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.
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July 24, 2009
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.
July 23, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: General Motors & Chrysler
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Thursday focuses on General Motors and Chrysler.
July 23, 2009
72% Don’t Want Feds Changing Their Light Bulbs
Washington’s got another bright idea that most Americans don’t like.
July 23, 2009
35% of Minnesotans See the Vikings Improving if Favre Joins Team
Retired star quarterback Brett Favre reportedly will decide by Friday whether he will return to the National Football League, and 35% of adults in Minnesota think the Minnesota Vikings will be a better team than last year with Favre at the helm.
July 23, 2009
53% Say Obama is ‘Partisan Democrat’
Fifty-three percent (53%) of U.S. voters say President Obama is now governing like a partisan Democrat, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
July 23, 2009
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Health Reform By Froma Harrop
It's high noon on health care reform. Time to identify the Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
July 23, 2009
A Month of Gloomy Thursdays for Health Care Plan By Michael Barone
Thursday is the day things tend to come to a boil on Capitol Hill. Members of Congress have been in town for three or four days; they're planning their exits on Friday to meet other commitments; they've had a chance to talk and meet with one another and sample the moods of their colleagues.
July 23, 2009
Is Bernanke Wise Enough to Exit? By Lawrence Kudlow
Fed head Ben Bernanke went before Congress this week with his midyear update on monetary policy and the economy.
July 23, 2009
Just 25% Now Say Stimulus Has Helped The Economy, 31% Say it Hurt
Confidence in the $787-billion economic stimulus plan proposed by President Obama and passed by Congress in February continues to fall.
July 22, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Presidential Press Conferences
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday focuses on Presidential press conferences.
July 22, 2009
31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Just 31% of likely voters now believe the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Down one point over the past week, it’s the lowest level found on the question since mid-February.
July 22, 2009
53% Now Oppose Congressional Health Care Reform
The health care reform legislation working its way through Congress has lost support over the past month. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 44% of U.S. voters are at least somewhat in favor of the reform effort while 53% are at least somewhat opposed.
July 22, 2009
Mother Knows Best By Susan Estrich
The president is "not familiar" with the bill. No one can explain how it will work yet, as Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., told a contentious town meeting. There are various plans, and negotiations are still in the early stages.
