Just 17% Say Nation Heading in Right Direction
Despite an historic post-election drop in the stock market, Americans seem a bit more optimistic about the future since Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States last week.
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November 20, 2008
November 20, 2008
57% Eating Out Less Than Six Months Ago
With the country in the midst of an historic economic slowdown, over half of Americans (57%) say they are going out to eat less often now than they were six months ago, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 20, 2008
48% Say Failure of GM Best for the Economy
Nearly half of U.S. voters (48%) say it is better for the economy to let companies like General Motors fail rather than providing government subsidies to keep them in business.
November 20, 2008
Tarp the TARP By Lawrence Kudlow
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has called for a pause in the financing request for the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), halting it at $350 billion.
November 20, 2008
In the Red Corner By Cordel Faulk
Here's the worst kept secret in politics: Presidential campaigning never ends. For periods of time it becomes quieter--a little subtler--but it never stops.
November 20, 2008
Lessons Spoke to Nation's Mood By Larry J. Sabato
As routine as elections may seem, they are the seminal events in the life of a democracy. Campaigns and elections not only set the direction of the Republic, they also shed light on America's political health. Every November we have the opportunity to take stock of what we did at the polls, and what that says about the status of the 232-year-old American experiment.
November 20, 2008
Who's Going on the Presidential Honeymoon? By Tony Blankley
I was thinking about what we traditionally call the postelection "honeymoon," of which President-elect Barack Obama is now in the second week. But what exactly is meant by the metaphor?
November 20, 2008
Keeping Cool Over Joe Lieberman By Froma Harrop
You don't have to venture too far left in the Democratic Party to find people who dislike Joe Lieberman. But wander yonder into the liberal blogosphere, and the feeling more approximates detestation.
November 19, 2008
Voters Rate Hillary Second Only to Powell for Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton hasn’t made up her mind yet whether to take the job, but 28% of U.S. voters say she would make the best secretary of State for incoming President Barack Obama.
November 19, 2008
Democrats Lead by Four in Generic Congressional Ballot
Two weeks after an historic election in which Democrats won the White House and increased their control of Congress, the party leads by four on the latest Generic Congressional Ballot.
November 19, 2008
Leaving Home By Susan Estrich
As the fires burned across Southern California this weekend, the all-news radio station I listen to kept running tape of a guy advising people about what to put in their "grab-and-go" boxes. He was from some insurance association, so -- big surprise -- his focus was on insurance documents.
November 18, 2008
Predict the Poll Results: If GM Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Will that Hurt Your Finances Significantly?
Rasmussen Reports has another opportunity for you to show off you prediction skills and demonstrate your understanding of public opinion.
November 18, 2008
Younger Voters Grow More Confident in Social Security System
Over a third (36%) of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 now say they are at least somewhat confident in the Social Security system, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 18, 2008
44% Agree: Free-Market Capitalism is Highway to American Dream
Forty-four percent (44%) of Americans agree with President Bush’s declaration last week that "free-market capitalism is far more than an economic theory. It is the engine of social mobility - the highway to the American Dream."
November 18, 2008
46% Say Media Tries To Make Economy Look Bad
Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans say most reporters and media outlets try to make the economy seem worse than it really is, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 18, 2008
Only 26% Confident U.S. Leaders Know How To Deal With The Economy
Just 26% of U.S. adults are at least somewhat confident that U.S. policymakers know what they are doing when it comes to addressing the nation’s current economic problems, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 18, 2008
Palin's Next Career Move By Froma Harrop
Sarah Palin should have run up the white flag of surrender and kept the clothes. They were gorgeous, and there really was no reason to give up the $150,000 wardrobe unless she planned to run again under the Wal-Mart Mom persona. Surely she knows that's over.
November 17, 2008
42% Say Obama’s Picks for the Supreme Court Will Be Too Liberal
Depending on voters’ political party and ideology, Barack Obama’s appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court will either be too liberal or about right. Very few, however, expect his choices for the high court to be too conservative.
November 17, 2008
56% Say Lower Prices Will Send Them to Wal-Mart
With consumer confidence at the lowest levels ever, shoppers are looking for the best prices this year. Wal-Mart has announced it will be lowering prices every week until Christmas, and a new Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 56% of adults will take advantage of the superstore’s lower prices this holiday season.
November 17, 2008
Voters Say Terrorists, Iran Likely To Be Obama’s First International Test
While Russia was the first country to challenge President-elect Obama with a threat to deploy new missiles facing Europe, most U.S. voters expect terrorists or Iran to provide the new president’s first international test in office.
