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May 24, 2012

New High: 42% Say They Are Overweight

56% Plan On Using All Their Vacation Time This Year

53% Say Tax Cuts Help the Economy

Bain And Our Screwed-Up Culture By Froma Harrop

51% Oppose Forcing Religious Organizations To Provide Birth Control

Pennsylvania Senate: Casey (D) 48%, Smith (R) 41%

May 23, 2012

30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Radio Update: Republican Efforts to Exempt Military from Budget Cuts Out of Step with Voters

63% Say Those Who Can’t Afford Mortgage Payments Should Sell Home

48% Say Justice System Is Fair To Most Americans

15% Say It’s More Honorable To Work for Government Than For Private Company

Keeping Business Honest: A Commentary by John Stossel

Pennsylvania: Obama 47%, Romney 41%

May 22, 2012

Radio Updates: Most Voters Favor Letting States Overrule FDA

Radio Update: Housing Market Collapse Highlights Changes in U.S. Economy

Radio Update: Voters Want Government to Deliver More or Spend Less

57% Say American Society is Fair and Decent

73% Say Men, Women Earn Equal Pay At Their Workplace

51% Think U.S. Should Withdraw All Troops From Europe

40% Now Say Trayvon Martin Shot in Self-Defense; 24% Say It Was Murder

The United States of Gambling By Froma Harrop

47% Favor Legalizing Pot, Cocaine To Reduce Border Drug Violence

May 21, 2012

Radio Update: There's a Gender Gap on Questions of Equal Pay for Equal Work

Radio Update: Romney Record at Bain Capital a Modest Positive for Voters

Radio Update: Enthusiasm Gap Favors Romney and the Republicans

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 39%

11% Favor Legalizing, Regulating Cocaine

47% See Buying A Home As Family’s Best Investment

44% See Romney’s Business Past As Reason to Vote For Him, 33% Disagree

Obama Pursues Higher Tax Rates, Growth Be Damned By Michael Barone

51% Predict U.S. Government Will Go Bankrupt Before Budget Is Balanced

May 20, 2012

64% Prefer a Government With Fewer Services and Lower Taxes

May 19, 2012

52% Say States Should Be Allowed to Overrule Feds on Drug Approval

The States That Put President's Over The Top By Geoffrey Skelley

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

May 18, 2012

Radio Update: Americans Hate Cozy Relationship Between Bankers and Government

Radio Update: States Can Provide Checks and Balances for FDA

Radio Update: Tepid Support For Nuclear Power in US

58% Favor Selling Pot in Pharmacies Only

47% Expect Home’s Value To Go Up Over Next Five Years

44% Support Building More U.S. Nuclear Power Plants

Nebraska: Romney 53%, Obama 39%

It's the Economy, Stupid: A Commentary By Scott Rasmussen

Sound and Fury: Feeding Frenzies In The Presidential Silly Season: A Commentary By Larry J. Sabato and Kyle Kondik

The Only True Way to Save Marriage From Obama: A Commentary by Joe Conason

May 17, 2012

Radio Update: Most Say Legalize Pot, but Regulate

Radio Update: Most Skeptical About Fed's Ability to Control Inflation

Radio Update: Blame Johnson and Nixon for Federal Budget Crisis

71% Say Government Hasn’t Been Tough Enough On Wall Street

New High: 40% Owe Less Money Than They Did A Year Ago

Nebraska Senate: Fischer (R) 56%, Kerrey (D) 38%

56% Favor Legalizing, Regulating Marijuana

57% Think Spending Increases Should Be Limited to Population Growth and Inflation

North Carolina Governor: McCrory (R) 50%, Dalton (D) 41%

Recent News Could Cause Panic for Obama Campaign By Michael Barone

Grief Is Not a Mental Illness By Froma Harrop

May 16, 2012

Radio Update: Polls of Likely Voters Show Romney Ahead

Radio Update: Romney Takes the Lead in North Carolina

Radio Update: The American People Are Right and The Political Class Needs to Change

  28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

88% Say They're Paying More for Groceries Than A Year Ago

35% Give Supreme Court Positive Marks

  71% Say Government Should Let Big Troubled Banks Fail

Making Life Fair By John Stossel

North Carolina: Romney 51%, Obama 43%

May 15, 2012

Radio Update: JP Morgan Loses Big, Americans Want The Right People to Pay

Radio Update: Same-Sex Marriage Issue Reinforces Political Generation Gap

Voters Still Trust Their Own Economic Judgment Over Romney's, Obama's

Radio Update: Right Now, National Polls Matter More Than Electoral College Guessing Games

62% Predict 'Arab Spring' Nations Will Not Soon Become Free and Democratic

36% Support More Government Regulation of Financial Industry

51% Trust Romney’s Economic Judgment More Than Obama’s

Silicon Slumming: A Commentary By Froma Harrop

75% Favor Use of No-Fly List at Airports

May 14, 2012

Radio Update: The Economy, Not Same Sex Marriage, Will Determine Who Wins in 2012

Radio Update: 51% Trust Romney More Than Obama on Economy

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 38%

50% Are Confident In Stability of Banking System

New High: 47% Say Auto Bailouts Were Good for America

63% See Conflict Between Islam and the West

56% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law

Three Different Ways to Look at the 2012 Campaign By Michael Barone

May 13, 2012

77% Plan To Visit Mom on Mother’s Day

May 12, 2012

23% View Harry Reid Favorably, 57% Don't

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

May 11, 2012

Radio Update: Happy Mother's Day

Radio Update: Obama's Numbers Down, Romney Up

Radio Update: One-In-Three Believe It's Still Possible To Wark Hard, Get Rich

48% Are Skeptical About Safety of Driverless Cars

Do Independent Voters Matter? by Todd Eberly

  New High: 68% Would Vote To Replace Entire Congress

Let's Not Overreact to the Judd Mutiny By Kyle Kondik

Wisconsin Senate: Thompson (R) 50%, Baldwin (D) 38%

What the China Crisis (and His Gay Crisis) Revealed About Mitt By Joe Conason

Lugar Loss Highlights Sour Relationship Between Voters and Politicians By Scott Rasmussen

May 10, 2012

Radio Update: No Matter How Bad Things Are, Voters Believe Congress Can Always Make It Worse

Radio Update: Walker Leads in Recall Fight

Radio Update: Americans Worried About Impact of Europe's Problems on US Economy

37% Give Obama Positive Marks on Economic Issues

Majority of Americans Have Unfavorable Views of Greece, France

65% Angry At Government’s Current Policies

Wisconsin Recall Election: Walker 50%, Barrett 45%

84% Don't Think The United States Should Bailout Europe

A Senate That’s Fit to Be Tied? Updating the Battle for Congress By Larry J. Sabato and Kyle Kondik

Education Should Have Second and Third Acts By Froma Harrop

Long, Hard Slog Ahead in Presidential Race By Michael Barone

May 9, 2012

31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

48% Think It’s Possible For Anyone Seeking Work To Find A Job

Radio Update: Ron Paul Draws Support From Both Obama and Romney As Third Party Candidate

58% Say D.C. Politics Will Grow More Partisan Over Next Year

61% Believe Europe Needs to Cut Government Spending to Save Economy

Creating a Risk-Free World: A Commentary By John Stossel

Massachusetts: Obama 56%, Romney 35%

May 8, 2012

Radio Update: Romney 49% Obama 44%

Radio Update: Massachusetts Senate Race Still Tied

Radio Update: Belief That Next Generation Will Be Better Off is at All-Time Low

New Low: 41% See Stock Market Recovery In At Least Three Years

Number Expecting Less Pay A Year From Now Is Down to 11%

Massachusetts Senate: Brown (R) 45%, Warren (D) 45%

Three-Way Race: Romney 44%, Obama 39%, Ron Paul 13%

Radio Update: Americans Want Strict Limits On Foreign Military Interventions

Radio Update: Americans Evenly Divided On Whether Muslim World Sees United States as Enemy

82% Favor Creation of Stand-Alone Social Security Trust Fund

May 7, 2012

Radio Update: Some Good News on the Employment Front

39% Think Most Muslims See U.S. As An Enemy, 35% Disagree

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 41%

New Low: 44% Predict U.S. Economy Will Be Stronger In Five Years

48% of Workers Predict Next Job Will Be Better Than Current Job

69% Favor Use of Military Overseas Only When U.S. National Security is Threatened

Racial Preferences: Unfair and Ridiculous By Michael Barone

May 6, 2012

53% Think Judges More Hostile to Religion Than Founding Fathers Planned

63% Oppose “Sin Taxes” on Junk Food and Soda

May 5, 2012

Romney Must Choose By Froma Harrop

40% Say Obama’s Views Extreme, 35% Say Same of Romney

Radio Update: Jobs Reports Could Decide Election 2012

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

May 4, 2012

53% Think Recent Graduates Will Have 'Very Difficult' Time Finding A Job

8% Give Congress Good or Excellent Marks Montana: Romney 51%, Obama 44%

Most Favor Afghanistan Withdrawal by 2014 But Fear U.S. Will Stay Too Long

Trench Warfare Won't Resolve Anything in This Year's Elections: A Commentary By Scott Rasmussen

Radio Update: On National Day of Prayer, Separation of Church and State Remains a Core Belief

Radio Update: Most Americans See Bribery As The Norm in Business

May 3, 2012

Radio Update: Consumers Cautious, Not Confident

37% Say Internet's Been Good for American Culture, 27% Disagree

Montana Senate: Rehberg (R) 53%, Tester (D) 43%

71% Say Bribery Common For Companies In Other Countries

68% Support Government-Recognized National Day of Prayer

Obama's Chicago Politics: Thuggery Not Civility By Michael Barone

51% Think U.S., Allies Winning War on Terror

May 2, 2012

Radio Update: Two Years Later, Voters See Much Less Environmental Impact From Gulf Oil Spill

Radio Update: Gas Prices Causing Cut Backs On Discretionary Spending

31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Core Four States: Obama 46%, Romney 43%

Radio Update: Presidential Approval And A Sports Bar Nation

Nevada: Obama 52%, Romney 44%

56% See No Major Long-Term Environmental Damage from 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

Obama Full-Month Approval Slips Again in April

Keeping Nature Exactly as Is ... Forever By John Stossel

May 1, 2012

Most Adults Consider Both Newspapers and Internet News Reliable

Nevada Senate: Heller (R) 51%, Berkley (D) 40%

Radio Update: Voters Would Like More Attention on Candidates, Less on Their Families

Rasmussen Employment Index Falls Back to January Level

Partisan Trends: Republicans 35.1%, Democrats 33.1%, Unaffiliateds 31.8%

56% of Women See Presidential Candidates’ Wives As Important to Their Vote

Wishing the Worst for John Edwards: A Commentary by Froma Harrop

Radio Update: Voters See President Obama As Far From The Political Center

Radio Update: Internet News Seen As Reliable As Newspapers

68% Say Obama’s Liberal, 60% View Romney as Conservative  

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April 30, 2012

Radio Update: 11% Believe War on Terror Is Over

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 40%

  Americans Prefer Coke Over Pepsi

66% Prefer Reading Print Newspaper To Online Version

Only 11% Think War on Terror Is Over

Obama Losing Rock-star Status Among Young Voters By Michael Barone

55% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law; 56% Expect Costs to Rise

April 29, 2012

43% Are Conservative on Money Issues, 13% Liberal

53% View Hillary Clinton Favorably

April 28, 2012

Radio Update: America Evenly Divided On Obama's Approval Rating

Radio Update: Romney Needs To Win All 'Core Four' States, Obama Just Two

58% in Virginia Approve of Governor McDonnell’s Performance

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

April 27, 2012

Radio Update: The Challenging Generation Gap On Medicare

Majority Says GM Ownership Should Have Been Left to Private Sector

Florida: Romney 46%, Obama 45%

Florida Senate: Nelson (D) 47%, Mack (R) 36%

Condi for Veep? 66% View Former Secretary of State Favorably

Voters Understand the Immigration Debate; Politicians Don't By Scott Rasmussen

Partisan Gender Gap Not Just About Women By Alfred J. Tuchfarber

Will GOP Exploit Secret Service and GSA Scandals? By Joe Conason

April 26, 2012

Radio Update: Majority Believes GM Should Have Gone Through Regular Bankruptcy Procedures

Radio Update: Were the Auto Bailouts a Success or a Failure?

Radio Update: The Unsettling News About Consumer Confidence

Most NYC Voters View Firefighters, Police Favorably

41% Think Medicare is a Good Deal for Working Americans

60% Say Focus of Immigration Policy Should Be Border Control

59% View Money-Losing Auto Bailouts As a Failure

77% Say Most Politicians Don’t Keep Campaign Promises

Shrinking Problem: Illegal Immigration From Mexico By Michael Barone

Plan of Attack: Obama, Romney & The Electoral College By Kyle Kondik, Larry J. Sabato and Geoffrey Skelley

Immigration Becomes a New Story By Froma Harrop

April 25, 2012

Radio Update: Control of the Senate is Up For Grabs

29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

60% in New York City Approve of Mayor Bloomberg

48% Believe Availability of Student Loans Has Driven Up Tuition Costs

Virginia: Romney 45%, Obama 44%

The Assault on Food: A Commentary by John Stossel

87% Think Media More Interested in Candidate Controversy Than in the Issues

Radio Update: 70 percent Say Working Through College Better Than Student Loans

Radio Update: For Postal Service, Voters Prefer Service Cuts to Government Subsidies

50% Think More Government Regulation Means Less Fairness

April 24, 2012

Manning Most Popular Quarterback in NYC

Radio Update: Romney Holds Slight Edge Over Obama

62% Favor Government Loans for Good Students From Poor Households

Virginia Senate: Allen (R) 46%, Kaine (D) 45%

  66% Think Most Government Contracts Go To Those With Political Connections

Radio Update: Voters Believe More Government Leads to Less Fairness

Education Replaces Housing as the Bubble Machine By Froma Harrop

Radio Update: Most Voters Support Welcoming Immigration Policy

Most Prefer Cutting Mail Delivery to More Subsidies for the Postal Service

April 23, 2012

44% Blame Government Regulations for Higher Gas Prices

59% Favor Automatic Immigration Checks During All Traffic Stops

Voters See Free Market, Not Government, As What Made America Great

17% Favor Government Regulation of All Executive Pay

Liberal Nostalgiacs Don't Understand Jobs of the Future By Michael Barone

April 22, 2012

23% Will Do Something Special To Celebrate Earth Day

60% Rate U.S. Society as Fair and Decent

April 21, 2012

49% Say Tax Cuts Help The Economy

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

April 20, 2012

Ohio: Obama 46%, Romney 42%

New Low: 47% View Abortion As Morally Wrong Most of the Time

What Mitt Romney Seems to Believe (and Why He's so Disliked): A Commentary By Joe Conason

81% Are Still Confident in Secret Service’s Protection of the First Family

Ohio Senate: Brown (D) 44%, Mandel (R) 41%

The Housing Market Is Depressing America: A Commentary By Scott Rasmussen

April 19, 2012

18% Say Now’s a Good Time To Sell A Home

65% Trust Jury More Than a Judge

Missouri: Romney 48%, Obama 45%

55% Think Hate Is Growing In America

Dreaming of a New 'Norm' for Executive Pay By Froma Harrop

To Win Burbs, Romney May Pick 'Double-vanilla' Veep By Michael Barone

Missouri Senate: Steelman (R) 49%, McCaskill (D) 42%

April 18, 2012

27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

39% Say Community Watch Officers Should Be Allowed To Carry A Gun

Only 49% Say Their Home Is Worth More Now Than When They Bought It

92% Favor Strict Limits on Government To Protect the Individual

Most Favor Stricter Regulation of Coal Plant Emissions But Recognize Energy Will Cost More

The Economy Needs No Conductor By John Stossel

April 17, 2012

35% Say America's Best Days Are in the Future

46% Worry Government Will Do Too Much Trying To Help Economy

55% Say Wealthy Americans Pay Less Than Fair Share in Taxes

21% Expect Home’s Value To Go Up Over Next Year

Radio Update: If You Haven’t Filed Your Taxes Yet, You’re Not Alone

43% Fear IRS More Than TSA

Women, Work, Jobs and Time: A Commentary By Froma Harrop

April 16, 2012

Radio Update: Are Americans Better Off Than They Were Four Years Ago?

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 46%, Democrats 36%

39% Think Media Has Done Poor Job Covering Trayvon Martin Death

Radio Update: Voters Trust Romney More Than Obama On Economy

19% Haven’t Filed Their Income Taxes

73% Think Photo ID Requirement Before Voting Does Not Discriminate

Radio Update: There's A Financial Gender Gap, Too

56% Favor Repeal of National Health Care Law

April 15, 2012

47% Think Interest Rates Will Be Higher A Year From Now

Boehner Is Most Liked Congressional Leader, Pelosi Still Least-Liked

April 14, 2012

46% in Massachusetts Want Supreme Court to Overturn Health Care Law

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

April 13, 2012

31% Favor Getting Rid of the Penny

North Carolina: Romney 46%, Obama 44%

33% Expect Zimmerman To Be Convicted of Murder in Trayvon Martin Case

Christie, Santorum Are Early Veep Favorites

Obama and Romney at the Starting Gate: A Commentary By Scott Rasmussen

April 12, 2012

58% Have Favorable Opinion of Mike Wallace

47% Say Office Betting Pools Good for the Workplace

Confidence in Fed to Control Inflation Falls Back Below 40%

49% Trust Romney Over Obama on Economy; 39% Trust President More

WOR Radio Network to Launch Daily Updates Hosted by Noted Pollster Scott Rasmussen

36% Say U.S. Spends Too Much on Military and National Security

Romney Trails Obama, but Key Numbers Break His Way By Michael Barone

What's in a Name? George W. Regrets Dubbing Those 'Bush Tax Cuts' By Joe Conason

April 11, 2012

29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Massachusetts: Obama 51%, Romney 40%

North Carolina Governor: McCrory (R) 45%, Dalton (D) 36%

43% Have Gone Through A Week Without Paying Cash

Can Government Do Anything Well?: A Commentary by John Stossel

44% Now See Auto Bailouts As Good for America

April 10, 2012

48% Still Question Stability of U.S. Banks

New Mexico: Obama 52%, Romney 36%

Massachusetts Senate: Warren (D) 46%, Brown (R) 45%

44% Think EPA Actions Hurt The Economy

Being in a Disaster as It Unfolds By Froma Harrop

36% Say There Are Too Many Competing State Lotteries

April 9, 2012

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 40%

44% See More Government Hiring of Unemployed As Bad, 38% Say Good

36% Say Better to Invest in Fossil Fuels Than in Alternative Energy

Supreme Court’s Ratings Jump Following Health Care Hearings

Most Voters Trust Their Own Economic Judgment More than Obama, Romney

Can Romney Show Voters That Obama Is Out of Date? By Michael Barone

April 8, 2012

48% Believe Easter One of Most Important Holidays

April 7, 2012

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

77% Believe Jesus Rose From the Dead

April 6, 2012

56% Still Have Unfavorable Opinion of Tiger Woods

Obama Leads Romney, Santorum By Three in Core Four States (FL, NC, OH, VA)

Only 15% Think Supreme Court Limits Government Too Much

Americans Still Think Government Employees Work Less, Earn More

Colleges Skimp on Science, Spend Big on Diversity By Michael Barone

And They Wonder Why Voters Are Angry By Scott Rasmussen

April 5, 2012

74% Have Unfavorable Opinion of Lindsay Lohan

20% of Football Fans Say Punishment For Saints Coaches Too Severe

53% Say Obama is Governing Like a Partisan Democrat

48% Know Someone Who Has Given Up Looking for Work

Pennsylvania GOP: Santorum 42%, Romney 38%

The High Court's Supremely Unethical Activists: A Commentary By Joe Conason

The Car the Right Wing Can't Kill: A Commentary by Froma Harrop

60% View Al Sharpton Unfavorably

April 4, 2012

29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Montana: Romney, Santorum Still Lead Obama

New Mexico Senate: Heinrich (D) 46%, Wilson (R) 42%

53% of Republicans See Tea Party As Political Plus; 32% of Democrats Say Same of Occupy

Americans Are More Skeptical Than Ever About Fairness of Tax System

Let's Give the Fed Some Competition By John Stossel

April 3, 2012

59% Say Pete Rose Should Be in Hall of Fame

35% Still Haven’t Filed Their Taxes

Montana Senate: Rehberg (R) 47%, Tester (D) 44%

Rasmussen Employment Index Dips Following Recent High

Obama Full-Month Approval Index Slips in March  

6% Rate Congress’ Job Performance As Good or Excellent

April 2, 2012

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 39%

52% in Wisconsin Support Recall of Governor Walker

Partisan Trends: Republicans 36.4% Democrats 33.4%

55% Favor Creation of U.S. Anti-Missile System

Americans Are Worrying About the Constitution Again: A Commentary By Michael Barone

New High: 61% See Repeal of Health Care Law As Likely

Voters See Romney As Leader of GOP, Boehner Second

April 1, 2012

76% of Football Fans Have Favorable Opinion of Tebow

49% Trust Republicans on Economy, 38% Trust Democrats More  

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