By Two-to-One Margin, Voters Believe U.S. Spends More on Military than Social Security
Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters believe the U.S. spends more on national defense than it does on Social Security.
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November 30, 2010
November 30, 2010
Voters Still Blame Bush More Than Obama for Poor Economy
Voters continue to blame the George W. Bush administration more than President Obama's policies for the country's ongoing economic problems.
November 29, 2010
Most Voters Favor Cutting the Federal Payroll
President Obama proposed today a freeze on the salaries of federal employees for the next two years as an effort to help rein in the growing federal budget deficit. Recent Rasmussen surveys suggest that voters think that's a good idea.
November 29, 2010
Most Flyers Okay With Full-Body Scans, Pat Downs
Most voters who fly appear comfortable with the federal Transportation Safety Administration’s new airport security measures.
November 29, 2010
47% Say Health Care Repeal Is Likely, 39% Disagree
Nearly half of Likely U.S. Voters (47%) continue to believe that repeal of the health care law passed earlier this year is at least somewhat likely.
November 27, 2010
Voters Recognize U.S. Military Spending Tops Other Countries
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Likely Voters nationwide recognize that the United States spends more on the military and national security than any other nation in the world. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 19% disagree, and 24% are not sure.
November 27, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 27, 2010
The holiday season is upon us, and Americans are off to races when it comes to shopping. But even as many will be watching their own spending, another opportunity to say something about how the government spends our money is on the horizon.
November 26, 2010
Voters Say It’s Important Who’s In Congress, Who Runs Congress
Voters are overwhelmingly clear: they want to believe that elections make a difference. But they remain deeply skeptical about the new Congress.
November 24, 2010
Many Voters Want To Help South Korea Militarily But Not With More Troops
Voters expect tensions between the two Koreas to escalate, and a plurality is supportive of U.S. military assistance to South Korea if it’s attacked. At the same time, a plurality opposes sending more U.S. troops there.
November 23, 2010
Election 2010 Helped Voters Understand Federal Budget a Bit Better
Forty-one percent (41%) of voters now recognize that the majority of federal spending goes to just national defense, Social Security and Medicare. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 39% disagree and say it’s not true, while 20% are not sure.
November 23, 2010
Many Say Government Now Operating Outside the Constitution
Voters are clearly dubious about the size and scope of today’s federal government.
November 22, 2010
Two-Thirds Favor Cutting Federal Payroll by 10%
Sixty-six percent (66%) of voters nationwide favor a proposal to cut the federal payroll by 10% over the coming decade. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found that just 22% are opposed and 12% are not sure.
November 22, 2010
57% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
Most voters continue to favor repeal of the national health care law, and they remain almost evenly divided over whether the law will force them to change their own health insurance coverage.
November 20, 2010
27% View U.S. Society As Unfair and Discriminatory
More than one-out-of-four Likely U.S. Voters (27%) now believe American society is generally unfair and discriminatory, the highest negative finding in over a year.
November 20, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 20, 2010
Talk about low expectations.
Rasmussen Reports gave voters nationwide a short list of issues that Congress will consider in the next couple of years, including immigration, government spending and taxes, and asked whether they were optimistic or pessimistic about what the legislators will accomplish in these areas.
November 19, 2010
Budgetwise, Most Prefer A Cutter Over A Spender
A strong majority of voters continue to favor a candidate who works to cut federal spending over one who tries to get a fair amount of it for his home district. Most also think a member of Congress who tries to maximize federal spending for his or her district has selfish motives.
November 19, 2010
Voters Favor Ban on Earmarks, But Not Strongly
Earmarks. Pork barrel spending. Call it what you will. Congress views the recent elections as a mandate to cut government spending, and first on the list is a ban on allowing legislators to steer money to their favorite home projects. But voters aren’t quite as gung-ho.
November 18, 2010
Economy Remains Top Issue On Voters' Minds
Every night, Rasmussen Reports asks voters what issues are most important to them when voting, and economic issues have remained at the top of the list for the past two years.
November 18, 2010
38% Say U.S. Legal System Favors Individual Rights Over National Security
As the controversy over new airport body scanners escalates, voters feel more strongly than ever that the U.S. legal system is more protective of individual freedoms than it is of the nation's overall security.
November 17, 2010
Voters Give High Court Mixed Marks on Ideology
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of voters think the U.S. Supreme Court is too liberal, while 31% say it’s about right ideologically, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
