62% Oppose Federal Bailouts for State Budget Problems
Sixty-two percent (62%) of Americans now oppose federal government bailouts for states like California that are experiencing major budget problems.
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July 10, 2009
July 10, 2009
56% Favor Regulation of Campaign Contributions, But 88% Say Special Interests Likely To Get Around It
The Supreme Court is expected to hand down a ruling this fall that could loosen restrictions on contributions to political campaigns in a major way, but 56% of U.S. voters believe the federal government should regulate how much money individuals can give to political campaigns.
July 10, 2009
Will National Issues Impact NJ Gov Race?
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine is campaigning for re-election in a very difficult political environment.
July 9, 2009
59% Reject Pope’s Call for More International Regulation of Economy
Just 17% of Americans agree with Pope Benedict XVI’s call for more international regulation of the U.S. economy, as part of a new papal encyclical urging world leaders to steer the world economy in a more moral direction.
July 8, 2009
New Jersey Governor: Christie Still Leads NJ Gov Race
Republican challenger Chris Christie has lost his post-primary bounce but still leads incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine in the New Jersey governor’s race.
July 8, 2009
Romney Leads Among GOP Voters With Fiscal Concerns
Those who say economic and fiscal issues are their biggest concerns make up the majority of Republican voters, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney runs best among those voters if the 2012 GOP Presidential Primary in their state was held today.
July 8, 2009
54% Don’t Trust Russians To Honor New Arms Control Agreement
A highlight of President Obama’s trip to Moscow this week was an agreement between the United States and Russia to reduce their nuclear weapons stockpiles, but just 22% of U.S. voters trust the Russians to honor that agreement.
July 8, 2009
44% Say Government Tries to Do Too Much, 31% Not Enough
Forty-four percent (44%) of American adults say, generally speaking, the government tries to do too much, but 31% believe it doesn’t try to do enough.
July 7, 2009
Immigration Reform Gets White House Boost, Still Faces Strong Opposition from Voters
President Obama recently hosted a White House meeting to relaunch the legislative process for “comprehensive” immigration reform. Joining the chorus a few days later were several big city police chiefs who urged Congress to bring illegal immigrants out from the shadows.
July 7, 2009
Palin At The Top – And Bottom – for GOP Voters in 2012
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is second only to Mitt Romney as the presidential candidate Republican voters say they’ll vote for in 2012 state GOP primaries, but she’s also one of two candidates they least hope wins the party’s nomination.
July 7, 2009
40% of GOP Voters Say Resignation Hurts Palin’s Chances in 2012
Forty percent (40%) of Republican voters nationwide say Sarah Palin’s decision to resign as governor of Alaska hurts her chances of winning the party’s presidential nomination in 2012.
July 7, 2009
43% Expect No Change in U.S.-Muslim Relations
Forty-three percent (43%) of U.S. voters expect America’s relationship with the Muslim world to be roughly the same in one year as it is now, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
July 6, 2009
Only 44% Say Their Own Congressman Thinks Like They Do
Fifty-four percent (54%) of U.S. voters say the average Democrat in Congress is more liberal than they are, while 36% believe the average Republican congressman is more conservative in comparison to themselves.
July 6, 2009
Just 27% Favor Second Stimulus Plan This Year, 60% Oppose
Sixty percent (60%) of U.S. voters now oppose the passage of a second economic stimulus plan this year, a five-point increase in opposition since the issue was first raised in March.
July 5, 2009
Obama Approval Index Month-by-Month - June 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 table at the right.
July 4, 2009
What They Told Us: Week Ending July 3, 2009
Mark Twain is credited with warning that “no man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” You’d think Twain was speaking for many Americans from some of the survey results this past week, although they would broaden it to include the actions of the government in general.
July 2, 2009
45% of Voters Say One-Party Rule Bad for U.S., 27% Disagree
Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say it’s better for the country if the White House and Congress are each run by a different political party.
July 2, 2009
44% Nationwide Have Unfavorable View of Franken
Forty-four percent (44%) of U.S. voters have an unfavorable opinion of former “Saturday Night Live” comedy writer Al Franken as he prepares to join the U.S. Senate as its newest Democratic member.
July 1, 2009
Public Support for Sotomayor Falls After Supreme Court Reversal
A heavily publicized U.S. Supreme Court reversal of an appeals court ruling by Judge Sonia Sotomayor has at least temporarily diminished public support for President Obama's first Supreme Court nominee.
July 1, 2009
64% Say War in Iraq Is Not Over Yet
Even though American troops have now pulled out of all cities in Iraq and still are on schedule to be completely withdrawn by the end of 2011, 64% of U.S. voters do not believe the war in Iraq is over.
