What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 29, 2010
From Kandahar to the banks of the Rio Grande - as we approached the Memorial Day weekend, a lot of the talk in our surveys was about the U.S. military.
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May 29, 2010
May 29, 2010
74% Have Favorable Opinion of U.S. Military
This Memorial Day, nearly three-out-of-four Americans (74%) have a favorable opinion of the U.S. military, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just 12% hold an unfavorable opinion, and 13% are not sure.
May 29, 2010
Ban the Burqa By Froma Harrop
Belgium has banned the burqa, the head-to-toe veil worn in parts of the Muslim world. French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants his country to follow suit. What's an open-minded person to think?
May 28, 2010
Americans Cut Summer Vacation Plans
Just 35% of Americans plan to take a summer vacation this year, and most of those vacationers don't plan to spend as much as they have in years past, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
May 28, 2010
South Dakota Governor: Knudson Joins Daugaard In Big Lead Over Democrat Heidepriem
With just over a week to go until South Dakota Republicans pick their gubernatorial nominee, two GOP hopefuls hold sizable and near equal leads over Democratic contender Scott Heidepriem. No Democrat has been elected governor of South Dakota since 1974.
May 28, 2010
Alabama Governor: Race Still Wide Open
Alabama’s gubernatorial contest remains wide open, with no candidate in either party earning 50% support from the state’s voters. Both Democratic hopefuls trail three of the top Republicans in the race again this month but run neck-and-neck if former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is the GOP contender.?
May 28, 2010
67% Say Military Should Be Used On Border To Stop Illegal Immigration
Sixty-seven percent (67%) of U.S. voters say military troops should be sent to the Mexican border to prevent illegal immigration. A new Rasmussen Reports nationwide telephone survey finds that just 18% are opposed and another 15% are not sure.
May 28, 2010
42% Say U.S. Will Not Be Number One At End of Century
Forty-two percent (42%) of U.S. voters now say the United States will not be the most powerful nation in the world at the end of the 21st Century. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 32% disagree and believe the United States still will be the world’s number one superpower at the century’s end. Twenty-six percent (26%) more are not sure.
May 28, 2010
What Rand Really Believes By Joe Conason
Rand Paul, tea party flavor of the month, is said to be avoiding "overexposure." Senior Republican Party operatives, worried by the Kentucky Senate nominee's all-too-revealing remarks after his primary victory, have urged him not to grant any interviews for a while. So he flip-flopped on his criticism of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, flaked out on a "Meet the Press" appearance and has scarcely been heard from since.
May 28, 2010
The Obama Mantra: Bill, Baby, Bill By Debra J. Saunders
President Obama spoke in the unfinished hull of a new factory built by solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra in Fremont, Calif., Wednesday to highlight his administration's focus on creating jobs. The new facility, Obama explained to a crowd of hard hats and suits, created 3,000 temporary construction jobs and was expected to provide 1,000 production jobs.
May 27, 2010
80% Favor Auditing the Federal Reserve
Eighty percent (80%) of Americans now agree with Congress that auditing the Federal Reserve Board is a good idea, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
May 27, 2010
Most Pennsylvania Voters Don’t Think Their Members of Congress Represent Their Best Interests
Only 28% of voters in Pennsylvania are confident their representatives in Congress are representing their best interests.
May 27, 2010
New Mexico Governor: Denish 43%, Martinez 42%
Democratic Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish now runs virtually even with county District Attorney Susana Martinez in a striking turnaround of the race for governor of New Mexico.
May 27, 2010
46% Oppose More Government Regulation of Financial System, 37% Favor
Forty-six percent (46%) of Americans oppose more government regulation of the U.S. financial system as Congress pushes through such legislation in hopes of having it for President Obama to sign into law by July 4.
May 27, 2010
Down in the Polls, Dems at War With Themselves by Michael Barone
Intraparty civil war. It's a story line journalists often employ, though usually about only one party, the Republicans.
May 27, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: Walker (R) 48%, Barrett (D) 41%
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, coming off last weekend’s state Republican Convention endorsement, now holds a slight lead over Democratic opponent Tom Barrett after the two ran virtually even a month ago in the contest for Wisconsin governor.
May 27, 2010
May House Update By Isaac Wood
Like many beleaguered sports fans, as the calendar turned to 2010, Republicans across the country were conjuring up the same thought: “This is the year!” After disastrous House elections in 2006 and 2008, Republicans dropped from their high-water mark of 232 House seats—their largest total since 1949—to just 178—their lowest total in a decade and a half. This precipitous decline brought considerable frustration to the new minority party. 2010 appeared to offer the chance for historic rebirth—and in many ways it still does.
May 27, 2010
Greece Comes to Washington, Again by Lawrence Kudlow
One day Team Obama announces a plan for enhanced rescission authority to impound wasteful spending. The next day the House surfaces a $200 billion “stimulus” plan to spend on transfer payments for welfare, even more unemployment compensation, still more Medicaid, and a bunch of special-interest subsidies.
May 27, 2010
Alabama Senate: Shelby 58%, Barnes 31%
Republican Senator Richard Shelby still earns nearly 60% support in his bid for reelection in Alabama against his little-known Democratic opponent, attorney William Barnes.
May 27, 2010
Wisconsin Senate: Feingold 46%, Johnson 44%
Businessman Ron Johnson, endorsed at last weekend’s state Republican Convention, is now running virtually even against incumbent Democrat Russ Feingold in Wisconsin’s race for the U.S. Senate.
