39% See Michelle Obama as Very Liberal
The spotlight on the first night of the Democratic National Convention will be on Michelle Obama, who four out of 10 voters (39%) describe as Very Liberal.
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August 25, 2008
August 24, 2008
'Safe' Pick for Ticket Leaves Women Scorned by Dick Morris
It doesn't take a political genius to realize that Barack Obama needed to nominate a woman for vice president.
August 24, 2008
Renewing America's Promise Means Lots of Goodies By Debra Saunders
Democrats used to love to bash President Bush for sending America to war without asking Americans to sacrifice. Now that it is an election year, you won't hear the s-word coming out of their lips.
August 24, 2008
39% Say Biden the Right Choice, Women Less Enthusiastic
On the day that Barack Obama announced Joe Biden as his running mate, 39% of voters said he made the right choice. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 25% disagreed and another 35% are not sure.
August 23, 2008
The Chosen Obama Narrative By Michael Barone
Once upon a time, the two parties' national conventions chose presidential nominees. Now, they are television shows that try to establish a narrative -- one that links the long-since-determined nominee's life story with the ongoing history of the nation, one that shows how this one man is perfectly positioned to lead America to a better future. The hope is that the nominee will get a bounce in the polls.
August 23, 2008
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 22, 2008
The national party conventions will make official over the next two weeks what we already know: The presidential race is Democrat Barack Obama versus Republican John McCain. Senator versus senator, youth versus age, experience versus “change.”
August 23, 2008
Biden Viewed Favorably by 43%, Seen as Politically Liberal by 41%
Illinois Senator Barack Obama has selected Delaware Senator Joe Biden to be his Vice Presidential Running Mate. While the suspense was maintained until nearly the last minute, Biden had been the frontrunner all week.
August 22, 2008
Courage By Susan Estrich
Political courage is not about standing up for what's easy and popular with the people who elect you. It's about standing up for what you believe in.
August 22, 2008
Biden Seen as Frontrunner for VP Nomination
Former Presidential hopeful and Delaware Senator Joe Biden is the frontrunner in the Democratic Vice Presidential sweepstakes. Indiana Senator Evan Bayh is a distant second.
August 21, 2008
Electric Cars, Nuclear Power Seen as Top Non-Drilling Alternatives to Foreign Oil
With energy policy at the center of the current presidential campaign, voters believe electric or hybrid cars and nuclear power plants are more likely than solar or wind power to significantly reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil. Biofuels such as ethanol are seen as even less likely to help.
August 21, 2008
Back-to-Back Conventions: The Great Unknown By Dick Morris
For the first time in memory, the two parties are holding their conventions right after one another. Within 72 hours of Obama's acceptance speech on the night of Aug. 28, in front of 75,000 adoring fans outdoors at Invesco Field, the Republican convention's opening gavel will come crashing down.
August 21, 2008
Patriots are Top Pick to Win Super Bowl, but Peyton Tops Quarterbacks
Despite being upset by the New York Giants in last year’s Super Bowl, the New England Patriots are still considered likely to win the championship this year, according to fans. The latest survey of 620 football fans found that 16% think Tom Brady’s Patriots will take home their fourth championship trophy since 2001.
August 21, 2008
69% Now Say Controlling the Border More Important than Legalizing Aliens
A growing majority of Americans believe that gaining control of the border is more important than legalizing illegal immigrants, and three out of four (74%) say the government is not doing enough to make that happen.
August 21, 2008
Woe Is Me, Said the Democrat by Debra J. Saunders
In politics, everyone wants to be seen as a mudslinging virgin -- who, like King Lear, is "more sinned against than sinning." Toward that end, Democrats have crafted the conceit that Republicans are attack dogs, while Democratic candidates are not sufficiently ruthless. After years of calling President Bush every name in the book, the left nonetheless manages to see itself as the victim in the smear game.
August 20, 2008
45% Are Very Concerned about Safety of Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons
Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. voters are very concerned about the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons following the resignation of the country’s president, Pervez Musharraf, on Monday, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 20, 2008
How the Convention Ball Bounces By Larry Sabato
Forget the Olympics. Political junkies are in the convention pre-season. As we approach the Democratic National Convention on August 25 to 28 and the Republican National Convention on September 1 to 4, analysts just want to know one thing: How big are the bounces?
August 19, 2008
Democrats Lead by Ten on Generic Ballot
The Democrats have marginally widened their lead over the GOP in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if given the choice, 46% of voters would choose their district’s Democratic candidate, while 36% would choose the Republican candidate.
August 19, 2008
85% of Adults Are Concerned About Inflation; 38% Fear Raising Interest
Eighty-five percent (85%) of adults are at least somewhat concerned about inflation these days, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 19, 2008
49% Say Hillary Likely to Overshadow Obama at Convention
Nearly half of U.S. voters (49%) think it is at least somewhat likely that Hillary Clinton will overshadow the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama at the party’s national political convention next week. Twenty-three percent (23%) say it is Very Likely.
August 19, 2008
It's No Longer Just About Hillary By Froma Harrop
After hearing her name placed in nomination at the Democrats' convention next week, Hillary Clinton will no doubt urge her followers to support Barack Obama. What good that gesture will do for the Obama candidacy remains to be seen.
