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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer is now in a virtual dead heat with former Congressman Tom Campbell in California’s U.S. Senate race.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Both Republican and Tea Party candidates have gained a little ground in a potential three-way congressional contest, but Democrats remain on top.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The new Obama Fed is going to be very dovish when it comes to fighting future inflation and defending the value of the dollar.
