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December 4, 2008

Obama and His New Crew By Debra J. Saunders

If you're not a "Star Trek" fan, you might not get this, but as I've watched President-elect Barack Obama these past few weeks, I feel as if the country is passing the torch from the brash, rule-breaking Capt. James T. Kirk, whose Starship Enterprise boldly went where no man had gone before in the original sci-fi series, to the more cerebral governance of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, who ran the Enterprise not so much as his merry ship but as a cutting-edge corporate venture, which culled databases and held meetings to brainstorm possible responses to new challenges.

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December 3, 2008

Democrats Lead By Three on Generic Ballot in November

Despite a dominant performance on Election Day, Democrats held just a three point advantage in the Generic Congressional Ballot for the full month of November. Overall, Rasmussen Reports national telephone surveys found that 43% would vote for their district’s Democratic candidate, while 40% would choose the Republican candidate.

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December 3, 2008

74% Say Government Not Doing Enough to Secure Borders

Seventy-four percent (74%) of U.S. voters continue to believe the federal government is not doing enough to secure the country’s borders, even as President-elect Obama has named a new secretary of Homeland Security who is opposed to a border fence.

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December 3, 2008

59% Say Terror Attack in U.S. Likely in Next Year

Nearly three-out-of-five U.S. voters (59%) say a terrorist attack in the United States like the one last week in India is at least somewhat likely in the next year. Twenty-three percent (23%) say it is Very Likely.

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December 3, 2008

The "A Team" By Susan Estrich

You can tell a lot about a person by the people who surround them. In theory, the "bigger" you are, the bigger and better the people around you should be. What makes a great leader is a great team. All that.

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December 3, 2008

Brace for the Change You Do Not Believe In By Tony Blankley

From The Huffington Post and Daily Kos to National Review and The Washington Times -- and all the mainstream media in between -- commentators are puzzling over who the dickens President-elect Barack Obama really is.

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December 2, 2008

Just 25% Concerned about TV Reception in February Transition

When TV turns digital this February, only a quarter (25%) of adults say they are at least somewhat concerned about their reception following the transition. Just 11% are Very Concerned.

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December 2, 2008

55% Confident That Obama’s Team Will Beat Back Economic Woes

Fifty-five percent (55%) of Americans are at least somewhat confident that Barack Obama’s economic team can lead the country out of its current economic problems. Twenty-five percent (25%) are Very Confident.

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December 2, 2008

GOP Voters Grow Slightly More Optimistic About America’s Future

Thirty-eight percent (38%) of Republican voters now say America’s best days are in the future, while 48% think they are in the past, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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December 2, 2008

Holiday Sales Picture Improves Slightly

Holiday shoppers are feeling a little more generous now than a month ago despite the seemingly endless flow of economic bad news, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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December 2, 2008

Big Three Auto Firms Will Need Music, Too By Froma Harrop

The American "love affair" with cars is close to dead, then-Ford Motor chief Bill Ford lamented six years ago. "In California, people used to write songs about T-Birds and Corvettes," said Henry Ford's great-grandson. "Today, they write regulations." Ford had earlier shocked Detroit by admitting that sport utility vehicles caused environmental problems.

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December 2, 2008

One-Fourth of All Workers Worried About Losing Job

As the nation’s economic woes mount, one-fourth of all American workers (24%) are worried about losing their job in the near future. That figure includes 37% of manufacturing workers and 31% of IT workers.

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December 1, 2008

Just 12% Give Paulson Good or Excellent Marks for Job Performance

Only 12% of U.S. voters say Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has done a good or excellent job handling the country’s credit crisis and the bailout programs aimed at helping the economy.

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December 1, 2008

50% Say Bank Laws Were Not Strict Enough

Half of U.S. voters (50%) say the recent wave of bank failures was triggered by laws that weren’t strict enough as opposed to bankers breaking the law.

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December 1, 2008

Partisan Identification: 41.4% Democrats, 33.8% Republicans

In November, 41.4% of Americans considered themselves to be Democrats, 33.8% said they were Republicans, and 24.7% were not affiliated with either major political party.

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December 1, 2008

Voters Divided and Unsure Over Obama’s AG Choice

Voters are evenly divided over the man Barack Obama wants to be the next attorney general of the United States, but 54% don’t know enough about him to have an opinion, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

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December 1, 2008

Consumer Confidence Crashes 46% in Last Two Years

Full monthly results for the Rasmussen Consumer Index in November shows the economic confidence of American consumers has fallen to another all-time low at 64.5.

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November 30, 2008

When the Warmest in History Isn't By Debra J. Saunders

Here's another reason why people don't trust newspapers. When science reporters write about, say, hormone therapy or drinking red wine, they report on studies that find that hormones or red wine can be good for you, as well as studies that suggest otherwise.

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November 29, 2008

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 28

America’s at war and in the midst of economic problems of an historic magnitude. We’re also at the end of one presidency and the beginning of the next, with a largely new cast of characters to lead the nation at this critical time.

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November 29, 2008

Managing Risk in an Unstable World By Michael Barone

How can we reduce risk for individuals? That's a natural question when a financial crisis has vaporized trillions of dollars of personal wealth in residential real estate and financial instruments.

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