51% View Tea Parties Favorably, Political Class Strongly Disagrees
Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans have a favorable view of the “tea parties” held nationwide last week, including 32% who say their view of the events is Very favorable.
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April 20, 2009
April 20, 2009
52% Worry Government Will Do Too Much to Fix Economy
As short-term optimism about the economy has grown in recent months, so has the concern that the federal government will do too much in response to the nation’s recent economic challenges.
April 19, 2009
Left Coast Tea Party By Debra J. Saunders
Last Wednesday, conservatives held coast-to-coast "TEA parties" designed to send the message to Washington and state governments that the partiers feel "taxed enough already." The exercise struck me as more than a little out of touch with the political realities of President Barack Obama's
April 18, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 17, 2009
The kettle began to boil a bit last week, with “tea parties” all across the country to protest the high level of government spending coming out of Washington.
April 17, 2009
Only 34% Now Blame Humans for Global Warming
Just one-out-of-three voters (34%) now believe global warming is caused by human activity, the lowest finding yet in Rasmussen Reports national surveying. However, a plurality (48%) of the Political Class believes humans are to blame.
April 17, 2009
49% Say It’s Possible for Anyone to Find Job, Up Four Points from Month Ago
Forty-nine percent (49%) of adults nationwide now say it is possible for anyone who really wants to work to find a job.
April 17, 2009
30% Say U.S. Drug Use To Blame For Growing Violence in Mexico
Just 30% of U.S. voters say drug users in the United States are more to blame for growing drug violence in Mexico than the drug producers themselves.
April 17, 2009
Political Talk By Susan Estrich
Listen to Texas Gov. Rick Perry. "We've got a great union. There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that."
April 17, 2009
Independent Voters and the President: Myths and Realities By Alan Abramowitz
The importance of partisanship in contemporary American politics is widely recognized. Among the public as well as political leaders, party divisions run deep and it is increasingly clear that the arrival of a new President in Washington has done little to change that fundamental reality.
April 17, 2009
In Texas, 31% Say State Has Right to Secede From U.S., But 75% Opt To Stay
Thirty-one percent (31%) of Texas voters say that their state has the right to secede from the United States and form an independent country.
April 17, 2009
Obama and the Redefinition of Presidential Coattails By Rhodes Cook
Barack Obama showed considerable vote-getting ability in last fall's presidential election, with a clear-cut win in both popular and electoral votes. But when it came to presidential coattails, his were of the same modest length of many of his immediate predecessors.
April 16, 2009
A State-ly March Toward Gay Marriage By Froma Harrop
This has been a month of forward leaps in the campaign for gay-marriage -- or so it is said. The Iowa Supreme Court struck down a ban on same-sex marriage, providing a toehold in the heartland.
April 16, 2009
62% in Illinois Say Burris Should Resign
The fallout from the Rod Blagojevich scandal continues in Illinois. Sixty-two percent (62%) of Illinois voters say Roland Burris, the man the disgraced governor named to Barack Obama’s Senate seat, should resign. Just 24% believe Burris should remain in the Senate.
April 16, 2009
Predict Who Will Be the Next Contestants Eliminated from American Idol
American Idol still has seven contestants remaining thanks to the save that the judges used on Matt Giraud. And because the save was utilized, two contestants will be eliminated on the show on April 22. We want you to predict which two contestants will get the boot on the next episode.
April 16, 2009
60% Say Housing Market Will Take Three Years or Longer to Recover
Sixty percent (60%) of American adults say it will take three years or longer for housing prices to recover. That’s up slightly from 57% who thought it would take that long a month ago.
April 16, 2009
GOP’s McDonnell Pulls Further Ahead in Virginia Governor’s Race
Republican Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell has a three-to-nine point lead against three hopefuls for the Democratic nomination in this year’s closely-watched Virginia gubernatorial contest.
April 16, 2009
Confidence in Banking System Up Nine Points Since February
Americans have a little more confidence in the U.S. banking system than they did two months ago.
April 16, 2009
On Climate and Health, Beware of Easy Formulas By Michael Barone
Beware of geeks bearing formulas. That's the lesson most of us have learned from the financial crisis. The "quants" who devised the risk models that induced so many financial institutions to buy mortgage-backed securities thought they had reduced risk down to zero.
April 16, 2009
Just 5% Predicted Judges Would “Save” 'Idol' Contestant Last Night
Well, they can’t be right all the time. Last week, we asked readers in our Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge to predict who they thought would be the next contestant to be eliminated from ‘American Idol.’
April 16, 2009
TARP the Life Insurers? This Is Nuts By Lawrence Kudlow
Is bailout nation about to strike again? Sure looks like it. According to a bunch of front-page news stories, life-insurance companies are about to get TARPed. This is nuts.
