59% Plan To Rely on TV For Political News in 2010
Television is still likely to rule as the primary source of political news for most Americans this year.
December 2009
Most Recent Releases
January 5, 2010
December 31, 2009
58% Favor Waterboarding of Plane Terrorist To Get Information
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of U.S. voters say waterboarding and other aggressive interrogation techniques should be used to gain information from the terrorist who attempted to bomb an airliner on Christmas Day.
December 29, 2009
74% Say Congress’ Current Work Will Have ‘Significant’ Impact
Voters feel far more strongly than they have in over two years that legislation currently being debated in Congress would have a significant impact on their lives, and they’re well aware of which party is in charge.
December 28, 2009
46% Say Airport Security Procedures Not Strict Enough
Following the failed terrorist attempt to blow up an airliner landing in Detroit on Christmas Day, Americans are a lot less critical of airport security procedures.
December 28, 2009
79% Say Another Terror Attack Likely Within Year
A Nigerian Muslim’s attempt to blow up an airliner landing in Detroit on Christmas Day has Americans much more concerned about the dangers of another terrorist attack.
December 27, 2009
52% Worry Government Will Do Too Much
Voters end a year that has produced some of the most far-reaching big government policies in decades with the same level of concern they’ve voiced for months.
December 23, 2009
45% Say Cyberattack Greater Economic Threat Than Another 9/11
President Obama on Tuesday named the first White House cybersecurity chief, even as news reports surfaced that computer hackers may have stolen U.S.-South Korean military secrets and millions of dollars from Citgroup.
December 21, 2009
Voters Hopeful About Black-White Relations, Less So About Hispanics
Voters strongly believe that black-white relations are better today - and improving - but are much less confident about the social situation with Hispanics.
December 13, 2009
Pelosi Negatives Go Up When She’s Identified As House Speaker
One of the things that political pros often overestimate is how well known politicians are.
December 10, 2009
Most Voters Lack Confidence in NATO To Do Its Part In Afghanistan
President Obama in his recent speech laying out his strategy for the war in Afghanistan stressed how important it is for America’s NATO allies to pitch in.
December 7, 2009
Tea Party Tops GOP on Three-Way Generic Ballot
Running under the Tea Party brand may be better in congressional races than being a Republican.
December 6, 2009
What's In A Name? Favorables for Krugman, Fund, Alice Cooper and Springsteen
Most voters (55%) don’t know enough about Paul Krugman to venture even a soft opinion about him. Those with an opinion are fairly evenly divided—22% favorable and 22% unfavorable. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just one-in-10 voters has a strong opinion about Krugman, with four percent (4%) voicing a Very Favorable opinion and six percent (6%) a Very Unfavorable view.
December 2, 2009
67% Say White House Party Crashers Should Be Punished
Were they or weren’t they invited to last week’s White House state dinner with the prime minister of India? That’s what the authorities are trying to find out.
