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.
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March 16, 2010
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.
March 13, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending March 13, 2010
Are national Democrats on a kamikaze mission to pass their health care reform plan and destroy themselves at the polls in November? That’s what it seems like to many political commentators, and our latest numbers here at Rasmussen Reports aren't too encouraging for the president's party at this point.
March 13, 2010
Yellen Is Spellin' Future Inflation By Lawrence Kudlow
The new Obama Fed is going to be very dovish when it comes to fighting future inflation and defending the value of the dollar.
March 12, 2010
56% Say Their Employer Typically Promotes From Within
Fifty-six percent (56%) of American workers say their employer typically looks to promote an existing employee for an open position before considering other candidates.
March 12, 2010
38% in Minnesota for Pawlenty If He Runs for President
Minnesota voters have mixed feelings about Governor Tim Pawlenty these days, and just 38% say they’d vote him if he wins the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. That’s down four points from November.
March 12, 2010
64% Say Spring Puts Them in a Better Mood
Spring is almost here, and 64% of Americans say the arrival of the new season will put them in a better mood.
March 12, 2010
Negatives for Pelosi, Reid, Boehner Hit Record Highs
Congress' top leaders are feeling the heat from voters this month, as a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows three of the four reaching or matching their highest unfavorable ratings of the past year.
March 12, 2010
Coming Between You and Your Doctor By Froma Harrop
The lights must dim around Google's data-storage centers every time someone does a search for "government bureaucrat coming between you and your doctor." Foes of the Democrats' health-reform proposals have been chanting this on the hour for a year -- with a surge after Democrats put money for "comparative effectiveness research" in the stimulus bill.
