SUCCEEDING IN YOUR BUSINESS: Memo to the Incoming Congress (Part 1 of 2)
As you take your seats in the new Congress, ladies and gentlemen, you will be under pressure to act very quickly to solve a large and growing number of problems.
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January 4, 2011
January 4, 2011
Voter Concern About Economy Hits Highest Level In Over Two Years
With a new Congress scheduled to swing into action this week, the number of voters who rate the economy as a Very Important issue has reached its highest level since early August 2008.
January 4, 2011
Mystery of the Missing Millionaires By Froma Harrop
A daffy Wall Street Journal editorial about the "vanishing millionaires" of Oregon lit a spark in a fairly humorless week. It offers the usual boilerplate about the rich fleeing to tax-friendlier provinces because their state raised taxes, but this time with a great visual: "One-quarter of the rich tax filers seem to have gone missing."
January 3, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 35%
Republicans hold a 10-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 2, 2011. That’s a five-point jump from last week, but it's far from clear if the findings mark a real upswing in GOP support as the new Congress convenes or are just statistical noise.
January 3, 2011
New Congress Has An Uphill Struggle In Voters’ Minds
Barely two weeks separated the close of one session of Congress and the opening of another if the national legislators gather in Washington, D.C. this Wednesday as planned to get on with the nation’s business. But two sessions of Congress could scarcely be more different at the outset.
January 3, 2011
Number of Republicans Reaches Highest Level Since December 2004
The number of American adults calling themselves Republicans in December increased by one percentage point from November to 37.0%.
January 3, 2011
Insured Voters Still Divided Whether Health Care Law Is Likely To Make Them Change Coverage
With Republicans on the brink of taking over the U.S. House of Representatives, voters continue to strongly support repeal of the national health care law passed by Democrats last March, but those who already have insurance are still almost evenly divided as to whether the law will force them to change their coverage.
January 3, 2011
Personal Well-being Overshadows Income Inequality By Michael Barone
Consider one conundrum in American politics. Income inequality has been increasing, according to standard statistics. Yet most Americans do not seem very perturbed by it.
January 3, 2011
Obama’s Month-by-Month Numbers Remain Steady
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
January 2, 2011
Obama More Popular Among Some Democrats Than Others
While President Obama continues to earn sky-high job approval ratings among Democrats, there are significant enthusiasm gaps among various segments of the president's party.
January 1, 2011
Important or Not, Have A Happy New Year!
Many Americans are celebrating the arrival of a new year, but very few actually feel New Year’s Day is one of our nation’s most important holidays.
January 1, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 31, 2010
Congress didn’t take much time off for the holidays, but what a difference a couple of weeks could make. Or will they?
December 31, 2010
Most Americans Rely on Local TV News for Weather Reports
Most Americans still get their weather news from local television despite the variety of news sources available these days, and fewer adults believe the media overhypes the weather.
December 31, 2010
Americans Say Where They'll Be, What They'll Do On New Year's Day
Only one-third of Americans will be making a resolution for the New Year, but those who make one are sure they’ll keep it through 2011.
December 31, 2010
37% Already Say This Winter Worse Than Others in Recent Years
Winter is barely a week old, and more than one-third of Americans already say the season is worse than it has been in recent years.
December 31, 2010
For All Americans, Oil Leak Was Tops In Interest
American Adults shared one of the chief concerns of Likely Voters in 2010, the Gulf oil leak’s impact on the economy.
December 31, 2010
The Death Penalty Debacle By Susan Estrich
California has more prisoners on death row than any other state. Last year, according to the Los Angeles Times, it added 28 more, for a total of 717, contrary to trends elsewhere.
December 31, 2010
What Americans Will Be Doing to Bring in the New Year
For some Americans, it’s a big night out of partying while others view New Year’s Eve as just another night. Surveys conducted by Rasmussen Reports found the following plans to say goodbye to 2010 and hello to 2011.
December 30, 2010
Optimism About the Upcoming Year Hits A Seven-Year Low
Americans expected the current year to be better than it turned out but are more hopeful about the year to come. This is similar to findings in previous years. Still, adults are less optimistic about the upcoming year than they’ve been in the previous seven years of surveying.
December 30, 2010
Tax Cut Bill Makes Headlines, But Many Still Not Sure How Their Congressman Voted On It
The deal to extend the Bush tax cuts alienated the president from many in his own party and made a lot of conservative Republicans unhappy, but nearly one-in-three voters don’t even know how their local congressman voted on the recent legislation.
