67% Say They Could Do A Better Job On The Economy Than Congress
When it comes to the nation’s economic issues, 67% of U.S. voters have more confidence in their own judgment than they do in the average member of Congress.
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February 11, 2009
February 9, 2009
Most Say Political Donors Get More Than Their Money’s Worth
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of American adults say political donors get more than their money back in terms of favors from members of Congress.
February 9, 2009
Americans Agree Congress Doesn't Play By The Rules
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of American adults believe that when members of Congress meet with regulators and other government officials, they do so to help their friends and hurt their political opponents. In a solid display of agreement across party lines, a majority of Democrats, Republicans and those unaffiliated with either major party share this view.
February 4, 2009
GOP President After Obama Seen As A Bit Less Likely
Many U.S. voters still think the recent pattern of the White House alternating between the political parties will continue, but Barack Obama’s early popularity is dampening that belief somewhat.
January 30, 2009
Majority See Reagan As Republicans’ Way Back To Power
Ronald Reagan isn’t just a Republican thing anymore.
January 29, 2009
Republicans Like GOP’s Conservative Direction, Democrats Don’t
One thing for sure: Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on the future direction of the Republican Party.
January 26, 2009
44% of Democrats Say Bush Team Guilty of War Crimes
Forty-four percent (44%) of Democratic voters believe President Bush and senior members of his administration are guilty of war crimes. Only 28% of the nation’s Democrats disagree.
January 13, 2009
Majority Rates Bush as One of America’s Worst Presidents
President George W. Bush in a final press conference on Monday acknowledged he made some mistakes in the White House, but most Americans – at least for now – are a lot more critical than that.
January 9, 2009
Voters Warm To Government Action on Economy
What a difference a financial meltdown makes.
January 7, 2009
Only 26% Think U.S. Will Be Safer At Year’s End
Just 26% of Americans think the United States will be safer at the end of Barack Obama's first year in office than it is today, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 6, 2009
America First? Maybe Not
Americans are narrowly divided over whether the United States will still be the world’s most powerful nation at the end of the current century.
January 5, 2009
48% Expect Washington Politics to Be More Cooperative
Nearly half of U.S. voters (48%) now think politics in Washington, D.C., will be more cooperative in the next year, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 27, 2008
FDR vs. Reagan: May The Best President Win
It’s a showdown between the two most influential presidents of the 20th Century. Franklin D. Roosevelt versus Ronald W. Reagan.
December 20, 2008
47% Worry About ‘Dynasty’ Politics
Forty-seven percent (47%) of U.S. voters are worried that America is developing an unofficial group of “royal families” with too much influence over government and politics.
December 19, 2008
Most Voters Like Caroline, But Only 37% Say She Is Fit for Senate
Just 37% of U.S. voters believe Caroline Kennedy is qualified to be in the U.S. Senate, and only 16% say she would be considered as Hillary Clinton’s replacement if her last name wasn’t Kennedy.
December 17, 2008
71% Say Tobacco Companies Not Liable for Smoker Health Problems
The Supreme Court on Monday opened up another avenue for smokers to sue tobacco companies, but 71% of U.S. voters say the companies should not be held liable for health problems that current smokers develop.
December 16, 2008
Most Voters Say Teachers’ Unions More Focused On Jobs Than Education
Debate ran high within Barack Obama’s transition team over whether the next secretary of Education should be a traditionalist in sync with the national teachers’ unions or a reformer who will help break the hold those unions have on Democratic Party policy. Obama's choice of Chicago School Superintendent Arne Duncan is seen as a move to bridge those competing camps.
December 11, 2008
84% of Illinois Voters Say Blagojevich Should Resign
Eighty-four percent (84%) of Illinois voters say Governor Rod Blagojevich should resign, according to a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state Wednesday night. Just nine percent (9%) disagree.
December 5, 2008
46% Say Congress Should Be Able To Override Presidential Pardons
Forty-six percent (46%) of U.S. voters say Congress should be able to overturn presidential pardons it thinks are unjustified, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 11, 2008
43% Say It’s Best To Compare A Candidate To Reagan
For most U.S. voters, the only thing worse than calling a candidate a conservative is calling him a liberal.
