Three Way Race: Democrat 40% Republican 21% Tea Party 18%
A congressional race with an official Tea Party candidate in the running appears to be good news for Democrats.
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June 10, 2011
June 10, 2011
The Party of Righteous Indignation By Joe Conason
Grossly distasteful may be the most dignified way to describe the behavior of Rep. Anthony Weiner, but it is impossible to discuss what he has confessed to doing without words like crazy, predatory, repulsive, irresponsible and immature. If he hopes to preserve his sanity and his marriage, he might well consider abandoning politics for psychiatric care. Without professional help, he will never recover from the narcissism that has warped him and injured everyone close to him.
June 10, 2011
Police State Brutality: On The Rise By Howard Rich
Earlier this year in Tucson, Arizona a shooting rampage targeting U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords made international news – and prompted a coordinated effort to demonize Tea Party supporters (and free speech itself).
June 10, 2011
Voters Grow Pessimistic Again About Afghanistan, Iraq
With troop withdrawals from Afghanistan scheduled to begin next month, the brief burst of optimism about the war there following the killing of Osama bin Laden appears to be over.
June 10, 2011
Let Weiner Be Weiner By Debra J. Saunders
There are reasons why Anthony Weiner should not resign. New York's Ninth Congressional District voters have sent him to Washington since 1998.
June 9, 2011
48% Are Confident In U.S. Banks, 47% Aren't
Americans continue to have mixed feelings about the stability of the U.S. banking system but still express less concern about the safety of their own money in those banks.
June 9, 2011
Confidence Is Still High That U.S., Allies Winning War on Terror
Voter confidence in U.S. efforts in the War on Terror remain at record recent levels.
June 9, 2011
75% Support Showing Photo ID At The Polls
Support remains high for requiring voters to show photo identification before being allowed to cast their ballots. An increasing number of states across the country are putting that requirement into law.
June 9, 2011
Anthony Weiner's Viral Adventure By Susan Estrich
Some years ago, I made the biggest mistake of my "media" career. No, not a crotch shot. But not good, either.
June 9, 2011
Free Market, Not Government Policy, Drives Energy Boom By Michael Barone
There's an awful lot that's stale in the debate on government energy policy.
June 9, 2011
54% Say Men and Women Don’t Receive Equal Pay For Equal Work
Working Americans are more skeptical than ever that men and women are equally paid for comparable work, but there remains a wide difference of opinion between the sexes on the question.
June 9, 2011
The Sad Politics Over a Cancer Drug By Froma Harrop
"I shudder at the thought of a government panel assigning a value to a day of a person's life." Louisiana Sen. David Vitter said that in response to the Food and Drug Administration's possible removal of the drug Avastin as a treatment for advanced breast cancer.
June 8, 2011
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) 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 5.
June 8, 2011
49% of Workers Plan To Use All Their Vacation Time This Year
Roughly half of America’s workers say they’ll use all their vacation time this year, and fewer are connecting with work on their off-time compared to a year ago.
June 8, 2011
44% Say It's Still Possible To Work Up From Poverty, 38% Disagree
Americans are now less convinced than they have been at any time during the Obama presidency that it's still possible for anyone in this country to work their way out of being poor.
June 8, 2011
66% Say Private Sector Employees Work Harder Than Government Workers
Most Americans still believe government workers work less and make more money than those employed by private companies. Yet while the majority also thinks government workers enjoy more job security, they’re less convinced of that than they were a year ago.
June 8, 2011
Conservatives Insuperable If Inseparable By Tony Blankley
I had the honor of speaking last weekend at the Faith and Freedom Conference, at which most of the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination were the star attractions. The conference, led by Ralph Reed, brought together the nation's leading (what is called) social conservatives.
June 8, 2011
Only 24% Say They Share Obama's Political Views
Most voters still believe President Obama is more liberal than they are, while just one-out-of-four say they share the same ideological views as the president.
June 7, 2011
Generic Republican Candidate 45%, Obama 42%
For the second week in a row, a generic Republican candidate edges President Obama 45% to 42% among Likely U.S. Voters in a hypothetical 2012 election matchup, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
June 7, 2011
Economic Optimism At Lowest Levels In Over Two Years
Just days after the government's announcement that unemployment has risen to 9.1%, short- and long-term confidence in the U.S. economy are at the lowest levels of the Obama presidency.
