83% Say Credit Cards Tempt People To Buy
The card made me do it, or so most Americans say.
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November 18, 2009
November 18, 2009
Just 18% Say Legal System Worries Too Much About National Security
U.S. voters seem slightly less concerned about the legal niceties when it comes to protecting America from attack.
November 18, 2009
45% Say Passage of Health Care Plan Will Drive Up Cost of Drugs
Forty-five percent (45%) of Americans say the cost of prescription drugs will go up if the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats becomes law.
November 18, 2009
An Exit Strategy To Die For By Tony Blankley
In the past few days, the White House has made it clear that the president wants specific exit strategies for all his Afghan war options.
November 18, 2009
Cuomo, Giuliani Virtually Tied in 2010 NY Governor Race
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is still the most formidable candidate in next year’s gubernatorial race in New York, but he barely squeaks by if Rudy Giuliani is his Republican opponent. Two months ago, Cuomo had a 19-point lead on the former New York City mayor.
November 18, 2009
62% Now Have Favorable View of Michelle Obama
Sixty-two percent (62%) of U.S. voters have a favorable opinion of First Lady Michelle Obama, including 41% who regard her very favorably. The overall number is up four points from October and represents her highest favorable ratings in several months.
November 18, 2009
See Sarah Run By Susan Estrich
I really hate defending Sarah Palin. I mean, I don't agree with her on anything. Seeing a woman at her level saying and doing some of the things she says and does is like nails screeching against a blackboard for me. And while she ultimately helps Democrats in any partisan contest, her brand of polarizing politics and efforts to annihilate the moderate wing of the Republican Party ultimately aren't very good for her own party (not my problem) or the country (everyone's problem).
November 17, 2009
50% Say Their Credit Card Interest Rates Were Raised in Last Six Months
Fifty percent (50%) of Americans say interest rates on their credit cards have been raised in the past six months, as Congress seeks to limit the ability of banks to raise those rates.
November 17, 2009
Only 7% Have Used Kindle or Similar Electronic Book Reader
The Kindle is the iPod of text books. It’s a bit bigger in size – not by much – and stores a catalog of your favorite books. At the click of a button, you can download any one of these in just 60 seconds.
November 17, 2009
51% Oppose Decision To Try Terrorists in New York City
Fifty-one percent (51%) of U.S. voters oppose the Obama administration’s decision to try the confessed chief planner of the 9/11 attacks and other suspected terrorists in a civilian court in New York City.
November 17, 2009
Republicans Maintain Steady Lead on Generic Ballot
Republican candidates maintain a six-point advantage over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
November 17, 2009
The Party of Fiscal Babies By Froma Harrop
Nearly every Republican these days calls for tax cuts and lower deficits, and in the same sentence. Point out that these goals clash -- that taxes pay for government and not paying for government causes deficits, and the Republican counters, "We must shrink government, instead."
November 17, 2009
26% Have Worked With Someone They Thought Capable Of Mass Violence
Twenty-six percent (26%) of employed adults say they have seriously thought that someone in their workplace was capable of mass violence, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 16, 2009
Only 20% Say What’s Good for China’s Economy Good for U.S.
Twenty percent (20%) of Americans think what is good for China’s economy is good for the U.S. economy, as President Obama meets with Chinese leaders this week in an effort to ease economic tensions between the two nations.
November 16, 2009
Support for Congressional Health Care Proposal Up to 47%, 49% Opposed
Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. With the exception of bounces following nationally televised presidential appeals, that’s the highest level of support measured for the legislative effort all year.
November 16, 2009
42% in Minnesota For Pawlenty, 46% Against If He’s GOP Presidential Candidate
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty might want to focus his reported interest in the White House a little more at home for right now.
November 16, 2009
59% of GOP Voters Say Palin Shares Their Values
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Republican voters say former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin shares the values of most GOP voters throughout the nation.
November 16, 2009
2010 Minnesota Governor: Coleman Leads GOP; Dayton, Rybak Tops Among Democrats
The front-runner in Minnesota’s 2010 Republican gubernatorial primary is a candidate who isn’t even the race yet, while Democrats are evenly divided between two of their most prominent contenders.
November 16, 2009
Pushing Health Reform When Job Losses Are Rising By Michael Barone
Barack Obama told the House Democratic Caucus before the roll call vote on health care on Nov. 7 that they would be better off politically if they passed the bill than if they let it fail. Bill Clinton speaking to the Senate Democrats' lunch on Nov. 10 cited his party's big losses in 1994 after Congress failed to pass his health care legislation as evidence that Democrats would suffer more from failure to pass a bill than from disaffection with a bill that was signed into law.
November 15, 2009
26% Favor Pulling All U.S. Troops Out of Japan
Twenty-six percent (26%) of Americans say the United States should remove all its military troops from Japan, a central issue in President Obama’s trip to that country Friday and Saturday.
