29% Confident That Congress Knows What It’s Doing on Economy
Two-out-of-three American voters (67%) lack confidence that Congress knows what it’s doing when it comes to the economy.
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August 31, 2009
August 30, 2009
57% Would Like to Replace Entire Congress
If they could vote to keep or replace the entire Congress, just 25% of voters nationwide would keep the current batch of legislators.
August 30, 2009
President Obama Should Pardon CIA Interrogators By Debra J. Saunders
When he served as deputy attorney general, now Attorney General Eric Holder gave a "neutral leaning positive" recommendation that led to President Bill Clinton's pardoning of gazillionaire fugitive Marc Rich, who was on the lam in Switzerland hiding from federal charges of fraud, evading more than $48 million in taxes, racketeering and trading oil with Iran in violation of a U.S. embargo.
August 29, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 28, 2009
The death this week of longtime Democratic Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy means one of two things for the troubled health care reform plan proposed by President Obama: Either the plan has lost one of its most powerful advocates or now its supporters have an emotional rallying point to successfully push for passage. Only time will tell.
August 28, 2009
52% Oppose Plan to Sell Beer Cans With School Colors
At least 25 well-known colleges and universities nationwide have asked Anheuser-Busch to drop its “Fan Cans” campaign, which features school colors on Bud Light cans, amidst fears it will promote underage drinking.
August 28, 2009
51% Rate Alcohol More Dangerous Than Marijuana
Pot or not, that is the question.
Fifty-one percent (51%) of American adults say alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just 19% disagree and say pot is worse.
August 28, 2009
62% Like Tax Cuts Over More Government Spending
Sixty-two percent (62%) of Americans say it’s always better to cut taxes than increase government spending because taxpayers, not bureaucrats, are the best judges of how to spend their own money.
August 28, 2009
The State Prison Mess By Debra J. Saunders
Earlier this month, three federal judges -- Stephen Reinhardt, Lawrence Karlton and Thelton Henderson -- ordered the release of more than 40,000 of California's 160,000 inmates. No lie: They claimed that releasing one-quarter of state inmates would not have "a meaningful adverse impact on public safety."
August 28, 2009
Law, Not Torture, Protects National Security By Joe Conason
Predictably as always, the Republicans in Congress and in the conservative media are berating Attorney General Eric Holder for deciding to investigate the CIA's use of abusive interrogation methods on terror suspects.
August 28, 2009
39% Like “Cash for Clunkers” Program for Appliances
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Americans favor a “cash for clunkers”-like government program to give cash rebates to people who buy new, energy-efficient appliances, but 49% think it’s a bad idea, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 27, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Congressional Understanding of Legislation
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Thursday focuses on Congress' understanding of legislation.
August 27, 2009
60% Say Media Covers Obama’s Personal Life Too Much
Sixty percent (60%) of Americans say there is too much media coverage of President Obama’s personal life and family, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 27, 2009
Support for Health Care Legislation Has Stopped Falling, But Most Still Opposed
As August winds down, the good news for President Obama and congressional Democrats is that support for their proposed health care legislation has stopped falling. The bad news is that most voters oppose the plan.
August 27, 2009
49% Oppose Justice Department Probe of Bush-era CIA
Forty-nine percent (49%) of U.S. voters disagree with the Justice Department’s decision to investigate the treatment and possible torture of terrorists during the Bush administration, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 27, 2009
The Liberal Lion, With Asterisks By Froma Harrop
They called him "The Liberal Lion." Ted Kennedy deserved that title, though with some asterisks added. There's no reconciling Kennedy worshippers with the Kennedy haters. But those who can deal with shades of gray will pay tribute to the legendary Massachusetts senator who championed landmark legislation through bipartisan cooperation -- but whose sense of family privilege didn't always serve the interests of democracy.
August 27, 2009
Obama's Lyrical Left Struggles With Liberalism By Michael Barone
As it becomes clear that a large percentage of Americans are rebelling against the prospect of a larger, more intrusive government, including many whom Democratic politicians assume would see themselves as beneficiaries of government spending and activity, debate among supporters of the Democratic agenda has focused on tactics.
August 27, 2009
New Jersey: Christie Still Leads, But It’s Getting Closer
Republican challenger Chris Christie continues to lead incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine in New Jersey’s closely watched gubernatorial race, but his lead is slipping a bit.
August 27, 2009
The Senator By Susan Estrich
He was not a natural. He did not have the gift that Bill Clinton had, that Barack Obama has, the gift of making whatever he said sound smart and moving.
August 26, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Colleges & Underage Drinking
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday focuses on drinking beer and its effect on underage drinking.
August 26, 2009
34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
For the second straight week, just one-third (34%) of likely voters believe the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
