47% Blame Global Warming on Planetary Trends, Not Humans
Forty-seven percent (47%) of U.S. voters say global warming is caused by long-term planetary trends rather than human activity.
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September 7, 2009
September 6, 2009
60% Say Obama At Least As Ethical As Most Politicians
Sixty percent (60%) of voters nationwide believe that President Obama is at least as ethical as most politicians. That figure includes 34% who say the president is more ethical than his peers and 26% who say he is about as ethical as most.
September 5, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 4, 2009
For most Americans, Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer. But this year it also means the return of Congress to Washington, D.C., after one of the most harrowing recesses even the most senior of the legislators can ever recall.
September 4, 2009
Does Obama Face a 2012 Challenge In His Own Party?
Leading liberals are already thinking the unthinkable: Challenging President Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2012.
September 4, 2009
20% Say Pull All Troops Out of Afghanistan Immediately
Twenty percent (20%) of U.S. voters say all American troops should be brought home from Afghanistan immediately, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 4, 2009
Americans Say JFK Had Biggest Impact of the Kennedy Brothers
Sixty-one percent (61%) of Americans say President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1963 after nearly three years in the White House, had the most positive and lasting impact on the nation of all of the political Kennedy brothers.
September 3, 2009
Most Voters Say Town Hall Meetings Should Be for Congressmen to Listen, Not Speak
At town hall meetings on the health care issue, most Americans say it’s more important for those in Congress to listen rather than speak.
September 3, 2009
51% Say Congress is Too Liberal, 22% Say It’s Too Conservative
Fifty-one percent (51%) of voters nationwide believe that Congress is too liberal while 22% hold the opposite view and say it is too conservative. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 14% say the ideological balance of Congress is about right and 12% are not sure.
September 2, 2009
Virginia Governor: McDonnell 51% Deeds 42%
In the race to become the next Governor of Virginia, Republican Robert F. McDonnell retains a steady lead over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds.
September 2, 2009
68% Say Passage of Health Care Reform Will Increase Deficit
Despite President Barack Obama’s promise that any health care reform legislation will be deficit-neutral, 68% of voters nationwide say that passage of the Congressional health care reform legislation is likely to create larger deficits.
September 2, 2009
Democrats See Their Congressmen Holding Similar Views to Democratic Voters
Just 27% of Democratic voters say the average Democratic member of Congress is more liberal than the average Democrat.
September 1, 2009
42% Say People Randomly Selected from Phone Book Better Than Current Congress
Forty-two percent (42%) of U.S. voters say a group of people randomly selected from the phone book would do a better job than the current Congress. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that an identical number (42%) disagree, but 16% are not sure.
September 1, 2009
Republican Voters Say GOP Reps in Congress Still Out of Touch
Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republican voters say their party’s representatives in Congress have lost touch with GOP voters nationwide over the past several years. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 18% of GOP voters believe their elected officials have done a good job representing the base.
September 1, 2009
Obama Approval Index Month-by-Month: August 2009
When you track the President’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 has compiled the numbers on a full-month basis and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
September 1, 2009
Fear of Potential Terrorist Attack Has Declined
Forty-nine percent (49%) of Americans believe it is at least somewhat likely that there will be a significant terrorist attack in the United States in the next year. That figure is down from 70% in the summer of 2007 and 58% in December 2008.
August 31, 2009
Climate Change Bill Gets Mixed Reviews
Since the flurry of activity surrounding its passage by the House in late June, little has been heard about the historic climate change bill aimed at curbing global warming. But the Senate will be tackling the controversial measure when it returns to Washington next week.
August 31, 2009
29% Confident That Congress Knows What It’s Doing on Economy
Two-out-of-three American voters (67%) lack confidence that Congress knows what it’s doing when it comes to the economy.
August 30, 2009
57% Would Like to Replace Entire Congress
If they could vote to keep or replace the entire Congress, just 25% of voters nationwide would keep the current batch of legislators.
August 29, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 28, 2009
The death this week of longtime Democratic Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy means one of two things for the troubled health care reform plan proposed by President Obama: Either the plan has lost one of its most powerful advocates or now its supporters have an emotional rallying point to successfully push for passage. Only time will tell.
August 28, 2009
39% Like “Cash for Clunkers” Program for Appliances
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Americans favor a “cash for clunkers”-like government program to give cash rebates to people who buy new, energy-efficient appliances, but 49% think it’s a bad idea, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
