Just One-In-Four View Geithner, Holder Favorably
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Attorney General Eric Holder remain two of the top players in the Obama administration, and most voters continue not to like them or not know who they are.
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April 26, 2011
April 26, 2011
67% Favor Expanding Use of Nurse Practitioners For Routine Care
With a growing shortage of doctors projected for the years ahead, a number of states are considering or have already passed legislation that allows nurse practitioners to step in for physicians in routine cases. Most voters think that’s a good idea.
April 25, 2011
43% Say Most Members of Congress Are Corrupt
Mark Twain once said, “It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” A large number of Americans share that skepticism.
April 25, 2011
53% Favor Health Care Repeal, Think Law Will Increase Deficit
Most voters still favor repeal of the national health care law and believe it will drive up the federal deficit even as President Obama and Congress are stepping up the debate on how to cut the government’s massive debt.
April 23, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 22, 2011
It was a week for looking back, but when Americans did look ahead, they didn’t like much of what they saw.
April 22, 2011
55% Say U.S. Military Involvement in Libya Unlikely To End This Year
Most voters now expect the U.S. military’s role in Libya to last beyond this year.
April 21, 2011
Voters Remain Closely Divided Over Libya
Support for continuing U.S. military operations in Libya is holding steady from two weeks ago after a drop-off in support from just after the mission began. But voters remain almost evenly divided over U.S. military involvement in the Libyan political crisis.
April 20, 2011
63% Still Believe Border Control Is Top Immigration Priority
Nearly two-thirds of voters still believe border control should be the top priority in the fight against illegal immigration, but they also continue to support a welcoming immigration policy.
April 20, 2011
60% Reject Government ID for Online Security
In an effort to enhance online security and privacy, the Obama administration has proposed Americans obtain a single ID for all Internet sales and banking activity. But a new Rasmussen Reports survey finds most Americans want nothing to do with such an ID if the government is the one to issue it and hold the information.
April 20, 2011
54% Say Cleanup From Gulf Oil Spill At Least Somewhat Successful
A year ago today, an explosion at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig marked the beginning of the most devastating oil spill ever in the Gulf of Mexico. Most voters now think the cleanup from that spill has been fairly successful and appear less concerned about the long-term effect on the environment. But voters still give low grades to both the federal government and the companies responsible for their response to the spill.
April 19, 2011
Most Voters Still Blame Bush Recession for Bad Economy
Most voters still blame the nation's economic problems on the George W. Bush years, but they also continue to trust their own economic judgment more than that of President Obama.
April 19, 2011
35% Say Obama Is Too Cooperative
While voters are evenly divided over the quality of President Obama’s leadership, more voters view his leadership style as being too cooperative.
April 19, 2011
Support for Deepwater Drilling Up to 59%
Support for deepwater oil drilling has reached its highest level since the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico one year ago.
April 19, 2011
61% Oppose U.S. Citizenship for Children Born to Illegal Immigrants
Several Republican senators are seeking to amend the law that grants full U.S. citizenship to children born to illegal immigrants in this country, and voters strongly support such an effort.
April 18, 2011
Most Voters Like A Presidential Candidate With Both Public and Private Experience
Voters strongly prefer a presidential candidate with both government and private sector experience. They also like a candidate who thinks like they do over one who can more surely win.
April 18, 2011
52% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
A majority of voters continues to favor repeal of the national health care law, but the number who Strongly Favor it has fallen to a new low. So has the number of voters who see the law as bad for the country.
April 18, 2011
Obama 49%, Trump 34%
President Obama leads Donald Trump by 15 percentage points in a hypothetical 2012 match-up, but the president is unable to top the 50% level of support even against an opponent some are deriding as a joke.
April 16, 2011
President Obama’s Cabinet: How Do They Rate?
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates are the most popular and best-known members of President Obama's Cabinet. Janet Napolitano, the Homeland Security secretary, is nearly as well-known but not nearly as well-liked.
April 16, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 16, 2011
Talk, talk, talk. That’s apparently all voters expect out of Washington, DC, because they don’t anticipate serious budget solutions any time soon.
April 15, 2011
42% Favor More U.S. Nuclear Power Plants
Most voters remain concerned about the safety of nuclear power plants in this country, but support for building new plants in America appears to have rebounded slightly even as the nuclear crisis in Japan continues.
