Only 16% Like The Job Congress Is Doing
Just 16% of U.S. voters give Congress good or excellent ratings now that it's back in action after a rough-and-tumble August recess, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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September 25, 2009
September 25, 2009
Congressional Democrats: From Minority to Majority...and Back Again? By Rhodes Cook
When the Democrats lost control of Congress in 1994, few political pundits saw it coming. But such a prospect in 2010, particularly a GOP takeover of the House of Representatives, is already being discussed as a real prospect.
September 25, 2009
2010 Ohio Senate: Portman, Lee, Brunner in Virtual Tie
Next year’s U.S. Senate race in Ohio is a neck-and-neck battle for Republican Rob Portman no matter which Democratic candidate he faces, according to the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey in the state.
September 25, 2009
FDA: Kiss Those Kiddie-Flavored Cigarettes Goodbye By Susan Estrich
It's hard to argue with the FDA's decision, announced this week, to ban the sale of flavored cigarettes. To be honest, I always thought cigarettes came in regular and menthol, not chocolate and strawberry. The legislation passed earlier this year giving the FDA authority over tobacco products specifically authorized it to ban flavored cigarettes, while protecting the kind that I got hooked on.
September 25, 2009
2010 California Senate: Boxer Beats Fiorina, DeVore
So far, so good for incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer in match-ups against her two best-known Republican opponents to date in California’s 2010 race for the U.S. Senate.
September 24, 2009
2010 New York Governor: Cuomo Beats GOP Challengers, Paterson Doesn't
Embattled New York Governor David Paterson has opened the door to dropping out of next year's race, as new Rasmussen Reports polling shows him in a dead heat with one potential Republican challenger and trailing another by double digits.
September 24, 2009
29% See United Nations as U.S. Ally, 15% As An Enemy
President Obama is scheduled to be the first U.S. chief executive to chair a meeting of the Security Council, but the views most U.S. voters have of the United Nations remain largely unchanged.
September 24, 2009
The Racist Truth About Beck and Limbaugh By Joe Conason
With admirable calm, President Obama has sought to deflect the supercharged politics of race by expressing his optimism about American attitudes and ignoring the most extreme statements by his critics. For his own sake, as well as the nation's, he is wise to give a pass to the likes of Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. That is not, however, what they deserve.
September 24, 2009
63% Say Housing Market Will Improve Only When Economy Does
Americans are slightly more confident that government action can help the housing market, but a sizable majority continues to believe that the market will only improve when the overall economy gets better.
September 24, 2009
2010 Iowa: Ex-Governor Branstad Has Big Lead Over Incumbent Governor Culver
The nation’s economy has taken its toll on incumbent governors across the country, and Iowa Governor Chet Culver is no exception. Add to that the difficult political environment for Democrats at the moment, and Culver’s potential vulnerability becomes clear.
September 24, 2009
Lindsay Lohan and the Crash of Fashion By Froma Harrop
Every time the economy swoons and the racks groan with the weight of unsold women's clothing, purveyors of fashion talk up "investment dressing." Investment dressing entails buying a few well-constructed garments that will endure both physically and stylistically for several years.
September 24, 2009
New York Senate: Gillibrand Narrowly Leads Pataki
Appointed U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand holds a narrow lead over former Governor George Pataki in a hypothetical match-up for New York State’s 2010 Senate race.
September 24, 2009
Obama's Time Warp: The U.S. Is Still the Bad Guy By Michael Barone
In the early 1980s, while planning a vacation in Latin America, I went to bookstores to look for histories of the region. All I could find were Marxist tracts arguing that "the people" were exploited by greedy corporations and military dictators, all propped up by the United States.
September 23, 2009
51% Worry Government Will ‘Help’ Economy Too Much
Most voters (51%) still fear the federal government will do too much in response to the country’s continuing economic problems, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 23, 2009
36% Say Stimulus Plan Has Helped Economy
Confidence in the $787-billion economic stimulus package approved by Congress in February has reached a new high. Thirty-six percent (36%) of likely voters now say the package has helped the economy, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 23, 2009
Most Like Tax Credits for First-Time Home Buyers, But 47% Oppose Continuing Them
Most Americans favor the soon-to-expire program that provides first-time home buyers with tax credits of up to $8,000, at least until they hear how much it costs.
September 23, 2009
End the Coarsening of Civic Discourse By Tony Blankley
As the town hall meetings on health care started in early August, the Democratic Party's talking points accused the attending citizens of being "demonstrators hired by K Street lobbyists." Then they started calling them a "mob." Getting into the spirit of his party, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called those who oppose Obamacare "evil." Then House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer called the dissenters "un-American." For good measure, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused them of being Nazis.
September 23, 2009
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Just one-in-three voters (33%) now believe the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 23, 2009
2010 Iowa Senate: Grassley 56%, Krause 30%
Longtime Republican Senator Charles Grassley has a nearly two-to-one lead over his likeliest Democratic challenger Bob Krause in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 telephone survey of Iowa voters.
September 23, 2009
Dear John By Susan Estrich
Last weekend, The New York Times reported on its front page that former Senator, vice presidential candidate and presidential candidate John Edwards was considering "publicly" acknowledging paternity of his mistress's baby, but had not yet brought his wife around to the idea.
