50% Now Say U.S. Is Winning War on Terror
Voter confidence in America's conduct of the War on Terror has reached its highest level since last May.
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February 24, 2010
February 24, 2010
Is Our Government Really Broken? By Tony Blankley
If you want to see broken government, consider the fall of the constitutional Roman Republic and the rise of Julius Caesar: "Fortune turned against us and brought confusion to all we did. Greed destroyed honor, honesty and every other virtue, and taught men to be arrogant and cruel, to neglect the gods. Ambition made men false. Rome changed: A government which had once surpassed all others in justice and excellence now became cruel and unbearable." So said the historian Sallust at the time.
February 24, 2010
71% Give Congress Poor Rating
Voter unhappiness with Congress has reached the highest level ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports as 71% now say the legislature is doing a poor job.
February 23, 2010
Texas Governor: Perry, Hutchison Still Lead White
As the Republican contenders slug it out in their primary battle, Democratic hopeful Bill White still trails the top two Republicans in the general election race for governor of Texas. However, White has drawn a little bit closer than he was a month ago.
February 23, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: GOP Still Holds The Edge
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker remains the strongest Republican for now in the race against likely Democratic candidate Tom Barrett in the contest for Wisconsin governor.
February 23, 2010
Why Evan Bayh Should Not Jump Ship By Froma Harrop
In an essay titled, "Why I'm Leaving the Senate," Evan Bayh brilliantly explains what's wrong with the Senate and how to fix it. If only the headline had read, "Why I'm Not Leaving the Senate" -- or better, "Things I Will Do If Indiana Voters Give Me Another 6 Years."
February 23, 2010
Florida Governor: McCollum 48%, Sink 35%
The race for Florida’s next governor remains unchanged, with Republican state Attorney General Bill McCollum holding onto a double-digit lead.
February 23, 2010
Florida Senate: Meek Still A Distant Second to Crist, Rubio
While Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio battle it out for the Republican Senate nomination in Florida, one thing is unchanged for now: Regardless of which GOP candidate emerges, the likely Democratic Senate nominee, Congressman Kendrick Meek, has a long way to go.
February 23, 2010
Yoo Case About Politics, not Ethics By Debra J. Saunders
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced what amounts to the end of its investigation of former Bush administration lawyers Jay Bybee and John Yoo for writing the 2002 memos that authorized the CIA to use enhanced interrogation techniques. While assailing Bybee and Yoo's "poor judgment," Assistant Deputy Attorney General David Margolis rejected the "final report" written by the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility. It found that Bybee and Yoo had engaged in "professional misconduct."
February 23, 2010
41% Favor Obama’s Health Care Plan, 56% Oppose
Voters still strongly oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats and think Congress should focus instead on smaller bills that address problems individually rather than a comprehensive plan.
February 22, 2010
Iowa Senate: Grassley Still Outdistances Democratic Challengers
Incumbent Republican Charles Grassley still holds sizable double-digit leads over his three chief Democratic challengers in the U.S. Senate race in Iowa.
February 22, 2010
74% Say Tiger Woods Likely To Play Again This Year
Most Americans expect Tiger Woods to be playing professional golf again this year, although they still have mixed feelings abut the sincerity of his apology.
February 22, 2010
76% Say Fed Is Likely To Raise Other Interest Rates This Year
The Federal Reserve Board’s decision last week to raise the interest rate it charges banks for short-term loans has most Americans now expecting other rate increases this year.
February 22, 2010
Georgia Governor: Top GOP Contenders Slightly Ahead of Democrats’ Barnes
Three-out-of-the-four top Republican candidates are now slightly ahead of the Democrat one of them is most likely to face in this year’s race for governor in Georgia.
February 22, 2010
Iowa Governor: Culver Trails in Re-election Bid
The latest Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 telephone survey of the Iowa governor’s race shows incumbent Democrat Chet Culver trailing badly in a match-up with one of his Republican predecessors and also running behind a lesser-known GOP challenger.
February 22, 2010
Florida GOP Senate: Rubio 54%, Crist 36%
Former state House Speaker Marco Rubio continues to lengthen his lead over Governor Charlie Crist in the contest for Florida’s Republican Senate nomination.
February 22, 2010
Obama Lacks One Crucial Ingredient -- Intuition By Michael Barone
No president enters office knowing everything he needs to know. His experience is limited to some greater or lesser extent; his knowledge of the people from whom he will choose appointees is incomplete; his mastery of the substance of public policy, after years on the campaign trail, is likely to be out of date. And like all of us, he does not know what the future will bring.
February 21, 2010
47% Believe U.S. Can Win in Afghanistan
Voters are slightly less optimistic about winning the war in Afghanistan despite a highly publicized, thus far successful U.S. offensive against Taliban forces now taking place there.
February 20, 2010
51% Think Business Leaders Make Better Economic Decisions Than Government Officials
Most Americans continue to have more confidence in the economic decisions of the business community than in those of government.
