What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 3, 2009
This president hasn’t had an easy week since he took office, and the past one was one of his toughest yet.
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April 4, 2009
April 4, 2009
46% Say UNC Will Take NCAA Tournament
The University of North Carolina Tar Heels are well ahead of the competition in the latest Rasmussen Reports Prediction Challenge, with 46% predicting the team will win this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament.
April 4, 2009
Obama Abroad: In Some Ways, Much Like Bush By Michael Barone
Barack Obama's foreign policy is beginning to take shape. Semantically, it's a sharp repudiation of the policies of the George W. Bush administration. In reality, it's something like a continuation of Bush policies. Or, if you want to distinguish between the allegedly confrontation-minded policies of Bush's first term and the more accommodationist policies of his second term -- a distinction that I think is exaggerated but has something to it -- then it's something like the second Bush term. With, of course, some differences.
April 3, 2009
44% See More Tension With Other Countries Because of Economic Crisis
Forty-four percent (44%) of Americans say the current global economic crisis is more likely to create tension between the United States and other nations rather than to encourage more cooperation.
April 3, 2009
75% Oppose Release of Guantanamo Inmates in the United States
President Obama’s intelligence chief said last week that some inmates at the Guantanamo terrorist prison camp may be released in the United States, but just 13% of U.S. voters think that should be allowed.
April 3, 2009
CALIFORNIA: THE KEY TO THE ELECTORAL LOCK By Rhodes Cook
California may be the Golden State, but it has been a while since people have called it that without a trace of sarcasm. With its double digit unemployment rate, difficult to balance budget, and crumbling infrastructure, California these days is anything but golden.
April 2, 2009
44% Favor Government-Backed Auto Warranties
Forty-four percent (44%) of U.S. voters like the idea of a federal government guarantee of automobile warranties issued by companies that go out of business, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
April 2, 2009
54% Count On U.S. Business Leaders More Than World Leaders To Help U.S. Economy
So much for the hoopla and highly publicized activities of this week’s G-20 economic summit.
April 2, 2009
Europe on the Cheap By Debra J. Saunders
American voters want -- and President Obama campaigned on a platform of -- European-style government at American tax rates.
April 2, 2009
Congress Favorables Up, But So Is Perception That Most Members Are Corrupt
Twenty-one percent (21%) of U.S. voters now think Congress is doing a good or excellent job, its highest ratings in over a year, but nearly twice as many (41%) also think most members of Congress are corrupt.
April 2, 2009
Centrist Dems: Dogged If They Do, Dogged If They Don't By Froma Harrop
There's trouble around the Democratic campfire. The party has the White House and solid congressional majorities. But what it doesn't have is everyone on the same page, strumming the same chords, singing the same tune.
April 2, 2009
A 'Truly Breathtaking' Departure By Lawrence Kudlow
Team Obama fired GM CEO Rick Wagoner Sunday afternoon, just a short time after Treasury man Tim Geithner told the television talk shows that some banks will need large amounts of new TARP-money government assistance -- even though the bankers don't want it.
April 2, 2009
61% Are Confident Online and Other Sources Can Replace Newspapers
This is the finding that struggling daily newspapers don’t want to hear: 61% of American adults are confident that online and other news sources will make up the difference and report things people want to know about if many newspapers go out of business.
April 2, 2009
No More Refuge for Scoundrels By Joe Conason
While the leaders of the world's largest economies debate stimulus and regulation in London, let us hope they do not forget about crime and punishment.
April 1, 2009
Number Who Say U.S. Heading in the Right Direction Hits Another Recent High
Voter confidence that the United States is heading in the right direction increased to the highest level in more than four years. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 36% of voters believe the nation is heading in the right direction.
April 1, 2009
Number of Democrats in Nation Declines During March
In March, the number of Democrats in the nation fell two percentage points while the number of Republicans fell by half-a-point. Democrats continue to have a sizable advantage in terms of partisan identification, but the advantage is smaller than it’s been since December 2007.
April 1, 2009
76% Say Economic Recovery Possible Even If GM Fails
Americans have come a long way from the days when what was good for General Motors was seen as good for the country.
April 1, 2009
Obama’s Chilling Effect on Capitalism By Howard Rich
The tombstone for General Motors really should have read 1908-2008.
April 1, 2009
Mr. Cool By Susan Estrich
He might be nervous and insecure. After all, he's got the biggest, hardest job in the world. It's not like he's been preparing for it all his life; nine years ago he was commuting between Chicago and Springfield, Ill. It's not like he inherited peace and prosperity; he inherited recession, misery and war. It's not like there are any easy victories; getting us out of the various messes we find ourselves in will, at best, be a long, painful and uneven journey.
