42% Believe U.S. Tortures Prisoners, 27% Say It Should
Forty-two percent (42%) of American voters believe that the United States tortures prisoners captured in the War on Terror.
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October 10, 2007
October 9, 2007
Support Growing for Iraq Troop Withdrawal
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 64% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year.
October 9, 2007
Wisconsin: Toss-Up for Clinton and Leading Republicans
The race for Wisconsin’s ten Electoral College votes was extraordinarily close in both Election 2000 and Election 2004.
October 8, 2007
Why Bush Has To Compromise on Children's Health - A Commentary by Douglas Schoen
A recently released poll by Rasmussen provides compelling evidence why President Bush used his Saturday radio address to indicate he is prepared to compromise with Congress on funding the State's Children Health Insurance Program.
October 8, 2007
Obama: Has a Turnaround Begun?
In the first few months of 2007, Barack Obama burst onto the national political scene and quickly took hold of the number two slot in the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination.
October 8, 2007
Thompson's Numbers Decline: Is Fred Fizzling?
A look at the past three weeks of polling shows clear trends in the race for the GOP nomination but the meaning of those trends is less clear.
October 7, 2007
McCain Trails, Romney Flails in Latest Match-Ups with Edwards
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey also shows that Edwards has a more intimidating margin over former Governor Mitt Romney (R), 52% to 35%.
October 7, 2007
48% Say Candidate Spouses Should Be Visible and Outspoken
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 48% of American adults believe that spouses of Presidential candidates should be “visible and outspoken.” Thirty-six percent (36%) take the opposite view and say the spouses should be “seen and not heard.”
October 7, 2007
28% Say Economy Top Issue for 2008 Presidential Election
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Americans named the economy as the most important issue in terms of how they will cast their Presidential vote in Election 2008.
October 6, 2007
How to Read the Polls: A Commentary by Dick Morris
The polls for the primary and caucuses coming up at the very beginning of 2008 are all over the place.
October 5, 2007
57% Oppose Bush Veto of Children’s Health Insurance Legislation
Sixty-five percent (65%) of American voters know that President Bush vetoed a bill expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
October 5, 2007
Americans Want Hawkish Attitude Towards Iran: A Commentary by Douglas Schoen
The American people have clearly spent a great deal of time thinking about Iran and President Ahmadinejad.
October 5, 2007
Obama Still Strong Against GOP frontrunners Giuliani, Thompson
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Election 2008 shows Barack Obama sustaining a moderate five-point edge over Rudy Giuliani, still leading 47% to 42%.
October 5, 2007
66% Say Anyone Willing to Sweat a Little Can Make a Decent Living in U.S.
Sixty-six percent (66%) of all likely voters believe that "just about anyone who is willing to work hard" can make a decent living in this country; 28% disagree and say that’s not the case.
October 4, 2007
27% of Republicans Would Vote for Pro-Life Third Party Instead of Giuliani
If Rudy Giuliani wins the Republican nomination and a third party campaign is backed by Christian conservative leaders, 27% of Republican voters say they’d vote for the third party option rather than Giuliani.
October 4, 2007
44% Say Constitution Should Be Supreme Court’s Guiding Light
As the Supreme Court begins a new term, 44% of Americans would counsel the justices to base their decisions “strictly upon what is written in the Constitution and legal precedents.”
October 4, 2007
Behind the Horse Race Numbers: Edwards Strongest Democrat in General Election Match-ups; A Commentary by Douglas Schoen
The most recent Rasmussen Reports data show that all of the most likely Democratic nominees lead their strongest prospective opponents.
October 3, 2007
American People in a Sour Mood: A Commentary by Douglas Schoen
The American people are in a sour mood. The latest Rasmussen data shows that President Bush's approval is still below 40%.
October 3, 2007
Huckabee Trails Clinton by Eight, Obama by Nine
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee may have won the first-ever Values Voter Presidential Debate Straw Poll in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but he is more often a runner-up in the Election 2008 presidential race.
October 2, 2007
Connecticut: Clinton 46% Giuliani 40%
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Hillary Clinton (D) with a six-point advantage over fellow New Yorker Rudy Giuliani (R) in the race for Connecticut’s seven Electoral College votes.
