12% See Secession Attempt as Very Likely in Next 25 Years Or So
As far as most Americans are concerned, the United States isn’t going away any time soon.
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June 22, 2010
June 21, 2010
62% Say Politicians Want Government to Have More Power and Money
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.
June 16, 2010
72% of GOP Voters Say Republicans In Congress Out of Touch With Their Base
Republicans in Congress still haven't convinced the party faithful that they have their best interests in mind.
June 15, 2010
66% of Voters Are Angry At The Media
Sixty-six percent (66%) of U.S. voters describe themselves as at least somewhat angry at the media, including 33% who are Very Angry.
June 14, 2010
Clinton Outpolls Bush As Voters Look Back
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.
June 11, 2010
65% Say Country Better Off If Most in Congress Defeated This November
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.
June 9, 2010
Obama 44%, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer 39%
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.
June 8, 2010
62% Favor Death Penalty
Most Americans continue to support the death penalty, but they have mixed feelings about its effectiveness in preventing crime.
June 4, 2010
33% Say Legal System Worries Too Much About Individual Rights
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.
June 2, 2010
46% Say Tea Party Good for America, 31% Disagree
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.
May 28, 2010
42% Say U.S. Will Not Be Number One At End of Century
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.
May 22, 2010
72% Are Not Confident Congress Knows What It’s Doing When It Comes to The Economy
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.
May 20, 2010
41% Say Random Selection From Phone Book Would Do A Better Job Than Current Congress
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.
May 18, 2010
39% Favor Kagan’s Confirmation to Supreme Court, 39% Oppose
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.
May 16, 2010
51% Say United States Is Last Best Hope of Mankind
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.
May 13, 2010
44% Say Change America Needs Will Come from Volunteers, Not Government
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.
May 12, 2010
40% Say Being a Good Citizen is Different From Being a Patriot
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.
May 11, 2010
82% Think Kagan Likely To Be Confirmed for Supreme Court
Eighty-two percent (82%) of U.S. voters expect President Obama’s newest nominee to the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan, to be confirmed by the Senate. This includes 52% who say it is Very Likely.
May 11, 2010
87% Say English Should Be U.S. Official Language
Americans continue to overwhelmingly believe that English should be the official language of the United States and reject by sizable margins the idea that such a move is racist or a violation of free speech.
May 10, 2010
60% Give Positive Ratings to Government’s Response To Times Square Attempt
Though most voters nationwide are concerned about impending terrorist attacks on the United States, the majority (60%) says the government did a good or excellent job responding to the attempted terrorist car bombing in New York’s Times Square earlier this month.
