81% Say Decorating Their Christmas Tree Is Fun
Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree. Most Americans love decorating them every year. Some even sing about it.
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December 22, 2009
December 22, 2009
28% Using Postal Service Less This Holiday Season
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Americans say they are using the U.S. Postal Service less this holiday season than in past years, but adults overwhelmingly believe there will still be a need for the Postal Service 10 years from now.
December 22, 2009
67% Say UN Not Tough Enough on Iran
Iran has now rejected a year-end deadline to comply with a UN plan to end the deadlock over the Islamic country’s nuclear program. But U.S. voters strongly believe the United Nations hasn’t been tough enough with Iran.
December 22, 2009
Republicans Post Eight-Point Lead On Generic Ballot
Republican candidates have bounced back to a seven-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
December 22, 2009
A Cool Wind Braces the Hot-Air Crowd By Debra J. Saunders
For years, global warming alarmists have pointed to every drought and heat wave as proof that global warming was a real environmental threat. They had few qualms about blurring the line between weather and climate to make a PR point.
December 22, 2009
51% Say Bad Economy Bush’s Fault, 41% Blame Obama
As the end of President Obama’s first year in office nears, most voters still blame his predecessor, George W. Bush, for the country’s continuing bad economy.
December 22, 2009
About the So-Called Republican Moderates By Froma Harrop
Many have bemoaned the near-extinction of the political species known as the moderate Republican. Once thriving in cold habitats, particularly New England, socially liberal but fiscally conservative Republicans were gradually displaced by Democrats. The loss of these bridge-builders has left the Republican Party largely in the hands of the bridge-burners, and to the detriment of America.
December 21, 2009
52% Have Not Finished Their Holiday Shopping
With just a few days left until Christmas, 52% of Americans have not finished their holiday shopping, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 21, 2009
2010 Illinois Governor: Ryan Leads Quinn, Close to Hynes
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Illinois voters finds former state Attorney General Jim Ryan leading incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn 46% to 39%. Nine percent (9%) of Illinois voters like some other candidate, and six percent (6%) are undecided.
December 21, 2009
Voters Hopeful About Black-White Relations, Less So About Hispanics
Voters strongly believe that black-white relations are better today - and improving - but are much less confident about the social situation with Hispanics.
December 21, 2009
Health Care Legislation Advancing In Senate, Stalled in Public Opinion
Over the past week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid found a way to collect 60 votes and move health care reform legislation forward in the U.S. Senate. However, his negotiating and the ongoing debate did nothing to improve public opinion of the legislation.
December 21, 2009
When Liberal Dreams Collide With Public Opinion By Michael Barone
In the Bella Center on the south side of Copenhagen and in the Senate chamber on the north side of the Capitol, we're seeing what happens when liberal dreams collide with American public opinion. It's like what happens when a butterfly collides with the windshield of a speeding SUV. Splat.
December 20, 2009
29% Expect Colts to Win Super Bowl
Prior to this weekend, there were two undefeated teams in the NFL, and most football fans expected that one of them would emerge as the Super Bowl champion at the end of the season.
December 20, 2009
Stop Me Before I Call Again By Debra J. Saunders
Gavin Newsom is at it again. The San Francisco mayor's latest foray into annoying nanny statism is a proposal, reported in The Chronicle last week, to require the city's cell phone retailers to post the radiation levels of their products.
December 19, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending December 18, 2009
The disconnect between government and the average American continues.
December 18, 2009
2010 Georgia Governor: Barnes Still Holds Big Lead Among Democrats
Former Governor Roy Barnes is still far ahead of his opponents in Georgia's 2010 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary race.
December 18, 2009
39% Giving Less To Charity This Year, 12% Donating More
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Americans say they will be giving less to charity this year than they did a year ago.
December 18, 2009
Just 34% Say Passing Health Care Bill is Better Than Passing Nothing
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters nationwide say that it would be better to pass no health care reform bill this year instead of passing the plan currently being considered by Congress. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 34% think that passing that bill would be better.
December 18, 2009
Tiger's True Test By Susan Estrich
It's not exactly surprising to read major news organizations confirming that Elin Nordegren, the No. 1 search name on Google of late, is planning to divorce Tiger Woods.
December 18, 2009
DINOs and the Next Endangered Species By Debra J. Saunders
The most endangered species in Washington may well be the moderate. Consider the long knives pointed at the heart of Sen. Joe Lieberman.
