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                            September 28, 20071% View Holocaust as Myth, 1% See Iran & US as Allies
  
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a much-hyped trip to New York this week and 34% of American voters followed the news stories covering the event Very Closely.

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                            September 28, 200724% Favor Military Draft, 66% Opposed
  
Twenty-four percent (24%) of American voters favor instituting a military draft. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 66% are opposed. 

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                            September 28, 200721% Say Nation Heading In Right Direction
  
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 21% of American voters believe the United States is heading in the right direction. That’s up a point from a month ago but down from 27% a year ago and from 43% in Election 2004. 
September 28, 2007Congressional Ratings: 2% Excellent 13% Good
  
Fifteen percent (15%) of voters believe that Congress is doing an excellent (2%) or a good (13%) job.

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                            September 27, 2007Surging Clinton Outpaces Giuliani and Thompson
  
Senator Hillary Clinton now enjoys a five-point lead over Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. 

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                            September 26, 2007Richardson Gains On Giuliani, Still In Toss-Up With Thompson
  
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson now trails the two leading GOP candidates by three percentage points or less. 

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                            September 26, 2007Hillary’s Great Week by Douglas Schoen
  
The most recent Rasmussen poll shows Hillary Clinton holding a 20 point lead nationally over Senator Barack Obama. 

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                            September 26, 200744% Favor Free Health Care for All Americans
  
Forty-four percent (44%) of American adults say that health care services should be made available for free to all Americans.

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                            September 25, 2007Supreme Court to Hear Case Requiring Photo ID to Vote, 77% of Voters Favor Requirement
  
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will rule on whether or not photo identification can be required to vote.
September 25, 2007Florida Primary: Clinton 47% Obama 22%
  
New York Senator Hillary Clinton holds a twenty-five percentage point lead over Illinois Senator Barack Obama Florida’s Presidential Primary.
September 25, 2007Florida Primary: Giuliani 29% Thompson 23%
  
Rudy Giuliani leads the Republican Presidential Primary in Florida with 29% support in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.

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                            September 25, 2007Tennessee: Thompson Leads Clinton But Clinton Leads Giuliani, Romney
  
If former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson is the Republican nominee in 2008, the Volunteer State is likely to cast its Electoral College votes for the home town boy. 
September 25, 2007Alabama: A Bright Spot for the GOP
  
Hillary Clinton (D) is the frontrunner for the Democratic Presidential Nomination and even has a general election edge over Republicans in the southern states of Arkansas, Tennessee, and Florida.

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                            September 25, 2007Pessimism About War on Terror Declines
  
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of likely voters believe that America and her allies are winning the War on Terror.

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                            September 25, 200759% Want U.S. Troops Home From Iraq
  
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 59% of Americans want U.S. troops to come home from Iraq within a year.
September 24, 2007Small Business Economic Confidence at Lowest Point in Past Year
  
Economic confidence among small business owners fell to its lowest point in a year in September marked mainly by increasing cash flow issues, according to the Discover (R) Small Business Watch(SM). 
September 24, 2007Romney Leaps Closer to Obama; McCain Trails Obama by Five
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey of Election 2008 shows Senator Barack Obama now leading Senator John McCain 46% to 41%, and leading former Governor Mitt Romney just 46% to 43%.
September 24, 2007Corruption, Economy, Security Are Top Issues to Most Voters; And They Still Trust Democrats More
  
More than three fourths of voters (78%) expect the issue of Government Ethics and Corruption to have a Very Important impact on their vote. 

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                            September 24, 2007Poll Highlights Opportunity and Challenges For Health Care Reform
  
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey highlights both the opportunity and the challenge for those who want to reform the U.S. health care system.

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                            September 24, 200723% Approve of MoveOn.org Petraeus Ad, 58% Disapprove
  
Twenty-three percent (23%) of Americans approve of an ad run in the 
    New York Times “that referred to General Petraeus as General Betray Us?”