Politics

August 4, 2011

29% Favor Automatic Spending Cuts If Congress Doesn’t Reduce Spending By $1.5 Trillion

Although voters are skeptical that federal spending will actually be cut following the debt ceiling debate, a majority opposes automatic spending cuts if Congress doesn’t reach its reduction goals. A so-called Super Committee has been tasked with finding cuts of $1.5 trillion over a decade and recommending those cuts to the full Congress. If no cuts are agreed upon, automatic cuts are supposed to go into effect.

August 4, 2011

62% Would Vote to Replace Entire Congress

Congress just can’t win. Most voters still lack confidence even their own local representative and want to replace every single one of them.

August 3, 2011

68% Say U.S. Society is Fair and Decent

Voters continue to believe U.S. society is fair and decent, while the number who believes immigrants should adopt American culture hovers around the all-time low.

August 3, 2011

69% Say It’s Likely Scientists Have Falsified Global Warming Research

The debate over global warming has intensified in recent weeks after a new NASA study was interpreted by skeptics to reveal that global warming is not man-made. While a majority of Americans nationwide continue to acknowledge significant disagreement about global warming in the scientific community, most go even further to say some scientists falsify data to support their own beliefs.

August 3, 2011

Just 22% Approve of Debt Ceiling Deal, Most Doubt It Will Cut Spending

Most Americans disapprove of the debt ceiling agreement reached by the president and Congress earlier this week and most doubt it will actually reduce government spending.

August 3, 2011

72% Favor Inclusion of 9/11 Cross in World Trade Center Memorial

Americans think the Constitution calls for a separation of church and state, but they overwhelmingly believe that separation is not violated by plans to include the so-called 9/11 cross in a memorial on the site of the World Trade Center.

August 2, 2011

Election 2012: Generic Republican 47%, Obama 42%

A generic Republican candidate now leads President Obama by five points in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up.

August 2, 2011

Voters Favor Pay Cuts for Congress, President Until Budget Is Balanced

An overwhelming majority of voters nationwide want members of Congress to take a pay cut until the federal budget is balanced, and a plurality also thinks the president should chop his salary in half until that time.

August 2, 2011

Three-Way Race: Romney 34%, Bachmann 27%, Perry 26%

Candidates will fall by the wayside as the primary battle for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination gets under way. If the race were already down to just the three top candidates, Mitt Romney would still be just slightly ahead.

August 1, 2011

Obama’s Full-Month Approval in July Falls to 2011 Low

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.

August 1, 2011

Voters Divided Between Candidate Who Promises Debt Reduction with Only Spending Cuts and One Who Calls for “Balanced Approach”

The debt ceiling debate has highlighted the political difficulty of coming to grips with the federal government’s massive debt. Voters now are almost evenly divided over whether they prefer a congressman who would reduce that debt with spending cuts only or opt for a mix of spending cuts and tax increases.

August 1, 2011

Romney, Perry, Bachmann Run Close Among GOP Primary Voters

The inclusion of likely candidate Rick Perry has tightened the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination dramatically, with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney still ahead – but just barely.

July 31, 2011

30% Say Obama Too Confrontational, Highest Since Health Care Debate

The number of voters who see President Obama's leadership style as too confrontational has reached its highest level since the health care issue was front and center.

July 30, 2011

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 29, 2011

Take this economy, puh-leez. And while you’re at it, take this Congress and this president with you, too. That’s the message from most Americans these days.

July 29, 2011

50% Give Obama Poor Marks On Economy

With the debate over the nation’s debt ceiling dragging on and consumer confidence near two-year lows, voters are souring even more on President Obama's handling of economic issues.

July 28, 2011

41% Rate U.S. Health Care System Good or Excellent, 28% Say Poor

Positive ratings for the U.S. health care system peaked last year in the midst of the health care reform debate, but they have fallen since.

July 28, 2011

Voters Expect Debt Ceiling To Be Raised, Doubt Long-Term Spending Will Be Cut

With less than five days left until the federal government could begin defaulting on its debts, voters continue to express unhappiness with both sides of the debt ceiling debate. While most voters continue to believe the debt ceiling will be raised before the government defaults, most don’t think the president and Congressional Republicans will agree on significant long-term spending cuts before the 2012 elections.

July 27, 2011

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29% Favor Automatic Spending Cuts If Congress Doesn’t Reduce Spending By $1.5 Trillion

62% Would Vote to Replace Entire Congress

68% Say U.S. Society is Fair and Decent

69% Say It’s Likely Scientists Have Falsified Global Warming Research

Just 22% Approve of Debt Ceiling Deal, Most Doubt It Will Cut Spending

72% Favor Inclusion of 9/11 Cross in World Trade Center Memorial

Election 2012: Generic Republican 47%, Obama 42%

Voters Favor Pay Cuts for Congress, President Until Budget Is Balanced

Three-Way Race: Romney 34%, Bachmann 27%, Perry 26%

Obama’s Full-Month Approval in July Falls to 2011 Low

Voters Divided Between Candidate Who Promises Debt Reduction with Only Spending Cuts and One Who Calls for “Balanced Approach”

Romney, Perry, Bachmann Run Close Among GOP Primary Voters

30% Say Obama Too Confrontational, Highest Since Health Care Debate

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 29, 2011

50% Give Obama Poor Marks On Economy

41% Rate U.S. Health Care System Good or Excellent, 28% Say Poor

Voters Expect Debt Ceiling To Be Raised, Doubt Long-Term Spending Will Be Cut

82% Say Workers Should Be Allowed To Choose Their Own Insurance

New High: 46% Think Most in Congress Are Corrupt

Generic Republican Candidate 48%, Obama 42%

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