Only 35% Say It’s Possible To End Illegal Immigration
Voters are more pessimistic than ever about the possibility of stopping illegal immigration for good in the United States.
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May 16, 2011
May 14, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 13, 2011
President Obama received a bounce in the polls following the bin Laden news, but over this past week, the bounce has largely faded. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows that the president’s ratings have slipped back into the high 40s, right where they’ve been for most of the past year-and-a-half. The number who Strongly Disapprove of the president remains a bit lower than it was before the big news and enthusiasm for the president is up among his base voters.
May 14, 2011
Obama's National Security Positives Fall Slightly From Last Week's High
Voter ratings for President Obama’s handling of national security issues have dipped from last week's high following the killing of Osama bin Laden, but the president’s grades on economic issues remain weak.
May 13, 2011
Just 23% Have A Favorable Opinion of Napolitano
President Obama this week praised Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for her efforts to fight illegal immigration, but she remains the most unpopular member of the president's Cabinet.
May 13, 2011
51% Blame Extreme Weather on Long-Term Planetary Trends, 19% Blame Human Activity
U.S. meteorologists say the deadly storms tearing up the South are not a result of climate change. None the less, the extreme weather has rekindled the global warming debate in Washington, D.C.
May 13, 2011
Only 30% Say U.S.-Mexico Border Secure, 64% Say It’s Not
President Obama on Tuesday encouraged Congress to move forward on immigration reform, saying his administration has “strengthened border security beyond what many believed was possible.” But most voters don’t share the president’s view.
May 13, 2011
Just 23% Say Federal Government Has Consent of the Governed
Most voters nationwide continue to feel disconnected from their government and overwhelmingly believe that Congress puts party politics ahead of its constituents' concerns.
May 12, 2011
64% of GOP Voters See Divide Between Public and Government As Biggest Since the American Revolution
Republican primary voters are pretty skeptical about the nation’s political leadership.
May 12, 2011
53% Say Elections Are Rigged To Help Incumbents in Congress
Voters are still wary of the congressional election process but just over half believe elections are fair to voters.
May 11, 2011
29% Say They’re Conservative On Both Fiscal and Social Issues
Voters remain more conservative fiscally than socially, but 29% characterize themselves as both fiscal and social conservatives. By contrast, only 10% of Likely U.S. Voters say they are liberal in both areas, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
May 11, 2011
65% Want U.S. To Stay Out of Syrian Crisis
Dictatorial Syria appears to be cracking down harder on anti-government protestors than any other country in the region except Libya, but U.S. voters are adamant about staying out of the problems of yet another Arab country.
May 10, 2011
Obama 45%, Generic Republican 43%
Voters are fairly evenly divided over whether they want to give President Obama a second term in the White House.
May 10, 2011
59% Favor Cutoff of Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities
New legislation being considered by the House would stop all federal funding for cities that give sanctuary to illegal immigrants, and most voters like the idea. But very few believe Congress is likely to pass such a measure.
May 10, 2011
Voters Express More Confidence About War in Afghanistan
Even as more voters than ever call for a withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, optimism about America's longest-running war has increased slightly following the killing of Osama bin Laden. Praise for the U.S. military has risen, too.
May 9, 2011
56% Favor Bringing Troops Home From Afghanistan Within A Year
Voters feel more strongly than ever that U.S. troops should be brought home from Afghanistan right away or a timetable should be set to bring them back within a year.
May 7, 2011
57% Believe America Has Changed for the Worse Since 9/11
The killing of Osama bin Laden brought back memories of September 11, 2001 for many, and, just a few months short of the 10th anniversary of those horrendous events, most Americans believe the attacks changed the country for the worse.
May 7, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 7, 2011
Osama bin Laden went down, and President Obama has gone up – in the polls, that is.
May 6, 2011
Obama’s National Security Ratings Jump Following bin Laden Death
Even more than the improvement in his overall job approval ratings, grades for President Obama’s national security performance have bounced higher following the weekend killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. Navy SEALs. But ratings for the president’s handling of economic issues have held relatively steady.
May 6, 2011
84% Think It’s Likely Pakistan Knew Where Osama Was Hiding
What did Pakistan know and when did it know it? Americans overwhelmingly believe top Pakistani officials knew Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts and strongly oppose further U.S. aid to the country where the top terrorist was found.
May 6, 2011
Just One-in-Five Think They Share The Ideology of the Average Democrat or Republican in Congress
Most voters continue to feel they have very little in common ideologically with the average member of Congress. But Republicans in Congress are now seen as more conservative than they were a month ago.
