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March 16, 2009

51% Say U.S. and Allies Are Winning the War on Terror

Confidence in the War on Terror rose this month, with 51% of likely voters saying the U.S. and its allies are winning.

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March 13, 2009

Unfavorables Remain High For Congressional Leaders

Nearly two months into an historic session of Congress wrestling with one of the nation’s severest economic crises, voters have not changed their opinions of major congressional leaders from both parties.

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March 12, 2009

Voters Trust Democrats More to Handle Economy, GOP More on Taxes

After a month of major legislation by the White House and Congress to try to fix the struggling economy, more voters trust the Democratic Party to handle economic issues than they did a month ago.

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March 11, 2009

Number Who Say U.S. Heading in the Right Direction Remains Steady This Week

One third (33%) of American voters now say the United States is heading in the right direction. That’s up six points since President Barack Obama was inaugurated and up twelve points since shortly after he was elected.

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March 10, 2009

Democrats Move to Four-Point Lead Over GOP on Generic Ballot

Democrats have managed to move slightly further ahead this week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 42% of voters said they would vote for their district’s Democratic candidate while 38% said they would choose the Republican.

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March 6, 2009

Approval Of Congress Up, But Voters Downplay Its Accomplishments

Voters don’t like what they’ve seen so far as Congress works to lift the troubled U.S. economy.

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March 6, 2009

Hopes of Bipartisanship Have Faded

Nearly half (49%) the nation’s voters say politics in Washington, D.C. will be more partisan over the next year. That’s up nine points from a month ago.

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March 4, 2009

Number Who Say U.S. Is Heading In Right Direction Hits Another High

Despite the country's persistent economic problems, 30% of voters now believe America is moving in the right direction, the highest level in several years.

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March 3, 2009

Congressional Ballot Remains Close This Week

The race between Republicans and Democrats has once again tightened up in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. For the third time in the last four weeks, Republicans have pulled to within two points of the Democrats.

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March 2, 2009

Economy Still Tops List of Voter Concerns

Voters continue to rate the economy as the most important political issue. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 86% of likely voters consider the issue to be very important in terms of how they vote in elections, and another 11% consider it somewhat important.

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March 1, 2009

Partisan Trends: Number of Republicans Up Slightly, But Democrats Still Have Huge Advantage

During February, the number of Republicans in the nation grew by a full percentage point, but the Democrats continue to have a sizable advantage in terms of partisan identification.

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February 27, 2009

Ratings for Supreme Court Hold Steady

For the third straight month, 38% of voters rate the U.S. Supreme Court’s job performance as good or excellent.

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February 25, 2009

Number Who Say U.S. Moving in Right Direction Reaches Recent High

Despite the country's persistent economic problems, 30% of voters now believe America is moving in the right direction, the highest level in several years.

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February 24, 2009

Democrats Up By Four in Generic Congressional Ballot

Democrats have pulled slightly further ahead this week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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February 23, 2009

Confidence in War on Terror Drops

Confidence in how America is doing in the War on Terror has dropped dramatically in the past two weeks. Just 47% of voters now believe the United States and its allies are winning. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 23% believe the terrorists are winning, while 25% say it's a draw. Six percent (6%) are undecided.

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February 18, 2009

28% Say America is Heading in Right Direction

Confidence in America’s future remains steady this week, as 28% of voters say the nation is heading in the right direction and 64% say it is going down the wrong track.

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February 17, 2009

Voters Down - And Divided - On America's Future

U.S. voters are a little more pessimistic about the days to come this month. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 39% of voters believe America’s best days are in the future, while 40% say they are in the past.

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February 17, 2009

Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats By Two

After an intense partisan debate over the newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus bill, Republicans and Democrats remain almost even in this week’s edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.

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February 11, 2009

On Economic Issues, Voter Trust in Democrats Is Falling

Democrats are still trusted more than Republicans to handle the economy by a 44% to 39% margin, but their advantage on the issue has been slipping steadily since November.

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February 11, 2009

26% Say U.S. is Moving in the Right Direction

Twenty-six percent (26%) of American voters say the nation is moving in the right direction, while 66% say it is heading down the wrong track, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.