Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 37%
Republicans hold an eight-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending March 20, 2011.
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March 21, 2011
March 21, 2011
Voters Trust Republicans More Than Democrats on Nine out of 10 Important Issues
It’s been two months since Republicans regained control of the House of Representatives and they are now trusted more than Democrats on nine out of 10 important issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports.
March 21, 2011
40% Recognize That Most Americans See Government As the Problem, 46% Say That’s Mostly a Conservative View
There are certain statements that politicians and those in the political arena make every day as if they are things that everyone agrees on. The problem is, in many cases, people don’t agree on them – or do they?
March 21, 2011
53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 50% Say Repeal At Least Somewhat Likely
Most voters still want the national health care law repealed, and the number who are at least somewhat confident that repeal will happen is at the second highest level since the law's passage by Democrats in Congress a year ago.
March 21, 2011
31% Say They Owe More on Their Mortgage Than Their Home Is Worth
Nearly one-third of U.S. homeowners continue to say that they owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth.
March 21, 2011
US Is the Unilateral Power in a Multilateral World By Michael Barone
One thing on which there seems to have been agreement during the monthlong debate about how the United States should respond to the uprisings in the Middle East -- in particular to the anti-Moammar Gadhafi rebels in Libya -- is that we must not act unilaterally.
March 20, 2011
Just 31% Now Give Obama Positive Marks for the Economy
The number of voters nationwide who give President Obama good or excellent marks for his handling of economic issues has fallen to a new low.
March 20, 2011
Phillies the Favorite to Win 2011 World Series
The Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox arguably made the biggest off season moves, and fans put them ahead of the pack going in to the 2011 Major League Baseball season.
March 20, 2011
Few Angels in the Budget Brawl By Debra J. Saunders
The White House Office of Management and Budget projects that this year, mandatory spending will exceed federal revenue. Congress could cut every dime of discretionary spending and Washington would still run a deficit. Years ahead of forecasts, Social Security paid out more money than it took in last year. So who in Washington is serious about tackling the deficit and looming tidal wave of debt?
March 19, 2011
43% Say Filing Income Taxes Is Worse Than Going to the Dentist
What's your pain threshold? For a plurality of Americans, it apparently hurts more to do their taxes than go to the dentist.
March 19, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 18, 2011
Much of America’s focus this past week has been on events across the Pacific and what they mean here at home.
March 18, 2011
Belief That America's Best Days Lie Ahead Falls to 17-Month Low
The number of voters who think America's best days still lie ahead is now at its lowest level in 17 months.
March 18, 2011
What's So Scary About NPR? By Joe Conason
While there is much stupid behavior to be found among politicians on both sides of the aisle during the embarrassing budget debate, few incidents have been more revealing than the latest Republican attempt to defund National Public Radio.
March 18, 2011
48% At Least Somewhat Confident Japan is Fully Disclosing Nuclear Danger, 44% Are Not
Voters are closely divided over whether Japan is giving the world the straight story about its nuclear plant problems, but there’s little change in the level of concern about leaked radiation reaching this country.
March 18, 2011
60% Say Japanese Earthquake Will Hurt U.S. Economy
Voters believe the recent earthquake in Japan will damage the U.S. economy and just over one-in-four plan to donate money to help the stricken island nation.
March 18, 2011
Politicians and Their Self-Serving Charities By Froma Harrop
Not long ago, Republicans mounted their high horse over Charlie Rangel's ethical lapses. They had a right to. Among other questionable conduct, Rangel had solicited charitable donations from executives with business before the House Ways and Means Committee, which the New York Democrat chaired.
March 18, 2011
20% Would Pay Higher Taxes to Reduce Deficit
Despite concern about the country’s historic-level budget deficit, Americans are not willing to pay more in taxes to reduce it.
March 18, 2011
The Phantom Campaign By Larry J. Sabato
Much has changed since our launch of the 2012 Crystal Ball Presidential Ratings—and yet little has changed in this slow-starting campaign. We outlined all our cautions about early assessments in the January Crystal Ball, so we’ll just skip right to the red meat evaluation.
March 17, 2011
Winning An Oscar Doesn't Necessarily Win You Friends
Winning an Academy Award is no guarantee that people will like you or even know who you are, for that matter.
March 17, 2011
47% Will Wear Green On St. Patrick's Day, 21% Plan To Drink
Very few Americans consider St. Patrick's Day an important holiday, but nearly half of adults plan to go green today anyway.
