2010 Massachusetts Governor: Democrat Patrick Loses Ground
An early look at the 2010 election cycle finds that Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has some work to do if he wants to win reelection.
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August 24, 2009
August 23, 2009
35% Say 'Cash for Clunkers' Helped Economy, 23% Say It Hurt
Thirty-five percent (35%) of American adults say the federal "cash for clunkers" program was good for the U.S. economy. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 23% say the program hurt the economy, and 27% say it had no impact. Another 15% are not sure.
August 23, 2009
Too Big To Vote?: By Debra J. Saunders
How do you run for California's top political offices when you often have failed to vote yourself and have no political experience?
August 22, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 21, 2009
Is it or isn’t it – in the health care reform bill proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats? The public option, that is.
August 21, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Gitmo
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Friday focuses on Guantanamo prison camp.
August 21, 2009
This Summer, Cookouts Were Hot, Concerts Were Not
Labor Day's almost here, so in a new Rasmussen Reports survey, we asked Americans what they did this summer.
August 21, 2009
52% in Massachusetts Favor Kennedy’s Request for Interim Replacement
Fifty-two percent (52%) of Massachusetts voters agree with terminally ill Senator Edward M. Kennedy that the governor should name an interim senator to take his place until a special election can be held.
August 21, 2009
49% Say Workers Should Be Able To Opt Out of Social Security
Forty-nine percent (49%) of U.S. voters say working Americans should be allowed to opt out of Social Security and provide for their own retirement planning.
August 21, 2009
Uncle Al By Susan Estrich
He might have won the Nobel Prize before I was born. Back in 1940, when he was a researcher at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston (as in, "call Uncle Al at the BI"), he was studying the effects of infection on the heart and circulatory system.
August 21, 2009
Georgia GOP Primary: Oxendine Leads By 18, but 31% are Undecided
John Oxendine, Georgia’s fire and insurance commissioner, continues to hold a commanding lead over all other Republican gubernatorial hopefuls in an early look at next year’s state GOP Primary.
August 21, 2009
The Netroots Put Winning Ahead of Convictions By Michael Barone
"I am a pessimist by nature, which is why I have spent my life as a journalist instead of trying to be a leader, which requires optimism."
August 21, 2009
Georgia 2010 Democratic Primary: Barnes Still Far Ahead for Governor
Former Governor Roy Barnes is far and away the leader in an early look at Georgia’s 2010 Democratic gubernatorial primary race.
August 21, 2009
Georgia: 40% Favor Congressional Health Care Plan
Forty percent (40%) of likely voters in Georgia favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state finds that 54% oppose the plan.
August 20, 2009
Confidence in Stimulus Plan Is Up to 33%
Confidence in the $787-billion economic stimulus plan proposed by President Obama and passed by Congress in February has rebounded a bit this month.
August 20, 2009
82% Say Their Bank Account Information is Secure
Eighty-two percent (82%) of Americans believe their bank account information is at least somewhat secure online, which helps to explain why an increasing number of people are sending personal financial information over the Internet for banking and shopping transactions.
August 20, 2009
40% Say Cutting Deficit Is Top Priority
Only 20% of U.S. voters now say health care reform is the most important of the four budget priorities President Obama laid out early in his presidency, down four points from the end of May.
August 20, 2009
Middle-aged Rant By Debra J. Saunders
At a recent Colorado town hall, University of Colorado at Boulder student Zach Lahn asked President Obama how private insurers could be expected to compete with a public health care plan.
August 20, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Jobs
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Thursday focuses on creating jobs in the United States.
August 20, 2009
Obama's Enforcer: Not Really Tough Enough By Joe Conason
If the Democrats fail to pass real changes in the health care system this year -- rather than a sham that mimics and mocks reform -- they will have nobody to blame but themselves.
August 20, 2009
54% Fear Government Will Do Too Much To Fix Economy
Fifty-four percent (54%) of U.S. voters worry more that the federal government will try to do too much to fix the economy rather than not enough.
