New High: 37% Say Their Home Is Worth Less Than Remaining Mortgage Payments
The percentage of American homeowners whose home is worth less than what they still owe on it has hit the highest level in nearly three years.
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September 20, 2011
September 19, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 42%, Democrats 39%
Republicans hold just a three-point advantage over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, September 18. That’s the narrowest margin between the two parties since the first week in August.
September 19, 2011
Obama 43%, Huntsman 35%
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman is having difficulty gaining traction in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, but he fares about the same as some of the top GOP contenders in a hypothetical matchup with President Obama.
September 19, 2011
New High: 40% Expect Their Home’s Value To Decrease Over Next Year
Homeowners remain very pessimistic about the potential short- and long-term values of their homes.
September 19, 2011
56% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 52% Say Law Is Bad for the Country
Most voters continue to favor repeal of the national health care law and view the law as bad for the country.
September 19, 2011
As President, Obama Acts as Shop Steward in Chief By Michael Barone
Barack Obama has been at pains to convince voters that he cares about jobs. It seems to be a hard sell.
September 19, 2011
Among Undecided Voters, 64% Disapprove of Obama
Recent polling shows President Obama attracting between 39% and 46% of the vote against a variety of potential Republican challengers. Despite those relatively low levels of support, the president has never trailed a Republican by more than three percentage points and has enjoyed large double-digit leads in some match-ups.
September 18, 2011
44% Conservative, 40% Moderate, 11% Liberal on Fiscal Issues
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters remain conservative on both fiscal and social issues, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 17, 2011
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.
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.
