Voters Continue to See Deficit Reduction as Top Priority
While official Washington has seen many twists and turns in the legislative process this year, voter priorities have remained unchanged.
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November 20, 2009
November 20, 2009
2010 Arizona GOP Primary: McCain 45%, Hayworth 43%
Senator John McCain’s future in the U.S. Senate may be a little less assured than previously thought.
November 20, 2009
President Zero Sum Goes to Asia By Lawrence Kudlow
President Obama took his declining dollar to the Asia-Pacific economic conference, and he added to it a declinist opinion of America's economy. His big message? Don't count on American consumers to lead the world from recession to recovery and beyond. His second big message? In the U.S., we must save more and spend less.
November 19, 2009
2010 New York Senate: Gillibrand 45%, Pataki 42%
There’s been virtually no change over the past two months in the hypothetical Election 2010 Senate match-up in New York State between Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand and former Governor George Pataki. Including the fact that Pataki still hasn’t announced for the race.
November 19, 2009
47% Trust Private Sector More Than Government To Keep Health Care Costs Down, Quality Up
While the Senate is now preparing to debate Democratic Leader Harry Reid's 2000-plus-page version of the health care reform plan, 47% of Americans still believe the private sector rather than the federal government has the best chance of keeping health care costs down and the quality of medical care up.
November 19, 2009
Voters’ Opinions of Congressional Leaders Remain Steady
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid favorable ratings slightly dipped this month while House Minority Leader John Boehner received a small bounce, but voters overall have not changed their views on their congressional leaders.
November 19, 2009
Obama Bows, but the World Refuses to Bow Back By Michael Barone
On his 10-day trip to Asia and in his 10th month in office, Barack Obama is beginning to encounter limits on his ambition to change the world. Even as he bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia last April and to the emperor of Japan last week, the world refuses to bow back.
November 19, 2009
Democrats & Unaffiliateds More Likely To Be Unemployed Than Republicans
Data from Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys shows that 15.0% of Democrats in the workforce are currently unemployed and looking for a job. Among adults not affiliated with either major party, that number is 15.6% while just 9.9% of Republicans are in the same situation.
November 19, 2009
2010 California Governor: Brown 41%, Whitman 41%
State Attorney General Jerry Brown is the only major Democrat still running for governor of California next year, and now he’s tied with Republican hopeful Meg Whitman at 41% each in the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
November 19, 2009
What is So Patriotic About Fearmongering? By Joe Conason
The loudest voices on the right never tire of telling us that they are the truest patriots. They claim to be the deepest believers in our system, the strongest defenders of our Constitution, the most upbeat, bold and courageous Americans anywhere.
November 19, 2009
To Create Jobs, Voters Say Cut Taxes and Stop Spending
As the policy debate has unfolded in Washington this year, voters have consistently believed that tax cuts would do more than increased government spending to stimulate the economy and create jobs. Now that the nation’s unemployment rate has reached 10.2%, voters continue to hold that view.
November 19, 2009
The Civic Price of Courting Corporations By Froma Harrop
Amtrak riders passing through New London, Conn., can catch an odd sight in an otherwise picturesque New England setting: a fancy corporate center standing next to a street grid emptied of nearly all its buildings. This used to be the Fort Trumbull neighborhood, a working class enclave that would have been largely forgotten had it not been central to a controversial 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on eminent domain -- the government's right to take private property for public use.
November 18, 2009
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
For the second straight week, just 33% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
November 18, 2009
83% Say Credit Cards Tempt People To Buy
The card made me do it, or so most Americans say.
November 18, 2009
Just 18% Say Legal System Worries Too Much About National Security
U.S. voters seem slightly less concerned about the legal niceties when it comes to protecting America from attack.
November 18, 2009
45% Say Passage of Health Care Plan Will Drive Up Cost of Drugs
Forty-five percent (45%) of Americans say the cost of prescription drugs will go up if the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats becomes law.
November 18, 2009
An Exit Strategy To Die For By Tony Blankley
In the past few days, the White House has made it clear that the president wants specific exit strategies for all his Afghan war options.
November 18, 2009
Cuomo, Giuliani Virtually Tied in 2010 NY Governor Race
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is still the most formidable candidate in next year’s gubernatorial race in New York, but he barely squeaks by if Rudy Giuliani is his Republican opponent. Two months ago, Cuomo had a 19-point lead on the former New York City mayor.
November 18, 2009
62% Now Have Favorable View of Michelle Obama
Sixty-two percent (62%) of U.S. voters have a favorable opinion of First Lady Michelle Obama, including 41% who regard her very favorably. The overall number is up four points from October and represents her highest favorable ratings in several months.
November 18, 2009
See Sarah Run By Susan Estrich
I really hate defending Sarah Palin. I mean, I don't agree with her on anything. Seeing a woman at her level saying and doing some of the things she says and does is like nails screeching against a blackboard for me. And while she ultimately helps Democrats in any partisan contest, her brand of polarizing politics and efforts to annihilate the moderate wing of the Republican Party ultimately aren't very good for her own party (not my problem) or the country (everyone's problem).
