65% Personally Concerned About Swine Flu
Sixty-five percent (65%) of U.S. voters say they are personally concerned about the threat of swine flu, including 20% who say they are Very Concerned.
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April 29, 2009
April 29, 2009
Obama’s Numbers After 100 Days
Voters tell Rasmussen Reports this about President Obama as he reaches his 100th day in office:
April 28, 2009
50% Say 'Rigged' Election Rules Explain High Reelection Rate for Congress
Why do virtually all members of Congress get reelected despite the public's disapproval of the legislative body they serve in? One answer frequently heard in Washington, D.C. is that “people hate Congress but love their own congressman.”
April 27, 2009
GOP’s Oxendine is Early Front-runner in Georgia Governor’s Race
Forty-five percent (45%) of Georgia voters say the state’s next governor will be a Republican, while 38% predict a Democrat will capture that seat, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Peachtree State.
April 27, 2009
Most Florida Voters Might Vote for Crist in 2010 Senate Election
More than half (57%) of Florida voters say it is at least somewhat likely they would vote for Republican Governor Charlie Crist in the state's United States Senate race in 2010. That figure includes 23% who say they are Very Likely to do so.
April 27, 2009
41% Favor Government Health Insurance Plan, 44% Opposed
Americans are closely divided on whether it’s a good idea to establish a government health insurance company to compete with private health insurance companies.
April 25, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls: Week Ending April 24, 2009
Nearly 100 days into Barack Obama’s presidency, Americans are making a distinction between the man and his policies.
April 25, 2009
58% Oppose Further Investigation of U.S. Torture Allegations
President Obama and Senate Democratic leaders are opposed to more investigations of how the Bush administration treated terrorism suspects, and 58% of U.S. voters agree with them.
April 24, 2009
Michigan Voters Say Auto Bailouts Good, Bank Bailouts Bad
Like most Americans, voters in Michigan take a dim view of federal bailouts for banks and financial companies. Just 30% think they’re a good idea while 50% disagree, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state.
April 24, 2009
Republicans Give Romney Edge Over Gingrich
Both men reportedly have their eyes on the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, but right now Mitt Romney, who ran unsuccessfully last year, has the edge over former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, one of the GOP’s most formidable strategists.
April 24, 2009
53% Say Next President Likely To Be A Republican
For the first time since Barack Obama was elected president last November, more than half of U.S. voters (53%) say it is at least somewhat likely that the next occupant of the White House will be a Republican. Thirty-one percent (31%) say it is Very Likely.
April 24, 2009
Pennsylvania Senate Primary: Toomey 51% Specter 30%
Incumbent Senator Arlen Specter trails former Congressman Pat Toomey by 21 points in an early look at Pennsylvania’s 2010 Republican Primary. Fifty-one percent (51%) of Republican voters statewide say they’d vote for Toomey while just 30% would support Specter.
April 23, 2009
45% View Homeland Security’s Napolitano Unfavorably
Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. voters now have an unfavorable opinion of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano following her department’s release of a controversial report on right-wing extremist groups last week. Twenty-three percent (23%) say their view of her is Very Unfavorable.
April 23, 2009
58% Say Release of CIA Memos Endangers National Security
Fifty-eight percent (58%) believe the Obama administration’s recent release of CIA memos about the harsh interrogation methods used on terrorism suspects endangers the national security of the United States. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 28%belive the release of the memos helps America’s image abroad.
April 21, 2009
60% Say Government Has Too Much Power, Too Much Money
Sixty percent (60%) of Americans say the federal government has too much power and too much money, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 21, 2009
Only 33% in Massachusetts Favor Incumbent Governor in 2010
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, embroiled in a budget crisis like many state chief executives these days, may need to be thinking about another line of work.
April 20, 2009
Just 11% Favor Seceding From The Union
Eleven percent (11%) of Americans say they would vote for their state to secede from the United States and form an independent country, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 20, 2009
51% View Tea Parties Favorably, Political Class Strongly Disagrees
Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans have a favorable view of the “tea parties” held nationwide last week, including 32% who say their view of the events is Very favorable.
April 20, 2009
52% Worry Government Will Do Too Much to Fix Economy
As short-term optimism about the economy has grown in recent months, so has the concern that the federal government will do too much in response to the nation’s recent economic challenges.
April 18, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 17, 2009
The kettle began to boil a bit last week, with “tea parties” all across the country to protest the high level of government spending coming out of Washington.
