27% Want Immediate Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Afghanistan
Twenty-seven percent (27%) of voters believe all U.S. troops should be brought home from Afghanistan immediately, a finding that has remained largely unchanged since last November.
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September 14, 2010
September 14, 2010
The Harsh Bigotry of Their Expectations by Debra Saunders
Why did Florida pastor Terry Jones garner all that media attention last week for threatening to burn Qurans on Saturday's 9/11 anniversary?
September 14, 2010
45% Expect To Pay More for Health Care A Year From Now
Americans are not confident that the new health care bill means smaller medical bills.
September 14, 2010
Ohio Senate: Portman (R) 49% Fisher (D) 41%
Republican Rob Portman now earns his highest level of support to date against Democrat Lee Fisher in the U.S. Senate race in Ohio.
September 14, 2010
Colorado Governor: Hickenlooper (D) 46%, Tancredo (ACP) 25%, Maes (R) 21%
Third-party candidate Tom Tancredo has now moved past Republican nominee Dan Maes, but Democrat John Hickenlooper still remains well ahead in the race to be Colorado’s next governor.
September 14, 2010
'Art' Fights Nature in Colorado By Froma Harrop
Colorado's Arkansas River is a masterpiece. Crafted by the Creator, it is a natural work of art that needs no improvement. That a ludicrous proposal to cover 42 miles of it with 120-foot-wide fabric has gotten as far as it has speaks to the marketing genius of showman-artist "Christo."
September 13, 2010
50% Blame Bush for Bad Economy, 42% Blame Obama
President Bush isn’t out of the woods yet: 50% of Likely U.S. Voters this month say the country’s current economic problems are due more to the recession that began under the Bush administration than to the policies of President Obama.
September 13, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 47%, Democrats 38%
Republican candidates now hold a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, September 12, 2010.
September 13, 2010
Only 15% Expect Home's Value to Increase Over Next Year; 23% Expect the Opposite
Short-term confidence in the housing market is at an all-time low, while confidence in the long-term market is inching back up.
September 13, 2010
Illinois Governor: Brady (R) 50%, Quinn (D) 37%, Whitney (G) 4%
Republican Bill Brady earns his highest level of support yet against Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn in Illinois’ gubernatorial contest, moving this race from a Toss-Up to Solid GOP in the Election 2010 Gubernatorial Scorecard.
September 13, 2010
51% Favor Extending Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy
A majority (51%) of U.S. voters now support extending the so-called Bush tax cuts for all Americans including the wealthy, even as the House Republican leader indicates he is willing to compromise with President Obama and not include wealthy taxpayers in the tax cut extension.
September 13, 2010
Gangster Government Stifles Criticism of Obamacare by Michael Barone
"There will be zero tolerance for this type of misinformation and unjustified rate increases."
September 13, 2010
53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
Fifty-three percent (53%) of U.S. voters now say they at least somewhat favor repeal of the new national health care law, matching the lowest level of opposition since the bill was passed by Congress in March. That includes 42% who Strongly Favor repeal.
September 13, 2010
Connecticut Governor: Malloy (D) 46%, Foley (R) 39%
The first Rasmussen Reports post-primary telephone survey of Likely Connecticut Voters finds Democrat Dan Malloy earning his highest level of support against Republican Thomas Foley in the state's gubernatorial contest.
September 12, 2010
42% of Homeowners in Illinois Say Mortgage Worth More than Home
Homeowners in Illinois are almost evenly divided on whether the value of their home is worth more than their mortgage, and they are not very optimistic about their home values in the near future.
September 12, 2010
39% Say U.S. Relationship With Muslims Worldwide Will Be Worse In A Year's Time
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of U.S. voters expect America's relationship with Muslims worldwide to be worse one year from now, a level reached only twice before - after failed Islamic terrorist attempts - and the most pessimistic assessment in 15 months of surveying on the question.
September 12, 2010
South Dakota Governor: Daugaard (R) 57%, Heidepriem (D) 28%
Republican Dennis Daugaard continues to hold a commanding lead over Democrat Scott Heidepriem in the race to be South Dakota’s next governor.
September 12, 2010
Zen and Art of Political Machine Maintenance By Debra J. Saunders
Jerry Brown has a secret plan to balance the California state budget. When the state attorney general and Democratic gubernatorial nominee recently visited the San Francisco Chronicle's editorial board, he brought with him a large three-ring binder with his ideas on how to bring state spending back into the black. But he wouldn't tell us what was in the book.
September 12, 2010
48% Give Obama Poor Marks on The Economy
This past week, President Obama made a highly-publicized push on the economic front, including a proposed $50 billion jobs plan, tax credits for small businesses and a press conference to promote it all. But 48% of voters still say the president is doing a poor job when it comes to handling the economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 11, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending September 10, 2010
President Obama declared in a press conference on Friday that his job is to stimulate the economy. The problem for he and many of his fellow Democrats appears to be that voters don't like how he's going about doing that.
