51% in New Jersey Approve of Governor’s Performance
Most New Jersey voters still approve of the job that Governor Chris Christie is doing, and he earns solid support for his handling of the state’s contentious budget situation.
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June 16, 2010
June 16, 2010
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) of U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending June 13.
June 16, 2010
72% of GOP Voters Say Republicans In Congress Out of Touch With Their Base
Republicans in Congress still haven't convinced the party faithful that they have their best interests in mind.
June 16, 2010
67% Say Better Government Inspections of Oil Rigs Might Have Prevented Leak
Though most Americans are placing responsibility on British Petroleum (BP) to finance the cleanup of the oil rig leak in the Gulf of Mexico, they are also placing some blame on the government for not inspecting offshore rigs properly.
June 16, 2010
Americans Not Inclined To Pay More To Fight Global Warming
Democratic Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman declared yesterday
that a new EPA study shows their new global warming legislation won't
cost Americans much after all.
June 16, 2010
61% in California Support Troops on Border To Stop Illegal Immigration
Sixty-one percent (61%) of California voters say the U.S. military should be used along the Mexican border to help prevent illegal immigration, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
June 16, 2010
69% Agree With Obama That BP Should Pay For More Than Cleanup
President Obama in his Oval Office address to the nation Tuesday night said BP is responsible not just for the environmental clean-up from the massive Gulf oil leak but also must “compensate the workers and business owners who have been harmed as a result of [the] company's recklessness." He is expected to repeat that message in a meeting with top BP officials today.
June 16, 2010
Afghan War Becoming a Bloody Farce By Tony Blankley
Since last summer, President Obama has publicly doubted whether Afghan President Hamid Karzai's corruption and incompetence make him a fit partner for our policy goals in Afghanistan.
June 16, 2010
The Second Time Around By Susan Estrich
"I'm definitely going to sail around the world again, or at least give it another try," teen sailor Abby Sunderland told the Australian press after her rescue last week.
June 16, 2010
Iowa Governor: Branstad (R) 57%, Culver (D) 31%
Republican Terry Branstad appears well on his way at this point to an unprecedented fifth term as governor of Iowa.
June 16, 2010
80% Rate A Two-Parent Home Very Important for Children
While the divorce rate in the United States is one of the highest in the world, 80% of Americans believe it’s Very Important for children to grow up in a home with both their parents.
June 15, 2010
Colorado Governor: McInnis (R) 46%, Hickenlooper (D) 41%
It’s the same old same old in the race to be the next governor of Colorado.
June 15, 2010
19% in Pennsylvania Say They're Part of Tea Party
Nineteen percent (19%) of likely voters in Pennsylvania consider themselves members of the Tea Party movement, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey. A plurality (45%) thinks the movement is good for the country.
June 15, 2010
58% in Michigan Say MLB Commissioner Should Overturn Umpire's Call
Following umpire Jim Joyce’s botched call robbing Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga of a perfect game earlier this month, 58% of Likely Voters in Michigan say baseball Commissioner Bud Selig should overturn the call.
June 15, 2010
South Dakota Governor: Daugaard (R) 52%, Heidepriem (D) 36%
Lieutenant Governor Dennis Daugaard, coming off his Republican Primary win last week, continues to hold a commanding lead over Democratic challenger Scott Heidepriem in the gubernatorial race in South Dakota.
June 15, 2010
53% Still Think Auto Bailout Was A Bad Idea
Fifty-three percent (53%) of Americans still think the federal government bailout of General Motors and Chrysler was a bad idea. But confidence that the money will be repaid is up.
June 15, 2010
Americans' Financial Security Sentiments Remain Stable at Midyear
After increasing in April, Americans' level of confidence in their overall financial security held steady in June, as the COUNTRY Financial Security Index(R) ticked down just one-tenth of a point to 64.8. A more optimistic near-term view of Americans' finances was offset by continued uncertainty about longer range issues.
June 15, 2010
Voters More Critical of Obama, BP For Oil Leak Response
Most voters continue to support offshore oil drilling, but they are becoming increasingly critical of how President Obama and the companies connected to the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico are responding to that environmental crisis. The president is scheduled to address the nation about the oil leak disaster in a nationally televised speech this evening.
June 15, 2010
Is Being Half There OK? By Froma Harrop
You've seen the zombie parents on the streets and at the mall. Off in some cell-phone cloud, they pay no attention to what's in the stroller.
It could be a sack of potatoes. It could be a cocker spaniel. More often than not, it's a baby staring blankly ahead or crying to no avail.
June 15, 2010
66% of Voters Are Angry At The Media
Sixty-six percent (66%) of U.S. voters describe themselves as at least somewhat angry at the media, including 33% who are Very Angry.
