Iraq: Democrats Want Troops Home Now, GOP Want Troops to Finish Mission
Iraq, the issue that enabled the Democrats to regain control of Congress, remains among the most partisan of issues in the United States today.
Iraq, the issue that enabled the Democrats to regain control of Congress, remains among the most partisan of issues in the United States today.
With so many candidates in the Presidential hunt, there are theoretically more than a hundred potential general election match-ups for 2008.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now viewed favorably by 19% of American voters and unfavorably by 45%. Just 3% have a Very Favorable opinion while 22% hold a Very Unfavorable views.
Pop diva Britney Spears and “The Simple Life” star Paris are both viewed unfavorably by 71% of American adults. Hilton, who was arrested for a DUI in September, is viewed favorably by a mere 12%, essentially unchanged from our previous survey.
In an Election 2008 match-up of the early frontrunners, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani leads New York Senator Hillary Clinton 47% to 44%.
Elite newspapers and countless bloggers are writing their own explanations of why the compromise immigration legislation failed last night.
Fifty-six percent (56%) of Americans believe that most members of Congress are willing to sell their vote for either cash or a campaign contribution.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has surged to a 12-point lead over the man from Illinois.
Just 28% of Likely Voters now believe that history will judge the U.S. mission in Iraq a success
Thirty percent (30%) of American adults say that, within the next year, it is Very Likely that there will be another terrorist attack on the United States.
Public support for the Senate immigration reform bill has slipped a bit over the past week.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) is now seen as politically conservative by 40% of American voters.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 43% now believe stricter gun control laws are needed.
A new Rasmussen Reports Election 2008 survey shows Democratic Governor Bill Richardson trailing former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani by just four points, 43% to 39%.
Just 24% of Arizona voters favor passage of the controversial immigration reform bill being debated in the U.S. Senate while 50% are opposed.
The race for the Republican Presidential nomination has an entirely different look this week.
The latest poll of the Democratic Presidential nominating competition shows Hillary Clinton at 34%, Barack Obama at 26%, and John Edwards at 15%.
Forty-five percent (45%) of American voters say they would currently vote for the Democrat in their district while 38% would pull the voting lever for a Republican.
Worker confidence dropped for the third consecutive month in May in Los Angeles, as the city’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) fell 7.7 points to 96.8. L.A.’s measure of worker confidence has plunged more than 16 points since February.
Confidence among IT professionals fell in May, as the group’s Hudson Employment Index (SM) sunk 10.3 points to 112.3.