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March 2, 2009
March 2, 2009
Predict Our Poll Results: How Likely Is It that the Next President after Barack Obama Will Be a Republican?
From March 2-3, 2009, we are asking voters how likely (very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely) it is that the next President after Barack Obama will be a Republican. We want you to predict what percentage of voters will say that it is very likely that our next President after Obama will be from the Republican party.
March 2, 2009
40% Say Give Washington, D.C. to Maryland
Congress is poised to give the vote to Washington, D.C.’s representative in the House of Representatives, but 40% of U.S. voters say it’s a better idea to give the city’s residential areas back to Maryland so they can be represented by legislators from that state.
March 2, 2009
Predict Our Poll Results: Will Politics in Washington Become More Cooperative?
From March 2-3, 2009, we are asking voters if they think politics in Washington will become more partisan or more cooperative over the next year. We want you to predict what percentage of voters will say Washington will become more cooperative over the next year.
March 2, 2009
49% Say Obama Should Delay Health Care Reform Until Economy Is Better
President Obama told the nation last week that health care reform is one of the top three priorities of his administration, but 49% of U.S. voters say the president should wait until the economy improves before moving forward on the health care front.
March 1, 2009
B.T. Collins, RIP By Debra J. Saunders
When he worked as a legislative liaison in 1982 for Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown, B.T. Collins -- an unlikely Brown hire, as Collins was a Republican and double-amputee Vietnam War veteran who joked that he threw grenades "like a girl" -- had choice words for the California Legislature. He used to call the Assembly "an adult day care center."
March 1, 2009
Partisan Trends: Number of Republicans Up Slightly, But Democrats Still Have Huge Advantage
During February, the number of Republicans in the nation grew by a full percentage point, but the Democrats continue to have a sizable advantage in terms of partisan identification.
February 28, 2009
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending February 27, 2009
President Obama this week continued his effort to spend the country out of recession with his first speech to Congress outlining where he wants to go and his first budget showing how he plans to pay for it.
February 28, 2009
Obama’s War By Lawrence Kudlow
Let me be very clear on the economics of President Obama’s State of the Union speech and his budget. He is declaring war on investors, entrepreneurs, small businesses, large corporations, and private-equity and venture-capital funds.
February 28, 2009
Liberals Turning Blind Eye to Human Rights By Michael Barone
On the last day of her trip to East Asia, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke briefly of the place of human rights in American policy toward China. "Our pressing on those issues" -- issues she didn't identify any more fully -- "can't interfere with the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis and the security crisis."
February 27, 2009
Ratings for Supreme Court Hold Steady
For the third straight month, 38% of voters rate the U.S. Supreme Court’s job performance as good or excellent.
February 27, 2009
46% Say Taxpayer Money May Be Spent Wisely
President Obama on Tuesday night tapped Vice President Joseph Biden to lead “a tough, unprecedented oversight effort” to make sure the public’s money is not wasted in any of the administration’s multi-billion dollar reform and economic plans.
February 27, 2009
Deficit Reduction Seen As Top Obama Priority - And Least Likely to Be Achieved
President Barack Obama laid out three major – and costly - policy goals in his Tuesday night speech to the nation – health care reform, development of new sources of energy and ensuring that every child has “a complete and competitive education.” He also repeated his pledge to cut the federal deficit in half in four years.
February 27, 2009
Senate 2010: Part Three By Larry Sabato
Two weeks ago we discussed the basic framework for 2010's thirty-six Senate elections. Last week we reviewed the seventeen Democratic Senate seats that are on the ballot in the midterm year.
February 27, 2009
73% Trust Judgment of People More Than Politicians
When it comes to important national issues, 73% of adults nationwide trust the judgment of the American people more than that of America’s political leaders.
February 27, 2009
With All Due Respect By Susan Estrich
One of my favorite federal judges used to laugh whenever I began a sentence "with all due respect," because he knew I was about to tell him I thought he was wrong.
February 26, 2009
51% Say Obama Unlikely to Halve Deficit in Four Years
Fifty-one percent (51%) of U.S. voters say President Obama is unlikely to achieve his pledge to cut the federal deficit in half within four years. Twenty-seven percent (27%) say he is not at all likely to do it.
February 26, 2009
51% Say Tax Hike On Those Earning Over $250,000 Is A Good Move
Fifty-one percent (51%) of U.S. voters say President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on those who earn more than $250,000 a year would be good for the economy, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 26, 2009
51% Oppose Nationalization Even of At-Risk Banks
Only 29% of Americans believe the federal government should nationalize some banks that are at risk of going out of business, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
February 26, 2009
Cutting Off Your News To Spite Your Face By Debra J. Saunders
A couple of years ago, when speaking to a local group, I mentioned that The Chronicle was losing money.
