53% Say Voter Approval Needed for Changes To Medicare and Social Security
Most voters nationwide (53%) believe any changes to Medicare or Social Security should be approved by a vote of the American people.
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April 15, 2010
April 15, 2010
50% In New York Favor Repeal of Health Care Plan
Fifty percent (50%) of New York voters favor repeal of the recently-passed national health care plan, while 46% oppose repeal, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. This includes 37% who strongly favor it and 36% who are strongly opposed.
April 15, 2010
Before a New Justice Is Chosen By Joe Conason
Choosing a Supreme Court justice has become a deplorably dishonest process that hides ideological disputes behind petty and often personal matters. Nominees pretend to have no opinion about controversial issues such as abortion, when everyone listening knows they certainly do. Politicians pretend to worry about nothing except judicial qualifications, temperament and balance.
April 15, 2010
Democrats Spark Increase In Favorables For Pelosi
Following Congress' passage of the health care bill, voters view House Speaker Nancy Pelosi more favorably than they have in months. Voter opinions of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader John Boehner are up slightly, too, after all three scored record unfavorable ratings the month before.
April 15, 2010
Utah GOP Senate Primary: Bennett Earns 37% Support
Incumbent Republican Senator Bob Bennett is under serious political attack in Utah for not being conservative enough, but he has the highest level of support so far among the state’s likely Republican Primary voters. One-out-of-five primary voters remain undecided.
April 15, 2010
Politicians Honoring Their Kind By Froma Harrop
Fly from Atlanta to Houston, and you may start at an airport named after two mayors and land at one named for a president. While in the air, you pass over hundreds of bridges, roadways and public buildings -- all honoring politicians, alive or dead.
April 15, 2010
44% of California Voters Support Drilling Off Their Coast
Though offshore oil drilling is still off-limits off the coast of California, the plurality (44%) of voters in the state think it should be allowed there.
April 15, 2010
GOP Should Push Tough Regulation of Wall Street By Michael Barone
It's not hard to predict how the coming fight over financial regulation legislation will be framed by most of the mainstream media. Democrats like Christopher Dodd, the sponsor of the pending Senate bill, will be portrayed as cracking down on greedy Wall Street operators. Republicans will be portrayed as letting Wall Street operators have their way.
April 15, 2010
Utah Governor: Herbert (R) 57%, Corroon (D) 29%
Governor Gary Herbert, the lieutenant governor who took over the state's top job when Jon Huntsman stepped down last summer to become U.S. ambassador to China, enjoys a comfortable level of support against the only Democrat in Utah's special gubernatorial election.
April 14, 2010
40% of Florida Republicans Favor Federal Probe of State Party’s Finances
Forty percent (40%) of likely Florida Republican Primary voters say the Justice Department should investigate allegations of financial wrongdoing within the state Republican Party.
April 14, 2010
34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-four percent (34%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 14, 2010
30% Expect More Hurricanes This Year
The 2010 hurricane season may not begin officially until June 1, but some forecasters are already predicting a worse year than 2009.
April 14, 2010
Election 2012: Barack Obama 42%, Ron Paul 41%
Pit maverick Republican Congressman Ron Paul against President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election match-up, and the race is – virtually dead even.
April 14, 2010
The Kindness of a Stranger By Susan Estrich
I was power walking up Broadway in New York City last Tuesday, when something went terribly wrong. The world started spinning. I literally couldn't see straight.
April 14, 2010
No More Profiles in Caution By Tony Blankley
The Republican Party must break with its long-established cautious instincts and make a bold stand for first principles of freedom and constitutional limitations on government -- from full repeal of Obamacare to rolling back multitrillion-dollar deficits. This is not so much reproach of past Republican conduct as it is recognition of new opportunities.
April 14, 2010
California Senate: Boxer's Support Remains in Low 40s
Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer now receives no more than 43% support against any of her top three GOP opponents in her reelection bid for U.S. Senate in California, but they aren't gaining ground either.
April 13, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 36%
For the second straight week, Republican candidates hold a nine-point lead over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
April 13, 2010
New York Senate: Gillibrand 40%, Generic Republican 39%
Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand remains in a vulnerable position in her bid for reelection in New York even though no viable Republican running against her.
April 13, 2010
Tea Party Profile: Many Ways To Describe A Movement
The number of people who say they’re part of the Tea Party Movement nationally has grown to 24%. That’s up from 16% a month ago, but the movement still defies easy description.
April 13, 2010
48% Say Government Has Conflict of Interest When Regulating Automakers
Forty-eight percent (48%) of Americans now believe that the government has a conflict-of-interest when it comes to regulating competing automakers.
