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.
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August 21, 2009
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.
August 20, 2009
Democrats Must Fix Health Care Alone By Froma Harrop
Early on as New York mayor, Ed Koch went to battle against entrenched interests that were bankrupting the city.
August 19, 2009
2010 Florida Senate: Crist 48%, Meek, 29%
Republican Governor Charlie Crist continues to maintain a sizable lead over his chief Democratic opponent, Rep. Kendrick Meek, in Florida’s 2010 race for the U.S. Senate.
August 19, 2009
34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Just one-third (34%) of likely U.S. voters believe the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
August 19, 2009
Health Care Rises In Importance But More for Democrats Than Others
More voters than ever rate health care as a very important issue, but the difference in partisan emphasis helps to explain the big Democratic push for health care reform in Washington.
August 19, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Social Security
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday focuses on social security.
August 19, 2009
Without Public Option, Enthusiasm for Health Care Reform, Especially Among Democrats, Collapses
Just 34% of voters nationwide support the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats if the so-called “public option” is removed. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 57% oppose the plan if it doesn't include a government-run health insurance plan to compete with private insurers.
August 19, 2009
The Prince By Susan Estrich
I discovered Bob Novak when I was in college. My political science teacher assigned us Rowland Evans and Robert Novak's classic tomes: "Lyndon B. Johnson: The Exercise of Power" (1966) and "Nixon in the White House: The Frustration of Power" (1971).
