10% Would Base Their Vote On A Candidate’s Religion
Voters say overwhelmingly that they would not vote for or against a political candidate solely because of the religion he or she practices.
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June 30, 2011
June 30, 2011
Exactly Why Are the Kids Coming Home? By Froma Harrop
The age of "residential adolescence" is upon us, apparently. Nearly 45 percent of adults ages 20 to 24 now live at home with their parents. That's 1.7 million more than in 2005.
June 30, 2011
Democrats Need a 12-Step Recovery Program on Taxes By Lawrence Kudlow
It seems this is the Democratic answer for every single issue, every problem, every debate.
June 30, 2011
46% Think America’s Best Days Are in The Past
U.S. voters continue to be largely pessimistic about the country's future.
June 30, 2011
Why the Civil Service Is No Way to Run a Business By Michael Barone
What's the fair way to run a large organization? That's a question that is squarely, and interestingly, raised by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dissenting opinion in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, a Supreme Court case decided last week.
June 29, 2011
24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) 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, June 26.
That's down two points from last week and the lowest finding in over two months. In April, prior to the killing of Osama bin Laden, the number who felt the country was heading in the right direction fell into the low 20s, the lowest findings of the Obama presidency, but the figure climbed back up to 29% in early to mid-May. The number who believe the country is on the right course has ranged from a low of 21% to a high of 35% since January 2009.
June 29, 2011
Most Americans Fear A Government That Is Too Powerful
As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, more Americans than ever see danger in a government that is too powerful.
June 29, 2011
63% Say Medicare Costs Can Be Reduced Without Hurting Quality of Care
Most voters think it’s possible to cut Medicare costs without damaging the existing quality of care but believe it can’t be done unless the overall cost of health care in America comes down.
June 29, 2011
75% Say U.S. Not Doing Enough To Develop Its Gas And Oil Resources
Most voters continue to feel America needs to do more to develop domestic gas and oil resources. They also still give the edge to finding new sources of oil over reducing gas and oil consumption.
June 29, 2011
When It Comes to Oil, Where's the Beef? By Tony Blankley
It is said that there are no atheists in foxholes. In that context, the recent rise in oil prices seems to have turned the Obama administration into true believers (at least rhetorically) when it comes to the best method to keep gas prices down and the American economy growing.
June 29, 2011
Go Michele By Susan Estrich
For a Democrat, it's too good to be true. Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney running neck and neck in Iowa. Romney having to worry about the one in five who won't vote for a Mormon, and Bachmann hiring a cadre of top Republican consultants, starting with Ed Rollins and Ed Goeas.
June 29, 2011
63% Favor Death Penalty, 47% Say It Deters Crime
Support for the death penalty remains high, and adults are a bit more confident that capital punishment helps deter crime than they were a year ago.
June 28, 2011
Generic Republican Candidate 46%, Obama 42%
A generic Republican candidate now holds a four-point lead over President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election matchup. It's the fifth week in a row that the GOP candidate has been ahead and the widest gap between the candidates to date.
June 28, 2011
66% Say U.S. Society Fair and Decent
Most voters continue to believe U.S. society is generally fair and decent, but they aren’t quite as convinced that President Obama shares their views.
June 28, 2011
42% View Retiring Defense Secretary Gates Favorably
Defense Secretary Robert Gates, the only holdover from the Cabinet of President George W. Bush, is stepping down from his post this week with his favorables largely the same as they were when President Obama decided to keep him two-and-a-half years ago.
June 28, 2011
30% Favor Tax Hikes To Keep Social Security, Medicare Solvent
Voters are closely divided over whether increasing taxes or raising the eligibility age is the best way to keep the government’s retirement programs financially afloat.
June 28, 2011
How to Sell Successfully on eBay ... Advice From the Pros By Cliff Ennico
Last week, I gave a presentation on Internet sales taxes at the eighth annual eBay Radio party in Las Vegas -- a confab of some of the top eBay sellers in the United States and Canada.
June 28, 2011
47% See U.S. Justice System As Fair To Most Americans, 34% Don't
Less than half of adults nationwide believe the U.S. system of justice is fair to most Americans. But far more think the problem with the system is not that the innocent are treated unfairly but that the guilty go free.
June 28, 2011
Yes, Let Government Control Medical Costs By Froma Harrop
"Centralizers," a conservative wrote disapprovingly in Reason magazine, "say that the responsibility for making tough decisions about how to keep health care costs under control ought to be made by enlightened, well-intentioned policy elites."
June 27, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%
Republicans hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 26.
