The Hudson Employment Index (SM) recorded its largest one-month drop in August, falling 6.6 points to 99.2. Nearly all factors contributing to the Index revealed lowered optimism. The latest reading is the weakest since September 2005 and 3.7 points lower than last August’s Index.
General David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, will be issuing a formal progress report on the situation in Iraq next week.
The NFL season is about to begin and fans of the sport see the New England Patriots as the team most likely to emerge as champions when the season comes to an end.
John McCain may be stumbling in the Republican Presidential nomination race, but he still performs competitively against top Democratic candidates, including John Edwards.
Arizona is the home state for John McCain, but Fred Thompson is the strongest GOP Presidential candidate in the state at this time.
Most Americans (55%) now celebrate Labor Day as the unofficial end of summer. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 32% say they take the day to celebrate the contributions of workers in society.
If Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Presidential nomination, just 24% of the nation’s voters think it’s Very Likely that Barack Obama will be her Vice Presidential nominee
If Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Presidential nomination, 53% of voters say it’s Somewhat or Very Likely that she will be elected President.
During the month of August, the number of people identifying themselves as Democrats increased for the first time in six months.
Rudy Giuliani leads Hillary Clinton 47% to 44% in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
The proportion of voters who say American society is fair and decent has increased from 54% in July to 59% today.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 76% of voters say they are willing to cast their Presidential vote for a woman.
Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been one-two in polls for the Democratic Presidential nomination since the campaign season begin.
GOP Congressman Tom Tancredo has a lot of catching up to do. The first Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey gauging support for Tancredo's long-shot presidential candidacy shows him trailing New York Senator Hillary Clinton by thirteen percentage points.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey indicates that only 17% are able to say that the performance of Congress is Good (15%) or Excellent (2%).
In a race between two New York politicians, New York voters stay with the party line and prefer Hillary Clinton over Rudy Giuliani by a twenty-five point margin, 58% to 33%.
In a Pennsylvania match-up of the early frontrunners, it’s Hillary Clinton (D) 45% and Rudy Giuliani (R) 44%.
Looking ahead to Election 2008 in Missouri, Senator Hillary Clinton attracts between 46% and 48% of the vote when matched against four top Republican hopefuls.
Attorney General Jay Nixon (D) has a three-point edge over Missouri Governor Matt Blunt (R) in an early look at the 2008 Governor’s race.
Hillary Clinton leads both Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson by nearly ten percentage points in Illinois.
