Just 20% Say Health Care Is Obama’s Top Priority
Only 20% of U.S. voters now say health care reform is the most important of the four budget priorities President Obama laid out early in his presidency, down four points from the end of May.
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July 22, 2009
July 22, 2009
Beware of Comprehensive Health Care Reform By Tony Blankley
I was listening to National Public Radio's morning "news" Monday on the way to work, during which the newsperson read the apparently "factual" statement that the United States is the only developed country that does not provide "comprehensive" health care coverage.
July 22, 2009
46% Say TV News More Reliable Than Internet, 35% Disagree
Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans say they still consider network television news programs a more reliable source of news than the Internet.
July 21, 2009
Republicans Take Four-Point Lead on Generic Ballot
Support for Republican congressional candidates has reached its highest level in over two years as the GOP lengthens its lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
July 21, 2009
44% Expect to Stay With Same Employer for More Than Five Years
Six percent (6%) of American workers expect to have a new employer within a year. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 17% expect to work for the same company for more than a year, but less than five. A plurality, 44% of workers, expect to have the same employer for more than five years.
July 21, 2009
64% Say Baseball Players Today Are More Skilled Than 50 Years Ago
Sports fans love to compare players from different eras of a sport, especially baseball fans.
July 21, 2009
Cronkite Far Better Liked Than Current Crew of TV Anchors
All the Walter wannabes have a ways to go to match the dean of television newscasters who died last Friday. Americans like longtime CBS newscaster Walter Cronkite much more than the current crew of network anchors, perhaps because they see him as less ideologically liberal.
July 21, 2009
Truly Greasing the State Budget By Debra J. Saunders
Sacramento is so desperate to erase the state budget's $26.3 billion shortfall that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democratic Legislature seem poised to end decades of prohibition so that they can tap new revenue from a widely occurring natural resource -- one dear to many Californians and known for its unmistakable aroma.
July 21, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Environment
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Tuesday focuses on the environment.
July 21, 2009
The Logic of a Locavore By Froma Harrop
"Spoiled: Organic and Local Is So 2008," read the headline in Mother Jones magazine. You can imagine the snark that followed.
July 21, 2009
51% Oppose U.S. Manned Mission to Mars
Buzz Aldrin, one of the three U.S. astronauts who first walked on the moon in 1969, says America’s next goal should be sending a manned mission to Mars, but just 29% of Americans agree.
July 20, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Government Reaction to Economic Problems
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Monday focuses on the nation's current economic crisis.
July 20, 2009
Most Texas Voters Say Economy is Bad, Getting Worse
Fifty-six percent (56%) of Texas voters rate the U.S. economy as poor, and nearly as many (51%) say it’s getting worse.
July 20, 2009
Americans Less Sure If Changing Jobs Will Be Their Decision
After a brief burst of optimism in the spring, job confidence has fallen back to first-of-the-year levels.
July 20, 2009
62% of Minnesota Voters Rate Economy as Poor
Just four percent (4%) of Minnesota voters say the U.S. economy is in good or excellent shape. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state finds that 62% rate the economy as poor. In between are 33% who give the economy “fair” marks.
July 20, 2009
2012 Match-ups: Obama, Romney Tied at 45%; Obama 48%, Palin 42%
If the 2012 presidential election were held today, President Obama and possible Republican nominee Mitt Romney would be all tied up at 45% each, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
July 20, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Sarah Palin
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Friday focuses on Sarah Palin.
July 20, 2009
Most Baseball Fans Say Steroid Use Hasn’t Caused Them to Follow the Sport Less
Though Major League Baseball implemented a more strict policy on steroid use prior to the 2005 season, the controversy surrounding the issue has continued into 2009 as new marquis players have admitted to or have been caught using banned substances.
July 20, 2009
Britain and United States Go in Different Directions By Michael Barone
Once upon a time, British and American politics seemed to operate in tandem. Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan came to office, both supposedly little experienced and out of the mainstream, at about the same time.
July 19, 2009
Only 18% Say Those With Chronic Conditions Should Pay More in Health Insurance
Sixty-seven percent (67%) of voters nationwide say that people with chronic conditions such as diabetes should not pay higher health insurance premiums. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 18% think they should pay higher costs.
