26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-six percent (26%) 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 19.
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June 22, 2011
June 22, 2011
46% Say Average Reporter Is More Liberal Than They Are
Voters still think most reporters are politically biased and tend to view them as more liberal than they are.
June 22, 2011
25% Favor Abolishing EPA, 61% Oppose
Though voters nationwide place more importance on jobs than environmental protection, just one in four thinks the Environmental Protection Agency should be abolished.
June 22, 2011
Just 8% Approve of Job Congress Is Doing
Voter approval of Congress' job performance has now fallen to a near five-year low.
June 22, 2011
GOP Not Isolationist By Tony Blankley
Sen. John McCain, whose life is a continuing exemplar of the American heroic ideal, regrettably has got it quite wrong when he says that growing GOP opposition to the Libyan and Afghan wars is evidence of isolationism. In his words on weekend television:
June 22, 2011
Most Favor Immigration Police Checks, Tough Sanctions on Those Who Hire or Rent to Illegal Immigrants
Alabama this month became the latest state to authorize routine police checks of immigration status and to require employers to verify that those they hire are in this country legally. Voters continue to strongly support tougher enforcement in both areas.
June 21, 2011
44% Give Obama Positive Marks On Leadership
Voter perceptions of President Obama’s leadership skills remain relatively stable.
June 21, 2011
Most Americans Put Deficit Reduction Ahead of Increasing Food Safety Inspections
Just a few days after the House of Representatives passed a bill that slashes spending on food safety and nutrition programs, most Americans say reducing the deficit is more important than increasing food safety inspections. Either way, Americans are mostly confident their food is safe.
June 21, 2011
Mixed Reviews for EPA—47% Favorable, 45% Unfavorable
Protecting the environment is a concept most Americans embrace, but they’re not so sure about the agency set up to handle that mission.
June 21, 2011
The Right Way to Advertise Your Securities? Don't! By Cliff Ennico
It pays to read your junk mail sometimes. Last week, I received a postcard from a Broadway production company looking to raise money for a revival of a classic Broadway musical.
June 21, 2011
Generic Republican Candidate 45%, Obama 43%
For the fourth week in a row, a generic Republican candidate holds a very slight advantage over President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election matchup.
June 21, 2011
High-Tech, High-Touch: Back to the Future By Froma Harrop
While fetching my digital camera from the repair shop, I noted a bunch of clunky old film cameras and their flashes lining a back table. I thought no one used film anymore. Wrong.
June 21, 2011
47% See Buying A Home As Family’s Best Investment
Most Americans continue to believe now is not a good time for someone to sell their house. At the same time, confidence that buying a home is the best investment a family can make has fallen to a new low.
June 20, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 37%
Republicans hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, June 19.
June 20, 2011
Confidence in Housing Values Plummets
Overall confidence in housing values among homeowners has plummeted, with the number who say their home is worth more than what they owe on their mortgage lower than ever.
June 20, 2011
70% Say Default is Bad for Economy, 56% Say Failure to Cut Spending is Worse
Voters strongly agree that failing to raise the federal government’s debt ceiling is bad for the economy. But most see a failure to make big cuts in government spending as a bigger long- and short-term threat than the government defaulting on the federal debt.
June 20, 2011
53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 49% Say Measure Bad For Country
Voters continue to support repeal of the national health care law and feel the new law will be bad for the country. But they also tend to agree that it won't force them to change their existing health insurance coverage.
June 20, 2011
Government Looks to Past, Free Enterprise to Future By Michael Barone
Two years ago, in June 2009, the American economy emerged from recession, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. But as this week's Economist noted, with typical British understatement, "The recovery has been a disappointment."
June 20, 2011
64% Say Border Control Top Immigration Priority
Most voters continue to support a welcoming immigration policy but also believe that border control should be the nation’s top immigration priority.
June 19, 2011
49% Say Mother Was Most Influential Parent, 33% Name Father
Looking back, nearly half of American adults nationwide say mom influenced them more than dad when they were growing up.
