32% of Voters Are Both Fiscal and Social Conservatives
In today’s economic climate, few voters consider themselves liberals on fiscal policy issues, but there’s a little more divergence of opinion when it comes to social issues.
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February 4, 2011
February 4, 2011
Our Continuing Focus on State Legislatures By Larry J. Sabato
Thanks to Tim Storey and his colleagues at the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Crystal Ball can share with you the most up-to-date picture of power control in the states. It is summed up nicely in the two maps and one graph, below.
February 4, 2011
ElBaradei a Bad Guy? Don't Listen to the American Right By Joe Conason
To his fellow Egyptians and to most observers across the world, Mohamed ElBaradei looks like a hero -- an international diplomat who might well have lived out his days in the comforts of Geneva and New York, but returned home to provide leadership despite serious personal peril. But to leading figures on the American right, ElBaradei is a figure to be mocked, scorned and dismissed as a stooge of darker forces in Egyptian politics and the Mideast.
February 3, 2011
When It Comes to Military Strategy, Voters Put American Interests Ahead of World Peace
Most U.S. voters believe the country’s military strategy should focus on defending the United States and its interests, but a sizable number thinks the strategy should concentrate on keeping the world peaceful instead. Either way, voters see economic challenges as a much bigger threat to the United States than challenges on the military front.
February 3, 2011
Most Adults Think Movies Hurt Society, Lead To More Violence
Most Americans believe movies have a negative impact on society and lead to an increase in violence.
February 3, 2011
Health Care Law Makes Sebelius A Power, But Many Voters Seem Unaware of Her
The new national health care law has made her one of the most powerful women in America, but nearly half the country’s voters don’t seem to know who she is.
February 3, 2011
Do-gooders Mobilize Against Free Speech By Debra J. Saunders
Forget all that talk about bipartisan civility. When some 200 conservatives showed up for a weekend conference hosted by the libertarian-leaning industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch in Rancho Mirage, Calif., there was no welcome wagon. Instead, seminar attendees were met by close to 1,000 activists protesting the meeting and waving banners. News reports showed a swastika and cute slogans like: "Quarantine the Kochs" and "Koch kills."
February 3, 2011
“Winning the Future” Requires Real Choice By Howard Rich
In his State of the Union address last week, U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged that America’s “free enterprise system is what drives innovation.” He also said that if America is to “win the future,” then it must first “win the race to educate our kids.”
February 3, 2011
Obama and Reelection: One Term or Two? By Rhodes Cook
When it comes to presidents and reelection, two things seem clear. If they appear to be in control of events, they win. If events seem to be controlling them, they lose.
February 3, 2011
81% Worry Egypt’s Problems Will Push Up Price of Gas
Voters are worried that they’ll pay a lot more at the pump because of the ongoing political unrest in Egypt.
February 3, 2011
39% Say U.S. Winning War on Terror
There's little change in the number of U.S. voters who think the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror, but the number who feel the terrorists are winning has fallen to its lowest level in nearly two years.
February 2, 2011
32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-two percent (32%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, January 30. That’s up three points from last week and the highest finding since mid-October.
February 2, 2011
Discover (R) U.S. Spending Monitor (SM) Consumer Confidence Jumps 5.6 Points in January to Three-Year High
Consumers' confidence sharply rebounded in January, fueled by a surge in the number of middle-income consumers who see improvement in the U.S. economy and in their personal finances are improving, according to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor.
February 2, 2011
65% Say U.S. Has World's Most Powerful Military
Most U.S. voters believe America's military is the most powerful in the world.
February 2, 2011
41% Give Obama Good Marks On Response to Crisis in Egypt
Voters give mixed marks to President Obama’s response to the crisis in Egypt, and many think United Nations involvement would make things worse.
February 2, 2011
Obamacare: D.O.A. By Dick Morris
How did Obama ever think that his program would pass constitutional muster? How could he imagine that the Interstate Commerce clause could cover something that wasn't interstate (health insurance cannot be sold over state lines) and wasn't commerce (failure to buy insurance is not commerce) would stand up in court? He was so sure that he would win any constitutional challenge that he arrogantly failed to put a severability clause in the bill so that it would survive even if parts were stricken down.
February 2, 2011
Obama’s Full-Month Rating Improves in January
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.
February 2, 2011
Bernanke and Ethanol Sink Egypt By Lawrence Kudlow
Decades of autocratic government and a lack of free elections are, of course, the main drivers of the political upheaval in Egypt. But did the sinking dollar and skyrocketing food prices trigger the massive unrest now occurring in Egypt -- or the greater Arab world for that matter?
February 2, 2011
Most Americans View Mandela Favorably
Most Americans hold 92-year-old Nelson Mandela in high regard as the iconic South African leader recovers from a respiratory infection that put him in the hospital last week.
February 2, 2011
Support Mubarak: Down the Revolution, Up Orderly Progress! By Tony Blankley
Whatever may happen in the hours after I write this column, two things are certain: The next chapter in the magnificent and ancient civilization of the Nile will be yet to be known. And the role that America plays in Egypt's great, unfolding story remains also in doubt.
