Confidence Keeps Climbing: 40% Say U.S. Going In Right Direction
Confidence continues to grow this week that America is turning the corner on many of the problems that have beset it in recent years.
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May 13, 2009
May 13, 2009
42% Support Major Lifestyle Changes To Save The Planet, 44% Disagree
Forty-two percent (42%) of American voters believe that major lifestyle changes are needed to save the environment. But the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey also finds that 44% disagree and say that such changes are not necessary. Thirteen percent (13%) are not sure.
May 13, 2009
23% Likely To Miss A Credit Card Payment In Next Six Months
Nearly one-out-of-four Americans (23%) say they are at least somewhat likely to miss a credit card payment in the next six months. Twelve percent (12%) say they are Very Likely to do so.
May 13, 2009
NJ GOP Primary: Christie 39%, Lonegan 29%
With less than three weeks to go until New Jersey Republicans select their nominee for governor, Chris Christie attracts 39% of the state's GOP voters while Steve Lonegan earns 29%.
May 13, 2009
53% Say Allen Next to Fall on 'American Idol'
Only three contestants remain on "American Idol," and 53% of the predictors in this week’s Rasmussen Prediction Challenge say Kris Allen will be the next contestant eliminated from the show.
May 13, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Does Cheney Matter?
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday looks at Dick Cheney's opinions.
May 13, 2009
Congress Comes In Dead Last In Voter Trust
Congress just can’t get no respect. While Republicans and Democrats disagree over most people and issues, they have one low opinion in common – the U.S. Congress.
May 13, 2009
Funny and Not Funny By Susan Estrich
The president was funny at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Wanda Sykes, the host, was not.
May 13, 2009
Arabs Pressure Obama for Quick Peace Accord By Tony Blankley
Last Sunday, the British newspaper The Times published an interview with Jordan's King Abdullah II, in which the maturing king demonstrated a deft touch in putting pressure both on the new prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and on President Barack Obama.
May 12, 2009
Predict Our Poll Results: Is America Less Safe?
From May 12-13, 2009, Rasmussen Reports will ask 1,000 likely voters the following question "Dick Cheney says America is less safe because of changes President Obama has made in national security. Do you agree or disagree with Cheney’s statement that America is now less safe?" We'd like you to please predict the percentage who will agree that America is less safe.
May 12, 2009
Predict Our Poll Results: How Important Are Dick Cheney's Opinions?
From May 12-13, 2009, Rasmussen Reports will ask 1,000 likely voters the following question "Former Vice President Dick Cheney has been speaking out lately on a number of topics. Now that he has left office, how important are Dick Cheney’s opinions?--very important, somewhat important, not very important or not at all important?" We'd like you to please predict the percentage who will say Cheney's opinions are "very important."
May 12, 2009
Republicans Hang On To One-Point Lead in Generic Ballot
Republican candidates still lead Democrats by a single point this week in the Generic Congressional Ballot.
May 12, 2009
Confidence in Conduct of War on Terror Rebounds
Confidence in America’s handling of the War on Terror rebounded slightly this week, but remains near the lowest level of the past year.
May 12, 2009
45% Say Legal Skills Are Top Factor For Next Supreme Court Nominee
Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say the most important consideration in the selection of a U.S. Supreme Court justice is the nominee’s legal background and competence.
May 12, 2009
The United Fiefdoms of America By Howard Rich
Lost in last week’s barrage of Barack Obama “spending reform” coverage was a USA Today story that should send chills down the spine of any state official – or taxpaying citizen, for that matter.
May 12, 2009
Winner of Our Prediction Challenge: Is American Consumerism to Blame for Many of Earth's Environmental Problems?
Americans certainly have their own views for the cause of global warming. Some feel it's primarily caused by planetary trends. Others say human activity is the reason we're seeing a change in the environment. Could consumerism be another cause? One of this week's Prediction Challenges asked predictors if American consumerism is to blame for many of Earth's environmental problems.
May 12, 2009
Oversharing, Exhibitionism, Loneliness By Froma Harrop
It pains me to take Elizabeth Edwards to task for anything. She is suffering from terminal cancer and from assertions that her cheating husband fathered a child with a party girl. So my first instinct is to totally lay off. The only rap against her, it seems, is that she knew of an affair after John Edwards announced his presidential run and that she kept it secret.
May 12, 2009
To Edwards and Palin: Cork it By Debra J. Saunders
Elizabeth Edwards always seemed like the yin -- a genuine human being -- to her smarmy husband's too-slick yang. No more. With the release of her memoir "Resilience" and self-flagellation book tour about her life with her cheating hubby, Mrs. E now seems about as believable as her husband. That is: Add the prefix "un."
May 12, 2009
58% in Arizona Say Tough Sheriff Has Been Good for the State’s Image
The Arizona sheriff whose tough enforcement of immigration laws has prompted a U.S. Justice Department civil rights investigation still has quite a following in his home state.
May 12, 2009
65% Say Daily Papers Will Be Gone In Ten Years
Just 18% of Americans say daily newspapers will never go out of business, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
