A hot issue during the closing months of the Bush presidency and on the
2008 campaign trail, the prison camp for terrorists at the Guantanamo
Naval Base in Cuba has now faded from the headlines. President Obama’s
vow to close the prison seems on indefinite hold.
Nearly half of American Adults see the government today as a threat to individual rights rather than a protector of those rights.
U.S. voters think Hillary Clinton is more qualified to be president than Barack Obama, but most believe that both Democrats are more fit for the White House than three top Republicans interested in the job.
As far as most Americans are concerned, the United States isn’t going away any time soon.
When it comes to money and power, politicians want the government to have more of it, while voters want the government to have less. At least that’s what most Americans think.
Republicans in Congress still haven't convinced the party faithful that they have their best interests in mind.
Sixty-six percent (66%) of U.S. voters describe themselves as at least somewhat angry at the media, including 33% who are Very Angry.
Democrats see Bill Clinton as a key factor in embattled Senator Blanche Lincoln’s Arkansas primary win last week and a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 51% of voters have a favorable opinion of the former president. Forty-six percent (46%) regard him unfavorably.
Most voters continue to believe it would be better for the country if the majority of Congress is thrown out this November, but they also remain unconvinced that a Republican takeover will make a noticeable difference.
Fifty-six percent (56%) of U.S. voters say their views on illegal immigration are closer to those of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer than to the views of President Obama. The two finally met last Friday at the White House to discuss Arizona’s tough new immigration law which the president opposes.
Most Americans continue to support the death penalty, but they have mixed feelings about its effectiveness in preventing crime.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday narrowed the scope of so-called Miranda rights, saying a crime suspect's words can be used against him if he fails to clearly inform police he is invoking the right to remain silent.
Forty-six percent (46%) of U.S. voters say the Tea Party movement is good for the country, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Thirty-one percent (31%) disagree and say it’s bad for the country. Another 13% say it’s neither.
Forty-two percent (42%) of U.S. voters now say the United States will not be the most powerful nation in the world at the end of the 21st Century. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 32% disagree and believe the United States still will be the world’s number one superpower at the century’s end. Twenty-six percent (26%) more are not sure.
Even as Congress puts the finishing touches on legislation asserting more government control over the U.S. financial industry, most U.S. voters continue to believe the legislators have little idea what they're doing when it comes to the economy.
Tuesday's primaries were more proof of the anti-incumbency mood felt in many parts of the nation, and a new Rasmussen Reports poll finds that many voters continue to feel a randomly selected sample of people from the phone book could do a better job than their elected representatives in Congress.
Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan spent the past week introducing herself to the Senate and to the nation, but U.S. voters remain evenly divided over whether she should be confirmed for the high court.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 51% of voters nationwide believe the United States is the last best hope of mankind. Twenty-six percent (26%) disagree, and 24% are not sure.
While politicians struggle against an anti-incumbent mood sweeping the country, a plurality of Americans are looking beyond the government to find solutions for the nation’s problems.
Forty-percent (40%) of voters nationwide say that being a good citizen and being a patriot are the same thing. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that another 40% disagree and 19% are not sure.
