60% Are Comfortable Using Credit Cards Online
Three-out-of-five U.S. adults (60%) say they are comfortable using a credit card for online purchases despite recent news reports of identity theft and poor computer security.
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December 29, 2008
December 29, 2008
Voters Champion Free Market But Want More Regulation
As the incoming Obama administration and the Democratic congressional leadership scramble for ways to right the U.S. economy, 70% of U.S. voters say a free market is better than one managed by the government.
December 29, 2008
Revisiting the Democratic Primaries: Analysis by Scott Rasmussen
With the country preparing to inaugurate Barack Obama as the next president of the United States next month, it’s hard to remember how improbable the notion of a President Obama seemed just a year ago. In fact, all indications are that Obama himself wasn’t really expecting to win it all in 2008.
December 28, 2008
Catholics, Protestants Practice Faith in Different Ways
While Catholics and Protestants both fall under the broad umbrella of Christianity, they practice their faith in different ways.
December 27, 2008
83% Concerned with Identity Theft
While more and more Americans shop on the Internet, 83% of U.S. adults are still concerned about having their identities stolen online. According to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, just 15% are not concerned.
December 27, 2008
FDR vs. Reagan: May The Best President Win
It’s a showdown between the two most influential presidents of the 20th Century. Franklin D. Roosevelt versus Ronald W. Reagan.
December 27, 2008
Obama May Be an Aloof President By Michael Barone
Barack Obama and his family are vacationing in his native Hawaii, far from the wintry snows of Chicago -- and far from almost every other American politician.
December 27, 2008
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 26, 2008
Finally, the commercial season comes to a brief close, and the real meaning of Christmas is celebrated.
December 26, 2008
Views Sour But Stable On Country's Current Direction
Just 17% of voters believe the United States is moving in the right direction, while 77% say it is heading down the wrong track, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 26, 2008
51% Worry Congress Will Make Credit Cards Harder To Get
Just over half of U.S. adults (51%) fear that Congress will make it harder for some people to get approved for new credit cards if it forces credit card companies to reduce the interest they charge.
December 26, 2008
Just 45% of Regular Churchgoers Have Close Friends Who Avoid Church
Martin Luther King, Jr. once commented that the Sunday morning Church hour was the most segregated hour in America. Forty years later, as the nation prepares to inaugurate its first African-American President, there are still plenty of predominantly white and black Churches.
December 25, 2008
What Nixon Admitted (and Cheney Won't) By Joe Conason
To understand the philosophy of government that Dick Cheney brought to Washington over the past seven years, it is most instructive to see "Frost/Nixon," with Frank Langella's remarkable reanimation of Tricky Dick for a generation that never knew him.
December 25, 2008
The Christmas Spirit By Susan Estrich
In the eight years since he left the White House, Bill Clinton has worked tirelessly to save the lives of children in some of the most miserable places on the planet.
December 25, 2008
Bubble Bourgeoisie Learns to 'Do-It-Yourself' By Froma Harrop
"Doing it yourself these days?" asks the Depression-era ad for bleach. It shows pampered hands wading in a tub full of laundry.
December 24, 2008
88% Celebrate Christmas This Year, 58% By Going to Church
Eighty-eight percent (88%) of American adults say they will be celebrating Christmas this holiday season, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 24, 2008
74% Support Religious Displays on Public Property
No holiday season seems complete without legal battles over religious symbols displayed on public property, but 74% of American adults think such displays should be allowed.
December 24, 2008
61% Say Life in U.S. Would Be Better if More Lived as Christians
With the Christmas season upon us, 61% of adults nationwide say life in the United States would be better if more Americans lived as Christians.
December 24, 2008
A Disturbing Book Worth Reading By Tony Blankley
I recently read a book that deserves the widest possible readership: "The Trouble with Textbooks -- Distorting History and Religion," by Gary A. Tobin and Dennis R. Ybarra. I never have met or talked with either of these gentlemen, but I can't say enough good things about this book.
December 23, 2008
Predict the Poll Results:Will You Kiss Someone at Midnight to Welcome the New Year?
Rasmussen Reports has another opportunity for you to show off you prediction skills and demonstrate your understanding of public opinion.
December 23, 2008
Predict the Poll Results: Will You Be Awake At Midnight When The New Year Arrives?
Rasmussen Reports has another opportunity for you to show off you prediction skills and demonstrate your understanding of public opinion.
