What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 11, 2011
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February 12, 2011
February 11, 2011
60% Have Favorable Opinion of Hillary Clinton
With the crisis in Egypt dominating the headlines, most voters give good marks to America’s chief diplomat, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
February 10, 2011
62% Still Favor Death Penalty for Fort Hood Killer
Voters are now more inclined to view the November 2009 massacre at Fort Hood, Texas as a criminal act rather than terrorism, but they feel just as strongly that the Muslim U.S. Army major charged with the killings should be executed if convicted in his upcoming trial.
February 10, 2011
48% Say Shifting Military Money To Border Security Would Make America Safer
Nearly half of U.S. voters think America would be a safer place with less spending on the military and more money put into securing the borders.
February 9, 2011
Just 45% Know That U.S. Has World’s Biggest Economy
The United States of America boasts the world’s largest economy, but fewer than half the nation’s voters recognize this fact.
February 9, 2011
80% Say Terrorists Are Bigger Threat to U.S. Than Traditional Wars
While U.S. troops are fighting daily in Afghanistan, the nation's longest-running war, voters overwhelmingly think terrorism is a bigger threat to the country than traditional wars.
February 8, 2011
Most Voters Still Put Reducing Health Care Costs Ahead of Universal Coverage
As they have from the beginning of the health care debate, voters see cost reduction as more important than ensuring universal coverage.
February 8, 2011
60% Recognize That Government Spending Has Increased Every Year Since 1954
In 1954, the average new house cost just over $10,000, a new car was under $2,000, gasoline was under 30 cents a gallon, and you could buy a magazine for 20 cents.
February 8, 2011
Voters Still Wary of Changes in Egypt, But 68% Say U.S. Should Not Get Involved
Voters aren’t convinced that changing the government in Egypt is good for the United States, but they still feel strongly that America should stay out of the political crisis engulfing its Middle Eastern ally.
February 8, 2011
27% See UN As U.S. Ally, 15% As An Enemy
The United Nations has been conspicuously absent from the diplomatic activity surrounding the political crisis in Egypt, but few U.S. voters lack an opinion of the New York-based international organization.
February 7, 2011
68% Believe Government and Big Business Work Together Against the Rest of Us
President Obama told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today that government and business “can and must work together."
February 7, 2011
Just Over Half Aware U.S. Spends Six Times as Much on Defense As Any Other Nation
Just 56% of Likely U.S. Voters recognize that the United States spends about six times as much on national defense as any other nation in the world. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 13% disagree and say it’s not true, while a sizable 31% are not sure.
February 7, 2011
More Voters Still Think Federal Government Encourages Illegal Immigration
Most voters continue to believe that the policies of the federal government encourage illegal immigration, but voters are now almost evenly divided over whether it's better to let the federal government or individual states enforce immigration laws.
February 7, 2011
58% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law; Most Still Expect Costs To Rise and Quality To Suffer
The majority of voters still support repeal of the new national health care law and remain convinced that it will drive up the cost and hurt the quality of health care in the country.
February 6, 2011
Romney, Huckabee Even With Obama, Other GOP Hopefuls Trail
An early look at potential 2012 match-ups indicates that the election is likely shaping up as a referendum on President Obama. That’s typical when an incumbent runs for reelection.
February 5, 2011
Military Aid to Iceland? Most Americans Say Yes
The United States has military defense treaties with over 50 nations around the globe from obvious ones like the United Kingdom and Germany to less predictable ones like Costa Rica and Iceland. What do Americans think we should do if these countries are attacked?
February 5, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 4, 2011
The drama on the streets of Cairo has many Americans thinking about national security and the role our country plays in the world these days.
February 4, 2011
Half Want Troops Out of Europe, Japan, But South Korea's Another Story
A plurality of voters think the United States should remove troops from Western Europe and Japan and let them defend themselves. But when it comes to South Korea, most voters think we should stay.
February 4, 2011
54% Say States Should Have Right To Opt Out of Health Care Law
More than half the states are challenging the constitutionality of the new federal health care law in court, many focusing on the requirement that every American must have health insurance. More voters than ever oppose that requirement and think states should have the right to opt out of some or all of the health care law.
February 4, 2011
32% of Voters Are Both Fiscal and Social Conservatives
In today’s economic climate, few voters consider themselves liberals on fiscal policy issues, but there’s a little more divergence of opinion when it comes to social issues.
