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
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
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
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
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
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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