45% Missed All of Obama’s 30-Minute Ad
Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say they did not watch any of Barack Obama’s 30-minute television advertisement Wednesday night, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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October 31, 2008
October 31, 2008
The Final Days By Susan Estrich
It is time for this election to be over. It is time because it has been going on for what feels like a lifetime, because the final days have been full of noise and fury and very little light, and because we need to start solving problems rather than just debating them.
October 30, 2008
Democrats Lead by Seven in Generic Congressional Ballot
The Democrats have skipped to a seven-point lead in the final Election 2008 edition of the generic congressional ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if given the choice, 47% of voters would choose their district’s Democratic candidate, while 40% would choose the Republican candidate.
October 30, 2008
39% See Gas Below $2 per Gallon By Year’s End
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Americans believe it is at least somewhat likely that gasoline will drop below $2 per gallon before the end of the year, but nearly as many (33%) say it will cost over $4 a gallon by then, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
October 30, 2008
Just 34% Like One-Party Rule in Washington
As Election Day 2008 approaches with the prospect of a Democrat in the White House and Democratic control of the Congress, only one-third (34%) of U.S. voters think rule by one political party is better for the country.
October 30, 2008
Newspaper Endorsements Still Count By Froma Harrop
Do newspaper endorsements influence voters? I refer to the candidate picks printed on the biodegradable news products that digital and cable commentators dismiss as "old media" but talk about nothing but.
October 30, 2008
Questions about Obama By Debra J. Saunders
Barack Obama has waged a brilliant, disciplined campaign for the White House. To the extent that Obama's campaign demonstrates his strategic and organizational abilities, the junior Illinois senator has the potential to be a great leader.
October 30, 2008
Sarah the Scapegoat By Joe Conason
Writing a post-mortem for John McCain's presidential candidacy would be premature. But if and when that moment comes next week, toxic staff infection will be listed as a primary cause of death.
October 30, 2008
The Last Word--Almost By Larry Sabato
These are our 2008 election projections as of Thursday, October 30. We will make final adjustments and tweaks on Monday afternoon, November 3, and post them to the website. At that point, we will attempt to call the few remaining toss-ups.
October 29, 2008
McCain Trusted More on Taxes and Economy
After several weeks of John McCain’s campaign attacks on Barack Obama’s tax plan and idea of “spreading the wealth around”, the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds voters trust McCain more than Obama on taxes, 47% to 45%.
October 29, 2008
87% Say Elections Important for Stock Market
Eighty-seven percent (87%) of U.S. voters say elections are important to the overall health of the stock market, but voters are evenly divided on the impact of either John McCain or Barack Obama winning on Tuesday.
October 29, 2008
40% Say Hollywood Endorsements Turn Them Off
Now even Opie and the Fonz are for Barack Obama.
October 29, 2008
Is Obama Secretly Sensible? Don't Bet on It By Tony Blankley
As Obama's election has seemed to become more likely in the past six weeks, a quiet but public debate has arisen among both Republicans and Democrats that wonders which Obama we might get.
October 29, 2008
The Back Room By Susan Estrich
I have one word of advice for the fancy folks at the Republican National Committee who shelled out $75,000 at Neiman Marcus and $50,000 at Saks Fifth Avenue, among other places, to dress Sarah Palin and family: Loehmann's.
October 29, 2008
Obama's New New Deal No Better Than the Old One By Michael Barone
With victory in sight, Barack Obama's supporters are predicting that he will give us a new New Deal. To see what that might mean, let's look back on the original New Deal.
October 28, 2008
78% View OPEC Unfavorably
Oil prices are plummeting, and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), including Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, doesn’t like it. For Americans, it means the lowest prices they’ve paid at the gas pump in months.
October 28, 2008
65% Say Natural Gas-Run Cars Likely in 10 Years
Oil billionaire T. Boone Pickens has been campaigning nearly as hard this year as John McCain and Barack Obama, but his cause is to lessen America’s dependence on foreign oil through wind, solar power and vehicles powered by natural gas.
October 28, 2008
Greenspan Should Have Stuck With the Clarinet By Froma Harrop
The 1949 movie of Ayn Rand's novel "The Fountainhead" ends with Patricia Neal elevating to the top of a new skyscraper to greet its godlike architect, Gary Cooper.
October 28, 2008
Not Moderates but GOP Wimps By Debra J. Saunders
I've long considered myself a bad Republican. During the Bush administration, for example, I've felt free to whack George W. and Republicans in Congress for passing big-spending bills, such as their pork-rich 2002 farm bill, the underfunded prescription-drug bill and earmark spending. But in 2008, I find that I'm a piker in the bad Republican department.
October 27, 2008
47% Say Congress Has More Power Over Economy Than President and Fed Chairman
Nearly half (47%) of U.S. voters say Congress has more control over the direction of the economy than the president and the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.
