43% Have Finished Their Holiday Shopping
With Christmas this Saturday, the number of Americans who’ve completed their holiday gift shopping has doubled from a week ago. But just over half still have shopping to be done.
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December 20, 2010
December 20, 2010
Voters Give Mixed Marks to Influence of Religion on Government Policy
Voters have mixed feelings about how much influence religious leaders have when it comes to U.S. government policy, but very few believe most politicians put their religious faith first.
December 20, 2010
41% Expect Tea Party To Play Bigger Role in 2012
The Tea Party was widely credited (or blamed) with playing a major role in Election 2010 and most voters expect that the grass roots movement will have as much, if not more, influence on the 2012 political campaigns.
December 20, 2010
Reid and Pelosi Finally Get Mugged by Public Opinion By Michael Barone
Elections have consequences. The consequences of the November 2010 elections -- and one might add the November 2009 elections in New Jersey and Virginia and the January 2010 special Senate election in Massachusetts -- became clear as lights shined over the snow at both ends of the Capitol on Thursday night.
December 20, 2010
For First Time Ever, Most Voters Think Health Care Repeal Likely
For the first time since Democrats in Congress passed the health care bill in March, a majority of U.S. voters believe the measure is likely to be repealed.
December 19, 2010
A Majority of Football Fans Favor New Safety Rules
There has been much controversy over the new National Football League helmet-to-helmet contact rules, but a strong majority of professional football fans support these safety penalties.
December 19, 2010
Football Fans Weigh In On Vick, Favre
Two of the more compelling stories in the National Football League this year are the resurrection of Michael Vick’s career and the impending end of Brett Favre’s.
December 19, 2010
The Democrats' New Pork: Trains to Nowhere By Debra J. Saunders
In the last decade, the symbol for profligate federal spending was the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere" -- a huge proposed span that would link the town of Ketchikan, Alaska, population 7,500, to an airport on Gravina Island. Powerful Alaska Republican lawmakers tried to stick American taxpayers with a huge chunk of the tab for this dubious project.
December 18, 2010
Patriots Favored to Win Super Bowl XLV
The New England Patriots were the first team in the National Football League to punch their ticket to the playoffs, and now one in three football fans expects they will win this year’s Super Bowl.
December 18, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 17, 2010
President Obama and senior congressional Republicans eked out a victory this week on the bill extending the Bush tax cuts for two years, cutting the federal payroll tax for a year, and extending emergency unemployment benefits for 13 months.
December 18, 2010
Reaganomics 2.0 in the Driver’s Seat By Lawrence Kudlow
On a historic night this past Thursday, a new Tea Party Republican Congress completely transformed U.S. economic policy. Elections matter, and so do their ideas. Smaller government, low taxes, and less spending were key election themes in the Republican landslide. And those themes triumphed this week as a large tax-cut bill finally passed the House and a monstrosity of a spending bill was defeated in the Senate.
December 17, 2010
40% Say Food Stamps Too Easy to Get
The federal government recently reported than 14% of the U.S. population or a record 42.9 million people received food stamps in September, with up to 20% getting them in some states.
December 17, 2010
Fewer Voters Than Ever Say Obama Thinks Society is Fair and Decent
For the first time since he became president, only 35% of voters say Barack Obama thinks society is fair and decent. That’s almost half as many as voters who hold that belief themselves.
December 17, 2010
Most Tea Party Members Think Those They Elected Won’t Sell Out, Others Aren’t So Sure
Most Tea Party members view the candidates they elected in November as agents of change from government business as usual, but non-members are a lot more skeptical.
December 17, 2010
Birthdays By Susan Estrich
By the time you read this, it won't be my birthday anymore. Thankfully. But it is right now, and birthdays don't get easier as you get older.
December 17, 2010
Most Americans Like To Give Gifts
Despite the stress and the expense of shopping at this time of year, Americans overwhelmingly like the idea of giving gifts.
December 16, 2010
Santa Will Find More Adults on His Nice List This Year
Guess Americans have been a little nicer this year. More Adults think Santa will find them on his nice list this Christmas season compared to last year.
December 16, 2010
Obama Still Earns Low Marks on Economy
While a plurality of voters continues to give President Obama positive ratings on his handling of national security issues, his ratings on economic issues remain near all-time lows.
December 16, 2010
How A Health Care Defeat Might Help Obama's Reelection Chances By Scott Rasmussen
The politics of President Obama’s health care law have been fascinating from the start. Hailed as fulfillment of a popular campaign promise when introduced, the law proved to be a major drag on Democrats in the 2010 election. An issue on which Democrats once overwhelmingly trusted Democrats over Republicans has become a toss-up between the parties as 2011 approaches.
December 16, 2010
Most Americans Balk at Federal Control of Public School Nutrition
This past week, President Obama signed into law a measure that, for the first time, gives the federal government the authority to regulate all foods at schools, including what's in vending machines. But most Americans would rather see that authority in someone else's hands.
