Reading the Signs on the Road to Obama’s Reelection
President Obama on Monday became the first officially declared candidate for the 2012 presidential race, and the early signs suggest it could be a competitive contest.
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April 5, 2011
April 5, 2011
Immelt, the Jobs Czar from Hell By Debra J. Saunders
The New York Times reported last month that General Electric earned $14.2 billion in international profits, including, $5.1 billion in the United States. Yet GE did not pay a dime in federal income taxes last year.
April 4, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 39%
Republicans hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending April 3, 2011. That’s up one point from last week which marked the GOP's smallest lead since early October 2010.
April 4, 2011
Voters Strongly Believe The Average Member of Congress Doesn't Think Like They Do
Voters continue to view the Republican agenda in Congress as more mainstream than the agenda of the Democrats. But only one-in-four voters think the average member of either party shares the same ideology they do.
April 4, 2011
53% Say Even GOP Spending Cuts Won't Dent The Deficit
Capitol Hill is deadlocked over how deep to cut the current federal budget with Republicans hoping to cut nearly twice as much as Democrats. Yet while voters like the idea of big spending cuts, they don’t think even the GOP cuts will make much of a difference.
April 4, 2011
54% Favor Health Care Repeal, 56% Say Law Will Increase Deficit
More than a year after congressional Democrats passed the national health care law, most voters still favor its repeal and believe it will increase the federal deficit and drive up the cost of health care. Most think the quality of care will suffer, too.
April 4, 2011
GOP Shouldn't Panic If Whites Become a Minority By Michael Barone
Are whites on the verge of becoming a minority of the American population? That's what some analysts of the 2010 Census results claim. Many go on, sometimes with relish, to say that this spells electoral doom for the Republican Party.
April 4, 2011
63% Oppose Taxing Online Transactions
Americans are used to being taxed for good and services they purchase in person, but they remain opposed to carrying that over to the online world.
April 3, 2011
Just 17% Say Professional Athletes Are Good Role Models
Professional athletes are often held to a different standard than other famous people because they are looked up to by children. But a strong majority of Americans don’t believe they’re doing a good job upholding their image.
April 3, 2011
Ratings For Obama’s National Security Performance Fall to New Low
Although President Obama made an address to the nation Monday night to explain his decision to commit U.S. military forces to Libya, fewer voters than ever give him positive grades on his handling of national security issues.
April 3, 2011
'No Blood for Oil' Is for Sale! By Debra J. Saunders
"No blood for oil" was a popular slogan chanted by the left in opposition to President George W. Bush's push to send U.S. forces into Iraq. Now that President Obama authorized Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya, I have been waiting to hear chants of "no blood for oil." I am happy to report, I don't hear them.
April 2, 2011
Kentucky, Connecticut Top Pick Now for NCAA Championship
March Madness this year produced a Final Four in the Men’s Basketball Championship that only 2 people out of 6 million picked in ESPN brackets.
April 2, 2011
Obama’s Full-Month Rating Down Two Points in March
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
April 2, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 2, 2011
With America bogged down in Afghanistan, the nation’s longest-running war, President Obama made a nationally televised address Monday night to explain his decision to use U.S. military forces in Libya, too.
April 2, 2011
A Re-election Jobs Report? By Lawrence Kudlow
Did the big March jobs report put President Obama back on the road to re-election? If so, he can thank the GOP, whose tax cuts saved him from himself.
April 2, 2011
Dear Mr. President: It's Time to Go to Israel By Susan Estrich
J Street, the pro-peace, pro-Israel lobbying group, is circulating a petition calling on President Obama to go to Israel in the very near future. In my view, they are absolutely right. Such a trip is absolutely essential for two reasons.
April 1, 2011
Why the Reckless Republicans Win By Joe Conason
Scarcely any news story induces sleep as swiftly and surely as congressional budget negotiations -- a topic that features politicians bickering loudly over huge dollar amounts that lack meaning for most people, while their public posturing reflects little of what is actually going on in the back channels.
April 1, 2011
Only 29% Think Baseball Is America’s National Pastime
Baseball has been described as “America’s national religion.” But as a new season of Major League Baseball gets underway, most Americans aren’t placing as much importance on the sport as they once did.
April 1, 2011
Partisan Trends: 35.3% Are Democrats, 34% Republicans
The GOP election bounce appears to be over, with more American Adults in March identifying themselves as Democrats than Republicans for the first time since October.
April 1, 2011
32% Favor ‘Sin Taxes’ On Soda, Junk Food
Numerous cities and states are looking for revenue these days short of raising property or income taxes, and “sin taxes” are a popular candidate, often in the name of better public health. But Americans still aren’t buying.
