71% Have Favorable Opinion of U.S. Military
This Veterans Day, 71% of adults have a favorable opinion of the U.S. military. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 11% hold an unfavorable view while 18% who are not sure.
Public Content
Most Recent Releases
November 9, 2007
November 8, 2007
27% Have Already Started Holiday Shopping
Some adults seem to be getting a head start on their holiday shopping this year. With about seven weeks left until Christmas, 27% say they’ve already begun shopping for the season. That figure includes 31% of women and 24% of men. Sixty-nine percent (69%) are waiting to get started--some until after Thanksgiving and some perhaps until the very last minute.
November 8, 2007
Notes on the State of Politics: A Commentary by Larry J. Sabato
We've been away for a while, traveling America discussing our new book, A More Perfect Constitution . These book travels were useful for a political analyst in the presidential season. As usual, politics viewed only through the prism of the Beltway bunch is distorted.
November 8, 2007
New Hampshire: Romney 32% Giuliani 17%
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has opened a bigger lead in the New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary.
November 8, 2007
Election 2008: Clinton 46% Huckabee 43%
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who recently rose to the top tier of GOP candidates in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll, has pulled to within three points of the Democratic frontrunner in a general election match-up.
November 8, 2007
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 46% Republicans 35%
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that, if the Congressional Election were held today, 46% of American voters say they would vote for the Democrat in their district and 35% would opt for the Republican.
November 7, 2007
Consumers Managing Their Spending to Meet Household Expenses
More consumers are expecting to increase their spending next month according to the Discover (R) U.S. Spending Monitor (SM), reversing a five-month trend that consistently showed consumers less willing to spend more.
November 7, 2007
New Hampshire: Clinton Lead Shrinks to 10 Points
Senator Hillary Clinton’s lead in the first-in-the-nation New Hampshire Primary has fallen to its lowest level of the season.
November 6, 2007
In California, Clinton Dominates GOP Contenders by 14 Points or More
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton leads all top Republican candidates in California by at least 14 percentage points.
November 6, 2007
In Lone Star State, Clinton Trails All Top GOP Contenders but Romney
In Texas, the home state of President Bush, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani leads New York Senator Hillary Clinton by eleven percentage points, 50% to 39%.
November 6, 2007
59% Want Troops Home From Iraq Within Year
A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 59% of Americans would like to see U.S. troops brought home from Iraq within a year.
November 6, 2007
77% Oppose Drivers’ Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of American adults are opposed to making drivers licenses available to people who are in the country illegally.
November 5, 2007
In Minnesota, Clinton's Leads Over Giuliani, Thompson, Romney Have Narrowed
Senator Hillary Clinton now enjoys only single-digit leads over three leading GOP candidates in Minnesota. She leads Rudy Giuliani 44% to 41%, Fred Thompson 47% to 43%, Mitt Romney 47% to 40%.
November 5, 2007
Minnesota Senate: Coleman Leads Franken 49% to 42%; Leads Ciresi by Three
When pitted against Democratic comedian Al Franken, Republican Senator Norm Coleman edges closer to 50% support in the most recent Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Minnesota Senate race.
November 5, 2007
Much Ado About Nothing: A Commentary by Douglas Schoen
With the publication of two polls this week showing no change in the Democratic nomination for President, it seems clear that Hillary Clinton's position is most likely more secure than many in the media and her opponents would like it to be.
November 5, 2007
Clinton’s Performance in Iowa Could Decide GOP Nominee!
It may gall Republican voters to even think about the possibility, but Hillary Clinton’s success in the Iowa caucuses may play a decisive role in selecting the 2008 Republican Presidential nominee.
November 5, 2007
Will Clinton Debate Gaffe Shake Up the Democratic Race?
In the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination, October presented much the same tale as the six preceding months.
November 5, 2007
39% Say Clinton Very Likely Dem Nominee, 11% Say Obama
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of voters nationwide believe that Senator Hillary Clinton is Very Likely to be the Democratic Presidential nominee in 2008.
November 4, 2007
Kentucky Governor: Beshear 54% Fletcher 39%
As Kentucky voters prepare to go to the polls next week, they appear ready to elect a new Governor.
November 4, 2007
Kentucky: Giuliani 47% Clinton 41%
George W. Bush won Kentucky’s Electoral College votes by twenty percentage points in Election 2004 and fifteen points in Election 2000. But, the race for the state’s eight Electoral College Votes might be more competitive in 2008.
