Republican Still Lead By Seven on Generic Ballot
Republican candidates have a seven-point lead over Democrats for the second straight week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
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December 1, 2009
December 1, 2009
Rasmussen Employment Index Down As Hiring Expectations Decline
After three months of gains, the Rasmussen Employment Index dropped more than four points in November to its lowest level since July.
December 1, 2009
60% Say Passage of Health Care Reform Will Increase Deficit
Members of Congress may rely upon the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), but voters are skeptical. The CBO has projected that the health care legislation now being considered by Congress would make the federal budget deficit a bit smaller over the coming decade, but only 17% of voters believe that’s true.
December 1, 2009
Working on Apps Not Abs By Froma Harrop
This is a nation of goose-necked children hunched over their electronics in front of a TV. They will turn into goose-necked adults with vitamin D deficiencies, the result of spending their sunny hours downloading songs in darkened rooms. Obesity will plague many of them.
November 30, 2009
Voters Continue to Trust GOP More on Most Top Issues
Voters remain more confident in Republicans than in Democrats this month on virtually all of the key electoral issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports. But that confidence is not quite as strong as a month ago when the GOP led on all 10.
November 30, 2009
33% Say Their Representative in Congress is Best Person for Job
Thirty-three percent (33%) of voters nationwide believe that their representative in Congress is the best person for the job. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 42% disagree and 25% are not sure.
November 30, 2009
71% Angry at Federal Government, Up Five Points Since September
Seventy-one percent (71%) of voters nationwide say they’re at least somewhat angry about the current policies of the federal government. That figure includes 46% who are Very Angry.
November 30, 2009
Confidence in Housing Market Stalls
October’s exuberance over the housing market appears to have fallen back to the levels seen for much of this year, while long-term confidence appears to be trending down.
November 30, 2009
47% View A Candidate’s Religious Faith As Important
Voters are narrowly divided on the importance of a political candidate’s religious faith but are less enthusiastic about the role of religion in politics and government.
November 30, 2009
Question Wording and Job Approval
Not surprisingly, when you ask about the President’s Job Approval in different ways, you get different results.
November 30, 2009
41% Support Health Care Legislation, 53% Oppose
The U.S. Senate is now formally beginning debate on a plan to reform health care in America, but most voters remain opposed to the plan working its way through Congress.
November 30, 2009
Global Warming Consensus: Garbage in, Garbage out By Michael Barone
As Air Force One heads to Copenhagen for the climate summit Dec. 9, it will presumably not make a U-turn while flying over the Climate Research Unit (CRU) at University of East Anglia near Norwich, England. But perhaps it should.
November 29, 2009
39% Consider Holiday Shopping Unpleasant, 43% Think It's Fun
Holiday shopping season has begun, and 39% of Americans consider that shopping an unpleasant chore.
November 29, 2009
Most Americans Prefer 'Merry Christmas' To 'Happy Holidays'
Amidst all the holiday shopping craziness, most Americans at this time of year want to see holiday signs that wish them a "Merry Christmas."
November 29, 2009
53% Have Favorable Opinion of AARP, but Health Care Issue Hurting Reputation
Only 18% of voters nationwide believe that most people join AARP, once known as the American Association of Retired Persons, because they support its political agenda, but it is still perceived by many as a partisan organization.
November 29, 2009
Sarah Palin: Going Rogue, Getting Even By Debra J. Saunders
"Going Rogue: An American Life" acquaints the reader with author Sarah Palin's life and work before she was plucked from her Little House on the Tundra to serve as John McCain's running mate and turned into a national caricature.
November 28, 2009
81% Disagree with New Mammogram Recommendation
A federal medical panel's recommendation that women can now wait until age 50 to get a routine mammogram instead of age 40 is stirring up strong debate. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey finds that 81% of adults disagree with the panel's recommendation.
November 28, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls: Week Ending November 28, 2009
So what’s the problem? Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters nationwide now rate the U.S. health care system as good or excellent, up from 29% a year-and-a-half ago.
November 28, 2009
Whom Can You Trust on Climate Change? By Froma Harrop
When President Obama attends the United Nations meeting on climate in Copenhagen, you can be sure that the deniers of global warming will go on a romp.
November 27, 2009
In Massachusetts, 32% Consider State’s Health Care Reform a Success
In 2006, Massachusetts implemented its own statewide version of health care reform and 32% of the state’s voters consider that reform a success. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Bay State finds that 36% consider the plan a failure and another 32% are not sure.
