While the recession has rattled every rung of economic ladder, it has ravaged the bottom bars. Unemployment stands at just over 4 percent for college graduates but at nearly 15 percent for those lacking high-school diplomas. In poor black neighborhoods, it's around 30 percent and approaching Great Depression levels.
Uplifting as it was to see insurance executives, pharmaceutical manufacturers, hospital officials and doctors gather at the White House on May 11, pledging cooperation toward health care reform, nothing they said or did was inconsistent with precisely the opposite objective. According to the famed pollster who is helping Republicans in Congress to block reform, in fact, the first critical step toward stopping real change is pretending to support it.
Another week, another elimination, another letdown. Only 24% of predictors in this week’s “American Idol” prediction challenge correctly predicted that Danny Gokey would be the next contestant eliminated from the show.
Republicans and conservatives are trying to grapple with the Obama administration's $3,600,000,000,000 federal budget -- let's include the zeroes rather than use the trivializing abbreviation $3.6 trillion -- and the larger-than-previously-projected $1,841,000,000,000 budget deficit.
Californians will vote next Tuesday on a series of budget-related propositions, and one thing is clear from new Rasmussen Reports telephone polling in the state: Voters aren’t in the mood for tax increases to ease California’s budget woes.
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday looks at the value of a college education.
Confidence continues to grow this week that America is turning the corner on many of the problems that have beset it in recent years.
Forty-two percent (42%) of American voters believe that major lifestyle changes are needed to save the environment. But the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey also finds that 44% disagree and say that such changes are not necessary. Thirteen percent (13%) are not sure.
Nearly one-out-of-four Americans (23%) say they are at least somewhat likely to miss a credit card payment in the next six months. Twelve percent (12%) say they are Very Likely to do so.
With less than three weeks to go until New Jersey Republicans select their nominee for governor, Chris Christie attracts 39% of the state's GOP voters while Steve Lonegan earns 29%.
Only three contestants remain on "American Idol," and 53% of the predictors in this week’s Rasmussen Prediction Challenge say Kris Allen will be the next contestant eliminated from the show.
The daily Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge for Wednesday looks at Dick Cheney's opinions.
Congress just can’t get no respect. While Republicans and Democrats disagree over most people and issues, they have one low opinion in common – the U.S. Congress.
The president was funny at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Wanda Sykes, the host, was not.
Last Sunday, the British newspaper The Times published an interview with Jordan's King Abdullah II, in which the maturing king demonstrated a deft touch in putting pressure both on the new prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and on President Barack Obama.
From May 12-13, 2009, Rasmussen Reports will ask 1,000 likely voters the following question "Dick Cheney says America is less safe because of changes President Obama has made in national security. Do you agree or disagree with Cheney’s statement that America is now less safe?" We'd like you to please predict the percentage who will agree that America is less safe.
From May 12-13, 2009, Rasmussen Reports will ask 1,000 likely voters the following question "Former Vice President Dick Cheney has been speaking out lately on a number of topics. Now that he has left office, how important are Dick Cheney’s opinions?--very important, somewhat important, not very important or not at all important?" We'd like you to please predict the percentage who will say Cheney's opinions are "very important."
Republican candidates still lead Democrats by a single point this week in the Generic Congressional Ballot.
Confidence in America’s handling of the War on Terror rebounded slightly this week, but remains near the lowest level of the past year.
Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say the most important consideration in the selection of a U.S. Supreme Court justice is the nominee’s legal background and competence.
