29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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January 27, 2010
January 27, 2010
26% Expect GOP Takeover of House in November
The Republicans would have to win 40 new congressional seats to take control of the House of Representatives, but 26% of U.S. voters think that’s Very Likely to happen this November. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only three percent (3%) rule out the possibility and say it's Not at All Likely.
January 27, 2010
On the Road to Economic Damascus? By Lawrence Kudlow
Stocks shrugged it off yesterday, but I’d like to commend President Obama for his three-year budget freeze plan. That's right. It gives me good old-fashioned, American patriotic State of the Union pleasure to praise the president when he does good.
January 27, 2010
33% Favor Second Term for Bernanke, 47% Say Geithner Should Go
Americans are evenly divided over whether Ben Bernanke should stay or go, as the Senate moves closer to a confirmation vote on the embattled chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.
January 27, 2010
59% Say Cut Taxes to Create Jobs, 14% Expect Congress to Listen
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 59% of voters nationwide believe cutting taxes is better than increasing government spending as a job-creation tool.
January 27, 2010
Focus on the Family By Susan Estrich
CBS will air an ad during the Super Bowl in which college football star Tim Tebow and his mother, Pam Tebow, discuss her decision not to have an abortion despite doctors’ advice to do so. The news is creating precisely the stir that its sponsor, the Christian conservative group Focus on the Family, was almost certainly hoping for.
January 27, 2010
Repeal the 17th Amendment By Tony Blankley
As I was preparing to write a column on the ludicrous maligning of the Tea Party movement by liberals, Democrats and the mainstream media (which I hope to write next week, instead), I started thinking about one of the key objectives of the Tea Party people -- the strict enforcement of the 10th Amendment ("The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people").
January 27, 2010
Illinois Governor Quinn Falls Behind in Democratic Primary Competition
State Comptroller Dan Hynes has edged ahead of current Governor Pat Quinn in the race to become Illinois' Democratic gubernatorial nominee in this fall's election.
January 26, 2010
Illinois Governor: McKenna Holds Narrow Lead in Race for GOP Nomination
Former state Republican Chairman Andy McKenna attracts 20% of the vote, enough to hold a modest lead over a large field of hopefuls, in the race to become the GOP nominee for governor of Illinois.
January 26, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 37%
Republican candidates again hold a nine-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
January 26, 2010
Delaware Senate: Castle 56%, Coons 27%
A first look at Delaware’s U.S. Senate race following Beau Biden’s decision not to run shows why Democrats were hoping Biden would enter the race.
January 26, 2010
37% Say Smaller, Bipartisan Health Plan Likely This Year
Just 37% of U.S. voters now believe it is even somewhat likely that Congress will agree this year on a smaller, bipartisan health care plan, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. That figure includes only nine percent (9%) who say it is very likely.
January 26, 2010
Rasmussen Reports Ahead of the Curve on Massachusetts Race
The Washington Post has released an interesting review about the media coverage of the Massachusetts Senate race.
January 26, 2010
Pentagon Clueless on Fort Hood Shootings By Debra J. Saunders
Political correctness is alive in the Pentagon. Witness "Protecting the Force: Lessons from Fort Hood," a Department of Defense report released last week on the Nov. 5 shootings that left 13 people dead.
January 26, 2010
In Search of Self-Governance, by Scott W Rasmussen
In Search of Self Governance, a new book by Scott Rasmussen, takes a look at our nation’s broken political system in a brand new Rasmussen Reports publication
January 26, 2010
23% Say They Spend Too Much Time Online
Americans increasingly live in a world of cell phones, laptops, Blackberries, desk computers and more, all wirelessly linked to the Internet, and now automakers even plan front-seat computers in some cars.
January 26, 2010
Criticism of 'Avatar' More Interesting Than Film By Froma Harrop
Somewhere between "Avatar's" first billion-dollar gross and its subsequent $841 million take lie my 10 bucks. "Avatar" is about blue-skinned beings who confront Earthlings actively strip mining their natural paradise on the moon Pandora.
January 25, 2010
Time for a Change at the Fed By Lawrence Kudlow
What exactly did Ben Bernanke promise Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid? That’s the big question right now. Reid reluctantly endorsed Bernanke after a one-on-one meeting. Here’s what Reid said, according to the Las Vegas Sun: “I made it clear that to merit confirmation, Chairman Bernanke must redouble his efforts to ensure families can access the credit they need to buy or keep their home, send their children to college, or start a small business.”
January 25, 2010
75% Say Children Spend Too Much Time Using Electronic Devices
Three-out-of-four Americans (75%) believe young children spend too much time on computers and other electronic devices, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 25, 2010
55% Say Favre Likely to Retire
Heading into yesterday’s NFL American and National Conference championship games, fans expected the Indianapolis Colts and Minnesota Vikings to meet in the Super Bowl.
