Tea Party Tops GOP on Three-Way Generic Ballot
Running under the Tea Party brand may be better in congressional races than being a Republican.
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December 7, 2009
December 6, 2009
What's In A Name? Favorables for Krugman, Fund, Alice Cooper and Springsteen
Most voters (55%) don’t know enough about Paul Krugman to venture even a soft opinion about him. Those with an opinion are fairly evenly divided—22% favorable and 22% unfavorable. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just one-in-10 voters has a strong opinion about Krugman, with four percent (4%) voicing a Very Favorable opinion and six percent (6%) a Very Unfavorable view.
December 5, 2009
42% Want Federal Government to Address Health Care Reform, 23% Prefer Leaving It to States
While most Americans oppose the health care legislation working its way through Congress, most also believe the reform is something the federal government should be dealing with.
December 5, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending December 4, 2009
President Obama seems to be shifting from one hot potato to the next these days.
December 5, 2009
2010 South Carolina Governor: Democrat Rex Runs Close Against Top GOP Hopefuls
With the Mark Sanford scandal still swirling in South Carolina, next year’s race for governor is shaping up to be quite competitive if State Education Superintendent Jim Rex is the Democratic candidate.
December 4, 2009
Voters Divided on Afghanistan Goals, Believe Obama Favors Immediate End To War
Voters are almost evenly divided over what is the more important goal in the ongoing war in Afghanistan, but most believe President Obama is looking to end the war as quickly as possible.
December 4, 2009
37% Support President’s Plan for Afghanistan, 38% Oppose
The good news for President Obama is that 53% of voters nationwide support his plan to send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. Nearly as many (47%) support his plan to begin withdrawing troops from that war-torn country in 18 months.
December 4, 2009
49% in South Carolina Oppose Impeachment of Sanford
Nearly half (49%) of South Carolina voters say embattled Republican Governor Mark Sanford should not be impeached, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
December 3, 2009
70% in Huckabee’s State Oppose Letting Elected Officials Reduce Felons’ Sentences
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is being sharply criticized for his decision as governor of Arkansas to commute the 108-year prison sentence of a man who just last week murdered four police officers.
December 3, 2009
Americans Skeptical of Science Behind Global Warming
Most Americans (52%) believe that there continues to be significant disagreement within the scientific community over global warming.
December 3, 2009
62% Oppose Single-Payer Health Care System
Only 27% of voters nationwide favor a single-payer health care system where the federal government provides coverage for everyone. That’s down five points from August.
December 3, 2009
2010 Arkansas Senate: Lincoln Runs Behind Four GOP Challengers
Another Democratic senator may be at-risk in 2010. Arkansas' Blanche Lambert Lincoln trails all four of her leading Republican challengers in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey in the state.
December 2, 2009
67% Say White House Party Crashers Should Be Punished
Were they or weren’t they invited to last week’s White House state dinner with the prime minister of India? That’s what the authorities are trying to find out.
December 2, 2009
Voters More Skeptical of Town Hall Protestors' Motives
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of voters nationwide now believe protests at congressional town hall meetings on the health care reform plan were phony efforts drummed up by special interest groups and lobbyists, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.
December 2, 2009
Voters Favor Tort Reform by Two-to-One Margin
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters nationwide favor limiting the amount of money a jury can award a plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 29% disagree and 14% are not sure.
December 2, 2009
Afghanistan and Obama - By The Numbers
President Obama detailed his plan for winning – and ending – the war in Afghanistan in a long-awaited speech last night at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Eighty-nine percent (89%) of U.S. voters have been following recent news about Afghanistan, including 51% who say they’ve been following the news Very Closely.
December 1, 2009
42% Say Their Own Congressman Deserves Reelection, 42% Disagree
Congress, beware. Voters are now evenly divided over whether their own congressman deserves another term in office.
December 1, 2009
Obama Approval Index Month-by-Month: November 2009
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.
December 1, 2009
60% Say Passage of Health Care Reform Will Increase Deficit
Members of Congress may rely upon the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), but voters are skeptical. The CBO has projected that the health care legislation now being considered by Congress would make the federal budget deficit a bit smaller over the coming decade, but only 17% of voters believe that’s true.
November 30, 2009
33% Say Their Representative in Congress is Best Person for Job
Thirty-three percent (33%) of voters nationwide believe that their representative in Congress is the best person for the job. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 42% disagree and 25% are not sure.
