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  • Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

    The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 47% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Obama's job performance. Fifty-two percent (52%) now disapprove.

    Today’s figures include 26% who Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing as president and 40% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14 (see trends).

    This is only the third day in the past six months that Strong Disapproval of the president has reached 40%. The other two days were May 2 and 3.

    Results are updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update).

  • Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

    The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 47% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Obama's job performance. Fifty-two percent (52%) now disapprove.

    Today’s figures include 26% who Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing as president and 40% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14 (see trends).

    This is only the third day in the past six months that Strong Disapproval of the president has reached 40%. The other two days were May 2 and 3.

    Results are updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update).

  • Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

    The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 47% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Obama's job performance. Fifty-two percent (52%) now disapprove.

    Today’s figures include 26% who Strongly Approve of the way Obama is performing as president and 40% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14 (see trends).

    This is only the third day in the past six months that Strong Disapproval of the president has reached 40%. The other two days were May 2 and 3.

    Results are updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update).

  • Tea Party Rage: Nothing Fails Like Excess By Froma Harrop

    Back in their day, the tea party folks were riding high, fueling indignation over alleged government-run death panels, a treasonous Federal Reserve and the like. They commandeered sparsely attended Republican primaries, managing to nominate for Senate seats a dabbler in witchcraft in Delaware, holders of strange views on rape in Missouri and Indiana, and in Nevada, a candidate suggesting armed insurrection if her people didn't win elections.    

  • 19% Consumers Say U.S. Economy Good or Excellent

    The Rasmussen Consumer Index, which measures consumer confidence on a daily basis, dropped by one point on Tuesday to 100.7 Consumer confidence is down three points from a week ago, but is up two points and one point from a month ago. However, confidence is up eight points from three months ago.

    Nineteen percent (19%) of adult consumers rate the U.S. economy good or excellent. Thirty-nine percent (39%) think it is poor.

    Detailed supplemental information, including a daily history and month-by-month trend data, is available for Platinum Members.

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  • 19% Consumers Say U.S. Economy Good or Excellent

    The Rasmussen Consumer Index, which measures consumer confidence on a daily basis, dropped by one point on Tuesday to 100.7 Consumer confidence is down three points from a week ago, but is up two points and one point from a month ago. However, confidence is up eight points from three months ago.

    Nineteen percent (19%) of adult consumers rate the U.S. economy good or excellent. Thirty-nine percent (39%) think it is poor.

    Detailed supplemental information, including a daily history and month-by-month trend data, is available for Platinum Members.

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  • 64% Are Generally Happy To Say Where They Work

    Most Americans let their friends know where they work and are happy to tell them.

    When they meet someone new who wants to know more about them, 61% of working Americans typically say something about their job. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 32% don’t mention their job. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

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    The survey of 620 Employed Adults was conducted on May 14-15, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

  • Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 40%, Democrats 39%

    Republicans have edged ahead of Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending May 19.

    A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 40% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for the Republican in their district’s congressional race if the election were held today, while 39% would choose the Democrat instead.

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    The national telephone survey of 3,500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports from May 13-19, 2013. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 2 percentage point with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

  • Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 40%, Democrats 39%

    Republicans have edged ahead of Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending May 19.

    A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 40% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for the Republican in their district’s congressional race if the election were held today, while 39% would choose the Democrat instead.

    (Want a free daily e-mail update? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook

    The national telephone survey of 3,500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports from May 13-19, 2013. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 2 percentage point with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

  • Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 40%, Democrats 39%

    Republicans have edged ahead of Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending May 19.

    A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 40% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for the Republican in their district’s congressional race if the election were held today, while 39% would choose the Democrat instead.

    (Want a free daily e-mail update? If it's in the news, it's in our polls). Rasmussen Reports updates are also available on Twitter or Facebook

    The national telephone survey of 3,500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports from May 13-19, 2013. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 2 percentage point with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.