Americans Still Divided Over Legalizing, Taxing Marijuana
Americans, as they have been for some time, are closely divided over whether the government should use marijuana to help solve the country’s fiscal problems.
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March 31, 2011
March 31, 2011
Just 21% Say U.S. Has Clearly Defined Mission in Libya
Despite President Obama’s address to the nation Monday night, most voters still aren’t clear about why the U.S. military is engaged in Libya.
March 30, 2011
Voter Views on Libya Show Little Change
President Obama’s address to the nation Monday night doesn’t appear to have made voters more confident about his handling of the situation in Libya, nor has it made them feel more strongly that Libya is important to U.S. national security.
March 29, 2011
55% Have a Favorable Opinion of Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is viewed by many as the chief advocate of U.S. military intervention in Libya, and voters view her slightly less favorably than they did just over a month ago.
March 29, 2011
35% Say U.S. Should Phase Out Nuclear Power Over Next 50 Years
As the Japanese continue to struggle with the damaged Fukushima nuclear facility, support for the building of nuclear plants in the United States has fallen to a new low. One-third of voters now favor phasing out nuclear power in this country.
March 29, 2011
Only 16% Think Country Would Be Better Off If Most Incumbents in Congress Reelected
Voters are less supportive than ever of congressional incumbents and fewer than one-out-of-three think their own representative is the best person for the job.
March 28, 2011
Voters Less Concerned About Threat of Japanese Radiation
Though American voters are still following news of the nuclear plant crisis in Japan, they are less worried about radiation reaching the United States.
March 28, 2011
69% Still Angry At Government's Current Policies
Midterm elections and a change of power in the U.S. House of Representatives haven't lowered the level of voter discontent with the federal government and the leaders of the two major political parties.
March 26, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 25, 2011
Americans began the week finding themselves in military action in yet another Islamic country.
March 25, 2011
21% Say Today’s Children Will Be Better Off Than Their Parents
Although today’s children are the future of our nation, most Americans continue to believe they won’t be better off than their parents.
March 25, 2011
Americans Show Little Support for Defending Some Treaty Partners
The United States has defense treaties with a number of nations around the globe, and Rasmussen Reports is asking Americans periodically how they feel about going to bat for these countries if they're attacked. On the latest list of nine countries, most Americans support the United States helping to defend just two of them militarily, Panama and the Bahamas.
March 25, 2011
28% Say Libya Important To U.S. National Security, 42% Disagree
While the Obama administration presses on with the military mission in Libya, few voters view the North African country as important to America’s own security.
March 25, 2011
50% Recognize that Most Americans Support Congressional Term Limits
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 50% of U.S. Likely Voters recognize that most Americans favor congressional term limits. Just 20% believe it is a view held mostly by conservatives.
March 24, 2011
45% Support U.S. Military Action in Libya, 34% Oppose, 21% Undecided
Voters have mixed feelings about President Obama's decision to use the U.S. military to help rebels in Libya and nearly half agree that he should have gotten Congress' okay first.
March 24, 2011
Only 33% Think Most Americans Blame Humans for Global Warming
President Obama, former Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations, among others, argue that global warming is chiefly caused by human activity. A plurality of voters recognize that this view is held mostly by liberals rather than by all Americans.
March 23, 2011
44% Rate Obama’s Leadership As Good or Excellent, 37% Say It’s Poor
Voters’ views of President Obama’s leadership style have rebounded from last month’s all-time low.
March 22, 2011
Voters Continue to Blame Recession Under Bush For Poor Economy
Voters continue to blame the current economic problems on the recession which began under the Bush administration. At the same time, the number who trust themselves more than President Obama to handle these issues has fallen to its lowest level in a little over a year.
March 22, 2011
34% Now Support U.S. Involvement in Libya
With the U.S. military now actively involved in Libya, voters are more supportive of an American role in the Libyan crisis but also are more critical of President Obama’s handling of the situation.?
March 21, 2011
40% Recognize That Most Americans See Government As the Problem, 46% Say That’s Mostly a Conservative View
There are certain statements that politicians and those in the political arena make every day as if they are things that everyone agrees on. The problem is, in many cases, people don’t agree on them – or do they?
March 20, 2011
Just 31% Now Give Obama Positive Marks for the Economy
The number of voters nationwide who give President Obama good or excellent marks for his handling of economic issues has fallen to a new low.
