47% Say America’s Best Days Are in the Past
A plurality of voters nationwide believes America’s best days have come and gone, but that number has remained fairly consistent since the beginning of the year.
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November 19, 2010
November 19, 2010
Voters Favor Ban on Earmarks, But Not Strongly
Earmarks. Pork barrel spending. Call it what you will. Congress views the recent elections as a mandate to cut government spending, and first on the list is a ban on allowing legislators to steer money to their favorite home projects. But voters aren’t quite as gung-ho.
November 19, 2010
Confidence In A Home As An Investment Remains Down
Belief that a home is a good buy for a family remains low.
November 19, 2010
On Earmarks By Joe Conason
It isn't the earmarks, stupid. Bullying Republican Senate leaders into a "voluntary" ban on earmarks may represent a political triumph for the tea party movement, but as a measure to reduce the federal deficit it is a meaningless substitute for real action.
November 18, 2010
Economy Remains Top Issue On Voters' Minds
Every night, Rasmussen Reports asks voters what issues are most important to them when voting, and economic issues have remained at the top of the list for the past two years.
November 18, 2010
30% of Homeowners Say They Owe More Than Their House Is Worth
Thirty percent (30%) of homeowners say the value of their home is less than what they still own on their mortgage. That's the lowest level measured since August but consistent with findings since April 2009.
November 18, 2010
17% Think Government Should Outlaw Smoking
A growing number of states and localities have banned smoking in public places, but there continues to be little public support for outlawing tobacco smoking entirely.
November 18, 2010
Homeowners Still Show Little Confidence In Short-Term Housing Market
Homeowners continue to have little short-term confidence in the U.S. housing market but are much more confident about the picture five years down the road. The findings on both questions remain in the ballpark of where they’ve been for well over a year.
November 18, 2010
See You at Thanksgiving By Susan Estrich
And so another class of high school graduates left home this fall, or said goodbye to their friends who left.
November 18, 2010
EPA to California: Go for It By Froma Harrop
Has the recent Republican sweep of the House doomed President Obama's clean-energy agenda? Possibly. Has it doomed America's? Hardly.
November 18, 2010
38% Say U.S. Legal System Favors Individual Rights Over National Security
As the controversy over new airport body scanners escalates, voters feel more strongly than ever that the U.S. legal system is more protective of individual freedoms than it is of the nation's overall security.
November 17, 2010
26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Just 26% of U.S. voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, November 14. This finding continues to fall since Election Day and is the lowest reading since mid-March.
November 17, 2010
Voters Give High Court Mixed Marks on Ideology
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of voters think the U.S. Supreme Court is too liberal, while 31% say it’s about right ideologically, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 17, 2010
23% Give Supreme Court a Poor Rating
Though overall voter ratings for the U.S. Supreme Court have shifted little from last month, the percentage that says the high court is doing a poor job is at its highest level since August 2007.
November 17, 2010
Voters Hold Little Hope for What New Congress Is Likely To Achieve
Maybe the new Congress should just take the next couple years off because voters sure aren’t very hopeful about what they are likely to accomplish.
November 17, 2010
A Race Against Time To Balance the Budget By Tony Blankley
"If only we had sold our stocks a few weeks ago." "If only I'd had the brakes checked before she drove up to the mountains."
November 17, 2010
“Give Us Gridlock” By Howard Rich
While it lacks the panache of Patrick Henry’s impassioned “give me liberty” cry (which the Virginian borrowed from Cato, incidentally), the reality is that Republicans looking for a modus operandi in Washington next year could do a lot worse than “give us gridlock.”
November 17, 2010
Americans Want a Chance to Vote on Deficit Commission’s Recommendations
President Obama’s bipartisan deficit reduction commission ultimately will propose tax hikes, spending cuts or a combination of the two to reduce the country's historic high debt, but most Americans feel they - and not Congress - should have the final say on whether the commission's proposals become law.
November 16, 2010
51% Say It’s Possible to Balance Budget Without Raising Taxes
While President Obama’s bipartisan deficit reduction commission is considering a mix of spending cuts and tax increases to tackle the country’s growing deficit, a slight majority of voters now say it’s possible to balance the budget without raising taxes.
November 16, 2010
Americans Don’t Think New Graphic Warnings Will Deter Smokers, But Raising Prices Will
Most Americans don’t think the FDA’s new graphic cigarette warning labels will decrease the number of smokers in the United States. However, they do think that raising the price of cigarettes would have an impact.
