What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls: Week Ending November 28, 2009
So what’s the problem? Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters nationwide now rate the U.S. health care system as good or excellent, up from 29% a year-and-a-half ago.
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November 28, 2009
November 28, 2009
Whom Can You Trust on Climate Change? By Froma Harrop
When President Obama attends the United Nations meeting on climate in Copenhagen, you can be sure that the deniers of global warming will go on a romp.
November 27, 2009
In Massachusetts, 32% Consider State’s Health Care Reform a Success
In 2006, Massachusetts implemented its own statewide version of health care reform and 32% of the state’s voters consider that reform a success. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Bay State finds that 36% consider the plan a failure and another 32% are not sure.
November 27, 2009
Those Who Rate U.S. Health Care System Good or Excellent Up To 49%
Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters nationwide now rate the U.S. health care system as good or excellent. That marks a steady increase from 44% at the beginning of October, 35% in May and 29% a year-and-a-half ago.
November 27, 2009
Checkouts and Markups By Susan Estrich
It's that time of the year again. Time to feel like a fool. I started early this year, at Bed Bath and Beyond. Mind you, I love the store -- two shiny new floors of beautiful things that you don't have to try on. I'm a goner for candles and diffusers, not to mention cordless vacuum cleaners.
November 27, 2009
Damn the Deficit: Full Speed Ahead on Health Care By Michael Barone
Double-digit. That hyphenated adjective has been used most often recently to describe October's 10.2 percent unemployment rate. But it can also be used to describe the federal budget deficit as a percentage of the gross domestic product. That precise number is not yet known, but it may turn out to have a more dire effect on our national life than October's unemployment rate.
November 27, 2009
7% Already Have Finished Their Holiday Shopping
While Christmas is still several weeks away, seven percent (7%) of Americans say they've already completed their holiday shopping.
November 26, 2009
Understanding Our Hollow "Centrists" By Joe Conason
The puzzling thing about politicians of either party who claim to be "centrist" or "moderate" is how much they sometimes sound like party-line right-wing Republicans.
November 26, 2009
When Pundits Compare Apples To Oranges: One Look at Health Care Polling
A blog entry posted at CQPolitics.com looked at a recent Rasmussen Reports poll and another by the Kaiser Family Foundation and concluded that the “new polls disagree on whether a government overhaul of the nation's health care system will leave people better off or worse off.”
November 26, 2009
56% Say Thanksgiving Is One of Most Important Holidays
Fifty-six percent (56%) of Americans view Thanksgiving as one of the nation's most important holidays. That's up three points from a year ago.
November 25, 2009
50% Still Blame Bush for Bad Economy
Voters are a bit less inclined this month to blame President Obama’s policies for the country’s current economic problems.
November 25, 2009
48% Expect Tax Hike, Fundamental Challenge for Obama Administration
Political junkies often get so focused on the day-to-day tactics of campaigning and spinning that they forget about the fundamentals.
November 25, 2009
Dobbs in 2012 Gets Up to 14% of Vote, Hurts GOP Chances
Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs has indicated that he might consider an independent bid for the White House in 2012, and early polling shows he could attract up to 14% of the vote.
November 25, 2009
2010 Massachusetts Governor: Çhallengers Gain on Incumbent Patrick
Next year's gubernatorial contest in Massachusetts is tighter than ever, even though it's now a three-way race.
November 25, 2009
2010 New York Senate: Giuliani 53%, Gillibrand 40%
Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand may have a serious problem on her hands if Rudy Giuliani gets in next year’s race for the U.S. Senate in New York State.
November 25, 2009
31% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Only 31% of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. The percentage of voters who feel this way has remained in the narrow range of 31% to 35% since late June, but voter perceptions of the nation’s current course hve only been this low two other times this year, the last time in early October.
November 25, 2009
Afghan Rebuttal and Surrebuttal on the Right By Tony Blankley
Two noteworthy responses to my column last week ("An Exit Strategy To Die For") deserve my reply. In the online magazine Commentary, Max Boot, one of the most respected foreign-policy voices on the right, explicitly dissented from the central premise of my column.
November 24, 2009
Politics of the Pardon By Debra J. Saunders
On Wednesday, President Obama will issue the White House's standard hokey pardon of a Thanksgiving turkey. It goes with the job.
November 24, 2009
Coakley Still Ahead Among Massachusetts Democrats Seeking Kennedy’s Senate Seat
Attorney General Martha Coakley holds a 15-point lead among likely Democratic Primary voters in Massachusetts in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Edward M. Kennedy.
November 24, 2009
36% Say Stimulus Good for Economy, 34% Disagree
Voters are a bit more skeptical this month about the $787-billion economic stimulus plan, but overall views of the stimulus have remained largely unchanged since President Obama signed it into law in February.
