Just 17% Say Federal Government Represents Will of the People
As Election 2008 draws ever closer, it is hard to overstate the disconnect between the American people and their government.
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June 3, 2008
June 3, 2008
55% Say Global Warming Leads to Hurricanes
With the hurricane season upon us, 42% expect there to be about the same number of hurricanes this year as there were a year ago.
June 3, 2008
Where Have All the Republicans Gone?
The Democratic Party maintained its huge edge in party identification during the month of May. Barack Obama’s Party now has the largest partisan advantage over the Republicans since Rasmussen Reports began tracking this data on a monthly basis nearly six years ago.
June 3, 2008
Rasmussen Employment Index Shows Increased Confidence in Labor Markets During May
For the first time since October, confidence in the labor markets increased during May. The Rasmussen Employment Index (formerly the Hudson Index) gained nearly two points in May to 84.6.
June 3, 2008
Unaffiliated Voters Trust Democrats More on Eight out of Ten Electoral Issues
This month, the Democrats are trusted more than Republicans on eight out of ten electoral issues tracked regularly by Rasmussen Reports.
June 3, 2008
White Women Take the Gloves Off By Froma Harrop
The woman who shouted "McCain in '08" at the Democratic rules committee was speaking for a multitude. After mounting for months, female anger over the choreographed dumping on Hillary Clinton and her supporters has exploded -- and party loyalty be damned.
June 2, 2008
69% Say Price of Gas Impacting Vacation Plans
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Americans say that the price of gasoline has impacted their summer vacation plans.
June 2, 2008
McClellan on Plame By Robert Novak
In Scott McClellan's purported tell-all memoir of his trials as President George W. Bush's press secretary, he virtually ignores Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage's role leaking to me Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA employee.
May 31, 2008
McClellan Book: Most Have Heard About It, Plurality Not Sure If He’s Telling the Truth
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Americans have read, seen, or heard something about the new book by President Bush’s former Press Secretary, Scott McClellan. However, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows that the public is not sure if McClellan is telling the truth.
May 31, 2008
The Economy: A Reality Check By Michael Barone
"It's the economy, stupid," James Carville famously said during the 1992 campaign, when a young Bill Clinton was running against the other President Bush. The same could be said during this presidential campaign. The headlines are full of economic bad news -- mortgage foreclosures, the collapse of an investment bank, higher gas and food prices and lower home prices.
May 31, 2008
McClellan's Revenge By Robert D. Novak
Republican insiders see the bitter criticism in Scott McClellan's memoir, "What Happened," as a payback for his abrupt firing as White House press secretary in the spring of 2006.
May 30, 2008
McCain Trusted More Than Obama on Economy, Iraq, National Security
When it comes to the economy, 47% of voters trust John McCain more than Barack Obama. Obama is trusted more by 41%. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey also found that, when it comes to the War in Iraq, McCain is trusted more by 49% of voters. Obama is preferred by 37%. McCain has an even larger edge—53% to 31%--on the broader topic of National Security.
May 29, 2008
Rasmussen Reports Service Offered to 14 Million DISH Network Subscribers
DISH Network Corporation, the nation's third largest pay-TV provider and the digital transition leader, today announced the addition of new features to its DISH Decision 2008 interactive television (iTV) platform.
May 29, 2008
Coal-Cap Disaster By Lawrence Kudlow
Tuesday's Wall Street Journal strongly editorializes against the Warner-Lieberman cap-and-trade plan that allegedly will solve our alleged problem with global warming -- now called climate change.
May 29, 2008
Teens Belong in Summer Jobs By Froma Harrop
Put disadvantaged teens into summer jobs. Hook them into the world of work. They'll come home with new skills, discipline, contacts and, yes, money.
May 29, 2008
The Controversial Caucuses: An Outsized Influence in 2008 By Rhodes Cook
Maybe one of the most intriguing - and nefarious - aspects of this long-running Democratic presidential campaign is that the legitimacy of the system itself has come into question.
May 29, 2008
Can McCain Overcome the Triple Whammy? By Alan I. Abramowitz
With the long and contentious Democratic nomination race finally winding down, the attention of the media and the public is beginning to shift to the general election. In November, voters will face a choice between two rather atypical presidential candidates.
May 29, 2008
Blame to Share in Primary Farce By Joe Conason
When the Democratic Party's Rules and Bylaws Committee meets on May 31 to determine the status of the votes cast in the Michigan and Florida primaries, its members should try to look past self-serving campaign arguments and silly attempts to save face by bumbling party leaders.
May 29, 2008
Hillary Agonistes By Robert Novak
When Hillary Clinton last Friday said, "We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June (1968) in California," she was not saying anything she had not publicly declared earlier.
May 28, 2008
McCain Seen as Candidate Most Likely to Reach Across Party Lines
If John McCain is elected President, 63% of voters say it’s at least somewhat likely that he will reach across party lines and work effectively with both Republicans and Democrats.
