58% Want English-Only Ballots
When voters goes to the polls, most still want to see their ballots in English only.
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June 11, 2011
June 11, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 10, 2011
Money did the talking in a lot of our surveys this past week. Just days after the government's announcement that unemployment has risen to 9.1%, short- and long-term confidence in the U.S. economy are at the lowest levels of the Obama presidency.
June 10, 2011
Three Way Race: Democrat 40% Republican 21% Tea Party 18%
A congressional race with an official Tea Party candidate in the running appears to be good news for Democrats.
June 10, 2011
Voters Grow Pessimistic Again About Afghanistan, Iraq
With troop withdrawals from Afghanistan scheduled to begin next month, the brief burst of optimism about the war there following the killing of Osama bin Laden appears to be over.
June 9, 2011
75% Support Showing Photo ID At The Polls
Support remains high for requiring voters to show photo identification before being allowed to cast their ballots. An increasing number of states across the country are putting that requirement into law.
June 8, 2011
Only 24% Say They Share Obama's Political Views
Most voters still believe President Obama is more liberal than they are, while just one-out-of-four say they share the same ideological views as the president.
June 7, 2011
Generic Republican Candidate 45%, Obama 42%
For the second week in a row, a generic Republican candidate edges President Obama 45% to 42% among Likely U.S. Voters in a hypothetical 2012 election matchup, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
June 7, 2011
44% Say They’re Conservative on Fiscal Issues, 39% Moderate, 14% Liberal
Voters remain more conservative when it comes to money than they are on social policy, but 29% still say they are conservative in both areas.
June 7, 2011
Voters Now See GOP in Congress Nearly As Extreme As Democrats
For the first time, voters feel the agenda of congressional Republicans is nearly as extreme as that of Democrats in Congress.
June 7, 2011
54% Say Obama Qualified To Be President, 47% Say Biden Is Not
Most voters agree that Barack Obama is qualified to be president, but nearly as many don’t think Vice President Joe Biden is qualified to take his place.
June 6, 2011
49% See Romney As Qualified to Be President, Less Confident of Other GOP Candidates
Mitt Romney is the only Republican 2012 hopeful that a sizable number of voters considers qualified to be president. Sarah Palin is the one they view as least qualified, but, at this early stage, many voters are still in the dark about all the possible candidates.
June 6, 2011
54% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 56% Say Law Will Increase Deficit
Voters continue to favor repeal of the national health care law passed last year and believe the legislation will increase the federal deficit.
June 4, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 3, 2011Week
The government announced on Friday that the nation’s unemployment rate rose to 9.1% in May, dashing high-level hopes of an economic recovery in the near future. But most Americans aren’t surprised.
June 3, 2011
Why Politics? 43% Say for Positive Change, 43% to Fend Off Government
Voters remain closely divided over whether their fellow countrymen get involved in politics to bring about needed change or to keep the government at bay.
June 3, 2011
53% View Government As Threat To Individual Rights
Over half (53%) of Americans now believe the federal government is more of a threat to individual rights than a protector.
June 2, 2011
57% Would Rather Be Called Good Citizen Than A Patriot
Voters would rather be called a good citizen than a patriot, although they see little difference between the two labels. To be a good citizen, most agree it’s more important to do church and community work than to get involved in politics.
June 2, 2011
21% Say States Have Right To Secede
One-in-five Americans believe individual states have the right to break away from the country, although a majority doesn’t believe it will actually happen.
June 2, 2011
53% Say Major Cyberattack Should Be Viewed As Act of War
Voters express strong concern about the safety of America’s computer systems and think a major cyberattack on the United States should be grounds for forceful military retaliation.
June 2, 2011
Obama’s Full-Month Rating Increases Four Points in May
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
June 1, 2011
66% Worry Government Will Run Out of Money
Most Americans remain concerned about the federal government’s financial situation and think the majority of politicians want more of their money.
