candidates hit a new low this week, resulting in a tie between Republicans and Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
After a month of major legislation by the White House and Congress to try to fix the struggling economy, more voters trust the Democratic Party to handle economic issues than they did a month ago.
In a survey taken the weekend U.S. Navy SEALS rescued an American ship captain from Somali pirates, voter confidence in America’s handling of the War on Terror has rebounded slightly.
Thirty-six percent (36%) of U.S. voters believe the United States is heading in the right direction, showing no change from a week ago.
Republicans have pulled within one point of Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
While the economy remains the top issue nationwide, taxes are moving up on the priority list. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 64% of voters see taxation as very important; it’s highest level in nearly two years.
Twenty-one percent (21%) of U.S. voters now think Congress is doing a good or excellent job, its highest ratings in over a year, but nearly twice as many (41%) also think most members of Congress are corrupt.
Voter confidence that the United States is heading in the right direction increased to the highest level in more than four years. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 36% of voters believe the nation is heading in the right direction.
In March, the number of Democrats in the nation fell two percentage points while the number of Republicans fell by half-a-point. Democrats continue to have a sizable advantage in terms of partisan identification, but the advantage is smaller than it’s been since December 2007.
Democrats are slightly further ahead of Republicans this week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
