Democrats’ House Hopes Hinge on Obama By Kyle Kondik
Just a day before Election Day, the painful reality hit home for Jimmy Carter: He was toast.
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September 30, 2011
September 30, 2011
50% Less Likely to Buy GM Because of Bailout
Federal bailout funding may have prevented General Motors from going through a normal bankruptcy process, but it has come at a significant price in terms of reputation and potential buyers.
September 30, 2011
Virginia Senate: Kaine 46%, Allen 45%
One of the most closely watched 2012 U.S. Senate races – the showdown in Virginia – is virtually dead even.
September 29, 2011
46% Plan To Get Flu Shot This Year, 48% Don't
Flu season is upon us again, but less than half of Americans nationwide plan to get a flu shot this year. Over a quarter of adults say they are less likely to get one because of the mildness of last year’s season.
September 29, 2011
Pelosi, Reid Still Least Favorable Congressional Leaders
Voters continue to dislike the top leaders in Congress which is one reason support for term limits remains high. Voters still express more dissatisfaction with the Democratic leaders than their GOP counterparts.
September 29, 2011
52% Regard Vladimir Putin Unfavorably
While few Americans see Russia as an enemy of the United States, they still don’t have high opinions of the man who will likely reclaim his role as its president.
September 29, 2011
Mitch Daniels Dares GOP Candidates to Be Grown-ups By Michael Barone
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels did not attract as large a crowd when he spoke at American Enterprise Institute (where I am a resident fellow) earlier this week as he did when several months ago, before he disappointed admirers by announcing that he wouldn't run for president.
September 29, 2011
Saving Civic Culture From Online Mayhem By Froma Harrop
More speech is not necessarily a positive development. News sites' online forums have unleashed speech in quantity, for sure. But they've given a stage to swarms of moronic insults and outright lies, most cloaked in anonymity or false identities. Such comments waste our time -- but of larger concern, they degrade the civic culture and undermine thoughtful attempts to craft public policy.
September 29, 2011
Ford Enjoys Best Public Perception Among Big Three Auto Companies
Ever since General Motors and Chrysler accepted government bailouts, Ford has been the nation’s most popular auto manufacturer.
September 28, 2011
17% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Seventeen percent (17%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, September 25.
September 28, 2011
56% Favor Balanced Budget Amendment
It’s an idea that’s been around for decades of deficit spending and most voters nationwide like the idea of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. But they don’t expect it to happen.
September 28, 2011
Obama 39% Cain 34%
Herman Cain did well in last week’s GOP debate and won a decisive straw poll victory in Florida, but his numbers in a general election match-up against President Obama are little changed.
September 28, 2011
Plurality Says Romney Qualified To Be President, Voters Divided on Cain
Out of a list of five Republican candidates running for the White House in 2012, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is the only one a plurality of all voters considers qualified for the job. But Republican voters tend to see three top candidates as qualified.
September 28, 2011
President's Foreign Policy Failures Increase By Tony Blankley
President Obama, like most American presidents, is lucky that the public pays little attention to foreign policy and rarely casts its votes on the basis of presidential foreign-policy performance. It required something as dramatic as the November 1979 Iranian seizing of our diplomats as hostages, followed the next month by the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to turn Jimmy Carter's foreign policy mess into a major negative issue for him in his failed 1980 re-election bid.
September 28, 2011
If Taxes Hiked to Reduce Deficit, 62% Think It Will Be Spent on New Programs
Americans think tax hikes are more likely than spending cuts in any deficit reduction deal that comes out of Congress and are more convinced than ever that any new tax monies will be spent on new government programs.
September 27, 2011
Election 2012: Generic Republican 46%, Obama 43%
A generic Republican candidate has fallen into a near tie with President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up for the week ending Sunday, September 25.
September 27, 2011
Only 9% Give Congress Positive Marks
Ratings for Congress are up slightly from the record lows of the past two months, but most voters still think it's doing a poor job. They're also a bit less convinced that most members of Congress are corrupt.
September 27, 2011
Obama 44%, Paul 34%
A month ago, they were neck-and-neck. Now President Obama has a 10-point lead over Texas Congressman Ron Paul in a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup.
September 27, 2011
71% Favor Term Limits for Congress
Voters strongly support term limits for all members of Congress but don’t think it’s very likely the national legislators will vote to limit how long they can serve. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 71% of Likely U.S. Voters favor establishing term limits for all members of Congress. Just 14% oppose setting such limits, and 15% are undecided about them. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
September 27, 2011
The Middle Class and Its Entitlements By Froma Harrop
To what are Americans entitled? Government-guaranteed health coverage in old age? Government-guaranteed health coverage at any age? Subsidized housing if they're low income? Subsidized food? Subsidies for growing wheat but not making shoes? Subsidies for homeowning?
