Americans Reject Keynesian Economics
Richard Nixon once said, “We’re all Keynesians now.” But that was a long time ago, and it’s certainly not the case anymore (if it ever was).
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February 5, 2010
February 5, 2010
Nevada Senate: Reid Runs Second To Four GOP Opponents
Harry Reid may soon have one more Republican opponent in Nevada’s race for the U.S. Senate, and his numbers remain in troublesome territory for an incumbent. Reid, like a number of Democratic Senate incumbents, appears to be suffering from voter unhappiness over the national health care plan and the continuing bad state of the economy.
February 5, 2010
Colorado Senate: GOP’s Norton Still The Front-Runner
Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton now posts a 14-point lead over incumbent Democrat Michael Bennett, but her lead over Bennet’s intraparty challenger, Andrew Romanoff, is not as big in the race for the U.S. Senate in Colorado.
February 4, 2010
52% Likely to Watch A Lot of the Olympics On TV
The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada start next week, and a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 52% of adults say they are at least somewhat likely to watch a large portion of the upcoming games on television. Of that number, however, only 20% say they are very likely to do so.
February 4, 2010
Kentucky Senate: GOP Hopefuls Remain Out Front
Rand Paul, who picked up Sarah Palin’s endorsement on Monday, and fellow Republican Trey Grayson continue to lead their two chief Democratic rivals in Kentucky’s contest for the U.S. Senate.
February 4, 2010
Poizner Unhinged, Whitman Unavailable By Debra J. Saunders
At first, it seemed like a bonehead move. On Monday morning, the campaign for Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner's bid for the governor's office sent out an e-mail announcing that the candidate would hold a news conference at its headquarters. I was not the only journalist to wonder: Does this mean that Poizner is getting out of the race -- leaving the GOP primary to Ms. Moneybags, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman?
February 4, 2010
83% Blame Deficit on Politicians’ Unwillingness To Cut Spending
Eighty-three percent (83%) of Americans say the size of the federal budget deficit is due more to the unwillingness of politicians to cut government spending than to the reluctance of taxpayers to pay more in taxes.
February 4, 2010
How Climate-Change Fanatics Corrupted Science By Michael Barone
Quick, name the most distrusted occupations. Trial lawyers? Pretty skuzzy, as witness the disgraced John Edwards, kept from the vice presidency in 2004 by the electoral votes of Ohio. Used car dealers? Always near the bottom of the list, as witness the universal understanding of the word "clunker."
February 4, 2010
Illinois Senate: Kirk 46%, Giannoulias 40%
Republican Mark Kirk holds a modest 46% to 40% lead over Democrat Alexi Giannoulias in the race for the Illinois Senate following Tuesday’s party primaries.
February 4, 2010
The Urban Future Isn't All About Population Booms By Froma Harrop
Sunbelt-and-sprawl advocate Joel Kotkin wrote two years ago that the future of American urbanism wasn't in the "elite cities," such as New York, Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco, but in "younger, more affordable and less self-regarding places." He named (his order) Houston, Charlotte, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas and Riverside, Calif.
February 4, 2010
Just 35% Realize Most Federal Spending Goes to National Defense, Social Security, Medicare
Budget documents provided by the Obama administration show that in Fiscal Year 2009 50% of all federal spending went to national defense,
February 4, 2010
Connecticut Governor: Democrats' Lamont First Among Equals
The man who unsuccessfully challenged Joe Lieberman for the U.S. Senate in 2006 is the Democrat who runs best for now against the two top Republican hopefuls in the race for governor in Connecticut - but just barely. Given the closeness of the potential matchups and the high number of undecided voters, the contest at this stage appears to be wide open.
February 3, 2010
Connecticut Senate: Blumenthal (D) Still Running Strongly
Connecticut continues to look like one Senate seat Democrats can be more sure of now that Chris Dodd is out of the race.
February 3, 2010
Apple Gets the Nod for Buzz Over Microsoft
Apple Inc. sent the business world buzzing yet again last week with its release of its new tablet computer, the iPad. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that the plurality of adults (43%) think Apple is more innovative than Microsoft in terms of product development.
February 3, 2010
46% Favor A Tax Cut for All Americans, 35% Oppose
With concerns about the economy and mounting federal deficits before them, 46% of voters nationwide favor an across-the-board tax cut for all Americans. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 35% oppose such a tax cut, and 19% are not sure.
February 3, 2010
41% Fine With Budget Deficit If Taxes Are Cut
President Obama has now turned his attention to the ballooning federal budget deficit, but a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that a modest plurality of voters (41%) prefer a budget deficit with tax cuts over a balanced budget that requires higher taxes.
February 3, 2010
The Value of Diversity By Susan Estrich
Diversity is not just a nice thing. It isn't just about fairness or equal opportunity. Diversity is good business, essential business, especially for companies that market to women -- or are covered by them.
February 3, 2010
Texas Governor: White Trails Perry, Hutchison – And Medina
The two top hopefuls for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Texas remain out in front of their likeliest Democratic opponent, but now the Tea Party activist who is the third GOP contender is edging ahead as well.
February 3, 2010
31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-one percent (31%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 3, 2010
Obama's Quagmire of Ambiguity By Tony Blankley
Last week, New York Times columnist Bob Herbert wrote: "Who is Barack Obama? Americans are still looking for the answer, and if they don't get it soon -- or if they don't like the answer -- the president's current political problems will look like a walk in the park. ... Mr. Obama is in danger of being perceived as someone whose rhetoric, however skillful, cannot always be trusted. He is creating a credibility gap for himself, and if it widens much more he won't be able to close it."
