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June 1, 2009
June 1, 2009
Number of Democrats Increases Slightly in May
In April, for the second straight month, the number of Republicans in the nation fell by roughly half a percentage point. The number of Democrats remained unchanged from a month ago.
June 1, 2009
Number of Democrats Increases Slightly in May
In April, for the second straight month, the number of Republicans in the nation fell by roughly half a percentage point. The number of Democrats remained unchanged from a month ago.
June 1, 2009
Americans Have Voted ‘No' on GM Bailout From Day One
General Motors for decades has been the symbol of U.S. industrial might. “What’s good for General Motors is good for the country” is a quotation that has lingered in the popular imagination since it was first said over 50 years ago. And the truth is, at its high point in 1962, GM had 51 percent of the car and truck market to itself.
June 1, 2009
28% Likely To Watch Conan O'Brien on "Tonight Show," But Carson Still King
Conan O'Brien officially replaces Jay Leno as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show" today, but Johnny Carson is still the king of late-night comedy.
June 1, 2009
Congressional Consensus on Health Care Gets Mixed Reviews from Public
The Politico reports that “the broad outlines of a consensus plan” have emerged for health care reform. While acknowledging that there are “no guarantees,” the influential Washington newspaper says that the consensus is built around guidelines that assume “all Americans would be guaranteed access to health insurance. In fact, they’d probably be required to purchase it.”
June 1, 2009
31% Say Stimulus Package Helped, 27% Say It Hurt Economy
Thirty-one percent (31%) of U.S. voters believe the economic stimulus package passed earlier this year has helped the economy. That's down from 34% who thought it would help in late February and 38% who held that view when it first passed earlier in the month.
June 1, 2009
GOP Should Run Against the Power of the Center By Michael Barone
Move to the center. That's the advice Republicans are getting from quarters friendly and otherwise. It seems to make a certain amount of sense. If opinion is arrayed along a single-dimension, left-to-right spectrum and clustered in the middle in a bell-curve pattern, then a party on the right needs only to move a few steps toward the center or just beyond to convert itself from minority to majority status.
June 1, 2009
62% Say Bush, Not Obama, To Blame For Ongoing Economic Problems
President Obama contends he inherited the nation’s ongoing economic problems and that his actions since taking office are not to blame. Sixty-two percent (62%) of U.S. voters agree with the president that the problems are due to the recession that began under the Bush administration.
May 31, 2009
Just 21% Favor GM Bailout Plan, 67% Oppose
Only 21% of voters nationwide support a plan for the government to bail out General Motors as part of a structured bankruptcy plan to keep the troubled auto giant in business.
May 30, 2009
42% Expect Housing Market Will Take More Than Three Years To Recover
Forty-two percent (42%) of Americans now say it will take more than three years for housing prices to recover. That’s up slightly from 40% a month ago.
May 30, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls: Week Ending May 29, 2009
Who knows what tomorrow may bring? But for now at least it looks like President Obama’s on track with his first nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
May 30, 2009
Little Green Cars By Lawrence Kudlow
Get ready, folks: America is about to buy a car company. As of Monday, we the taxpayers will own more than 70 percent of GM. Whether the company will be formally renamed Government Motors remains to be seen. But that's what it will be.
May 29, 2009
Congress Receives Highest Ratings in Two Years
Twenty-three percent (23%) of likely voters now say Congress is doing a good or excellent job, representing the legislature's highest rating since May 2007.
May 29, 2009
Rasmussen Reports Daily Prediction Challenge: The Tonight Show
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Friday focuses on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.
May 29, 2009
57% Say New Korean War Likely in Near Future
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Americans now believe it is at least somewhat likely that there will be a war between North Korea and South Korea in the near future. Twenty-six percent (26%) say it’s Very Likely.
May 29, 2009
18% Favor National Sales Tax, 68% Oppose
To raise additional money for the government, just 18% of Americans nationwide favor a national sales tax. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 68% oppose such a tax.
May 29, 2009
Will Sotomayor's Style Blunt Her Liberal Views? By Michael Barone
Barack Obama has named his nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. What's the likely fallout, politically and judicially?
May 29, 2009
For GOP's Sake, Texas Better Not Secede By Rhodes Cook
Of all the jaw-dropping comments made by politicians this year, the one that takes top prize was not uttered in the nation's capital but deep in the heart of Texas. There, in conjunction with a tax day "tea party," Republican Gov. Rick Perry floated the idea of his huge state along the Mexican border seceding from the Union.
May 29, 2009
Making Law By Susan Estrich
Don't tell anyone: This is the season when lawyers left and right cross our fingers behind our backs and solemnly swear that judges don't make law. Conservatives insist they adhere to original intent.
