U.S. voters are a little more pessimistic about the days to come this month. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 39% of voters believe America’s best days are in the future, while 40% say they are in the past.
After an intense partisan debate over the newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus bill, Republicans and Democrats remain almost even in this week’s edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
The War on Drugs is ridiculous, behold the storm over Michael Phelps' partaking of marijuana, an illegal substance that at least two presidents have used.
Seventeen percent (17%) of Americans say they have been turned down for credit in the past six months, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
State Farm Mutual has announced it will no longer insure homeowners in hurricane-prone Florida after the state refused the company’s request for a 47 percent increase in premiums.
The Federal Reserve and U.S. banking regulators in December imposed new restrictions on the credit card industry, limiting increases in interest fees and late charges.
Nearly half of Americans (48%) say the Beverly Hills doctor who implanted six embryos in unemployed single mother Nadya Suleman should be punished for malpractice.
Thirty-eight percent (38%) of voters nationwide believe the $787-billion stimulus plan passed by Congress will help the economy. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 29% believe the plan will hurt and 24% believe it will have little impact.
It’s a good thing today’s holiday isn’t Father’s Day because the Father of our Country sure isn’t getting much respect.
Just 38% of U.S. voters think that the government should require all radio stations to offer equal amounts of conservative and liberal political commentary.
Forty-nine percent (49%) of Pennsylvanians believe the Philadelphia Phillies are at least somewhat likely to repeat as World Series champions this baseball season, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey in the state. Fourteen percent (14%) think it is very likely.
Ready or not, here they come.
"Not since the Great Depression." "Not since the 1930s." You hear those phrases a lot these days, and with some reason. As Congress prepares to pass the Democratic stimulus package, it may be worthwhile to look back at Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and consider how well it worked as policy -- and politically.
Valentine’s Day is Saturday, and the one thing most Americans (69%) want to do to celebrate is dine with someone special. Only eight percent (8%) would prefer flowers instead. Seven percent (7%) want candy, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports survey.
Only 39% of Americans now express confidence in the stability of the U.S. banking industry, with just six percent (6%) Very Confident, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
The Academy Awards will take place Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. We want you to predict the winners of the top three major categories: best movie, best actor and best actress.
Forty-nine percent (49%) of U.S. voters trust their own judgment more than President Obama’s when it comes to the economic issues affecting the nation.
Senator Arlen Specter is one of only three Republicans to support the economic stimulus bill in Congress, and the latest Rasmussen Reports survey in Pennsylvania shows that his position is costing him support back home.
Quoth President Obama: "It's a little hard for me to take criticism from folks about this recovery package, after they've presided over a doubling of the national debt. I'm not sure they have a lot of credibility when it comes to fiscal responsibility."
Why would someone risk his life by, as the LA Times described, "extending his body away from a motorcycle and grabbing the seat as the motorcycle is upside down, then pulling back aboard as the motorcycle is righted before landing"? Or not. In which case, as it was with 24-year-old Jeremy Lusk, he ends up dead.
