Perry 44% Obama 41%; President Leads Other GOP Hopefuls
For the first time this year, Texas Governor Rick Perry leads President Obama in a national Election 2012 survey. Other Republican candidates trail the president by single digits.
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September 1, 2011
August 31, 2011
16% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Sixteen percent (16%) 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, August 28.
August 31, 2011
41% Say Global Warming Causes Extreme Weather, 43% Disagree
With hurricane season in full swing, Americans have mixed views on whether global warming is behind extreme weather conditions.
August 31, 2011
30% Favor Federal Government Temporarily Hiring One Million People
A proposal has been made for the federal government to spend $46 billion to hire a million people on a temporary basis in areas including childcare, eldercare, education, public health and housing, construction and maintenance, recreation and the arts. Voters aren’t exactly on board with this idea, as many believe that most of the temporary jobs created would be wasteful projects.
August 31, 2011
Obama's Last Economic Policy Chance By Tony Blankley
President Obama's post-Labor Day "jobs" speech will be his last chance to launch an economic policy with any chance of manifesting its effect -- both economic and political -- before the November 2012 elections.
August 31, 2011
57% Report Paying More For Gas Compared To Six Months Ago
Fewer adults nationwide say they’re paying more to fill up their gas tanks compared to six months ago, though a strong majority still expects to be paying more in the near future.
August 30, 2011
Election 2012: Generic Republican 48%, Obama 40%
President Obama earns his lowest level of support yet against a generic Republican in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up for the week ending Sunday, August 28.
August 30, 2011
Ratings For Congress Remain At Record Lows
Ratings for the current Congress remain at their worst, with the number of voters who think the lawmakers have passed any legislation to improve life in America now at a record low.
August 30, 2011
Rasmussen Employment Index Falls To 2011 Low
The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, slipped a point in August to the lowest level measured in one year.
August 30, 2011
43% Now View 'Tea Party' Label As A Negative
Looks like it’s a little more popular to be a liberal or a progressive these days, although conservative remains the best political label you can put on a candidate for public office. Being linked to the Tea Party is the biggest negative.
August 30, 2011
Steve Jobs Told Us What We Wanted By Froma Harrop
"It's not the consumers' job to know what they want" -- Steve Jobs
August 30, 2011
62% Lack Confidence Government Will Spend New Infrastructure Money the Right Way
Americans send fairly positive signals about the roads they drive and the bridges they cross, and for all the talk of infrastructure spending from Washington, DC, most aren’t confident that the new money will make things any better.
August 29, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 36%
Republicans now lead by nine points on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 28.
August 29, 2011
69% Concerned About Economic Impact Of Hurricane Irene
While Hurricane Irene did less damage than originally predicted, Americans nationwide still are concerned about the hurricane’s impact on the struggling U.S. economy.
August 29, 2011
38% Agree With Perry’s Goal of Making Washington, DC Inconsequential, 34% Don’t
Texas Governor Rick Perry recently caused a stir when he told voters it was his goal to make Washington, D.C. as inconsequential as possible in their lives. But voters are closely divided over whether that’s such a good idea.
August 29, 2011
Voters Express Stronger Enthusiasm for Health Care Repeal
The number of voters who Strongly Favor repeal of the national health care law ties the highest level reached in several months, as most continue to believe the law will push up health care costs and the federal deficit.
August 29, 2011
Obama and His Rivals Duck the Entitlement Crisis By Michael Barone
Some of society's most intractable problems come not from its failures but from its successes. Often you can't get a good thing without paying a bad price.
August 29, 2011
81% Following Hurricane Irene, 63% Like News Coverage
Most Americans closely followed news about Hurricane Irene as it neared our shores and give good marks to the media coverage of threatening bad weather.
August 28, 2011
35% Say They’re Overweight
While most Americans say they are not overweight now, over half admit to dieting at one point in their life.
August 27, 2011
74% Say Americans Watch Too Much TV
Earlier this month, a new study made headlines by suggesting that every hour spent watching television after age 25 will shorten a person’s lifespan by 22 minutes. While just over half of adults admit to watching TV every day or nearly everyday, they overwhelmingly believe that Americans in general watch the tube too much.
