Rasmussen Employment Index Makes Modest Gain in May
The Rasmussen Employment Index, a monthly measure of U.S. worker confidence in the employment market, rose for the third straight month in May.
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June 4, 2009
June 4, 2009
Domestic Terrorism by Any Standard By Joe Conason
If right-wing broadcasters don't want to be blamed when someone murders a person they have demonized repeatedly -- as in the case of George Tiller, the doctor shot dead in his Wichita, Kan., church last Sunday by an anti-abortion zealot -- then they ought to moderate their rhetoric. No doubt they will choose their words more carefully for a while, and they will whine piteously about anyone who calls attention to their screaming extremism.
June 4, 2009
74% Say Peace between Israel and Palestinians Not Likely in Next 10 Years
Seventy-four percent (74%) of U.S. voters say it is unlikely there will be lasting peace between the Palestinians and Israel within the next decade Twenty-seven percent (27%) say it’s not at all likely.
June 4, 2009
Motown Wonders: Where Did Our Love Go? By Froma Harrop
The alternative to a government rescue of General Motors is the collapse of the industrial Midwest. Nonetheless, there's been a surprisingly large amount of dumping on the Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. The government-sponsored deal seems to have stirred up resentments for every ideology.
June 3, 2009
What's Keeping Obama Up? By Dick Morris
The Rasmussen poll conducted over the weekend of May 30-31 asked a key question designed to give us perspective on Obama's current popularity.
June 3, 2009
Voters’ Opinions on America’s Direction Remain Steady
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of U.S. voters say America is heading in the right direction this week.
June 3, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Supreme Court Justices
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday focuses on Supreme Court Justices and the law.
June 3, 2009
Sotomayor Beats Bush’s Supreme Court Nominees So Far
Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s first choice for the U.S. Supreme Court, is well ahead of the game at this early stage of the confirmation process when compared to President George W. Bush’s high court nominees.
June 3, 2009
Only 28% See Better U.S. Relationship With Muslim World A Year From Now
President Obama plans a major speech in Cairo on Thursday to reach out to Muslims worldwide, but just 28% of U.S. voters think America’s relationship with the Muslim world will be better a year from today.
June 3, 2009
Sotomayor Support Softens Over Past Week, But 88% Still Say Confirmation Likely
Over the week since she was introduced to the nation, public support for Judge Sonia Sotomayor has softened a bit, but 88% still say it’s likely that she will be confirmed as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice.
June 3, 2009
It's Not About Ideology By Susan Estrich
"What I have no interest in doing is running GM," President Barack Obama said on Monday, as he assumed ownership of the beacon of free enterprise.
June 3, 2009
Death by Deficit By Tony Blankley
The Roman historian Livy famously described the terminal plight of the late Roman Republic: "Nec vitia nostra nec remedia pati possumus"
("We can bear neither our shortcomings nor the remedies for them"). As I reread this phrase in Christian Meier's biography of Julius Caesar this past
weekend, I couldn't help thinking of America's current fiscal profligacy -- which has been growing for years at an ever-accelerating rate.
June 3, 2009
46% Want Health Reform Now, 45% Say Wait Until Economy Improves
Voters remain closely divided on the urgency for health care reform, given the troubled state of the economy.
June 3, 2009
The Inevitability of Parental Choice By Howard Rich
A year ago, the nation’s largest newspaper wrote in an editorial that it was time to “move beyond vouchers” in the debate over America’s educational future.
June 2, 2009
Support for Both Major Parties Slips This Week on Generic Ballot
Democratic and Republican Congressional candidates have each lost support from voters this week, but Democrats came in just ahead in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
June 2, 2009
Health Care, National Security Drop in Importance Among Voters
While the economy remains the most important issue to voters, the issues of health care and national security have dropped to their lowest level of importance in nearly two years of tracking.
June 2, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: GM Bailout
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Tuesday focuses on the General Motors bailout.
June 2, 2009
77% of Georgia Voters Favor ID Checks Before Voting, Justice Department Disagrees
The Department of Justice on Tuesday said the state of Georgia's system cannot check driver’s license information and Social Security numbers to prove that prospective voters are U.S. citizens.
June 2, 2009
Yesterday’s Story By Lawrence Kudlow
Isn’t it fascinating that stocks rallied over 200 points on Monday, despite Obama’s command-and-control government takeover of General Motors? I think it’s because GM’s old-economy operation is yesterday’s story.
June 2, 2009
Voters Put More Emphasis On Deficit Cutting Over Health Care Reform
Support for health care reform has slipped slightly as more voters think President Obama should work harder on his promise to cut the federal deficit in half in the next four years.
