Americans Strongly Oppose Economic Plan Without Tax Cuts
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of American adults are opposed to a government economic recovery plan that does not cut taxes, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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January 13, 2009
January 13, 2009
From Jack Bauer to Leon Panetta By Debra J. Saunders
Sunday's New York Times ran two columns that advocated for investigations into America's use of coercive interrogation techniques -- known to editorial writers as "torture" -- of enemy combatants, as well as one that opposed a show trial.
January 13, 2009
Taxes Will Have to Be Raised, Eventually By Froma Harrop
During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama portrayed his tax plan as a way to help "spread the wealth around." That was an unfortunate choice of words, though not as silly as the "conservative" formulation that raising taxes "punishes success."
January 13, 2009
Arizona Voters Are Pessimistic About Economy, National Security in 2009
Most Arizona voters do not foresee an end to the economic recession by year's end or America becoming safer from foreign attacks at the same time.
January 12, 2009
Drug Violence From Mexico Now A Bigger Concern Than Illegal Immigration
A majority of Americans (52%) now worry more about drug violence coming over the border from Mexico than illegal immigrants, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 12, 2009
59% of Arizona Voters Okay Napolitano’s Move to Washington
Three-out-of-five Arizona voters (59%) say Governor Janet Napolitano made the right decision accepting President-elect Barack Obama’s offer to be secretary of Homeland Security. Napolitano’s nomination will be the subject of a U.S. Senate hearing later this week.
January 12, 2009
Voters Still Say Palestinians to Blame, But 50% Say Israel Should Accept Truce
Two weeks of military action in the Gaza Strip has done nothing to move public opinion in America.
January 11, 2009
Lots Plan To Watch Obama’s Swearing-In Live
Seventy-five percent (75%) of U.S. voters say they plan to watch at least some of Barack Obama’s inauguration live next week, including 28% who plan to watch it all, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 11, 2009
How Big-Government Is Obama? By Lawrence Kudlow
Obama spoke Thursday at George Mason University about his American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan -- a.k.a. the stimulus package. There's an interesting section that would warm the heart of John Maynard Keynes.
January 11, 2009
Governator, the Sequel By Debra J. Saunders
Former eBay chief Meg Whitman is preparing to run for governor in 2010. Considering that California is so broke that next month it may have to issue IOUs instead of checks, I cannot imagine why anyone would want the job.
January 10, 2009
Giants, Steelers Favorites for Super Bowl
Twenty-two percent (22%) of NFL football fans expect the New York Giants to win the Super Bowl for the second straight year. However, 17% think the Pittsburgh Steelers will emerge victorious on Super Sunday. Fans of those two teams are also the cockiest—64% of each team’s fans expect their favorites will win it all.
January 10, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 9, 2009
With no break in the bad economic news, Americans are reconciling themselves to the need for Big Brother to step in and lend them a hand.
January 9, 2009
New Yorkers Give Governor Good Marks But Frown On Tax Hikes
Sixty-five percent (65%) of New York voters approve of Gov. David Paterson’s job performance, but 48% say the state does not need to raise taxes as he has proposed to balance its budget.
January 9, 2009
Despite Tax Cut Proposal, Only 21% Expect Lower Taxes Under Obama
Despite the fact that President-elect Barack Obama promised billions of dollars in tax breaks as part of his economic plan, just 21% believe their taxes will go down during his presidency.
January 9, 2009
63% Expect Major Legislation in Obama’s First 100 Days
Sixty-three percent (63%) of U.S. voters say it is at least somewhat likely that major legislation to improve the country will be passed during Barack Obama’s first 100 days in the White House, a strong indicator of how much voters are counting on the new administration and Congress to fix the current economic mess.
January 9, 2009
Voters Warm To Government Action on Economy
What a difference a financial meltdown makes.
January 9, 2009
For Love of Israel By Susan Estrich
"Go back to the oven," the woman in her hijab in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., yelled to the Jewish Americans demonstrating their support for Israel. "You need a big oven, that's what you need."
January 8, 2009
New York Senate: Kennedy Leads King by 18 But Vulnerabilities Linger
If Caroline Kennedy is appointed to the U.S. Senate, she is favored to win re-election against her likeliest Republican opponent in 2010.
January 8, 2009
African-Americans, Democrats Less Optimistic About the Nation’s Future in December
It seems as though some of the post-election optimism among Democrats and African-Americans has worn off. For the full month of December, the percentage of those voters who say the nation is heading in the right direction dropped from levels found in November.
January 8, 2009
Views of War on Terror Remain Stable
Voter confidence in the War on Terror has remained relatively stable over the past three weeks. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 47% of voters believe the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror, compared to 46% in mid-December.
