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Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested today on federal corruption charges including an attempt to sell the U.S. Senate seat recently vacated by President-elect Barack Obama.
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December 9, 2008
December 9, 2008
Voters Worry Less About Taxes Under Obama
One in three voters (33%) now say taxes will increase under President Barack Obama’s administration, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. That’s the lowest level seen since Obama was elected last month.
December 9, 2008
Predict the Poll Results: What Will Obama's Approval Index Be on Inauguration Day?
Rasmussen Reports has another opportunity for you to show off you prediction skills and demonstrate your understanding of public opinion.
December 9, 2008
Predict the Poll Results: Who Will Win the Super Bowl
Rasmussen Reports has another opportunity for you to show off you prediction skills and demonstrate your understanding of public opinion.
December 9, 2008
Predict the Poll Results: Will You Receive a Tax Cut In Barack Obama’s First Year As President
Rasmussen Reports has another opportunity for you to show off you prediction skills and demonstrate your understanding of public opinion.
December 9, 2008
Predict the Poll Results: Will Government Investments in Roads, Bridges and Public Buildings Be Good for the Economy?
Rasmussen Reports has another opportunity for you to show off you prediction skills and demonstrate your understanding of public opinion.
December 9, 2008
53% Oppose Government Loans to Automakers
Even as the White House and Congress put the finishing touches on a $15 billion rescue package for the Big Three automakers, 53% of U.S. voters say they oppose taxpayer-funded loans to help keep General Motors, Ford and Chrysler in business.
December 9, 2008
45% of Homeowners Oppose Direct Treasury Role in Mortgage Market
Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. homeowners oppose the Treasury Department’s proposed direct involvement in the mortgage market to help bring down interest rates, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 9, 2008
66% Cutting Back On Gift Giving This Year
In another measure of the country's troubled economy, two-out-of-three adults (66%) are cutting down on the number of people they are buying gifts for this year and concentrating on their families this holiday season.
December 9, 2008
Democrats Must Break With Rangel By Froma Harrop
Company gives $100,000 to congressman's pet cause. Congressman protects company tax loophole worth tens of millions. Bam! Company gives pet cause another $100,000 check.
December 8, 2008
Fewer Voters Believe Obama's Supreme Court Picks Will Be Too Liberal
Thirty-eight percent (38%) of likely voters now say Barack Obama's choices for the Supreme Court will be too liberal, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 8, 2008
Governor’s Race Is Wide Open In Virginia
The election is 11 months away, but the four leading candidates for the next governor of Virginia are neck-and-neck at this point, with one-third of voters in the state not aware of any of them enough to even an opinion about them.
December 8, 2008
59% Say Their Homes Will Be Worth More in Five Years
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of American homeowners expect the value of their home to go up over the next five years, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 7, 2008
Holiday Snapshots: Illinois Tops Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Virginia in Plans for More Holiday Spending
The holiday season is bringing less joy to retailers this year, with 60% of adults nationally saying they plan to spend less on gifts.
December 7, 2008
Prohibition's Second Act By Debra J. Saunders
Last week saw the 75th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition. In Washington, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) -- a group of former cops and drug-war veterans who have soured on America's war on drugs -- gathered to celebrate the anniversary, and to argue for an end to America's current prohibition on marijuana and more serious drugs.
December 6, 2008
Confidence in War on Terror Declines
For the first time since the beginning of September, less than half of voters believe the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror.
December 6, 2008
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 5, 2008
The election was over a month ago, or was it?
Just this past Tuesday Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss won Georgia’s Senate run-off, finally ensuring that Democrats will not have a 60-Democrat filibuster-proof Senate.
December 6, 2008
Message From Georgia: This Too Shall Pass By Michael Barone
The world doesn't stand still. Case in point: the Georgia runoff election last week made necessary because Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss failed, barely, to win an absolute majority on Nov. 4. In that contest, Chambliss led Democratic challenger Jim Martin by 3 percent. In the runoff, he won by 14.8 percent. Same candidates, very different result.
December 5, 2008
Minnesota More Confident than Illinois About an NFL Playoff Bid
The Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears are in first and second place in the National Football Conference Northern division respectively, and Vikings fans are much more confident than their rivals about a playoff bid.
December 5, 2008
67% of Minnesota Voters Expect Coleman to Win
Sixty-seven percent (67%) of Minnesota voters now expect incumbent Republican Norm Coleman to beat Democrat Al Franken in the state’s U.S. Senate race, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Minnesota taken Thursday night.
