GOP Up By Five Points In Generic Ballot
The GOP advantage over Democrats increased from two points to five in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
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October 20, 2009
October 19, 2009
50% Still Lack Confidence In U.S. Banks
One-out-of-two Americans (50%) still lack confidence in the U.S. banking system, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
October 19, 2009
Illinois 2010 Senate Race Still Neck-and-Neck
The 2010 U.S. Senate race in Illinois is now a dead heat between the top Democratic and Republican contenders.
October 19, 2009
President Gets Mixed Reviews for Plan on Sending $250 to All Seniors
Time Magazine refers to it as the Obama administration's "stealth stimulus," pumping more government money into the economy without packaging it as a politically unpopular second economic stimulus plan. One of the new ideas is a proposed one-time $250 payment to seniors who for the first time in years won't be getting a cost of living increase in their Social Security checks because inflation's down.
October 19, 2009
Palin Is Distant Second in GOP Match-Ups with Huckabee, Romney
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s forthcoming autobiography has been at the top of the Amazon book charts for weeks, and it hasn’t even been released yet. At least in the eyes of the political Left, she is now perhaps America’s most visible national Republican.
October 19, 2009
Unlike Obama, Americans reject European model By Michael Barone
An interesting paradox. Last year, America elected a president who, in attitudes and policies, is closer to the elites of Western Europe than any of his predecessors. Yet in the nine months that he has been in office, ordinary Americans have been moving away from those attitudes and policies and have increasingly embraced positions that over the years have made Americans distinctive from those in other advanced Western democracies.
October 19, 2009
Following Senate Finance Committee Passage, 42% Support Health Care Reform
Now that the Senate Finance Committee has passed its version of health care reform, 42% of voters nationwide favor the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s down two points from a week ago and down four from the week before.
October 18, 2009
25% Favor Tax Deduction for Pet Expenses
A dog may be a man's best friend - except at tax time.
October 18, 2009
Bipartisan Facade Can't Hide Health Plan's Flaws By Debra J. Saunders
If the Democrats' health care package is so great, why are President Obama and Dem congressional leaders so hungry to share the credit for its passage with a Republican?
October 17, 2009
Head-to-Head: Huckabee 44%, Romney 39%
If the choice for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 comes down to a choice between Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney, Huckabee has a slight edge.
October 17, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls: Week Ending October 16, 2009
The Senate Finance Committee passed its version of health care reform this week, and the legislative battle is moving behind closed doors for a while. But despite all the twists and turns of the past few months, there is little change in public attitudes.
October 16, 2009
GOP 2012: Huckabee 29% Romney 24% Palin 18%
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Republican voters nationwide say former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is their pick to represent the GOP in the 2012 Presidential campaign. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 24% prefer former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney while 18% would cast their vote for former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
October 16, 2009
Only 18% Expect Final Health Care Plan To Be Bipartisan
Most voters believe some kind of health care reform is needed, but they see the plan emerging from Congress as mostly what Democrats want rather than a truly bipartisan effort. Still, they’re closely divided over whether Republican opposition is just politics as usual or genuinely reflects a concern about the details of the plan.
October 16, 2009
The Bay Area Bridge That Time Forgot By Debra J. Saunders
On Oct. 17, 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake brought down a chunk of the upper deck of the Oakland-Bay Bridge onto the lower deck. Anamafi Moala Kalushia, 23, of Berkeley died. Twenty years later, some 280,000 cars use the bridge daily -- and it still isn't safe.
October 16, 2009
A Big Difference for Science and Medicine By Susan Estrich
Dr. Carol Greider may be the only Nobel laureate to have been folding laundry when she got the call. She was up early, and there was a lot of laundry. After the phone call, she woke up her two children and told them she had won the Nobel Prize.
October 16, 2009
Not Sure Leads in 2010 Pennsylvania Democrat Primary for Governor
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of likely Democratic Primary Voters in Pennsylvania are not sure how they will vote when it comes time to select a Democratic Party nominee for governor in 2010.
October 16, 2009
Storm Clouds Gather as Dow Hits 10,000 By Lawrence Kudlow
Dow Jones 10,000 arrived on Wall Street Wednesday for the first time in a year. It's a milestone of sorts, and it certainly represents a vote for investor confidence in economic recovery. Blowout profit reports from Intel and JPMorgan helped fuel the day's 145-point gain. So did a retail sales report that excluding Cash for Clunkers was actually quite strong.
October 16, 2009
58% View Pelosi Unfavorably
Despite months of haggling over health care reform, voters continue to view leaders in Congress in the same light. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi remains the most well known – and most disliked – of the legislature’s top leaders.
October 15, 2009
2010 PA GOP Gubernatorial Primary: Corbett 54%, Gerlach 10%
State Attorney General Tom Corbett has a commanding lead over Congressman Jim Gerlach in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey of Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial primary.
October 15, 2009
46% View Biden Favorably
Forty-six percent (46%) of U.S. voters have a favorable opinion of Vice President Joseph Biden, even as left-wing doyenne Arianna Huffington suggests he resign if President Obama ignores his advice and sends more troops to Afghanistan.
