Election 2012: Generic Republican 48%, Obama 42%
For the fifth week in a row, a generic Republican candidate edges President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up.
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August 16, 2011
August 16, 2011
GOP Primary: Perry 29%, Romney 18%, Bachmann 13%
Texas Governor Rick Perry, the new face in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, has jumped to a double-digit lead over Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann with the other announced candidates trailing even further behind.
August 16, 2011
75% Favor Big Cuts in Mail Delivery Rather Than Give More Money to Postal Service
Americans would rather see the U.S. Postal Service dramatically cut its workforce and reduce mail delivery to three or four days a week than have the government pour more money into the financially struggling agency.
August 16, 2011
Perfect Economic Storm Leads to Record-low Sentiments
Americans' ongoing uneasiness about their finances is putting some cracks in how they feel about their retirement nest eggs. The COUNTRY Financial Security Index® dropped one point to 63.7 in June, in part because confidence in retirement reached an all-time low.
August 16, 2011
58% Want to End Small Business Administration Loan Guarantees
Small businesses are seen by many as the heart of the U.S. economy, and most voters think the best way the government can help them is by staying out of the way.
August 16, 2011
Putting England Back Together Again By Froma Harrop
Watching the riots in Britain's cities, I recalled visiting an English friend who ran a big company and had a country house grand enough to be called a "hall." (I will not disclose his identity.) Though hardly liberal, my friend was politically moderate. He was also a very decent person.
August 16, 2011
Voters See These ‘Corporate Welfare’ Programs As A Good Place To Cut Government Spending
Congress is looking for sizable spending cuts in the months ahead, and voters see three so-called “corporate welfare” programs as potential candidates for the chopping block - farm subsidies, aid to large corporations to promote export sales and funding to help other countries buy U.S.-made weapons.
August 15, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%
Republicans have bounced back to a seven-point lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 14.
August 15, 2011
Most Americans Still Think Those in Private Sector Work Harder, Earn Less Than Government Employees
Americans still overwhelmingly believe that those employed in the private sector work harder than government workers but receive less compensation and have less job security.
August 15, 2011
71% Think Private Sector Better Than Government At Measuring Technology Potential
Voters show very little confidence in the federal government when it comes to picking winners in the technology industry.
August 15, 2011
54% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 46% Say Repeal Likely
While a majority of voters continue to favor repeal of the national health care law, there's slightly less confidence this month that it actually will happen.
August 15, 2011
64% Favor Lower Tax Rates With Fewer Deductions
Changes in the tax code are likely as Congress debates ways to cut the federal deficit, and most Americans are willing to sacrifice a few deductions in exchange for lower tax rates.
August 15, 2011
GOP Has Momentum, Needs Clear Direction By Michael Barone
This has been quite a week or 10 days for Republicans. As this is written, down in South Carolina Rick Perry has just announced he's running for president, while here in Ames most of the votes have been cast but none has yet been counted in the Iowa Republican straw poll.
August 14, 2011
54% See Obama As More Liberal Than They Are
Most U.S. voters continue to believe President Obama is more liberal than they are.
August 14, 2011
New High: 93% Say They're Paying More for Groceries Than A Year Ago
Americans nationwide continue to lose faith in the Federal Reserve Board to keep inflation under control, with the number who say they are paying more for groceries now at an all-time high.
August 13, 2011
34% Say London Rioting Could Force Move of 2012 Olympics
Americans aren’t impressed with the way the British government has responded to the riots in London, but most don’t think the violent incidents put the city’s hosting of next year’s Summer Olympics at risk.
August 13, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 13, 2011
Most Americans these days would agree with Thomas Paine’s famous declaration in 1776: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” We lack confidence in the economy, government, elections, the president, Congress, both political parties, even our military missions abroad, with little hope in sight.
August 12, 2011
Voters Favor Tax Cuts Over Government Job Programs
When it comes to job creation and improving the overall economy, voters think tax cuts will work better than government solutions.
August 12, 2011
Rasmussen talks GOP debate, Iowa straw poll this Sunday
Chicago, IL/ Washington DC– August 11, 2011 – The Rasmussen Report, the hour-long radio talk show hosted by public opinion pollster and analyst Scott Rasmussen, is set to air again this Sunday – and every Sunday this month – on the top news talk radio stations in Chicago and Washington DC. WMAL/630AM in Washington and WLS/890AM in Chicago will simulcast the show at 3pm ET/2pm CT for the next four weeks.
August 12, 2011
44% Say U.S. and Allies Winning War on Terror
Confidence in the course of the War on Terror which surged following the killing of Osama bin Laden continues to fall.
