Following Hearings, Sotomayor Gains in Court of Public Opinion
Following a week of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, 43% of the nation’s likely voters favor the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor while 39% are opposed.
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July 18, 2009
July 18, 2009
What They Told Us: Week Ending July 17, 2009
There’s been a lot of concern about the financial industry going bankrupt since last fall, but now Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan have announced big profits after enjoying taxpayer bailouts and cheap government financing.
July 17, 2009
Pujols Heavy Favorite For NL MVP, AL Race Too Close To Call
The 2009 Major League baseball season is a little over halfway through, but the plurality of baseball fans (42%) already thinks St. Louis Cardinal slugger Albert Pujols should win the title of National League Most Valuable Player for the third time in just four years.
July 17, 2009
80% Say Wall Street, Not Taxpayers, Benefited More From Bailout - As Goldman Sachs Announces Record Profit
Eighty percent (80%) of Americans now say Wall Street benefited more from the bailout of the financial industry than the average U.S. taxpayer.
July 17, 2009
Sotomayor Gets Bounce in the Polls
As her week of Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings draw to an end, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has received a bounce in the polls.
July 17, 2009
Predict Who You Think Will Win This Year's Emmy Awards
This year's Emmy nominees have been announced. Rasmussen Reports would like you to predict who you think will win an Emmy in the following categories:
July 17, 2009
Summer in Washington By Susan Estrich
The stimulus program must really be succeeding in Washington, D.C. Government is hiring; people are working. In fact, if news reports are to be believed, they're working night and day. So maybe there's some sleep deprivation thrown in for good measure. And don't forget the legendary heat and humidity that made service in the nation's Capitol hazardous before the advent of air conditioning.
July 17, 2009
50% Oppose Government Health Insurance Company
Just 35% of U.S. voters now support the creation of a government health insurance company to compete with private health insurers.
July 17, 2009
70% Believe Number of Homeless Families Will Increase Over Next Year
Seventy percent (70%) of American adults say the number of homeless families in the country will increase over the next year, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just seven percent (7%) expect that number to decline, while 19% think it will stay about the same.
July 17, 2009
The Price of Leaving the Details to Congress By Michael Barone
"Never let a crisis go to waste," Barack Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said last November. The crisis he referred to was economic: the financial collapse and the rapidly deepening recession. The opportunity it presented, for Obama and Emanuel, was to vastly expand the size and scope of the federal government through cap-and-trade and health-care legislation.
July 16, 2009
2010 NY Governors Race: Giuliani Beats Paterson, Cuomo Beats Rudy
It’s a knockout for Rudy Giuliani if he’s the Republican candidate for governor in New York next year running against incumbent Democrat David Paterson. But if Andrew Cuomo is Giuliani’s opponent, chalk up a win for the Democrat. At least that’s the way it looks in the summer of 2009.
July 16, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Health Care Costs
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Thursday focuses on the health care.
July 16, 2009
20% Pick Boston to Win World Series, Red Sox Fans Most Confident Their Team Will Win
One in five baseball fans (20%) say the Boston Red Sox will most likely win the 2009 World Series and 79% of Red Sox fans agree, making them the most confident fan base at the season’s halfway point.
July 16, 2009
Plurality of NY Voters Says State Senate More Dangerous In Session Than Out
The New York State Senate has generated more than its share of embarrassing headlines lately. A “coup” disrupted the order of business when two Democrats temporarily sided with Republicans in a move that appeared to give the GOP control of the Senate.
July 16, 2009
2010 Texas GOP Governor Primary: Perry 46%, Hutchison 36%
Incumbent Governor Rick Perry has jumped to a 10-point lead over Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in an early look at next year’s Republican Primary gubernatorial contest in Texas.
July 16, 2009
78% Say Health Care Reform Likely to Mean Higher Taxes for the Middle Class
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of U.S. voters say it is at least somewhat likely that taxes will be raised on the middle class to cover the cost of health care reform. Fifty-six percent (56%) say it’s very likely.
July 16, 2009
Confirmation Hearings Have No Impact on Public Views of Sotomayor
In Washington, D.C., the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor are being endlessly scrutinized, live-blogged and analyzed. But the hearings so far have had virtually no impact on public opinion.
July 16, 2009
Pelosi's Toothless "Commission" By Joe Conason
Very soon, Congressional leaders are expected to announce the creation of a new commission to investigate the real causes of America's crippling financial disaster.
July 16, 2009
The Audacity of Self-defense By Debra J. Saunders
Two schools of thought on the Senate's power of advice and consent on Supreme Court nominees: One -- which I support, but then-Sen. Barack Obama did not -- holds that barring extraordinary circumstances, senators should go along with a president's judicial choices.
July 16, 2009
New York Senate Primary: Maloney 33% Gillibrand 27%
Challenger Carolyn Maloney has the edge for now over appointed incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand in New York’s Democratic primary campaign for the U.S. Senate. But nearly a third of potential primary voters have no preference at this time leaving the 2010 race wide open.
