Despite President Obama’s recent announcement of an even more ambitious plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, voters still put job creation ahead of the fight against global warming and don’t blame their fellow Americans for worrying about the economy first.
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending August 6.
While Democratic voters are closely divided over whether he should run for president, a sizable majority still likes Vice President Joe Biden.
The presidential season is officially open with last Thursday night’s Republican debates, and for many GOP voters, at least, it couldn’t come too soon.
Ninety percent (90%) of Republicans told us they are likely to watch some of the GOP candidate debates, and if the early numbers are any indicator, a lot of them tuned in Thursday. Republicans are planning at least 11 debates in all.
President Obama's plan to exempt up to five million illegal immigrants from deportation remains tied up in court, but most voters still don’t think the United States is aggressive enough in deporting those who are here illegally.
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending July 30.
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
With less than a week to go before the first Republican debate, Rasmussen Reports’ first national presidential survey of Likely GOP Voters this year shows Donald Trump with his biggest lead yet. Now it’s up to the billionaire developer to show voters that he deserves it.
School textbooks remain a central issue in the cultural battle over America's past, and voters continue to strongly believe most textbooks value political correctness over accuracy.
Voters still tend to think America’s best days are already behind us, but a climbing optimism that they’re still to come remains.
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending July 23.
Despite its recent victory in the U.S. Supreme Court, the president’s health care law is still disliked by most voters who expect it to worsen the quality of care and make it more expensive.
Is America declaring war on its past?
Praise and criticism of the U.S. Supreme Court are inching down again after last month's major rulings on Obamacare and gay marriage, and voters are more likely now to think the court’s ideology skews liberal.
Thirty-two percent (32%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending July 16.
Most of the news focus has been on the Republican side of the presidential race, but tonight in Iowa all five announced Democratic candidates will share the same stage for the first time. Does it matter?
Just over 10 years ago when Hillary Clinton first took aim at the presidency, Rasmussen Reports introduced the Hillary Meter to regularly update public perceptions of the former first lady on her long march to the White House.
Thirty-one percent (31%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending July 9.
Most of the nation’s major cities have been so-called “sanctuary cities” that don’t enforce immigration laws for quite a while, but that uncomfortable fact has been under the spotlight in recent days.
Voters think most members of Congress do a lousy job and probably have sold their vote for cash or to a contributor.
