Voters Have Mixed Feelings About GOP Plans to Investigate Obama
Voters have decidedly divided opinions about House Republican plans to investigate the Obama administration’s performance to date. GOP voters like the idea; Democrats don’t.
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November 9, 2010
November 9, 2010
Most GOP Voters Critical of Republicans in Congress, Like Tea Party
Republican voters remain strongly critical of how their party’s representatives in Congress are performing and have a highly favorable opinion of the Tea Party movement that is pushing the GOP more to the political right.
November 8, 2010
Safer Roads, Cheaper Insurance Predicted If Driving Age Is Raised
Many Americans still believe raising the age requirement to obtain a driver’s license will benefit society in two ways: It will reduce the number of auto accidents and reduce the cost of auto insurance.
November 8, 2010
GOP Primary Voters Express Interest in Third-Party Option
Roughly one-quarter to one-third of Republican primary voters say they would be inclined to consider a third-party candidate if any of the current favorites wins the GOP presidential nomination for 2012.
November 8, 2010
Voters Show Confidence in Tuesday’s Election Process
Most voters are pretty confident that the right candidates were the official winners in last Tuesday’s elections, but nearly one-in-five think a lot of ineligible voters were allowed to cast ballots.
November 8, 2010
46% See Health Care Repeal As Likely, 44% Don't
The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives last week did not change voters’ perceptions on the likelihood of repeal of the unpopular national health care law, but the number who see repeal as likely remains at its highest level since the bill’s passage.
November 7, 2010
What’s Up With Nevada?
While public polling generally gave a good projection of what to expect around the country in Election 2010, that was not the case in Nevada.
November 6, 2010
Voters Tend To Think Democrats Lost More Than GOP Won
Most voters said going into Election Day that it was all about President Obama’s agenda, and coming out on the other side, they’re reinforcing that message.
November 6, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 5, 2010
So what’s a president to do?
November 5, 2010
Most Favor Piece-by-Piece Approach to Health Care Bill
With the Republican takeover of the House driven in part by widespread opposition to the national health care law, debate is already heavy in Washington over whether the new GOP majority will push for full repeal of the measure.
November 5, 2010
Most Voters Are Pessimistic About Obama’s Dealings With the GOP House
Most voters are not confident that President Obama can work with the new Republican majority in the House to do what’s best for the American people.
November 5, 2010
GOP Primary Voters Like Palin Best, With Romney, Huckabee Close Behind
They’re the leading contenders for now for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, and, perhaps not surprisingly, they’re the best liked of 14 top party players among likely GOP primary voters.
November 4, 2010
56% Still Consider Israel a U.S. Ally
Most voters still view Israel as one of America's leading allies.
November 4, 2010
GOP Voters Like Three Candidates Best for 2012
OK, the election’s over, and the message from most voters was that they didn’t care much for President Obama’s agenda. Now the focus is on the race for the presidency in 2012.
November 3, 2010
Election 2010: How Did We Do?
Heading into Election Day 2010, Rasmussen Reports polling showed a huge lead for Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot that accurately projected the historic gains of more than 60 seats in the House of Representatives. We didn’t poll individual House districts, but the two statewide House races we polled in the Dakotas came very close to the projections.
November 3, 2010
Voters Strongly Anticipate Health Care Repeal In the House
Voters overwhelmingly believe the new Republican-controlled House of Representatives is likely to vote to repeal the unpopular national health care law.
November 2, 2010
Most Voters Like Tea Party, Tax Cuts and Reduced Government Spending
Fifty percent (50%) of voters on the East Coast think the Tea Party is good for America, although only 20% say they consider themselves part of the small government, tax-cutting movement.
November 2, 2010
55% Of Today’s Voters Say Views of Congressional Democrats are Extreme
Most people who voted in Election 2010 on the East Coast think the average Democrat in Congress is more liberal than they are and describe the views of most congressional Democrats as extreme. These results come from a Rasmussen Reports telephone polling of people who have already voted in states in the Eastern Time Zone.
November 2, 2010
18% Think Every Great Idea in U.S. History Needed Government Help
Vice President Joe Biden made clear at a Democratic fundraiser last week that he thinks government has been the engine behind America’s progress. “Every single great idea that has marked the 21st century, the 20th century and the 19th century has required government vision and government incentive,” he declared.
