27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
For the second straight week, just 25% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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March 17, 2010
March 17, 2010
The Last Lap By Susan Estrich
It was 30 years ago that we first put national health insurance in the Democratic Party platform. I was working for Ted Kennedy then. We had lost the nomination to Jimmy Carter, but both sides were still fighting. Whatever we were for, President Carter and his team were against. And we were very much for health care.
March 17, 2010
20% Will Drink To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
A pint of stout or a glass of Irish whiskey are synonymous in many minds with St. Patrick's Day. But as people worldwide prepare to celebrate the Irish holiday, it's perhaps reassuring to note that only one-out-of-five Americans (20%) plan to toast the day with a drink.
March 16, 2010
Republicans Lead Democrats by 10 in Generic Ballot, Highest Lead Yet
Republican candidates have now stretched their lead over Democrats to 10 points in the Generic Congressional Ballot, their biggest lead ever in nearly three years of weekly tracking. The GOP has been leading on the ballot for months.
March 16, 2010
Americans Split Over Post-Recession Nest Egg
Americans are split when it comes to how the recession has impacted their retirement savings strategy. A COUNTRY Financial survey reveals that while 48 percent have decreased the amount of money they are putting away for their golden years, an equal number have either increased (12 percent) or maintained their level of savings (35 percent).
March 16, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Primary: Specter 48%, Sestak 37%
Support for Senator Arlen Specter has fallen below 50% this month in Pennsylvania’s Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate, but he still holds an 11-point lead over Congressman Joe Sestak.
March 16, 2010
44% Less Likely To Buy A Toyota, But It’s Still More Popular Than Chrysler
Forty-four percent (44%) of Americans now say they are less likely to buy a Toyota because of the automaker’s recent large safety recalls.
March 16, 2010
Obama Evokes Fear, Calls for Courage By Debra J. Saunders
As a candidate for president, Sen. Barack Obama rejected "the politics of fear." Well, he won. So now he's playing the fear card to the hilt.
March 16, 2010
California Senate: Boxer 43%, Campbell 41%
Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer is now in a virtual dead heat with former Congressman Tom Campbell in California’s U.S. Senate race.
March 16, 2010
Jihad Jane: Terror by Reason of Insanity By Froma Harrop
Consider the case of "Jihad Jane." Divorced twice (first marriage at 16), Colleen LaRose was arrested for drunkenness in Texas. She ended up living with a boyfriend in a Philadelphia suburb and taking care of his elderly father. Let's say that LaRose was not one of life's winners under conventional definitions.
March 15, 2010
38% Give Supreme Court Positive Ratings
Thirty-eight percent (38%) of U.S. voters now give the Supreme Court good or excellent ratings, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just 18% say the court is doing a poor job.
March 15, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey 49%, Specter 40%
For the third month in a row, likely Republican nominee Pat Toomey holds a nine-point lead over incumbent Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race.
March 15, 2010
55% View Michelle Obama Favorably
Fifty-five percent (55%) of U.S. voters now have a favorable opinion of Michelle Obama, down five points from early February. That includes 32% who view her very favorably.
March 15, 2010
Just 13% Say It’s Illegal Not To Answer Census Questions
As 120 million U.S. Census forms begin to arrive in mailboxes around the country, 13% of Americans say they think it is illegal not to answer all of the Census questions.
March 15, 2010
Three-Way Ballot: Democrats 34%, GOP 27%, Tea Party 21%
Both Republican and Tea Party candidates have gained a little ground in a potential three-way congressional contest, but Democrats remain on top.
March 15, 2010
43% Favor Health Care Plan, 53% Oppose
Democrats in Congress are vowing to pass their national health care plan with a vote in the House possible by the end of this week. But most voters still oppose the plan the same way they have for months.
March 15, 2010
43% Favor Health Care Plan, 53% Oppose
Democrats in Congress are vowing to pass their national health care plan with a vote in the House possible by the end of this week. But most voters still oppose the plan the same way they have for months.
March 15, 2010
Tea Party Brings Energy, Change and Tumult to GOP By Michael Barone
The political commentariat doesn't know what to make of those thousands of Americans who have spontaneously thronged to tea parties and town hall meetings to oppose the big government programs of the Obama administration and Democratic congressional leaders.
March 14, 2010
81% Say People Learn More Outside The Classroom Than Inside
An overwhelming majority of Americans (81%) continue to believe that people learn more practical skills through life experiences and work after college rather than in college.
March 13, 2010
47% Don’t Think Daylight Saving Time Worth the Hassle
Daylight Saving Time begins early tomorrow morning, but, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, 47% of Americans don’t think the time change is worth the hassle. Forty percent (40%) disagree, and 13% more aren’t sure.
