51% Say Leaking of U.S. Secrets Is Treason
Most voters believe public release of U.S. secret and confidential documents hurts national security, and they consider the leaking of such information to be an act of treason.
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December 2, 2010
December 1, 2010
Voters Question U.S. Protection of Secrets Following WikiLeaks’ Disclosure
Voters are strongly concerned about the impact of the latest dump of sensitive and secret U.S. data on the Internet by the WikiLeaks organization and think the U.S. government needs to do a better job protecting that kind of information.
November 30, 2010
By Two-to-One Margin, Voters Believe U.S. Spends More on Military than Social Security
Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters believe the U.S. spends more on national defense than it does on Social Security.
November 29, 2010
Most Voters Favor Cutting the Federal Payroll
President Obama proposed today a freeze on the salaries of federal employees for the next two years as an effort to help rein in the growing federal budget deficit. Recent Rasmussen surveys suggest that voters think that's a good idea.
November 29, 2010
Most Flyers Okay With Full-Body Scans, Pat Downs
Most voters who fly appear comfortable with the federal Transportation Safety Administration’s new airport security measures.
November 27, 2010
Voters Recognize U.S. Military Spending Tops Other Countries
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Likely Voters nationwide recognize that the United States spends more on the military and national security than any other nation in the world. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 19% disagree, and 24% are not sure.
November 26, 2010
Voters Say It’s Important Who’s In Congress, Who Runs Congress
Voters are overwhelmingly clear: they want to believe that elections make a difference. But they remain deeply skeptical about the new Congress.
November 23, 2010
Election 2010 Helped Voters Understand Federal Budget a Bit Better
Forty-one percent (41%) of voters now recognize that the majority of federal spending goes to just national defense, Social Security and Medicare. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 39% disagree and say it’s not true, while 20% are not sure.
November 23, 2010
Many Say Government Now Operating Outside the Constitution
Voters are clearly dubious about the size and scope of today’s federal government.
November 22, 2010
Two-Thirds Favor Cutting Federal Payroll by 10%
Sixty-six percent (66%) of voters nationwide favor a proposal to cut the federal payroll by 10% over the coming decade. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found that just 22% are opposed and 12% are not sure.
November 20, 2010
27% View U.S. Society As Unfair and Discriminatory
More than one-out-of-four Likely U.S. Voters (27%) now believe American society is generally unfair and discriminatory, the highest negative finding in over a year.
November 19, 2010
Budgetwise, Most Prefer A Cutter Over A Spender
A strong majority of voters continue to favor a candidate who works to cut federal spending over one who tries to get a fair amount of it for his home district. Most also think a member of Congress who tries to maximize federal spending for his or her district has selfish motives.
November 19, 2010
Voters Favor Ban on Earmarks, But Not Strongly
Earmarks. Pork barrel spending. Call it what you will. Congress views the recent elections as a mandate to cut government spending, and first on the list is a ban on allowing legislators to steer money to their favorite home projects. But voters aren’t quite as gung-ho.
November 18, 2010
Economy Remains Top Issue On Voters' Minds
Every night, Rasmussen Reports asks voters what issues are most important to them when voting, and economic issues have remained at the top of the list for the past two years.
November 18, 2010
38% Say U.S. Legal System Favors Individual Rights Over National Security
As the controversy over new airport body scanners escalates, voters feel more strongly than ever that the U.S. legal system is more protective of individual freedoms than it is of the nation's overall security.
November 17, 2010
Voters Give High Court Mixed Marks on Ideology
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of voters think the U.S. Supreme Court is too liberal, while 31% say it’s about right ideologically, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 17, 2010
Voters Hold Little Hope for What New Congress Is Likely To Achieve
Maybe the new Congress should just take the next couple years off because voters sure aren’t very hopeful about what they are likely to accomplish.
November 16, 2010
Voters View a Jeb Bush Presidential Run as a Long Shot
A third Bush in the White House? Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has ruled out a presidential bid in 2012 but isn’t closing the door on running after that.
November 15, 2010
A Majority Now Sees Bush As Somewhere in Between Best and Worst Presidents
As George W. Bush tours the country promoting his new memoir, “Decision Points,” voters are a bit less critical of the former president than they’ve been in previous years.
November 12, 2010
49% Favor Less Time Between Election Day and the New Congress
Most new members of the U.S. Senate and House won’t be seated until two months after their election, and a plurality of Americans think that’s too long a time.
