Most Americans Say Leaders Clueless On The Economy
Just 37% of Americans are even somewhat confident that their political leaders know what they’re doing as they try to address the nation’s economic problems.
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January 14, 2009
January 14, 2009
Democrats Slip But Still Lead GOP on Generic Ballot
Democrats hold a six-point lead over Republicans in the first edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot of 2009. Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys found that 42% of voters said they would vote for their district’s Democratic candidate while 36% said they would choose the Republican.
January 14, 2009
Respect By Susan Estrich
I don't hate George Bush. I never have. I voted against him twice. I disagree with him, sometimes passionately. I think the country is in worse shape now than it was eight years ago, and that history will not be kind to him.
January 14, 2009
A Truncated Presidential Honeymoon? By Tony Blankley
It was fairly common chatter from congressional Democrats in Washington during the autumn months of the presidential campaign that while Barack Obama was almost certain to win, in 2009 policy would be driven from the House speaker's office.
January 13, 2009
Republicans More Trusted by Eight Points on National Security
Republicans now hold the biggest lead over Democrats on the issue of national security since early September. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 48% of voters trust the GOP more to handle national security and the War on Terror, while only 40% trust Democrats more.
January 13, 2009
Majority Rates Bush as One of America’s Worst Presidents
President George W. Bush in a final press conference on Monday acknowledged he made some mistakes in the White House, but most Americans – at least for now – are a lot more critical than that.
January 13, 2009
Americans Strongly Oppose Economic Plan Without Tax Cuts
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of American adults are opposed to a government economic recovery plan that does not cut taxes, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 13, 2009
From Jack Bauer to Leon Panetta By Debra J. Saunders
Sunday's New York Times ran two columns that advocated for investigations into America's use of coercive interrogation techniques -- known to editorial writers as "torture" -- of enemy combatants, as well as one that opposed a show trial.
January 13, 2009
Taxes Will Have to Be Raised, Eventually By Froma Harrop
During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama portrayed his tax plan as a way to help "spread the wealth around." That was an unfortunate choice of words, though not as silly as the "conservative" formulation that raising taxes "punishes success."
January 13, 2009
Arizona Voters Are Pessimistic About Economy, National Security in 2009
Most Arizona voters do not foresee an end to the economic recession by year's end or America becoming safer from foreign attacks at the same time.
January 12, 2009
Drug Violence From Mexico Now A Bigger Concern Than Illegal Immigration
A majority of Americans (52%) now worry more about drug violence coming over the border from Mexico than illegal immigrants, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 12, 2009
59% of Arizona Voters Okay Napolitano’s Move to Washington
Three-out-of-five Arizona voters (59%) say Governor Janet Napolitano made the right decision accepting President-elect Barack Obama’s offer to be secretary of Homeland Security. Napolitano’s nomination will be the subject of a U.S. Senate hearing later this week.
January 12, 2009
Voters Still Say Palestinians to Blame, But 50% Say Israel Should Accept Truce
Two weeks of military action in the Gaza Strip has done nothing to move public opinion in America.
January 11, 2009
Lots Plan To Watch Obama’s Swearing-In Live
Seventy-five percent (75%) of U.S. voters say they plan to watch at least some of Barack Obama’s inauguration live next week, including 28% who plan to watch it all, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 11, 2009
How Big-Government Is Obama? By Lawrence Kudlow
Obama spoke Thursday at George Mason University about his American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan -- a.k.a. the stimulus package. There's an interesting section that would warm the heart of John Maynard Keynes.
January 11, 2009
Governator, the Sequel By Debra J. Saunders
Former eBay chief Meg Whitman is preparing to run for governor in 2010. Considering that California is so broke that next month it may have to issue IOUs instead of checks, I cannot imagine why anyone would want the job.
January 10, 2009
Giants, Steelers Favorites for Super Bowl
Twenty-two percent (22%) of NFL football fans expect the New York Giants to win the Super Bowl for the second straight year. However, 17% think the Pittsburgh Steelers will emerge victorious on Super Sunday. Fans of those two teams are also the cockiest—64% of each team’s fans expect their favorites will win it all.
January 10, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 9, 2009
With no break in the bad economic news, Americans are reconciling themselves to the need for Big Brother to step in and lend them a hand.
January 9, 2009
New Yorkers Give Governor Good Marks But Frown On Tax Hikes
Sixty-five percent (65%) of New York voters approve of Gov. David Paterson’s job performance, but 48% say the state does not need to raise taxes as he has proposed to balance its budget.
January 9, 2009
Despite Tax Cut Proposal, Only 21% Expect Lower Taxes Under Obama
Despite the fact that President-elect Barack Obama promised billions of dollars in tax breaks as part of his economic plan, just 21% believe their taxes will go down during his presidency.
