Economy, Government Ethics Tops on Voters’ Minds
After being knocked out of first place last month for the first time in nearly two years, the economy is back as the issue voters view as most important.
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December 29, 2009
December 29, 2009
Warning, Satire Alert: Liberal Take on Terror! By Debra J. Saunders
Gosh darn, I feel great to live in a country that gives full constitutional rights to a foreign national who, on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, was tackled by passengers and crew as he reportedly was trying to blow up the plane.
December 28, 2009
Small Business Confidence Steady in December
Economic confidence among America's small business owners was steady in December as fewer of them believed the U.S. economy was getting worse compared to November, and more saw conditions for their own businesses getting better in the next six months, according to the Discover Small Business Watch. The Watch index improved slightly in December to 77.0 from 76.5 in November.
December 28, 2009
46% Say Airport Security Procedures Not Strict Enough
Following the failed terrorist attempt to blow up an airliner landing in Detroit on Christmas Day, Americans are a lot less critical of airport security procedures.
December 28, 2009
Two Economies: Government Workers Optimistic, Private Sector Not
Government employees are much more bullish about the economy than those who work in the private sector. That’s a big change from the beginning of the year when those on the public payroll were a bit more pessimistic than private sector workers.
December 28, 2009
79% Say Another Terror Attack Likely Within Year
A Nigerian Muslim’s attempt to blow up an airliner landing in Detroit on Christmas Day has Americans much more concerned about the dangers of another terrorist attack.
December 28, 2009
Expectations Soar for Passage of Health Care Plan, But Most Still Oppose It
Sixty-seven percent (67%) of voters nationwide now expect that health care reform legislation will pass this year. That’s up from 49% before the Senate passed its version of the legislation on Christmas Eve - and by far the highest level of expectation yet measured.
December 28, 2009
Texas Shows Its Swagger in New Population Estimates By Michael Barone
Every year roundabout Christmastime, the Census Bureau releases its population estimates for each state for the 12 months ending on July 1. The numbers look dry on a sheet of paper (or on an Excel spreadsheet on your computer), but they tell some vivid stories. The more so when they reflect, as the numbers for 2008-09 do, the effects of a sharp downward shift in the nation's economy.
December 27, 2009
Americans More Wary of Using Credit Cards Online
With the Christmas shopping season over, Americans admit to being less comfortable using their credit cards online than in past years as their worries about identity theft remain high.
December 27, 2009
52% Worry Government Will Do Too Much
Voters end a year that has produced some of the most far-reaching big government policies in decades with the same level of concern they’ve voiced for months.
December 26, 2009
For First Time, Plurality Believes Stimulus Plan Hurt the Economy
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 30% of voters nationwide believe the $787-billion economic stimulus plan has helped the economy. However, 38% believe that the stimulus plan has hurt the economy. This is the first time since the legislation passed that a plurality has held a negative view of its impact.
December 26, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending December 26, 2009
‘Twas the night before Christmas … and the Senate just barely made it out of town. At 7 in the morning of Christmas Eve, 60 Democratic senators passed the long-debated plan to reform health care in America.
December 25, 2009
The Future of Paper By Froma Harrop
All through the long winter night, my digital gadgets lay snug in their recharging docks as Enya crooned on the iPod. It was on such a wintertide eve last December that I resolved to figure out all the things these wonderful devices could do -- other than have me tend to their ravenous energy needs and update their programs.
December 25, 2009
The Year of Living in Everybody's Face By Debra J. Saunders
It was the year of the Octomom, the balloon boy and the White House party crashers. The year of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" -- minus Jon. The year Tiger Woods ran into a tree, revealing a scandal that linked him not so much to another woman as duplicates of a pouty-lipped prototype.
December 25, 2009
Christmas Comes But Once A Year
The cares and woes of the preceding year are set aside on Christmas Day. Even the shopping, mercifully, is done. For most Americans, it’s a day off to celebrate the joys of family, peace on Earth – and, most importantly, the birth of Jesus Christ.
December 24, 2009
Voters Frown on Health Plan Details - Abortion, Proof of Citizenship, Public Option
Senate Democrats are celebrating this morning for passing their version of health care reform, but voters still don’t like much of what they see.
December 24, 2009
66% Rate Christmas as Nation's Most Important Holiday
Two-out-of-three (66%) Americans rate Christmas as one of the nation’s most important holidays in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. That puts it at the top of the list for American holidays.
December 24, 2009
The Yield Curve Is Signaling Bigger Growth By Lawrence Kudlow
What's a yield curve, and why is it so important?
December 24, 2009
It’s the Day Before Christmas and 23% Have Not Finished Holiday Shopping Yet
As they wake up on Christmas Eve morning, 23% of American adults have not yet finished their holiday shopping. In fact, a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 17% have not even gotten started yet.
December 24, 2009
When Legerdemain Is Used to Pass an Unpopular Bill By Michael Barone
It's time to blow the whistle on two erroneous statements that opponents and proponents of the health care legislation being jammed through Congress have been making.
