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.
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.
Voters still trust Republicans more than Democrats on seven out of the 10 most important issues regularly surveyed by Rasmussen Reports.
Republicans hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending December 12, 2010.
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.
Republicans have edged up slightly and now hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, November 28, 2010.
The number of U.S. voters who believe the terrorists are winning the War on Terror is at its highest level in over three years.
Voters appear a little less confident that members of both major parties will be able to work together in Washington, D.C.
Just 29% 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, November 28.
In November, 36.0% of American Adults identified themselves as Republicans; 34.7% considered themselves Democrats, and 29.3% were not affiliated with either major party. That’s the largest number of Republicans since February 2005 and the first time ever that Rasmussen Reports polling has found more people identifying as Republicans than Democrats.
Republicans have edged up slightly and now hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, November 28, 2010.
Most voters continue to give this Congress poor marks in its closing days, and they still don't believe the national legislature has passed anything to significantly improve life in America.
Just 28% of U.S. voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, November 21. This finding is up slightly from last week and is the same level found the week of the midterm elections.
House Republican leader John Boehner has been regularly in the news since Election Day as the likely next speaker of the House, and that coverage has helped push his favorables to a new high. But all the major congressional leaders seem to be benefiting from a little good will since the elections.
For the second week in a row, Republicans hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, November 21, 2010. This is the smallest gap between the two parties since the beginning of October.
A plurality of voters nationwide believes America’s best days have come and gone, but that number has remained fairly consistent since the beginning of the year.
Just 26% of U.S. voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, November 14. This finding continues to fall since Election Day and is the lowest reading since mid-March.
Though overall voter ratings for the U.S. Supreme Court have shifted little from last month, the percentage that says the high court is doing a poor job is at its highest level since August 2007.
Republicans now hold a five-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, November 14, 2010. The Republican lead is now half what it was a week ago and is the smallest gap between the two parties since the beginning of October.
A plurality of voters nationwide continues to believe the U.S. situation in Afghanistan will get worse in the next six months.
