40% See Better Job In Their Future
American workers are more confident that their next job will be better than their current one, but most still aren’t looking for other work just yet.
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July 7, 2011
July 7, 2011
Plurality Sees Both Republicans, Democrats in Congress as Extreme
For the second month in a row, slightly more voters describe the Republican agenda in Congress as being more extreme than mainstream. Voters have consistently felt this way about the agenda of congressional Democrats.
July 7, 2011
Americans Divided On Views of NAACP
As with many organizations that get caught up in partisan politics, the NAACP gets mixed reviews from the American public.
July 7, 2011
75% See Vital U.S. Interests As Only Reason For Committing Military Forces to Overseas Action
Compared to the four presidents who followed him, Ronald Reagan had a more limited view of when to send U.S. military force into action overseas and voters today still embrace the more restrained use of force that he advocated.
July 7, 2011
What the Strauss-Kahn Case Is Not About By Froma Harrop
The twisting rape case against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has set off a whirlwind of journalistic creativity. Commentators are whipping a couple of broken eggs into a grand souffle of sweeping statements about the United States, France and their peoples. The facts still point to a violent sexual encounter between Strauss-Kahn and the African immigrant who accused him of attempted rape in the Manhattan hotel where she cleaned rooms.
July 7, 2011
Racial Quotas, Speech Codes and the Thought Police By Michael Barone
It's racially discriminatory to prohibit racial discrimination. That's the bottom line of a decision issued last Friday, just before the Fourth of July weekend, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
July 7, 2011
23% Confident Policymakers Know What They’re Doing About The Economy
As Congress continues its debate over the national debt ceiling, Americans are less confident than ever that the nation’s policymakers know what they are doing when it comes to the economy.
July 6, 2011
25% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Twenty-five percent (25%) 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 Saturday, July 2.
July 6, 2011
52% Say Finding New Sources of Energy More Important Than Reducing Amount Consumed
While a majority of U.S. voters still feel discovering new sources of energy is more important than reducing energy consumption, the number who feel this way has fallen to a new low. Voters also continue to believe there’s a conflict between economic growth and environmental protection.
July 6, 2011
Most Say They Don't Overuse Their Credit Cards But Think Others Do
Most Americans think their fellow countrymen use their credit cards too much but don’t feel they personally have a borrowing problem.
July 6, 2011
42% Give the NEA Positive Marks, 54% Like the NRA
The nation’s largest teachers’ union on Monday endorsed President Obama’s reelection 16 months before Election Day 2012, but then most Republicans already have a negative opinion of the National Education Association. Democrats, on the other hand, are big fans.
July 6, 2011
Newt's Ideas Worth Considering By Tony Blankley
One would be hard-pressed to find a better example of sheer misguided reporting than the story in The Washington Post last weekend in which it was reported that "Newt Gingrich thinks he can revive his debilitated campaign by talking about Alzheimer's. ... For most presidential candidates, Alzheimer's is a third- or fourth-tier subject, at best. But as Gingrich sees it, Alzheimer's, as well as other niche topics such as military families' concerns and pharmaceutical issues, are priorities. ... By offering himself as a champion of pet causes, Gingrich believes he can sew together enough narrow constituencies to make a coalition -- an unconventional one, yes, but a coalition nevertheless."
July 6, 2011
83% Say Kids Spend Too Much Time On Electronic Devices
Americans continue to believe that young children are on their computers and other electronic devices too often and think parents should control how much time they spend doing so. But a sizable number of adults think time spent on computers is better than time spent in front of the television.
July 5, 2011
Generic Republican Candidate 44%, Obama 44%
For the first time this year, a generic Republican candidate and President Obama are tied in a hypothetical 2012 election matchup.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters finds a generic Republican candidate picking up 44% of the vote, while Obama receives identical 44% support. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate, and another eight percent (8%) are undecided.
July 5, 2011
Rasmussen Employment Index Makes Modest Gain In June
The Rasmussen Employment Index, which measures workers’ perceptions of the labor market each month, inched up less than point in June.
July 5, 2011
22% View Geithner Favorably
Following news reports that he may be leaving his post this fall, favorable ratings for U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner tie their lowest level to date.
July 5, 2011
52% Have Favorable Opinion of AARP
AARP, formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, has made news recently by shifting its position on Social Security benefit cuts, but public perceptions of the group are little changed from two years ago.
July 5, 2011
The People Want Higher Taxes By Froma Harrop
Poll after poll shows that the American people want higher taxes. That's not the same as liking higher taxes. The people have simply concluded that higher taxes are preferable to the alternative -- so vividly portrayed in the Republican plan to do away with government guarantees in Medicare.
July 5, 2011
67% Say States Should Be Able to Prohibit Sale of Violent Video Games to Children
The U.S. Supreme Court last week overturned a California law that made it illegal to rent or sell violent video games to children, but Americans strongly favor such laws.
July 4, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43% Democrats 40%
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 43% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 40% would choose the Democrat instead. This is consistent with results throughout 2011 but represents a 3 point gain for the Democrats compared to a week ago.
