Holiday Sales Picture Improves Slightly
Holiday shoppers are feeling a little more generous now than a month ago despite the seemingly endless flow of economic bad news, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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December 2, 2008
December 2, 2008
Big Three Auto Firms Will Need Music, Too By Froma Harrop
The American "love affair" with cars is close to dead, then-Ford Motor chief Bill Ford lamented six years ago. "In California, people used to write songs about T-Birds and Corvettes," said Henry Ford's great-grandson. "Today, they write regulations." Ford had earlier shocked Detroit by admitting that sport utility vehicles caused environmental problems.
December 2, 2008
One-Fourth of All Workers Worried About Losing Job
As the nation’s economic woes mount, one-fourth of all American workers (24%) are worried about losing their job in the near future. That figure includes 37% of manufacturing workers and 31% of IT workers.
December 1, 2008
Just 12% Give Paulson Good or Excellent Marks for Job Performance
Only 12% of U.S. voters say Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has done a good or excellent job handling the country’s credit crisis and the bailout programs aimed at helping the economy.
December 1, 2008
50% Say Bank Laws Were Not Strict Enough
Half of U.S. voters (50%) say the recent wave of bank failures was triggered by laws that weren’t strict enough as opposed to bankers breaking the law.
December 1, 2008
Partisan Identification: 41.4% Democrats, 33.8% Republicans
In November, 41.4% of Americans considered themselves to be Democrats, 33.8% said they were Republicans, and 24.7% were not affiliated with either major political party.
December 1, 2008
Voters Divided and Unsure Over Obama’s AG Choice
Voters are evenly divided over the man Barack Obama wants to be the next attorney general of the United States, but 54% don’t know enough about him to have an opinion, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 1, 2008
Consumer Confidence Crashes 46% in Last Two Years
Full monthly results for the Rasmussen Consumer Index in November shows the economic confidence of American consumers has fallen to another all-time low at 64.5.
November 30, 2008
When the Warmest in History Isn't By Debra J. Saunders
Here's another reason why people don't trust newspapers. When science reporters write about, say, hormone therapy or drinking red wine, they report on studies that find that hormones or red wine can be good for you, as well as studies that suggest otherwise.
November 29, 2008
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 28
America’s at war and in the midst of economic problems of an historic magnitude. We’re also at the end of one presidency and the beginning of the next, with a largely new cast of characters to lead the nation at this critical time.
November 29, 2008
Managing Risk in an Unstable World By Michael Barone
How can we reduce risk for individuals? That's a natural question when a financial crisis has vaporized trillions of dollars of personal wealth in residential real estate and financial instruments.
November 28, 2008
Black, Youth Voters Continue to Show Greater Optimism in Nation’s Future
Forty percent (40%) of African-American voters believe the nation is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 28, 2008
68% Say Obama Politically Liberal
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of American voters see Barack Obama as politically liberal, including 41% who say he is very liberal.
November 28, 2008
Robert Mundell’s New Wisdom By Lawrence Kudlow
New economic stats on consumer spending and business durable-goods investment show an economy that’s sinking fast across-the-board. Wall Street economist John Ryding expects a 4 percent drop in fourth-quarter real GDP.
November 28, 2008
77% Say Children Should Say Pledge At School Every Day
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of U.S. voters say school children should say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at school, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 28, 2008
Health Care Reform Must Start Now By Froma Harrop
This would seem a heckuva time to unfurl a national health plan. Washington has big fires to put out in the financial markets.
November 27, 2008
Obama's Shrewd Choices By Joe Conason
While Barack Obama introduced the first members of his economic team, a wailing noise could be heard somewhere in the background.
November 27, 2008
68% Prefer “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays”
Christmas is just around the corner, and a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 68% of American adults prefer stores to show signs saying “Merry Christmas” rather than "Happy Holidays."
November 27, 2008
Most Adults Have A Lot to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving
Today, Americans will express their gratitude for the good things they and others have in life. According to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, most adults (86%) say they have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, even in a time of historic economic uncertainty. Only seven percent (7%) say they do not.
November 26, 2008
47% Say Biden’s Role Will Not Be As Big as Cheney’s
Nearly half of U.S. voters (47%) say Vice President-elect Joseph Biden will not play as important a role in the Obama Administration as Vice President Dick Cheney did during the Bush years.
