Obama 47%, Palin 35%
Sarah Palin, it seems, is the only one who know for sure whether she’ll run for president, but she continues to run worse against President Obama than the four top Republican hopefuls already in the race.
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September 3, 2011
September 3, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 2, 2011
Lucky for President Obama the election is still 14 months away because the economic news couldn’t get much worse, capped with Friday’s report of zero job growth in August. That forced the president to kill plans for tougher clean air rules that critics said were a job killer, but the decision is sure to infuriate voters on his side of the aisle.
September 3, 2011
A Reagan Moment - Stop Our Economic Decline By Lawrence Kudlow
No sooner had President Obama shocked the political world with a gloomy economic forecast -- projecting 9.1 percent unemployment for this year and a reelection-killing 9 percent for 2012 -- than the dismal August jobs report arrived showing no gain in nonfarm payrolls. That’s right, no gain at all. Private jobs increased a scant 17,000, while hours worked and wages actually declined. Obama’s economic policies have failed.
September 2, 2011
59% Don't Like Pelosi, 41% Say Same of Boehner
Congress will return from its August recess next Tuesday, and its top leaders will come back just as disliked as when they left.
September 2, 2011
Just 34% Say America’s Best Days in the Future
Voters continue to have little faith in the future of America.
September 2, 2011
60% Say Palin Run Would Hurt the GOP
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is scheduled to make a major appearance at a Tea Party gathering in Iowa tomorrow with many speculating about what she might announce. Voters aren’t really sure if she’ll run for president, but most think it would be bad for the Republicans if she entered the contest.
September 2, 2011
How To Honor the True Spirit of 9/11: First, Ignore Limbaugh By Joe Conason
If volunteerism is suddenly unpatriotic and even "socialist," that will come as a nasty surprise to many of the Republicans and conservatives who always have supported such efforts, notably including both presidents named Bush.
September 2, 2011
One Year From Convention, What Does Obama Say? By Thomas F. Schaller
With Barack Obama's 2012 renomination speech in Charlotte now about a year away, here's a very simple political question with a potentially complex answer: In his 2012 bid to win re-election, what messages and themes will the president employ?
September 2, 2011
Obama Full-Month Approval in August Falls to Lowest of His Presidency
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.
September 2, 2011
Obama Full-Month Approval in August Falls to Lowest of His Presidency
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.
September 1, 2011
42% Give Obama Positive Marks on Leadership, 40% Give Poor Rating
As President Obama prepares to address the nation on jobs, voters continue to have mixed views on his leadership style.
September 1, 2011
Partisan Trends: 33.5% of Americans are Republicans, 33.5% Unaffiliated, 33.0% Democrats
The numbers of Americans who are not affiliated with either major political party has reached the highest level ever, as the number of Democrats has reached an all-time low.
September 1, 2011
51% See Being Compared to Reagan As A Positive for a Candidate
Describing a political candidate as being “like Ronald Reagan” is a winner as far as most voters are concerned. Being called “a socialist” or “a career politician,” on the other hand, is a sure loser.
September 1, 2011
Rasmussen Reports Launching New Subscription Service
Rasmussen Reports will be launching a new subscription service on October 1 as part of a larger effort to distribute its public opinion information through a variety of media platforms. The new service will be available for $3.95 a month or $34.95 a year and include much of the information currently available for free on the RasmussenReports.com website. The daily Presidential Tracking Poll, video updates, audio reports, and commentaries, will remain available to the public at no charge.
September 1, 2011
11% Think Government Should Provide Basic Income Grant for All
Even in today’s tough economic times, the idea of the federal government providing basic living funds to all Americans is an unpopular one.
September 1, 2011
The Progressives' Freedom Agenda By Froma Harrop
The third week in July, Republican Gov. Rick Perry said that the U.S. Constitution -- whose 10th Amendment limits federal power -- gives states the right to decide on such matters as abortion and gay marriage. The fourth week in July, the Texan recanted. He now supports a federal ban on abortion and gay marriage. Social conservatives told him they didn't cotton to giving states the right to defy their views on things they care about.
September 1, 2011
Is The Senate The Republicans' To Lose? By Larry J. Sabato and Kyle Kondik
The recent decision by ex-Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) not to seek the seat of his retiring colleague, Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl, was a big moment for Republicans because it gave them yet another clean shot at a Democratic-held Senate seat. Feingold, still popular despite his reelection loss last year, would have been a favored quasi-incumbent had he run. Instead, his decision is just another piece of miserable news for Democrats in this cycle's race for the Senate.
September 1, 2011
Perry 44% Obama 41%; President Leads Other GOP Hopefuls
For the first time this year, Texas Governor Rick Perry leads President Obama in a national Election 2012 survey. Other Republican candidates trail the president by single digits.
August 31, 2011
16% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Sixteen percent (16%) of Likely U.S. Voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, August 28.
August 31, 2011
41% Say Global Warming Causes Extreme Weather, 43% Disagree
With hurricane season in full swing, Americans have mixed views on whether global warming is behind extreme weather conditions.
