30% Favor One Party Running the White House and Congress
Just 30% of U.S. voters think it is better for the country when one political party runs both the White House and Congress, as is presently the case.
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November 7, 2009
November 7, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls: Week Ending November 6, 2009
One year can be a lifetime in politics.
November 6, 2009
Voters Divided On Whether Passing Good Legislation More Important Than Killing Bad Bills
One man’s meat is another man’s poison. Legislatively, that is.
November 6, 2009
59% Favor Extension of Unemployment Benefits
Most Americans favor extending unemployment benefits for an additional 20 weeks.
November 6, 2009
Americans Favor Home Buyer Tax Credit Until They Hear How Much It Costs
Most Americans like the idea of providing tax credits for first-time home buyers but are less enthusiastic when the price tag is included. They strongly oppose expanding it to existing homeowners, although Congress did just that this week.
November 6, 2009
Everything and Nothing By Susan Estrich
Everything and nothing happened on Tuesday. I could have predicted that. Whoever "wins" says it means everything. Whoever "loses" says it means nothing. That's how off-off-year elections work. History supports both sides.
November 6, 2009
There Is No Honor; There's Only Killing By Debra J. Saunders
The Council on American-Islamic Relations sent out its usual roundup Tuesday of news stories alleging the mistreatment of Muslims in America. There was a story critical of the FBI harassment of Muslims in Queens, N.Y., in the wake of the arrest of a suspected terrorist. Another story concerned calls for an investigation into an FBI shooting that left Detroit Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah dead. There were also notices of CAIR banquets.
November 6, 2009
55% Expect Washington Politics to Grow More Partisan
Fifty-five percent (55%) of U.S. voters expect politics in Washington, D.C. to become more partisan over the next year, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 6, 2009
Virginia, New Jersey Races Showing Voters Changing Course By Michael Barone
As the final votes were being counted, it was possible to draw some lessons from Republican Bob McDonnell's victory in Virginia and the close, three-way governor's race in New Jersey, never mind that White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has taken to saying that the elections don't mean much.
November 5, 2009
60% Say Law Should Protect Those in National Guard From Any Job Losses
Some National Guardsmen returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan are finding that their civilian jobs have been eliminated by companies forced by the economy to make deep budget cuts.
November 5, 2009
49% See GOP Takeover of Congress Next Year As Possible
Forty-nine percent (49%) of U.S. voters now say it is at least somewhat likely that Republicans will win control of Congress next year. But only 18% say it is very likely.
November 5, 2009
The GOP's Toxic Tea Party By Joe Conason
When Newt Gingrich warned Republicans that they were making a grave "mistake" by driving out moderates and enforcing the angry orthodoxy of the far right, the sober tone of his remarks was stunning.
November 5, 2009
The Economics of a GOP Gubernatorial Sweep By Lawrence Kudlow
Against the backdrop of high unemployment and a public revolt against a Democratic health-care bill -- which would significantly increase taxes, slash Medicare spending, and massively raise health-care spending elsewhere in a government takeover of our leading growth sector -- the Republicans swept the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races.
November 5, 2009
72% Say Health Plan Likely to Shift Employees from Private Insurance to Government Plan
Seventy-two percent (72%) of voters nationwide say passage of the proposed health care plan could lead companies to drop private health insurance coverage for their employees. Forty-eight percent (48%) say it's very likely.
November 5, 2009
52% Say America’s Best Days Are In the Past, Highest Level in Two Years
Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters feel that America’s best days are in the past, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. This marks the highest level of voter pessimism in two years and is up 13 points from a year ago when Barack Obama was elected president.
November 5, 2009
The Tea-Baggers Were Carpetbaggers By Froma Harrop
The Tea Party wing of the Republican Party had the perfect strategy for upstate New York's 23rd congressional district:
November 4, 2009
34% Say U.S. Is Heading In The Right Direction
Thirty-four percent (34%) of voters now say the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 4, 2009
Ford Favorables Continue to Rise As GM, Chrysler Slip
On the heels of Ford’s better-than-expected third quarter profits and its promise of solid profitability by 2011, 68% of Americans adults hold a favorable opinion of the one company that passed on a government bailout. Ford continues to far outdistance public perceptions of General Motors and Chrysler.
November 4, 2009
44% Say Health Care Plan Likely To Force Them To Change Insurance Coverage
Voters are now almost evenly divided over whether passage of the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will force them to change their existing health care coverage.
November 4, 2009
President Obama: One Year After Winning it All
One year ago today, Senator Barack Obama became President-elect Obama. He and his team had run nearly a flawless campaign and were about to embark on what turned out to be a nearly flawless transition effort. By Inauguration Day, the man who had won 53% of the vote saw his overall job approval rating soar to 65%.
