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January 12, 2011

26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-six percent (26%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, January 9. That's down a point from last week and back to levels found in early December.

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January 10, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 47%, Democrats 36%

Republicans hold an 11-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 9, 2011. That’s up one point from last week and six points from the week before. It's the widest gap between the two parties since right before Election Day.

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January 7, 2011

Positives Hold Steady for Supreme Court, Negatives Are Down

In the first survey conducted since Justice Elena Kagan has actively participated in U.S. Supreme Court hearings, 38% of Likely Voters say the high court is doing a good or excellent job.  A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 18% give the Supreme Court a poor rating on their job performance.

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January 7, 2011

Positives Hold Steady for Supreme Court, Negatives Are Down

In the first survey conducted since Justice Elena Kagan has actively participated in U.S. Supreme Court hearings, 38% of Likely Voters say the high court is doing a good or excellent job.  A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 18% give the Supreme Court a poor rating on their job performance.

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January 5, 2011

27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, January 2. That's down four points from last week and back to levels found a month ago.

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January 5, 2011

Confidence in War on Terror Is Still Shaky

Voters still show little confidence in how America is fighting the War on Terror.

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January 4, 2011

Voter Concern About Economy Hits Highest Level In Over Two Years

With a new Congress scheduled to swing into action this week, the number of voters who rate the economy as a Very Important issue has reached its highest level since early August 2008.

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January 3, 2011

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 35%

Republicans hold a 10-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending January 2, 2011. That’s a five-point jump from last week, but it's far from clear if the findings mark a real upswing in GOP support as the new Congress convenes or are just statistical noise.

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January 3, 2011

Number of Republicans Reaches Highest Level Since December 2004

The number of American adults calling themselves Republicans in December increased by one percentage point from November to 37.0%.

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December 29, 2010

31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-one percent (31%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, December 26. That's up eight points from last week and the highest level of optimism found since late October.

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December 28, 2010

Voters See Obama As Less Partisan Than Those in Congress

Voters appear a little less confident that members of both major parties will be able to work together in Washington, D.C.

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December 27, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 43%, Democrats 38%

Republicans hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending December 26, 2010.

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December 26, 2010

Current Session of Congress Died As It Lived

The current session of Congress finally closed its doors this past week with voters remaining largely as critical of it as they have been for months.
 

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December 22, 2010

23% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

For the second week in a row, just 23% of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, December 19. This remains the most pessimistic finding since January 2009.

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December 21, 2010

Most Voters View Pelosi, Reid Unfavorably, Give Mixed Marks to Boehner, McConnell

While the midterm elections initially brought some good will to the voter ratings for the top congressional leaders, the subsequent month seems to have taken it away. Ratings for the four leaders as the current session of Congress draws to a close have now fallen back to their pre-election levels, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely U.S. Voters.

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December 20, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 38%

Republicans hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending December 19, 2010.

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December 17, 2010

Fewer Voters Than Ever Say Obama Thinks Society is Fair and Decent

For the first time since he became president, only 35% of voters say Barack Obama thinks society is fair and decent. That’s almost half as many as voters who hold that belief themselves.

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December 15, 2010

23% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Just 26% of Likely U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, December 5. That’s down three points from last week and back to the level found the week following the midterm elections.

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December 15, 2010

Voters Trust GOP More on Seven of 10 Key Issues

Voters still trust Republicans more than Democrats on seven out of the 10 most important issues regularly surveyed by Rasmussen Reports.

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December 13, 2010

Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 39%

Republicans hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending December 12, 2010.