The United States has defense treaties with more than 50 nations, but Rasmussen Reports is finding that most Americans aren't willing to go to bat militarily for the majority of them. Out of the latest list of nine countries we've asked about, just Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic earn the support of a plurality of adults.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% of Likely U.S. Voters agree with the following statement: The gap between Americans who want to govern themselves and politicians who want to rule over them is now as big as the gap between the American colonies and England during the 18th Century.
For the third week in a row, a generic Republican candidate leads President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election matchup.
Voters are more closely divided than they have been all year over who is more to blame for the nation’s current economic problems — President George W. Bush or President Barack Obama.
Less than half of U.S. voters still see a need for the United States to belong to NATO, and most question whether America’s allies in the long-standing alliance will give their full support in Afghanistan and Libya.
Just over one-in-three voters now look positively on the Obama administration’s handling of the situation in Libya.
A plurality of voters now opposes further U.S. military action in Libya, and most say President Obama needs congressional approval to continue those operations.
Most U.S. voters continue to support repeal of the national health care law and believe the new law is likely to be repealed.
Nearly one-in-three voters don’t like the way the 2012 presidential race is shaping up for now in the two major political parties.
As the saying goes, “every vote counts,” and voters overwhelmingly agree.
When voters goes to the polls, most still want to see their ballots in English only.
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.
A congressional race with an official Tea Party candidate in the running appears to be good news for Democrats.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For the first time, voters feel the agenda of congressional Republicans is nearly as extreme as that of Democrats in Congress.
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.
