61% Say A Home is Family’s Best Investment, Down 12 Points From February
Confidence in the housing market is down again, with just 61% of Americans now saying that buying a home is the best investment most families can make.
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April 8, 2009
April 8, 2009
Health Care in the Offing By Tony Blankley
Of all President Barack Obama's transformative domestic policy proposals, none is more far-reaching and less transparent than health care. What most Washington policy people mean when they talk about his health care proposal was described in the first two paragraphs of Robert Pear's meticulous article in The New York Times on April 1:
April 7, 2009
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 40% Republicans 39%
Republicans have pulled within one point of Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
April 7, 2009
37% Agree That U.S. Has Shown Arrogance and Been Dismissive of Europe
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of American voters agree that in dealing with its European allies over the years, the United States has shown arrogance, been dismissive, and even derisive. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 47% disagree with that assertion and 16% are not sure.
April 7, 2009
Just 54% Say Their Home Worth More Than The Mortgage
The number of U.S. homeowners who say their house is worth more than the amount they still owe on their mortgage is down seven points since December.
April 7, 2009
The Poor Republican in the Race By Debra J. Saunders
Two very rich Republicans -- former eBay CEO Meg Whitman and state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner -- are lining up to run for governor in 2010. The most money that a third Republican gubernatorial candidate, Tom Campbell, ever earned was as the dean of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley -- about $300,000 per year. That would make him the pauper in the primary.
April 7, 2009
A Nation of Unwed Drudgery By Froma Harrop
A neighbor in her 30s, a very fine woman, recently had a child with her boyfriend. They live together.
April 7, 2009
The Declaration of Independence Has Been Repealed By Dick Morris
On April 2, 2009, the work of July 4, 1776 was nullified at the meeting of the G-20 in London. The joint communiqué essentially announces a global economic union with uniform regulations and bylaws for all nations, including the United States.
April 7, 2009
64% of Americans Are Comfortable Using Credit Cards Online
Most adults (64%) who use the internet at least occasionally say they are very or somewhat comfortable using credit cards to make purchases online, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 6, 2009
Predict Our Poll Results: Which is a Better System - Capitalism or Socialism?
From April 6-7, 2009, Rasmussen Reports is asking adults which system is better - capitalism or socialism? We want you to predict what percentage of people will say capitalism is a better system in American society.
April 6, 2009
Predict Our Poll Results: Who Pays a Larger Share of Their Income in Taxes?
From April 6-7, 2009, Rasmussen Reports is asking if they think that the who they think pays a larger share of their income in taxes--wealthy Americans or middle-class Americans. We want you to predict what percentage will say middle income Americans pay a larger share of their income in taxes.
April 6, 2009
Predict Our Poll Results: Should Tax System Be Simplified So Everyone Pays Same Percentage of Income Taxes?
From April 6-7, 2009, Rasmussen Reports is asking if they think that the U.S. tax system should be simplified so that everyone pays the same percentage of tax on their income. We want you to predict what percentage of people will say yes and agree everyone should pay the same percentage of income taxes.
April 6, 2009
Favorables for Michelle Obama Jump Six Points to 67%
Two-thirds of U.S. voters (67%) now have a favorable opinion of Michelle Obama, including 43% who hold a Very Favorable view of America’s new First Lady.
April 6, 2009
Why The Double Standard for the Auto and Finance Industries? By Scott Rasmussen
Voters opposed bailouts for both the auto industry and the financial industry, but the federal government provided support for both. Some critics—particularly those who favor the auto industry—have noted that the terms and tone of the bailouts were markedly different, however.
April 6, 2009
More Voters See Taxes As Very Important Issue
While the economy remains the top issue nationwide, taxes are moving up on the priority list. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 64% of voters see taxation as very important; it’s highest level in nearly two years.
April 6, 2009
Support Falls For Axing Heads of Bailed-Out Companies
Following the Obama administration’s highly-publicized decision to force Rick Wagoner out as head of General Motors last week, Americans are now less supportive of having the government push senior managers out the door.
April 5, 2009
22% Pick Boston Red Sox to Win 2009 World Series
It’s opening day of the 2009 Major League Baseball season, and participants in the latest Rasmussen Prediction Challenge think the title of World Series Champion will go back to an American League team this year.
April 5, 2009
57% Want Military Response to North Korea Missile Launch
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of U.S. voters nationwide favor a military response to eliminate North Korea’s missile launching capability. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 15% of voters oppose a military response while 28% are not sure.
April 5, 2009
Lost and Found on Fringes of First Family By Debra J. Saunders
When Barack Obama first met his Auntie Zeituni at an airport in Kenya in 1988, his late father's sister told him, "Welcome home," and kissed him on both cheeks. Obama was on a pilgrimage to the land where his African father lived apart from Obama's American mother.
April 4, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 3, 2009
This president hasn’t had an easy week since he took office, and the past one was one of his toughest yet.
