For the first time since Barack Obama was elected president last November, more than half of U.S. voters (53%) say it is at least somewhat likely that the next occupant of the White House will be a Republican. Thirty-one percent (31%) say it is Very Likely.
Her name is Susan Boyle. If you haven't heard of her, you need to listen to her. Consider it my gift to you. Go to YouTube, along with the tens of millions of others who already have, and listen to the voice of an angel -- a plump, unemployed, 47-year-old "spinster" (as she was described by more than one British newspaper) who lives with her cat.
Incumbent Senator Arlen Specter trails former Congressman Pat Toomey by 21 points in an early look at Pennsylvania’s 2010 Republican Primary. Fifty-one percent (51%) of Republican voters statewide say they’d vote for Toomey while just 30% would support Specter.
After 9/11, Americans wanted one thing from Washington: to prevent future terrorist attacks. President George W. Bush, the CIA and other hard-working officials delivered. For their trouble, a handful of those individuals now have reason to fear that they may be ruined.
With Rounds and Desai now out of the pictures, only five contestants remain on 'American Idol': Matt Giraud, Kris Allen, Adam Lambert, Allison Iraheta and Danny Gokey. Rasmussen Reports would like you to predict which contestant will be the next person to be eliminated from the show on April 29, 2009.
Earlier this week, Gallup released new data showing that most Americans still view big government as a more serious threat to the nation than big business or big labor. The results weren’t terribly surprising since Gallup has asked the question periodically since 1965 and government has always been seen as the biggest threat.
Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. voters now have an unfavorable opinion of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano following her department’s release of a controversial report on right-wing extremist groups last week. Twenty-three percent (23%) say their view of her is Very Unfavorable.
Twenty-nine percent (29%) correctly predicted that Lil Rounds and Anoop Desai would be the next contestants eliminated from "American Idol."
Fifty-eight percent (58%) believe the Obama administration’s recent release of CIA memos about the harsh interrogation methods used on terrorism suspects endangers the national security of the United States. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 28%belive the release of the memos helps America’s image abroad.
The balance between the executive and legislative branches in writing laws has changed over the centuries. In the 19th century, Sen. Stephen Douglas wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act, with President Franklin Pierce just an interested bystander.
Few aspects of American politics are as ridiculous and dangerous as the right-wing urge to substitute macho posturing for foreign policy. That irrepressible habit surfaces constantly now that President Obama is in the Oval Office, most recently when he shook hands with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Summit of the Americas, a smiling moment that provoked calls for impeachment among the most deranged conservatives.
Less than half the nation’s workers (44%) expect to have the same employer five years from now.
How far will the Obama administration move to assert regulatory control over key sectors of the economy? Are we moving away from democratic capitalism and toward some sort of corporatist state-directed economy? That could be the biggest stock market and economic-growth issue facing us today.
From April 22-23, 2009, Rasmussen Reports will ask 1,000 adults the following question "Should a person convicted of drunk driving for the first time receive mandatory jail time?" We'd like you to please predict the percentage who will say "yes", a first-time offender should receive mandatory jail time.
From April 22-23, 2009, Rasmussen Reports will ask 1,000 adults the following question "Are drunk driving laws too tough, not tough enough or are they about right? We'd like you to please predict the percentage who will say that drunk driving laws are not tough enough.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of likely voters say the nation is heading in the right direction, showing no change from last week.
With the annual ritual of filing federal income taxes just behind them, 52% of U.S. voters now believe they pay more than their fair share of taxes, up seven points from earlier this month.
"American Idol" still has seven contestants remaining, thanks to the "save" the judges used last week for Matt Giraud. But because of that save, two contestants will be eliminated on tonight’s show.
Job confidence appears to be growing amidst other signs of short-term optimism about the U.S. economy.
Last week, the Obama administration declined to cite China for currency manipulation despite the fact that most experts -- including Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during his confirmation testimony -- do not deny the obvious currency-rate fixing by China.
