Corzine Falls Further Behind in New Jersey Reelection Bid
New Jersey’s Democratic Governor Jon S. Corzine, who hopes to win a second term in November, has now fallen behind Republican challenger Christopher J. Christie by 15 points – 49% to 34%.
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March 12, 2009
March 12, 2009
61% Have Favorable View of First Lady Michelle Obama
Sixty-one percent (61%) of U.S. voters now have a favorable opinion of First Lady Michelle Obama, including 41% whose view of her is Very Favorable, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 12, 2009
41% Say U.S. Focus on Economy Raises Risk of Terrorist Attack
Forty-one percent (41%) of U.S. voters worry that America’s preoccupation with the ongoing economic crisis will make us more vulnerable to a terrorist attack, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 12, 2009
Boxer Leads Schwarzenegger, Fiorina in 2010 Senate Race
Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer leads two potential Republican challengers in an early look at California’s 2010 race for the U.S. Senate.
March 10, 2009
52% Agree With Obama’s Stem Cell Decision
Fifty-two percent (52%) of U.S. voters agree with President Obama’s decision to lift the ban on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.
March 9, 2009
23% Think Government Represents Will of the People
Less than a quarter of Americans (23%) believe the federal government truly reflects the will of the people. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that most adults (63%) disagree, while another 14% are undecided.
March 9, 2009
Republicans See Their Party As Leaderless
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Republican voters say their party has no clear leader, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Another 17% are undecided.
March 7, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 6, 2009
Beyond the front-page political debate and the falling stock market, Rasmussen Reports this past week got further evidence of how far-reaching the country’s economic problems have become.
March 6, 2009
65% Hope Government 'Cure' Doesn't Make Things Worse
Edward C. Johnson III, chairman of Fidelity Investments, said recently of government efforts to jump-start the economy, “We can only hope that the government’s cure doesn’t further sicken the patient.”
March 6, 2009
61% of Minnesota Voters Don’t Think Pawlenty Should Seek Presidency in 2012
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty may not have ruled out running for president in 2012, but most Minnesota voters already have.
March 6, 2009
Voters Divided on Obama Budget
Forty-one percent (41%) of voters nationwide have a favorable opinion of the $3.6-trillion budget proposed by President Obama in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 5, 2009
34% Agree You Can’t Earn Living in U.S. Without Government Help
George Lakoff, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, recently stated that “the moral mission of government is simple: no one can earn a living in America or live an American life without protection and empowerment by the government.”
March 5, 2009
Minnesota Voters See Franken As Winner, Closely Divided Over Senate Race Revote
Forty-seven percent (47%) of Minnesota voters now believe Democrat Al Franken has been elected to the U.S. Senate in a race so close that it’s been working its way through the state’s court system for the last four months.
March 5, 2009
75% Believe Constitution Guarantees Right To Own A Gun
Seventy-five percent (75%) of Americans believe the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of an average citizen to own a gun, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 5, 2009
Tax and Spending Concerns Rise As National Issue
Just four years ago, voters said national security was the most important political issue facing the nation. During Election 2008, the economy became their top priority, and national security was a distant second.
March 4, 2009
47% of Texas Voters Support Governor's Opposition to Stimulus Funds
The plurality of Texas voters (47%) support Governor Rick Perry’s opposition to accepting the state’s $17 billion share of the national economic stimulus package.
March 4, 2009
Just 11% of Republicans Say Limbaugh Is Their Party’s Leader
Despite efforts by the Obama political team and its surrogates to link Rush Limbaugh to the Republican Party, just 11% of GOP voters say the conservative radio commentator is the party’s leader.
March 4, 2009
43% Say Stricter Gun Control Very Likely Under Obama
Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans say it is Very Likely that the Obama Administration will try to implement stricter gun control laws even though 47% see no need for such laws.
March 3, 2009
32% Say Local Crime Is Up in The Past Year, Most Blame The Economy
Nearly one-third of Americans (32%) say crime has increased in their communities in the past year, and 72% of those impacted say it is Very Likely that increase is related to the poor economy.
March 2, 2009
40% Say Give Washington, D.C. to Maryland
Congress is poised to give the vote to Washington, D.C.’s representative in the House of Representatives, but 40% of U.S. voters say it’s a better idea to give the city’s residential areas back to Maryland so they can be represented by legislators from that state.
