Rasmussen Employment Index Up Slightly
The Rasmussen Employment Index rose more than two points in December after falling four points the month before.
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January 7, 2010
January 7, 2010
55% Predict Alabama Will Win BCS Championship
Call it the battle of the Heisman contenders - Mark Ingram, Alabama's star running back who won the coveted trophy this year, and Texas quarterback Colt McCoy who was a runner-up. Tonight the two top college football teams in the country battle for the national championship, and fans predict Alabama will be the winner.
January 7, 2010
An Unchained Dodd Rides Into Finance Reform By Froma Harrop
With polls showing that Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd would probably lose to most everyone running against him, the Democrat's decision not to seek re-election is a relief to all but his Republican opponents. A Senate seat from true-blue Connecticut isn't something Democrats should have to worry about. They've already got enough on their hands dealing with the state's other senator, independent Joe Lieberman.
January 6, 2010
32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-two percent (32%) of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 6, 2010
60% Say Somewhat Likely That Next President From GOP
Sixty percent (60%) of U.S. voters say it’s at least somewhat likely that the next president will be a Republican, A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 27% suggest that outcome is unlikely.
January 6, 2010
32% Confident Congress Represents Their Best Interests
Voters remain highly skeptical about incumbents from both political parties which helps to explain why a number of longtime members of Congress are not seeking reelection in November.
January 6, 2010
Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM Drops 3.3 Points in December
The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor fell 3.3 points in December to 83.0 (based out of 100). The decline was primarily driven by a big decrease in post- holiday spending intentions from consumers. While the decrease in spending intentions was anticipated, consumers showed little improvement in economic confidence in December and they grew slightly more pessimistic about their finances. These contributing factors leave the Monitor's index standing at a nine-month low.
January 6, 2010
The Lady and the Bracelet By Susan Estrich
We got to the airport two hours early. My daughter made fun of me. Maui is not a likely terrorist target. Then again, the president was about one minute away in Oahu, and so was Rush Limbaugh, so who’s to say for sure? The thing about terrorists is that they strike when and where you don’t expect them.
January 6, 2010
2010 Arkansas Senate Race Still A Referendum on Lincoln
As 2010 begins, the numbers for Senator Blanche Lambert Lincoln are pretty much the same as last year’s while she prepares to face Arkansas voters in November.
January 6, 2010
65% Predict Three Years or More For Housing Market To Recover
Americans start the new year with a bleak assessment of the housing market’s prospects for recovery.
January 6, 2010
Winston Churchill Still Instructs By Tony Blankley
Over the Christmas holiday, I read a couple of books that, at least for me, may provide some guidance in the upcoming tumultuous and probably consequential year. The first book was "Munich, 1938" by David Faber (grandson of former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan), by far the most authoritative book on that world-changing event.
January 5, 2010
Generic Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 35%
Republican candidates start the year by opening a nine-point lead over Democrats, the GOP's biggest in several years, in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
January 5, 2010
59% Plan To Rely on TV For Political News in 2010
Television is still likely to rule as the primary source of political news for most Americans this year.
January 5, 2010
38% Expect Economy to Be Stronger in a Year, 39% Say Weaker
Hope for a stronger economy has declined in recent months, with pessimism up sharply from a year ago.
January 5, 2010
2010 Massachusetts Senate: Coakley 50%, Brown 41%
State Attorney General Martha Coakley holds a nine-point lead over her Republican rival, state Senator Scott Brown, in Massachusetts’ special U.S. Senate election to fill the seat of the late Edward M. Kennedy.
January 5, 2010
Another Entitlement That's Unsustainable By Debra J. Saunders
Inside the House and Senate health care bills lurks a ticking time bomb -- a new federal entitlement, under the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, which would allow Americans to buy into a voluntary federal long-term care insurance program.
January 5, 2010
Dems Should Stay Cool About Midterms By Froma Harrop
The midterm elections this November have spawned midyear panic, largely by Democrats. With their majorities in the Senate and House, Democrats have the most to lose. And historically, the president's party sheds congressional seats at this point in the electoral cycle.
January 4, 2010
55% Say Better for California To Go Bankrupt Than Be Bailed Out
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger reportedly intends to ask this week for a federal bailout to keep his state from going bankrupt. But most voters have never been fans of any kind of federal bailout, and most continue to oppose a bailout for California, even when told what specific budget cuts may be necessary.
January 4, 2010
What Voters Like About The Health Care Plan
While most Americans continue to oppose the overall health care plan working its way through Congress, two reforms in the plan are supported by more than 70% of the public - creating a new national insurance exchange and requiring health insurance companies to accept applicants with pre-existing conditions.
January 4, 2010
Voters Agree Only on Taxing The Rich To Pay for Health Care Plan
When it comes to paying for the cost of the proposed health care reform plan, voters are okay with taxing the rich but strongly reject cuts in Medicare and excise taxes on “Cadillac” health plans provided by employers.
