New Low: 23% Say They Owe More Money Than A Year Ago
While the economy continues to stumble along, fewer Americans than ever report they owe more money than they did a year ago.
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September 17, 2011
September 17, 2011
Mike Bloomberg’s Irresponsible Riot Tactic By Lawrence Kudlow
New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg, in a radio interview on Friday, warned that high unemployment could lead to widespread rioting. That’s right. He actually said that. At a time when European cities have suffered massively from hooliganism, and at a time when U.S. towns like Philadelphia and Kansas City have suffered huge human and commercial tolls from so-called flash riots.
September 17, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 17, 2011
The presidential primary process doesn’t begin for real for another four months, but the fluctuations in our polling over the past week are a good indicator of how topsy-turvy things are likely to be in the race for the Republican nomination.
September 16, 2011
65% Put Border Control Ahead of Legalizing Illegal Immigrants
With the Legal Workforce Act, a bill forcing companies to check the immigration status of their employees, working its way through Congress, voters nationwide continue to believe overwhelmingly that when it comes to immigration legislation the focus should be on the border.
September 16, 2011
39% Give Obama Good Marks on Libya
Now that anti-government rebels appear to have won in Libya, support for President Obama’s decision to aid them is up slightly, but voters are still dubious that the change will be better for the United States or the Libyan people.
September 16, 2011
Obama 46%, Perry 39%
Before he entered his first debate as a presidential candidate, Texas Governor Rick Perry was the Republican frontrunner and held a modest lead in a hypothetical matchup against President Obama. Perry was the target for all the other candidates in the two most recent GOP debates, however, and he now trails the president by single digits.
September 16, 2011
Preserving Life (Except the Uninsured) by Joe Conason
Watching the Republican presidential candidates and their agitated tea party supporters at the CNN/Tea Party debate, an ordinary citizen might feel confused. Those people sound angry, but exactly what do they believe our government should (and shouldn't) do on behalf of its citizens?
September 16, 2011
The Downturn Scenario By Lawrence Kudlow
Is the economy standing on the front end of a new recession? As IMF executive director Christine Lagarde and World Bank president Robert Zoellick warn that the global economy is entering a new economic danger zone, there’s plenty to be worried about right here in the U.S.A.
September 16, 2011
48% See No Further Need for Labor Unions, 30% Disagree
Half of American Adults (48%) think labor unions have outlasted their usefulness, but there’s a sharp difference of opinion between Republicans and Democrats on the question.
September 15, 2011
83% Are Worried About Inflation
Most Americans remain concerned about inflation and lack confidence in the Federal Reserve Board to keep it under control.
September 15, 2011
Threshold Editions to Publish New Book By Pollster Scott Rasmussen
Threshold Editions will publish THE PEOPLE’S MONEY by Scott Rasmussen, one of the nation’s most recognized and respected public opinion pollsters, in January 2012. News of the acquisition was announced by Louise Burke, Executive Vice President and Publisher.
September 15, 2011
Bachmann Now Trails Obama by Double Digits
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s campaign for president has struggled since she won the straw poll vote in Ames, Iowa last month. Texas Governor Rick Perry entered the race at the same time and immediately became the primary alternative to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.
September 15, 2011
Obama Tainted by Loan Guarantees to Solar Firms By Michael Barone
One factor favoring President Obama's re-election, according to a recent article by political scientist Alan Lichtman, is the absence of scandal in his administration.
September 15, 2011
64% Say Boeing Should Be Allowed to Operate Plant in South Carolina
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) may be upset with Boeing’s plan to operate a non-union plant in South Carolina, but most Americans think it should be allowed to.
September 15, 2011
Global Warming Is Here, All Right By Froma Harrop
Bark beetles and egrets don't care whether Governor This or Senator That believes in global warming. They feel it in their whatevers. Responding to warmer temperatures, plant and wildlife are moving north or uphill to cooler elevations, according to a new study published in Science magazine. For example, higher temperatures in the Rocky Mountains have set off a population explosion of bark beetles now devouring its beautiful pine forests.
September 15, 2011
59% Say U.S. Government Encourages Illegal Immigration
Most voters nationwide continue to believe government policies encourage illegal immigration and support using the military along the U.S.-Mexican border. But they remain divided as to whether the federal government or individual states should enforce immigration laws.
September 14, 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 11.
September 14, 2011
50% Say Obama’s Policies Have Hurt the Economy
One-out-of-two Likely U.S. Voters (50%) now believe that President Obama’s economic policies have hurt the economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 14, 2011
47% Confident in U.S. Banking System
Confidence in America’s banking system has rebounded slightly from last month’s record low, but less than half of adults nationwide remain assured in the stability of the industry.
September 14, 2011
26% Support Elevated Status of Palestine, 38% Say It Will Hurt Israeli Peace Talks
The Obama administration is trying to avoid a vote at the United Nations next week that would elevate the status of the Palestinian Authority from a nonvoting “observer entity” to “observer state” for fear it would harm Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and incite violence in the region. A plurality of Likely Voters nationwide agrees that recognizing Palestine as a new nation would hurt its peace talks with Israel, but voters are also fairly undecided as to whether they think the UN should grant Palestine that independence.
