Most Recent Articles: July 2013
July 31, 2013
26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Republicans Still Trusted More on Economy
61% Favor Raising Minimum Wage to $10.10 An Hour
11% Still Think Snowden A Hero, 32% A Traitor
Are We Rome Yet? By Joe Conason
July 30, 2013
56% Say More Competition, Less Regulation Better For Financial System
Both GOP and Democrats Have Party Problems By Michael Barone
Rasmussen Employment Index Falls to 2013 Low
46% Favor More Restrictions on NSA Surveillance Program
America's Wilderness Gets Crowded By Froma Harrop
Men Are Still Chief Breadwinners in Most Relationships
July 29, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 39%, Republicans 38%
55% Think Some States May Be Declaring Bankruptcy Soon
33% Still Favor Life in Prison for WikiLeaks Leaker Bradley Manning
75% Favor Buying Health Insurance Across State Lines
July 28, 2013
37% Consider Now a Good Time To Sell Home Locally, 40% Disagree
July 27, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
July 26, 2013
55% Say Their Home Value Worth More Than What They Still Owe
19% Support Florida Boycott Over Zimmerman Verdict
Obama Economy Emphasis Is all Talk by Michael Barone
57% Are Less Likely To Vote for A Candidate Caught in a Sex Scandal
Cheap Labor Is Nobody's Right by Froma Harrop
49% Think Obama Too Hostile Toward Small Business
July 25, 2013
New Low: 12% Think Their Home Will Be Worth Less in a Year
55% See Marriage As Very Important To Society
25% Favor Federal Bailouts for Ailing Cities Like Detroit
If Republicans Love Competition, Why Do They Still Hate Obamacare? By Joe Conason
17% Say U.S. Public Schools Provide World-Class Education
July 24, 2013
26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
33% Rate Obama Administration’s Response to Zimmerman Verdict As Good or Excellent
52% Think Zimmerman Jury Would Have Found Black Shooter Not Guilty, Too
Stalled Motor City By John Stossel
Straying Politicians' Five Shades of Gray By Froma Harrop
62% Think Government Should Cut Spending to Help Economy
July 23, 2013
33% Say Media Should Withhold Names, Pictures of Violent Criminals
Half of NYC Voters Don’t Like Weiner, Spitzer
44% Rate Obama Administration’s IRS Response As Poor
The Second American Revolution Has Begun: A Commentary By Mark Meckler
A Woman in Full: Thatcher Gets Her Due in New Biography: A Commentary By Michael Barone
46% Say U.S. Justice System Fair to Blacks, Hispanics
July 22, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 40%, Republicans 38%
71% View Rolling Stone's Terrorist Cover Photo As A Publicity Stunt
45% Favor Stand Your Ground Laws, 32% Oppose
61% Expect Health Care in U.S. To Get Worse Over Next Two Years
July 21, 2013
38% Think Government Is Best Bet for Alternative Energy Development
July 20, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week's Polls
July 19, 2013
44% Rate Obama’s Handling of Health Care Positively
39% Say U.S. Safer Today Than Before 9/11, 36% Disagree
32% Have Favorable Opinion of Zimmerman, 48% Unfavorable
Confronting America's Racial Divide by Scott Rasmussen
A Better System for Picking Presidential Candidates by Michael Barone
July 18, 2013
32% Say American Society is Unfair and Discriminatory
75% Prefer Traditional Book to Electronic Reading Device
44% Favor Ban on Abortion After 20 Weeks, 41% Oppose
Not Listening: What Republicans Could Learn From George W. Bush By Joe Conason
It’s Time for Another Constitutional Convention By Mark Meckler
21% Think Justice Department Should Charge Zimmerman With a Hate Crime
July 17, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
59% Favor Government Subsidies to Keep Student Loan Costs Down
36% Think America’s Best Days Are in the Future
Strangling Life By John Stossel
48% Agree with Zimmerman Verdict, 34% Disagree
Curse of the Full-Time Job By Froma Harrop
43% Blame Spike in Food Stamp Recipients on Easier Government Rules
July 16, 2013
56% Say Gov Investing in Alternative Energy May End Foreign Oil Dependence
53% Believe Availability of Student Loans Has Driven Up College Tuitions
Obama Finds Foreign Affairs Do Not Bend to His Whims: A Commentary By Michael Barone
Voters Like Coal Industry More Than the EPA
60% Put Checks and Balances Ahead of Government Efficiency
July 15, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 39%, Democrats 38%
53% Believe Boston Bombing Suspect May Receive Death Penalty
44% Favor Ending Senate Filibuster, 38% Oppose
45% View Health Care Law Favorably, 50% Unfavorable
8% Think Applicant’s Word Is Enough When Seeking Federal Health Insurance Subsidies
July 14, 2013
Obama’s Positives On Leadership Continue To Fall
July 13, 2013
56% Rarely or Never Eat Fast Food
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
July 12, 2013
40% Rate Obama Poorly on National Security
85% Think Christian Photographer Has Right to Turn Down Same-Sex Wedding Job
56% Favor Delaying Individual Health Care Mandate, 26% Opposed
Obama Forfeits Trust by Not Enforcing Obamacare By Michael Barone
Americans Want to Exercise Their Rights -- Reasonably By Scott Rasmussen
July 11, 2013
58% Eat At A Restaurant At Least Once A Week
Americans Think Bar Owners, Landlords Should Be Able to Pick Their Customers
63% View U.S. Economy As Unfair to the Middle Class
40% Think Routine Blood Testing Via Internet or Apps Likely in Next 10 Years
Health Reform Will Happen, and None Too Soon By Froma Harrop
July 10, 2013
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
81% Visit Doctor Once a Year or More
Meddling Overseas By John Stossel
39% Favor Reform Plan That Cuts Future Illegal Immigration by Just 50%
U.S. Right to 'Lead From Behind' on Egypt By Froma Harrop
50% Give Obama Poor Marks on Deficit Reduction
July 9, 2013
32% Are Conservative on Both Fiscal, Social Issues
46% Are Pro-Choice, 43% Pro-Life
Most Americans Think Campus Groups Can Set Requirements For Their Officers
25% of Obama Supporters Think Government Should Closely Watch Most Tea Party Groups
With Dems on Defensive, GOP Has Chance to Recapture Senate: A Commentary By Michael Barone
Most Voters Still Favor Employer Sanctions, Routine Police Checks to Fight Illegal Immigration
July 8, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 40%, Democrats 39%
54% Think It's Possible for Anyone to Find A Job
64% Think It’s Possible For Americans to Have Honest Discussion About Race
73% Oppose U.S. Involvement in Egypt
62% See Free Market As Better Than More Regulation In Reducing Health Care Costs
July 7, 2013
33% Expect Stronger Economy A Year From Now, 41% Weaker
July 6, 2013
13% Say Federal Government Should Hire Long-Term Unemployed
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
July 5, 2013
71% Say Private Sector Employees Work Harder Than Government Employees
7% Think Congress Doing Good or Excellent Job
52% Think It’s Good NSA Domestic Spying Was Exposed, 23% Disagree
Moral Hazard and Nature: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
Americans Still Embrace the Spirit of '76: A Commentary By Scott Rasmussen
July 4, 2013
61% Say Independence Day One Of Nation’s Most Important Holidays
82% Know What Independence Day Celebrates
For July 4th: Remembering Why the Right Doesn't Own the Stars and Stripes by Joe Conason
July 3, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
More Americans View Blacks As Racist Than Whites, Hispanics
Americans See George Washington As Greatest Founding Father
63% View Too-Powerful Government As Bigger Threat Than Weaker One
66% Know Someone Out of Work and Looking For Employment
The Snowden Paradox By Mark Meckler
July 2, 2013
Just 26% Give U.S. Public Schools Positive Marks
56% Think Constitution Should Be Left Alone
Rasmussen Employment Index Remains Near Recent High
In U.K. but Not U.S., Young Voters Turn Against Big Government: A Commentary By Michael Barone
For Voters, NSA Case is Less of A Scandal but More of A Problem
51% Think All EPA Regulations Need Congressional Approval
July 1, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 39%, Democrats 38%
25% Say High School Graduates Prepared For College
President Obama’s Full-Month Approval Rating Slips to 47% in June
Public Approval of Supreme Court Falls to All-Time Low
48% Now Want Their Governor To Oppose Health Care Law
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