Arizona Voters Give Legislature, Governor Poor Marks on Budget Crisis
Arizona voters aren’t thrilled with their lawmakers’ handling of the state’s budget crisis.
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July 27, 2009
July 27, 2009
Most Arizona Voters Put Immigration Over Health Care as More Important Reform Goal
Fifty-one percent (51%) of Arizona voters say it is more important for Congress to pass immigration reform than health care reform. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state shows that 45% hold the opposite view and think health care reform is more important.
July 26, 2009
26% Say Obama Response Good or Excellent on Cambridge Cop Question
Twenty-six percent (26%) of voters nationwide say President Obama did a good or excellent job answering a press conference question about an incident involving a white Cambridge, Massachusetts policeman and a black Harvard professor.
July 26, 2009
It Won't Cost Anything! -- And It Won't Change Anything By Debra Saunders
In May, President Obama touted $17 billion in cuts he had planned for a budget of more than $3 trillion. Obama was quite proud of these cuts. Really. He told reporters that while $17 billion in cuts was considered "trivial" inside the beltway, "outside of Washington, that's still considered a lot of money."
July 25, 2009
54% Still Blame Bush for Nation’s Economic Woes
Most Americans—54%--still blame President George W. Bush for the nation’s economic woes. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 39% say the policies of President Barack Obama are to blame.
July 25, 2009
Help Wanted. Not. By Susan Estrich
I got my first job when I was 15. Before that, I baby-sat, did piece work for a leather company that didn't care how old you were and worked at a dusty day camp.
July 25, 2009
What They Told Us: Week Ending July 24, 2009
President Obama’s key policy initiative – a massive overhaul of health care in America – appears stalled in Congress, and the likelihood of both the House and Senate approving it this month as hoped is virtually nil.
July 24, 2009
Obama's Dwindling Power By Dick Morris
Superficially, the United States appears to have a presidential system, but in fact it more and more resembles a parliamentary form of government.
July 24, 2009
California Senate: Boxer 45%, Fiorina 41%
Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer leads former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina in an early look at California’s 2010 race for the U.S. Senate.
July 24, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Police Officers & Racism
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Friday focuses on racism.
July 24, 2009
47% in California Favor Legalizing, Taxing Marijuana
As California looks for solutions to its ongoing budget problems, 47% of voters in the state say marijuana should be legalized and taxed.
July 24, 2009
Stocks Surge as Obamacare Implodes By Lawrence Kudlow
Hate to say it but Obama’s disastrous press conference last night is a big contributor to today’s roaring stock market. The Dow opened strong and is now up over 200 points, continuing a very bullish rally that is breaking new high ground for shares this year.
July 24, 2009
31% Say Biden Will Be Obama’s Running Mate in 2012, 31% Disagree
Vice President Joe Biden has been plagued with gaffes since taking office, and voters are now evenly divided over whether he will be President Obama’s running mate again in 2012.
July 24, 2009
52% of Twitter Users Concerned about Safety of Personal Information
Twitter is the latest social networking craze on the Internet, but a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 52% of Twitter users are concerned about the safety of their personal information on the site. Twenty-six percent (26%) are very concerned.
July 24, 2009
40% Say Obama Has Too Many Press Conferences, 47% Say Number Is Right
Forty percent (40%) of U.S. voters say President Obama – just six months into his presidency – has held too many televised press conferences. But 47% say the president has had about the right number of them.
July 24, 2009
Blue Dogs: The Special Interest Pets By Joe Conason
"Fiscal conservative" is one of those terms used by politicians of all sorts to describe themselves, without any real justification. Parroted mindlessly from one news cycle to the next by major media outlets, that phrase is often used to mislead the public about the priorities and policies favored by those who claim to embody budgetary prudence.
July 24, 2009
Boxer and Feinstein Play Military Hawks By Debra J. Saunders
In a speech to the Economic Club of Chicago this month, Department of Defense Secretary Robert Gates laid out the case for discontinuing the F-22 Raptor: "The F-22, to be blunt, does not make much sense anyplace else in the spectrum of conflict." In English that means that plane has not been used in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
July 24, 2009
The Virginia Gubernatorial Election: Clues from the Past By Rhodes Cook
It is often said that the past is prologue. In that regard, this year's gubernatorial candidates in Virginia--Democrat Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob McDonnell--share a bit of common history. They ran against each other for state attorney general in 2005, a race that ended as one of the closest statewide elections in Virginia history. Following a recount, McDonnell emerged the winner by a margin of just 360 votes out of nearly 2 million cast.
July 23, 2009
64% of California Voters Say Illegal Immigrants Are Major Strain on State Budget
Nearly two-out-of-three California voters (64%) say illegal immigrants put a significant strain on the state budget as lawmakers struggle to close a $26 billion deficit.
July 23, 2009
55% of California Voters Oppose State Budget Deal
Fifty-five percent (55%) of California voters oppose the budget deal worked out by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and state legislators from both parties.
