Health Care: the Democrats' Lost Opportunity By Froma Harrop
A remarkable thing just happened in the people's party. Democrats have chosen a candidate, in the year 2008, who does not have a plan for universal health coverage.
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June 5, 2008
June 5, 2008
Bernanke Backs King Dollar By Lawrence Kudlow
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke made big news Tuesday by singling out the weak foreign-exchange value of the U.S. dollar as the principal culprit in "the unwelcome rise in import prices and consumer price inflation."
June 5, 2008
Economy Tops National Security As New Voter Concern
On Election Day 2004, with 9/11 still strong in the national memory and
the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq ominipresent, 41% said national security
was the most important issue determining their vote. By contrast, 26% rated
economic issues as the number one factor.
June 4, 2008
Confidence in War on Terror Rebounds in May
Forty-two percent (42%) of American voters believe the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror, up three percent from last month which marked the first time the number had dropped below 40 percent since last fall.
June 4, 2008
Nearly 60% Say No Talks with Iran until Nuclear Program Is Halted
Forty-five percent (45%) of likely voters agree with Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama that it's a good idea for the U.S. president to meet directly with the leader of Iran, but well over half (59%) think that talks should only take place after Iran stops developing nuclear weapons.
June 4, 2008
Obama's Iraq Achilles Heel By Dick Morris
John McCain needs to go on the offensive against Barack Obama over the Iraq war. Polls tell us that his support for the Iraq invasion is one of voters' chief problems with McCain. Obama's chief credential, on the other hand, is his early, consistent opposition to the war.
June 4, 2008
Discover(R) U.S. Spending Monitor(SM) Rises 1.4 Points in May
The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor rose 1.4 points in May to 86.8 as consumers braced for higher spending in the wake of record gas and food prices. The Monitor posted record high percentages of consumers who said they spent more in May than April (56 percent) and who expect to spend more next month (46 percent), both up by six points respectively.
June 4, 2008
One Great Dame By Susan Estrich
As I write this, the last voters in the last states in this seemingly endless primary process are heading to the polls, even as various news organizations have already announced that Barack Obama has reached the shifting magic number to claim a majority of the delegates.
June 3, 2008
59% of Adults Want Troops Home from Iraq Within the Year
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 59% of Americans want the troops brought home from Iraq within a year. That’s down three points from two weeks ago and is the lowest number calling for troops to come home since March.
June 3, 2008
Just 17% Say Federal Government Represents Will of the People
As Election 2008 draws ever closer, it is hard to overstate the disconnect between the American people and their government.
June 3, 2008
55% Say Global Warming Leads to Hurricanes
With the hurricane season upon us, 42% expect there to be about the same number of hurricanes this year as there were a year ago.
June 3, 2008
Where Have All the Republicans Gone?
The Democratic Party maintained its huge edge in party identification during the month of May. Barack Obama’s Party now has the largest partisan advantage over the Republicans since Rasmussen Reports began tracking this data on a monthly basis nearly six years ago.
June 3, 2008
Rasmussen Employment Index Shows Increased Confidence in Labor Markets During May
For the first time since October, confidence in the labor markets increased during May. The Rasmussen Employment Index (formerly the Hudson Index) gained nearly two points in May to 84.6.
June 3, 2008
Unaffiliated Voters Trust Democrats More on Eight out of Ten Electoral Issues
This month, the Democrats are trusted more than Republicans on eight out of ten electoral issues tracked regularly by Rasmussen Reports.
June 3, 2008
White Women Take the Gloves Off By Froma Harrop
The woman who shouted "McCain in '08" at the Democratic rules committee was speaking for a multitude. After mounting for months, female anger over the choreographed dumping on Hillary Clinton and her supporters has exploded -- and party loyalty be damned.
June 2, 2008
69% Say Price of Gas Impacting Vacation Plans
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Americans say that the price of gasoline has impacted their summer vacation plans.
June 2, 2008
McClellan on Plame By Robert Novak
In Scott McClellan's purported tell-all memoir of his trials as President George W. Bush's press secretary, he virtually ignores Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage's role leaking to me Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA employee.
May 31, 2008
McClellan Book: Most Have Heard About It, Plurality Not Sure If He’s Telling the Truth
Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Americans have read, seen, or heard something about the new book by President Bush’s former Press Secretary, Scott McClellan. However, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows that the public is not sure if McClellan is telling the truth.
May 31, 2008
The Economy: A Reality Check By Michael Barone
"It's the economy, stupid," James Carville famously said during the 1992 campaign, when a young Bill Clinton was running against the other President Bush. The same could be said during this presidential campaign. The headlines are full of economic bad news -- mortgage foreclosures, the collapse of an investment bank, higher gas and food prices and lower home prices.
May 31, 2008
McClellan's Revenge By Robert D. Novak
Republican insiders see the bitter criticism in Scott McClellan's memoir, "What Happened," as a payback for his abrupt firing as White House press secretary in the spring of 2006.
