U.S. voters are becoming increasingly concerned about North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and its long-range missile capabilities. In the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, 38% think North Korea is the biggest threat to U.S. national security, surpassing Iran by a more than two-to-one margin on voters' worry list.
The Inside-the-Beltway furor over what Nancy Pelosi knew about the CIA’s use of waterboarding and when she knew it doesn’t seem to have changed voters’ opinions of the House speaker.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of U.S. voters say America is heading in the right direction this week.
Democratic and Republican Congressional candidates have each lost support from voters this week, but Democrats came in just ahead in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on six out of 10 key issues, including the top issue of the economy.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of U.S. voters say America is heading in the right direction this week.
Democratic and Republican Congressional candidates have each lost support from voters this week, but Democrats came in just ahead in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
While the economy remains the most important issue to voters, the issues of health care and national security have dropped to their lowest level of importance in nearly two years of tracking.
Support for health care reform has slipped slightly as more voters think President Obama should work harder on his promise to cut the federal deficit in half in the next four years.
In April, for the second straight month, the number of Republicans in the nation fell by roughly half a percentage point. The number of Democrats remained unchanged from a month ago.
In April, for the second straight month, the number of Republicans in the nation fell by roughly half a percentage point. The number of Democrats remained unchanged from a month ago.
Twenty-three percent (23%) of likely voters now say Congress is doing a good or excellent job, representing the legislature's highest rating since May 2007.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of U.S. voters say America is heading in the right direction this week.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of U.S. voters now say the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. That's the highest level of confidence found since early February.
The numbers have flipped this week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
Most U.S. voters (54%) believe politics in Washington will become more partisan over the next year, representing virtually no change from last month.
Thirty-eight percent (38%) of U.S. likely voters believe the nation is now moving in the right direction, down slightly from a week ago and the first drop since March. It's too early, however, to say if it's a trend in the making.
The numbers have flipped this week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
Confidence continues to grow this week that America is turning the corner on many of the problems that have beset it in recent years.
Republican candidates still lead Democrats by a single point this week in the Generic Congressional Ballot.
