Ayotte Leads Hodes 46% to 38% in 2010 New Hampshire Senate Match-Up
Republican Kelly Ayotte leads Democrat Paul Hodes by eight points in an early look at New Hampshire’s 2010 race for the U.S. Senate.
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September 16, 2009
September 16, 2009
12% Say Most Opponents of Obama Health Care Plan Are Racist
Twelve percent (12%) of voters nationwide believe that most opponents of President Obama’s health care reform plan are racist. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 67% of voters disagree, and 21% are not sure.
September 16, 2009
37% of 'American Idol' Watchers Say DeGeneres Will Improve The Show
With the eighth season of "American Idol" about to begin, Americans who watch the program are inclined to think the addition of comedian Ellen DeGeneres as a judge will give it a boost.
September 15, 2009
57% View Pelosi Unfavorably, But That’s An Improvement
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi got a bit of reprieve from the voters after a tumultuous August recess for most members of Congress.
September 15, 2009
Generic Ballot: Republicans 41% Democrats 40%
Democratic congressional candidates have pulled within one point of Republicans this week in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
September 15, 2009
39% Say They Are Likely To Watch Sawyer On ABC Evening News
Diane Sawyer, soon to be the new anchor of ABC’s evening television news, is no more popular than Charles Gibson, the broadcaster she is replacing, but 39% of Americans say they are at least somewhat likely to watch Sawyer when she takes over. Twenty percent (20%) say they’re very likely to do so.
September 15, 2009
At Least Spanky Had Grace To Leave Quietly By Debra J. Saunders
Will the sex scandal of former GOP Assemblyman Mike Duvall make a difference for the California GOP? In that Duvall -- now known as Spanky -- had the good sense to resign 15 hours into the scandal, the answer would be: No.
September 15, 2009
Support for Health Care Plan Falls Back To Pre-Speech Levels
The post-speech bounce continues with the nation now evenly divided over the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, but the increase in support is still coming from Democratic voters rallying to their leader.
September 15, 2009
Opposition to Health Care Reform Reaches New High at 55%
One week after President Obama’s speech to Congress, opposition to his health care reform plan has reached a new high of 55%. The latest Rasmussen Reports daily tracking poll shows that just 42% now support the plan, matching the low first reached in August.
September 15, 2009
Harry Reid Trails Republican Challengers in 2010 Election
In what is currently a difficult political climate for Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid trails two potential Republican challengers seeking to unseat him as he faces reelection next year in Nevada.
September 15, 2009
'Heads I Win, Tails I'm Bailed Out' By Froma Harrop
President Obama was on Wall Street, calling for a new regulatory regime to prevent a financial panic like the one set off a year ago. "We will not go back to the days of reckless behavior and unchecked excess that was at the heart of this crisis," he said.
September 15, 2009
53% Confident That Swine Flu Vaccine Has Been Tested Enough
Fifty-three percent (53%) of Americans are at least somewhat confident that enough testing has been done on the swine flue vaccine for it to be safely offered this fall. But just 14% are very confident of that fact in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 15, 2009
40% Name Health Care Debate As This Summer’s Biggest News
When asked to choose from a list of top news stories that broke this past summer, 40% of American adults said the heated health care debate had the biggest impact on them personally.
September 14, 2009
51% Say Michelle Obama Involved in Policy Decisions
Voters are slightly less sure these days that First Lady Michelle Obama is involved in her husband’s policy decisions, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 14, 2009
Consumer, Investor Confidence Lower than Year Ago When Lehman Brothers Collapsed
Both consumers and investors are less confident about the economy than they were a year ago when the Lehman Brothers financial firm collapsed and Wall Street's woes became front-page news.
September 14, 2009
56% Still Blame Bush For Economic Problems
One year after the collapse of global financial firm Lehman Brothers, most voters (56%) continue to blame the nation’s current economic problems on the recession that started under George W. Bush, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
September 14, 2009
14% Are More Likely To Buy GM Because of Money-Back Guarantee
General Motors is now promising a 60-day money-back guarantee to all purchasers of its cars and trucks, and 14% of Americans say they are more likely to buy a GM vehicle because of it.
September 14, 2009
58% Expect More Partisanship in Washington
Sixty-seven percent (67%) of voters nationwide believe Washington politics is likely to become more partisan over the coming year. That figure is up sharply from 55% a month ago and from 40% when President Barack Obama first took office.
September 14, 2009
Support for Health Care Reform Jumps to 51%, Highest Total Yet
The post-speech bounce continues with the nation now evenly divided over the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, but the increase in support is still coming from Democratic voters rallying to their leader.
September 14, 2009
Tom Friedman Hails China's One-Party Autocracy By Michael Barone
The dwindling number of readers of The New York Times were treated Wednesday to a column by Thomas Friedman extolling China's "one-party autocracy," which, he told us, "is led by a reasonably enlightened group of people."
