What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls: Week Ending June 12, 2009
To paraphrase an old slogan in Washington, D.C., government is on the grow these days - whether voters like it or not.
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June 13, 2009
June 12, 2009
61% of Illinois Voters Say They Would Definitely Vote Against Roland Burris
Sixty-one percent (61%) of Illinois voters now say they would definitely vote against Democratic Senator Roland Burris if he runs for a full term in 2010, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state.
June 12, 2009
47% Concerned About Swine Flu, Down 18 Points From April
The World Health Organization has now declared swine flu a pandemic, its highest global alert status, but Americans are much less concerned about the disease than they were when it first became public two months ago.The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 47% of Americans are at least somewhat concerned about the threat of swine flu, with just 16% very concerned.
June 12, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Smoking
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Friday focuses on smoking.
June 12, 2009
Americans Support Universal Health Coverage, But Not If It Covers Illegal Immigrants
Eighty percent (80%) of U.S. voters oppose providing government health care coverage for illegal immigrants as part of the health care reform package that is working its way through Congress.
June 12, 2009
Worrying About Israel By Susan Estrich
Am I concerned, friends ask me quietly, after we all publicly praise President Obama's monumental Cairo speech. The friends are usually, but not always, Jewish. They are all, like me, strong supporters of the state of Israel. The answer is that of course I'm concerned. I'm very concerned. But since when has a supporter of the state of Israel not been concerned?
June 12, 2009
Sotomayor, the New Yorker By Froma Harrop
While walking recently on a crowded Manhattan sidewalk, I suddenly saw a wall of water crash down from somewhere over our heads. The source was a truck from which a fat hose was pouring water on the flower baskets hanging from posts. The baskets were intended to add some charm to the urban streetscape. Nice try.
June 12, 2009
Back to the Future for Obama By Alan I. Abramowitz
Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election represented one of the most dramatic shifts in political power in American history. In terms of both style and substance, the contrast between Obama and George W. Bush is perhaps as great as that between any incoming and outgoing presidents in the modern era. Yet the historic nature of this election should not blind us to the high degree of consistency between the results of the 2008 election and previous elections. New evidence on the results of the 2008 presidential election at the congressional district level reinforces this point.
June 12, 2009
Pelosi’s Favorables Unchanged Despite Waterboarding Flap
The Inside-the-Beltway furor over what Nancy Pelosi knew about the CIA’s use of waterboarding and when she knew it doesn’t seem to have changed voters’ opinions of the House speaker.
June 11, 2009
53% Say More Government Spending Hurts the Economy
Most voters (53%) believe increases in government spending hurt the economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
June 11, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Afghanistan
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Thursday focuses on the Afghanistan.
June 11, 2009
Inflation Looms: O's Deficit Dilemma By Dick Morris
It's increasingly looking like President Obama may be sunk by his own deficit.
June 11, 2009
51% Say Cut Everybody’s Taxes To Stimulate the Economy
Fifty-one percent (51%) of Americans favor an across-the-board tax cut for all Americans to stimulate the U.S. economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
June 11, 2009
Most Reject Government Control of Executive Compensation If Bailout Is Repaid
If a company repays its bailout funds, 61% of Americans say the government should not regulate the company’s executive pay and bonuses. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 31% disagree.
June 11, 2009
Obama's Centers of Excellence By Debra J. Saunders
Last week, White House chief economist Christina Romer told reporters that there are "billion-dollar bills lying on the sidewalk" in America's health care system -- apparently there for the taking if only Washington would show the will to pick them up.
June 11, 2009
Qualms and Questions About Obama's Health Plan By Michael Barone
Barack Obama has said he wants to pass a national health care bill this year, with a government insurance policy option. Democratic congressional leaders have called for passage of such a bill before the beginning of the August congressional recess.
June 11, 2009
Virginia Governor: Deeds (D) 47%, McDonnell (R) 41%
Newly chosen Democratic gubernatorial nominee R. Creigh Deeds leads his Republican opponent, former Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell, by six points in the first poll of Virginia voters released since Tuesday’s Democratic primary
June 11, 2009
Why So Scared of a Public Plan? By Joe Conason
Within the coming weeks, Americans will begin to consider critical issues concerning the future of health care for themselves and their children, including universal coverage, taxation of benefits, computerized records and the controlling of costs. But before the debate commences in Congress and the media, big insurance and pharmaceutical companies are lobbying frantically (and spending millions of dollars) to foreclose the possibility of the most promising aspect of health care reform: a public insurance option.
June 10, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: Media & Swine Flu
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday focuses on the media.
June 10, 2009
36% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of U.S. voters say America is heading in the right direction this week.
