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.
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January 5, 2010
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.
January 4, 2010
58% Say Congress Doing A Poor Job
Voters feel more strongly than ever that Congress is performing poorly and that most of its members are in it for themselves.
January 4, 2010
42% Support Health Care Plan, 52% Oppose
Forty-two percent (42%) of U.S. voters now favor the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the most positive result since mid-November, but still most voters remain opposed.
January 3, 2010
53% Favor Abortion Ban in Health Plan
Fifty-three percent (53%) of voters favor a ban on abortion coverage in any health insurance plan that receives federal subsidies. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 40% are opposed to such a ban in the proposed health care legislation now before Congress.
January 3, 2010
Number of Democrats Falls to New Low, Down Six Points Since Election 2008
In December, the number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats fell to the lowest level recorded in more than seven years of monthly tracking by Rasmussen Reports.
January 2, 2010
Public Way Ahead of Treasury Officials On Housing Crisis
The New York Times reports that “the Obama administration’s $75 billion program to protect homeowners from foreclosure has been widely pronounced a disappointment, and some economists and real estate experts now contend it has done more harm than good.”
January 2, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 1, 2010
Business is good for the government these days.
Government employees are much more bullish about the economy than those who work in the private sector. That’s a big change from the beginning of the year when those on the public payroll were a bit more pessimistic than private sector workers.
January 2, 2010
Obama Approval Index Month-by-Month: December 2009
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
January 2, 2010
47% Believe States Should Have Right to Opt Out of Health Care Plan
If the health care plan before Congress becomes law, 47% of voters nationwide believe states should have the right to opt out of it.
January 1, 2010
34% Favor Single-Payer Health Care System
Thirty-four percent (34%) of voters nationwide favor a single-payer health care system where the federal government provides coverage for everyone. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 52% are opposed to such a system, and 14% are not sure.
January 1, 2010
50% Expect U.S. Will Be In Recession At End of 2010
Fifty percent (50%) of Americans believe the country will still be in recession at the end of 2010, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 1, 2010
Yes, Someone Has To Pay for Health Care By Debra J. Saunders
Most Americans already have health care insurance, but many middle-class Americans are afraid of losing what they have.
January 1, 2010
39% Plan A New Year's Resolution, 93% Say They'll Keep It
Five-four-three-two-one ... It's 2010, and 39% of Americans say they plan to make a New Year's resolution.
December 31, 2009
22% Give 2009 Positive Ratings, 38% See A Bright 2010
It looks like 2009 didn't quite measure up to the expectations many Americans had for it.
