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May 3, 201251% Think U.S., Allies Winning War on Terror
On the one-year anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s death, just over half of voters believe the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror, but they’re slightly less sure the country is safer today than it was before his terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. 
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds 46% of Likely U.S. Voters believe the United States is safer today than it was before 9/11. Twenty-nine percent (29%) disagree while 26% are not sure.  (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on April 30-May 1, 2012 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.
May 2, 2012Radio Update: Two Years Later, Voters See Much Less Environmental Impact From Gulf Oil Spill
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network. Stations interested in adding “The Rasmussen Report” features to their lineup should contact Willis Damalt at the WOR Radio Network at 212-798-8376 or via email at wdamalt@worradionet.com
May 2, 2012Radio Update:  Gas Prices Causing Cut Backs On Discretionary Spending
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network. Stations interested in adding “The Rasmussen Report” features to their lineup should contact Willis Damalt at the WOR Radio Network at 212-798-8376 or via email at wdamalt@worradionet.com

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                
                
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                            May 2, 201231% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-one percent (31%) 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, April 29.
That's up two points from last week and the highest finding since mid-March.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                
                
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                            May 2, 2012Core Four States: Obama 46%, Romney 43%
With the Republican primary race all but settled, President Obama still holds a slight lead over likely GOP nominee Mitt Romney in combined polling of the key swing states of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.
New Rasmussen Reports telephone surveying of Likely Voters in the so-called Core Four states finds that Obama picks up 46% support to Romney’s 43%. Seven percent (7%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,271 Likely Voters in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia was conducted on April 16-30, 2012 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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                            May 2, 2012Core Four States: Obama 46%, Romney 43%
With the Republican primary race all but settled, President Obama still holds a slight lead over likely GOP nominee Mitt Romney in combined polling of the key swing states of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.
New Rasmussen Reports telephone surveying of Likely Voters in the so-called Core Four states finds that Obama picks up 46% support to Romney’s 43%. Seven percent (7%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,271 Likely Voters in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia was conducted on April 16-30, 2012 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.
May 2, 2012Radio Update:  Presidential Approval And A Sports Bar Nation
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network. Stations interested in adding “The Rasmussen Report” features to their lineup should contact Willis Damalt at the WOR Radio Network at 212-798-8376 or via email at wdamalt@worradionet.com.
May 2, 2012Nevada: Obama 52%, Romney 44%
President Obama continues to lead Mitt Romney in a head-to-head matchup in Nevada. 
A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state finds Obama earning 52% support, while Romney picks up 44% of the vote.  Two percent (2%) prefers some other candidate, and another two percent (2%) are undecided.  (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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This Nevada survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted on April 30, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 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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                            May 2, 201256% See No Major Long-Term Environmental Damage from 2010 Gulf Oil Spill
It’s been two years now since the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and most voters now believe there will be little, if any, long-term environmental damage from the disaster.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 10% of Likely U.S. Voters still believe there will be devastating long-term environmental impact from the oil spill, while 29% more predict that the impact will be major. But 56% don’t see the long-term impact as nearly that severe, including 33% who say the environmental impact will be modest, 15% who think it will be minor and eight percent (8%) who believe there will be no lasting impact. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Likely U.S. Voters was conducted on April 30-May 1, 2012 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.
May 2, 2012Keeping Nature Exactly as Is ... Forever By John Stossel
The human brain is torn between simple intuition and the more complex hard work of figuring out the unintended consequences of any policy. Who doesn't like thinking about trees and greenery and happy animals? Who doesn't want to see steps taken to protect those things, all else being equal? But all else is not equal. Civilization doesn't work when central planners treat each tree as if its value is infinite.
May 2, 2012Obama Full-Month Approval Slips Again in April
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
Overall, approval of the president has stayed within the narrow two-point range it has been in for all of 2012.
In March, 26% of voters Strongly Approved of the president’s job performance, showing no change since February but up two points from January. The number who Strongly Disapproved of the job Obama is doing was at 41% in March, up two points from last month.
Daily tracking results are collected via telephone surveys of 500 likely voters per night. The monthly numbers in this article are based on approximately 15,000 interviews each month with likely voters. The margin of sampling error is less than +/- 1 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                
                
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                            May 1, 2012Most Adults Consider Both Newspapers and Internet News Reliable
Americans continue to see both newspapers and Internet news sources as reliable and aren't worried about the availability of news reporting if newspapers go out of business.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 76% of American Adults consider the reporting from their local paper as at least somewhat reliable, including 26% who say it is Very Reliable. Just 18% do not find the reporting from their local newspaper reliable, including three percent (3%) who think it is Not At All Reliable. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 1,000 Adults nationwide was conducted April 27-28, 2012 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.
May 1, 2012Nevada Senate: Heller (R) 51%, Berkley (D) 40%
Incumbent Republican Senator Dean Heller has crossed the 50% mark of support against his likeliest Democratic challenger in his bid for election to his first full term in Nevada.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Nevada finds Heller picking up 51% of the vote against Congresswoman Shelley Berkley who draws 40% support. Just two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate, and eight percent (8%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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This Nevada survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted on April 30, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
May 1, 2012Rasmussen Employment Index Falls Back to January Level
The Rasmussen Employment Index slipped another three points in April, bringing the index down to the level measured at the start of 2012. At 80.7, the index is still above findings throughout 2011 and matches the level measured in January. In February, the index hit a three-year high of 87.7. April’s index is up six points from a year ago and seven points from two years ago.
The survey of 8,891 working Americans was conducted in April 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 1 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC . See methodology.
May 1, 2012Radio Update: Voters Would Like More Attention on Candidates, Less on Their Families
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network. Stations interested in adding “The Rasmussen Report” features to their lineup should contact Willis Damalt at the WOR Radio Network at 212-798-8376 or via email at wdamalt@worradionet.com.
May 1, 2012Partisan Trends:  Republicans 35.1%, Democrats 33.1%, Unaffiliateds 31.8%
The number of Democrats and Republicans in the United States dipped slightly in April, while the number of unaffiliated voters is up two points. 
During April, 35.1% of Americans considered themselves Republicans.  That’s down from 36.4% in March and the lowest level measured since November of last year.
May 1, 201256% of Women See Presidential Candidates’ Wives As Important to Their Vote
Voters are narrowly divided over how important a presidential candidate’s wife is when it comes to how they will vote this November . However, women voters think it's more important than men. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 47% of Likely U.S. Voters say their perception of the candidate’s wife is at least somewhat important in terms of how they will vote for president this year. Fifty percent (50%) regard their view of the candidate’s wife as unimportant. These findings includes 17% who think it’s Very Important and another 17% who rate it Not At All Important. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on April 28-29, 2012 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.
May 1, 2012Wishing the Worst for John Edwards By Froma Harrop
John Edwards allegedly misused campaign money to cover a tawdry affair while posing lovey-dovey with his dying wife for the cameras. All this happened in 2008, as the former Democratic senator from North Carolina was running for president. Accused of six felony counts for violating federal election laws, Edwards faces up to 30 years behind bars. Let's go for the max.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                
                
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                            May 1, 201268% Say Obama’s Liberal, 60% View Romney as Conservative
Voters see the 2012 presidential candidates as offering a choice between the political left and right.  But they view President Obama as more committed to the political left than Mitt Romney is to the right.
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the president is a least somewhat liberal, while 60% view the likely Republican nominee as at least somewhat conservative, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. But that includes 43% who say Obama is Very Liberal, compared to just 18% who regard Romney as Very Conservative. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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This national survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on April 26-27, 2012 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.
May 1, 2012Radio Update: Regardless of What the Supreme Court Decides, Voters Are Ready to Overturn the Health Care Law
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network. Stations interested in adding “The Rasmussen Report” features to their lineup should contact Willis Damalt at the WOR Radio Network at 212-798-8376 or via email at wdamalt@worradionet.com.