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June 22, 2008Voters Split on Need for Stricter Gun Control Laws, but Oppose City Handgun Ban
  
American voters are evenly divided on the need for stricter gun control laws but don’t think city government should have the right to prevent citizens from owning handguns in their city. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 44% say stricter gun control laws while another 44% disagree and 12% are not sure. Most African-American and Hispanic voters believe stricter gun control laws are needed while a plurality (47%) of White voters disagree.
June 22, 200871% Know Pelosi is a Democrat, but Most Don’t Know Other Congressional Leaders
  
Seventy-one percent (71%) of American voters know that Nancy Pelosi is a Democrat, but most don’t know enough about other Congressional leaders to even hazard a guess. 
June 22, 200863% Say McCain Sees U.S. as Fair and Decent Society, 45% Say Obama Holds That View
  
Sixty-three percent (63%) of Likely Voters in the United States say that John McCain views American society as generally fair and decent. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 14% think McCain views the nation as primarily unfair and discriminatory. 
June 21, 2008What They Told Us: Week Ending June 20, 2008
  
John McCain started it all on Monday when he let it be known that he wanted the nearly three decade-old ban on offshore oil drilling lifted to help offset skyrocketing prices at the pump. Barack Obama, hewing to the traditional Democratic Party line, said no way. 
June 20, 200856% Want NAFTA Renegotiated, Americans Divided on Free Trade
  
Over half of U.S. voters think the North American Free Trade Agreement needs to be renegotiated even as Republican presidential candidate John McCain prepares for a speech Friday in which he will hammer Barack Obama for saying the same thing.
June 20, 2008Opting Out of Public Funding Unlikely to Hurt Obama
  
Despite all the agonized media coverage of Barack Obama’s decision to opt out of public funding for Election 2008, the decision is likely to have little impact on Obama’s standing with voters. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 30% of voters favor public funding and just 16% say it is Very Important in determining their vote. 
June 20, 2008Voters Okay with Status Quo on Wiretapping
  
Voters appear satisfied that a proper balance has been struck between individual rights and national security as Congress finally agrees on an overhaul of federal wiretapping legislation, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.
June 19, 200862% Agree with McCain on Need for Offshore Drilling
  
As John McCain ratchets up the debate in favor of offshore drilling to help offset high gas prices, 62% of Americans agree such drilling should be allowed. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that only 27% take Barack Obama’s position against it. 
June 19, 2008Obama Reverses Course on Public Funding
  
Barack Obama reversed course today and said he will not rely on public funding for his presidential campaign, breaking a pledge he made to pursue such an arrangement with his Republican rival John McCain.
June 19, 2008TidalTV(SM) Launches the New Look of TV on the Internet
  
TidalTV, Inc. has announced the beta launch of its streaming broadband television service, which offers free and instant access to programming that reflects the lifestyles, passions and interests of a diverse viewing audience. 
June 17, 2008Voters See Big Differences Between Obama and McCain, Expect Close Election
  
Just 14% of voters believe there’s not much difference between Barack Obama and John McCain in terms of how they’ll actually perform as President. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found that 77% disagreed and see a significant difference. 
June 17, 200867% Support Offshore Drilling, 64% Expect it Will Lower Prices
  
Most voters favor the resumption of offshore drilling in the United States and expect it to lower prices at the pump, even as John McCain has announced his support for states that want to explore for oil and gas off their coasts.
June 16, 200888% Say Free Speech is Good, But Only 53% Oppose Ban on Hate Speech
  
The overwhelming majority of Americans strongly guard their right to free speech (88%). But, a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found that just over half (53%) say the United States should refrain from banning so-called “hate speech.”
June 14, 2008What They Told Us: Week Ending June 13, 2008
  
With a two-candidate race for the White House at last, the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll  and surveys in state after state are showing Democrat Barack Obama with a modest bounce over Republican candidate John McCain.
June 13, 2008Rasmussen Reports to Partner with FiveThirtyEight.com
  
Rasmussen Reports is pleased to announce that it will be including poll averages from FiveThirtyEight.com in its Balance of Power Calculator. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                
                
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                            June 13, 200832% Angry About Immigration, but Not Mad at Immigrants
  
One-third of U.S. voters are still angry about illegal immigration, an issue that neither presidential candidate has made central to his campaign. But, voters blame Washington, not immigrants.
June 12, 2008Most Voters Say Lobbyists Part of Any White House Campaign
  
Nearly three out of five voters (57%) believe it is not possible to run for the presidency without the help of lobbyists and special interest groups, even as the Obama campaign purged itself of an official with ties to the subprime lending crisis.
June 10, 200861% Say Obama, McCain Wives Influence Vote
  
Three out of five American voters (61%) say their perception of a presidential candidate’s wife is at least somewhat important to how they vote.
June 9, 2008Public Perceptions of Obama and McCain Shifting Rapidly
  
Rasmussen Reports data shows that public perceptions of both Barack Obama and John McCain are shifting rapidly during Election 2008. That same data suggests perceptions will continue to change through Election Day.
June 9, 200877% Like McCain Proposal for Ten Town Hall Debates
  
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of voters nationwide say John McCain’s call for a series of ten Town Hall debates is a good idea. 

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Politics

Most Recent Releases

Voters Split on Need for Stricter Gun Control Laws, but Oppose City Handgun Ban

71% Know Pelosi is a Democrat, but Most Don’t Know Other Congressional Leaders

63% Say McCain Sees U.S. as Fair and Decent Society, 45% Say Obama Holds That View

What They Told Us: Week Ending June 20, 2008

56% Want NAFTA Renegotiated, Americans Divided on Free Trade

Opting Out of Public Funding Unlikely to Hurt Obama

Voters Okay with Status Quo on Wiretapping

62% Agree with McCain on Need for Offshore Drilling

Obama Reverses Course on Public Funding

TidalTV(SM) Launches the New Look of TV on the Internet

Voters See Big Differences Between Obama and McCain, Expect Close Election

67% Support Offshore Drilling, 64% Expect it Will Lower Prices

88% Say Free Speech is Good, But Only 53% Oppose Ban on Hate Speech

What They Told Us: Week Ending June 13, 2008

Rasmussen Reports to Partner with FiveThirtyEight.com

32% Angry About Immigration, but Not Mad at Immigrants

Most Voters Say Lobbyists Part of Any White House Campaign

61% Say Obama, McCain Wives Influence Vote

Public Perceptions of Obama and McCain Shifting Rapidly

77% Like McCain Proposal for Ten Town Hall Debates

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