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                            March 14, 201345% Expect Higher Interest Rates In A Year
More Americans say they are paying higher interest rates.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that one-in-five adults (20%) now say they are paying higher interest rates than they were a year ago. That's up three points from last month and the highest number since  September. Seventeen percent (17%) say they are paying lower rates, while 56% say their rates are about the same as 12 months ago. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on March 11-12, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 14, 201368% of GOP Voters Have Favorable View of Jeb Bush
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and the Sunshine State’s newest senator, Marco Rubio, are both mentioned as possible 2016 Republican presidential candidates, and they’re popular choices right now as far as GOP voters are concerned. But Rubio has a slight advantage for now over Bush and another possible contender, Senator Rand Paul.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 68% of Likely Republican Voters have a favorable opinion of Bush, while 22% view him unfavorably. This includes 28% with a Very Favorable regard for the son of President George H.W. Bush and the brother of President George W. Bush. Only seven percent (7%) have a Very Unfavorable opinion of him. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on March 12-13, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 14, 2013GOP Voters Give Rand Paul Much Higher Marks Than McCain, Graham
Republican Senator Rand Paul drew the criticism of two senior GOP senators, John McCain and Lindsey Graham, for his recent filibuster forcing the Obama administration to say categorically it would not use drones to attack U.S. citizens in this country. But Republicans now have a much more favorable view of Paul than of former presidential candidate McCain.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 67% of Likely GOP Voters have a favorable opinion of the first-term Kentucky senator. That’s up nine points from 58% less than a month ago and includes 35% with a Very Favorable opinion. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on March 12-13, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
March 14, 2013Ryan's Blurred Vision: What the 'New' Republican Budget Reveals (and Conceals) By Joe Conason
Someone needs to tell Paul Ryan that his party -- and the economic platform of austerity and plutocracy he crafted for it -- lost a national election last year. Someone also needs to tell the Wisconsin Republican that he still chairs the House Budget Committee mainly thanks to gerrymandered redistricting.
Someone clearly needs to remind him of those realities because the "vision document" he proposed on Tuesday as the Republican federal budget is only a still more extreme version of the same notions (and the same evasions) that he and Mitt Romney tried to sell without success last fall.
March 14, 2013Cardinals Would Be Wise to Ignore Journalists' Advice By Michael Barone
The College of Cardinals met in conclave on Tuesday to begin the process of electing a new pope. The cardinals have been getting plenty of advice from American journalists.    

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                            March 14, 201386% Are Paying Higher Grocery Bills Than A Year Ago
Most Americans remain worried about inflation, and an overwhelming number continue to say they are paying more for groceries compared to a year ago. Most believe they’ll be paying even more next year.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 86% of American Adults say they are paying more for groceries than they were a year ago. Just nine percent (9%) say they are paying less for groceries compared to last year. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on March 11-12, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 13, 201329% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, March 10.
Voter optimism in the nation’s current course is up a point from the previous week but remains at a level not seen since August of last year. Confidence in the nation's course peaked at a high of 43% the week before Election Day but has gradually come down since then.
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The national telephone survey of 3,500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen March 4-10, 2013. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 2 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 13, 201346% Give Obama Poor Marks for Deficit Reduction
A plurality of voters continues to question President Obama’s handling of deficit reduction.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 38% of Likely U.S. Voters think the president is doing a good or excellent job handling issues related to reducing the federal budget deficit. But 46% rate Obama’s handling of these issues as poor. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on March 10-11, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 13, 201353% Are Now Confident in Nation’s Banks
Confidence in the U.S. banking system is up again this month.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 53% of American Adults now are at least somewhat confident in the stability of the U.S. banking industry, but that includes just 10% who are Very Confident. Forty-three percent (43%) continue to lack confidence in the nation’s banks, with 11% who are Not At All Confident. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on March 11-12, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
March 13, 2013Frack to the Future By John Stossel
Celebrities are now upset about fracking, the injection of chemicals into the ground to crack rocks to release oil and gas. With everyone saying they want alternatives to foreign oil, I'd think celebrities would love fracking.   

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                            March 13, 201335% Think Traffic Cameras Reduce Speeding
A county judge in Ohio recently struck down the use of traffic cameras to catch speeders and other intersection violators in one village, citing them as a “scam the motorist cannot win.” Twenty-three states and Washington, D.C. currently use speeding or red light cameras or both, but Americans’ views on them remain decidedly mixed.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% of American Adults think it is a good idea to use cameras at traffic intersections to catch speeders and those who run traffic lights. But just as many (46%) disagree and don't think it’s a good idea. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on March 9-10, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 12, 201335% Think Obama Too Confrontational
Following the political battle over the March 1 sequester spending cuts, President Obama's positive ratings for leadership have fallen back to pre-election levels, and more voters than ever regard him as too confrontational.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 49% of Likely U.S. Voters now consider the president a good or excellent leader. That's down from 53% last month and 55% at the start of the year which were his highest positives since May 2009.  Thirty-eight percent (38%) rate Obama as a poor leader. The new findings are more in line with the president's leadership ratings in 2012 prior to Election Day. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on March 8-9, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 12, 201363% of Working Americans Consider Themselves Middle Class
Most working Americans continue to classify themselves as middle class, but the number of working poor remains at a near four year low.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 63% of Employed Adults consider themselves middle class. Twenty-one percent (21%) see themselves as upper middle class, while just three percent (3%) view themselves as wealthy. Eight percent (8%) regard themselves as the working poor. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 640 Employed Adults was conducted on March 7-8, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 12, 2013Most Americans Reject Bloomberg Ban on Big Soft Drinks
A state Supreme Court judge has stopped New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on the sale of large sugary drinks, and Americans couldn’t agree more.
Rasmussen Reports polling found that only nine percent (9%) of American Adults believed the government has the constitutional authority to prevent people from buying sugary drinks when Bloomberg announced his ban last May. Eighty-five percent (85%) disagreed  and said the government does not have that authority.

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                            March 12, 20139% Think North Korean Nuclear Attack on U.S. Very Likely
Most voters think a North Korean nuclear strike on the United States is unlikely, and less than half favor the use of U.S. military force to stop North Korea from using nuclear weapons. But they do support helping South Korea if its neighbor to the north attacks.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 38% of Likely U.S. Voters think it’s at least somewhat likely that North Korea will use a nuclear weapon to attack the United States, but 55% view such an attack as unlikely. This includes only nine percent (9%) who say it’s Very Likely and 13% who regard it as Not At All Likely. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on March 10-11, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 12, 201362% Think U.S. Economy Fair to Blacks, Hispanics
Most voters continue to believe the U.S. economy is fair to women, blacks and Hispanics but are now evenly divided when asked if it’s fair to lower-income Americans. However, they still think all four are treated better than the middle class.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 60% of Likely U.S. Voters think the economy is at least somewhat fair to women, but that includes only 15% who say it’s Very Fair. Thirty-four percent (34%) believe it’s unfair to women, with seven percent (7%) who feel it is Not At All Fair. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on March 6-7, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
March 12, 2013Harvard Profs Steamed at Opened Emails By Froma Harrop
"Harvard Search of E-Mail Stuns Its Faculty Members," the headline says. University officials rifled through the messages of resident deans to learn who passed on a confidential communication about a student cheating scandal to the media. The profs are steamed at this alleged invasion of their privacy.
Too bad, but hey. The wounded response has many outsiders scratching their heads. Most of us have a reasonable expectation of no privacy whatsoever.
There's also the recent example of former CIA Director David Petraeus having private emails to his lover/biographer intercepted. The two tried to cover their tracks by setting up an online service account and using fake names. The FBI found them anyway, leading Politico to ask the obvious question, "If the nation's top spy can't hide his personal communications from law enforcement -- who can?"
March 11, 2013Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 43%, Republicans 40%
Democrats continue to hold a three-point lead over Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot, this time for the week ending March 10.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 43% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for the Democrat in their district’s congressional race if the election were held today, while 40% would choose the Republican instead.
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The national telephone survey of 3,500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports from March 4-10, 2013. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 2 percentage point with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 11, 201336% Think Radiation From Japanese Nuclear Disaster Hurt the U.S.
It’s been two years since an earthquake and tsunami triggered an explosion at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, and more than a third of Americans think radiation from that accident is likely to have done significant harm to the United States. Still, most Americans believe nuclear power plants at home are safe.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 36% of American Adults believe it is at least somewhat likely that radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plant did significant harm to the United States. However, that includes just nine percent (9%) who think that scenario is Very Likely. Fifty percent (50%) of adults say it’s not likely the radiation did any harm, including 17% who say it’s Not At All Likely. Sixteen percent (16%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults nationwide was conducted on March 9-10, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            March 11, 201337% Think Current Employer Is Best Chance for Advancement
Fewer working Americans than ever now see staying put at their current company as the best way to get ahead in their career, but most are still not searching for a new job. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% of Employed Adults think the best opportunity for career advancement is to stay within their current employer. This figure is down from 47% in early January and is the lowest level measured since regular tracking began in mid-July 2009. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 640 Employed Adults was conducted on March 7-8, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.