Only 15% Say Madonna Good Role Model for Women
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October 22, 2008
October 22, 2008
58% Favor Tax Cuts Over Another Stimulus Plan
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of U.S. voters say more tax cuts will better stimulate the economy than new government spending, even as Congress considers a second stimulus plan that could cost as much as $300 billion.
October 22, 2008
The Final Days By Susan Estrich
Losing a presidential race is not an easy thing. Losing the primary is one thing. But making it to the finals, so close you can almost taste it, and then watching it slip through your fingers is one of those experiences from which few people ever fully recover.
October 21, 2008
Americans' Financial Security Sentiments Drop in October
The mounting economic crisis is eroding Americans' optimism in their financial security. The COUNTRY Financial Security Index(SM) slid 1.1 points to 68.8 in October, fueled by dramatic declines among men, pre-retirees and high income individuals.
October 21, 2008
41% Say Government Should Encourage U.S. Auto Sales
Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans think the federal government should provide tax incentives for anyone who buys a car from a U.S. auto company, as two of the Big Three automakers talk merger to survive in the current economic climate.
October 21, 2008
53% Say Candidates Should Name Cabinet Before Election
John Kerry the next secretary of State? Republican Senator Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon? Al Gore as Energy secretary? These names and others are in the air as media speculation runs wild on the bipartisan “star” Cabinet Barack Obama has in mind if elected president. But some of these names might cost Obama votes in the key states he needs on Election Day, so Cabinet announcements will come after the votes are cast.
October 21, 2008
This Year's Hanging Chad By Froma Harrop
Once again in Ohio, the presidential polls are tied and its 20 electoral votes up for grabs. Such scenarios generally don't lend themselves to gentle politics.
October 21, 2008
McCain Sticks to His Guns By Debra J. Saunders
In an age of craven politics, John McCain is not afraid to swim against the tide. When Americans soured on the Iraq War and had begun telling pollsters they wanted out, McCain pushed for a surge of U.S. troops in Iraq. Today, casualties are down dramatically and Iraqi troops are defending Iraqis.
October 20, 2008
45% Say ACORN Trying to Register Illegal Voters
Forty-five percent (45%) of voters say the liberal activist group ACORN is trying to register voters illegally, but they’re divided over whether Barack Obama has ties to the group, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
October 19, 2008
Democrats Favor Spreading Wealth Around, GOP Disagrees
John McCain now says it's socialism, but Barack Obama insists, "When you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."
October 18, 2008
New Rasmussen Reports Partisan Weighting Targets: 39.7% Democrat 33.0% Republican
Like all polling firms, Rasmussen Reports weights its data to reflect the population at large. Among other targets, Rasmussen Reports weights data by political party affiliation using a dynamic weighting process
October 18, 2008
42% See Powell Endorsement of Obama As Possible
Will he or won’t he? Will moderate Republican Colin Powell, the first African-American to serve as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of State, endorse Democrat Barack Obama, the first black presidential candidate of a major U.S. political party?
October 18, 2008
Can Joe the Plumber Turn it Around? By Michael Barone
Can Joe Wurzelbacher, Joe the Plumber from Ohio, change the course of this campaign? That’s one question that was raised at the third presidential debate.
October 18, 2008
Is Palin Presidential Timber? By Debra J. Saunders
Is Sarah Palin ready to be president? I haven't seen enough of the GOP vice presidential candidate to get a handle on the answer to that question. I know that she wants to finish the job in Iraq.
October 18, 2008
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - October 18, 2008
While voters seem a bit more optimistic this week about the economy, the tide is still rolling strongly in the direction of big Democratic gains on Election Day.
October 17, 2008
47% Say Obama Won Final Debate, 33% Pick McCain as Winner
Barack Obama scored a hat trick in the presidential debates: A plurality of voters said he won all three, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
October 17, 2008
Mac's Shot at a Late-Game Win By Dick Morris
The short term impact of the third debate will be to help Barack Obama. But the long term implications may give John McCain a needed boost. Obama looked good, but McCain opened the tax-and-spend issue in a way that might prevail.
October 17, 2008
The Growing Price of Economic Rescue By Debra J. Saunders
Before Wednesday night's debate, Team Obama sent out pre-debate "talking points," which Politico.com posted, that hit John McCain for his "erratic and unsteady" response to the economic crisis, while lauding Barack Obama's "steady leadership."
October 16, 2008
Obama Trusted More than McCain on Seven of 10 Electoral Issues
With less than three weeks left until the election, voters still trust Barack Obama more than John McCain on seven out of 10 key electoral issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports.
October 16, 2008
Only 37% Leaning More Toward A Hybrid Car
Despite skyrocketing gas prices over the past year, just 37% of Americans say they are more likely now to buy an energy-efficient hybrid car than they were 12 months ago. Over half (52%) say they are not more likely to buy one.
