43% Say It’s Best To Compare A Candidate To Reagan
For most U.S. voters, the only thing worse than calling a candidate a conservative is calling him a liberal.
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November 11, 2008
November 11, 2008
Republicans Pull within Two on Generic Congressional Ballot
Following an historic election in which Democrats won the White House and increased their control of Congress, voters appear to be adopting a wait-and-see attitude on granting ongoing control to the victorious party.
November 11, 2008
62% Think Michelle Obama Will Be An Activist First Lady
Sixty-two percent (62%) of U.S. voters say Michelle Obama is more likely to be an activist first lady like Hillary Clinton rather than a more traditional one like Laura Bush.
November 11, 2008
Palin Smears Hurt McCain By Debra Saunders
Whatever the intention of the anonymous leaker (or leakers) from the McCain campaign who spread nasty rumors about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, in the end they did not so much trash the image of Caribou Barbie, as they ended up tarnishing the public's perception of their G.I. Joe, Arizona Sen. John McCain.
November 11, 2008
Unions' Creepy Push Against Secret Ballot By Froma Harrop
The first campaign promise Barack Obama should break is to push through the Employee Free Choice Act. That harmless sounding piece of legislation would let union organizers do an end run around secret-ballot elections: Companies would have to recognize a union if most workers signed cards in support of it.
November 10, 2008
Number of Black Voters Who View Society Fair and Decent Nearly Doubles After Election
Two days after Barack Obama became the first African-American to be voted into the White House, the percentage of black voters who view American society as fair and decent jumped 18 points to 42%.
November 10, 2008
78% of GOP Voters Say Next President Likely to Be A Republican
Forty-five percent (45%) of Republican voters are Very Confident that a candidate from their party will be the next president after Barack Obama, contrary to reports that suggest the GOP may be demoralized from the Democrat’s big win last Tuesday.
November 9, 2008
79% Have High Regard for U.S. Military This Veterans Day
Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Americans have a favorable opinion of the U.S. military, and 45% regard Veterans Day as one of the nation’s most important holidays. The military’s favorability rating is up eight points from a Rasmussen Reports survey for Veterans Day a year ago.
November 8, 2008
Triumph of Temperament, Not Policy By Michael Barone
The Democrats' victory -- and Barack Obama's -- was overdetermined and underdelivered.
November 8, 2008
Majority Followed Obama’s First Press Conference and Liked It
Over half of U.S. voters (54%) say they followed Very Closely news stories about Barack Obama’s first press conference as president-elect yesterday, and nearly as many (52%) say he set the right tone in his remarks.
November 8, 2008
The Bitter End By Susan Estrich
For many California voters, especially those who supported Barack Obama's presidential bid, election night had a bright beginning and a bitter end. The state overwhelmingly supported the next president.
November 8, 2008
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 7, 2008
There were few surprises for Rasmussen Reports’ visitors on Election Day. A Fordham University study found our daily Presidential Tracking Poll was the most accurate of 23 national polls covering the campaign.
November 7, 2008
47% Say Obama Will Do Good or Excellent Job on National Security
With President-elect Barack Obama already facing challenges from aboard, nearly half of voters (47%) say he will do a good or excellent job handling national security issues.
November 7, 2008
Most Adults Plan on Spending Less on Holiday Gifts This Year
The current economic problems have drastically reduced consumer spending, and holiday shopping is no exception. Most adults (66%) expect to spend less than last year on gifts this holiday season, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 7, 2008
52% Say Government Needs to Do More for Economy, 63% Say Tax Cuts
A majority of U.S. voters (52%) say the federal government needs to do more to deal with the current economic crisis, and 63% think the best stimulus would be more tax cuts. Just 20% think new government spending is what is needed, while 17% aren’t sure which is better.
November 7, 2008
69% of GOP Voters Say Palin Helped McCain
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Republican voters say Alaska Governor Sarah Palin helped John McCain’s bid for the presidency, even as news reports surface that some McCain staffers think she was a liability.
November 6, 2008
Rasmussen Employment Index Falls to Another Record Low
The Rasmussen Employment Index, a monthly measure of U.S. worker confidence in the employment market, fell sixteen points in October to 72.1. That’s the biggest single month drop and the lowest level of confidence ever recorded in the five-year history of the Index.
November 6, 2008
38% Say Taxes Will Rise Under President Obama
Though Barack Obama became president-elect just one day ago, 38% of voters already expect taxes to go up when he assumes the White House next year.
November 6, 2008
55% Say Congress Is Doing A Poor Job, 30% of Democrats Don’t Know Who Harry Reid Is
Fifty-five percent (55%) of U.S. voters rate the current Democratic-led Congress’ job performance as poor in a new Rasmussen Reports survey taken the night after Election Day. Just 11% think Congress is doing a good or excellent job.
November 6, 2008
Voters Split Over Whether D.C. Politics Will Be More Cooperative
Nearly nine out of 10 voters (88%) are glad the presidential election is over, but voters are evenly divided over whether politics in Washington will become more cooperative despite Barack Obama’s call for change from business as usual.
