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July 31, 2011

In This Brave New World, 160 Million Girls Are 'Missing' By Debra J. Saunders

The world is becoming unbalanced. In pockets across the globe, women are giving birth to too many boys. In China, the sex ratio is 121 boys to 100 girls. In India, it's 112-to-100. Sex selection also is a force in the Balkans, Armenia and Georgia. In her eye-opening book, "Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men," journalist Mara Hvistendahl estimates that ultrasound and abortion have "claimed over 160 million potential women and girls -- in Asia alone." That's more than the entire female population of the United States.   

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July 31, 2011

30% Say Obama Too Confrontational, Highest Since Health Care Debate

The number of voters who see President Obama's leadership style as too confrontational has reached its highest level since the health care issue was front and center.

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July 30, 2011

Why China is Laughing All the Way to the Bank By Joe Conason

The global impact of the American debt crisis -- and the likelihood of permanent damage to American interests -- are already visible to Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., from his perch as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Indeed, he is not only seeing but hearing those effects.    

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July 30, 2011

Only 18% Favor Law Prohibiting Employers From Considering Criminal Background When Hiring

San Francisco is considering a new law that would prohibit employers from inquiring about an individual’s criminal history before hiring them. Hawaii, New York, Massachusetts and Philadelphia already have similar laws. But just 18% of American Adults favor a law that would prohibit employers from considering an applicant’s criminal record when making a hiring decision.

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July 30, 2011

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 29, 2011

Take this economy, puh-leez. And while you’re at it, take this Congress and this president with you, too. That’s the message from most Americans these days. 

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July 30, 2011

Rasmussen To Release New GOP Presidential Race Numbers in Radio Broadcasts Sunday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Chicago, IL/ Washington DC– July 27, 2011 – Public opinion pollster and analyst Scott Rasmussen will release his latest findings from the hotly contested race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination during a new hour-long radio program this Sunday on WMAL 630AM in Washington, DC and WLS 890AM in Chicago, two of the nation’s top news talk radio stations. The show will be streamed live online as well. 

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July 29, 2011

63% Say College Degree Still A Good Investment, Younger Adults Less Convinced

Americans still believe a college degree is a helpful tool in today’s economy, but they also continue to feel life experience is more valuable.

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July 29, 2011

Congress Still Viewed Least Favorably On List of Professions

While the ongoing debt ceiling debate hasn’t helped matters, Americans still list being a member of Congress as the least favorable on a list of nine professions.

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July 29, 2011

Voters View All Top Congressional Leaders More Negatively

House Speaker John Boehner is the only congressional leader whose favorables are up noticeably this month, but his negatives have risen even more as the debate over raising the federal debt ceiling drags on.

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July 29, 2011

The Nazi from Norway By Susan Estrich

They were texting their parents as they were being killed.

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July 29, 2011

50% Give Obama Poor Marks On Economy

With the debate over the nation’s debt ceiling dragging on and consumer confidence near two-year lows, voters are souring even more on President Obama's handling of economic issues.

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July 29, 2011

Why Can't Women Be Comfortable? By Froma Harrop

Women run companies and countries. Some even play on co-ed football teams. But there's one glaring gender disparity that never gets better and only seems to grow: comfort.

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July 28, 2011

71% Say Formal Education Key to Success in Life, Not Street Smarts

Most Americans continue to believe that what you learn inside the classroom is more valuable than what’s learned on the outside.

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July 28, 2011

41% Rate U.S. Health Care System Good or Excellent, 28% Say Poor

Positive ratings for the U.S. health care system peaked last year in the midst of the health care reform debate, but they have fallen since.

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July 28, 2011

Voters Expect Debt Ceiling To Be Raised, Doubt Long-Term Spending Will Be Cut

With less than five days left until the federal government could begin defaulting on its debts, voters continue to express unhappiness with both sides of the debt ceiling debate. While most voters continue to believe the debt ceiling will be raised before the government defaults, most don’t think the president and Congressional Republicans will agree on significant long-term spending cuts before the 2012 elections.

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July 28, 2011

A Downgrade Is Serious Business By Lawrence Kudlow

Standard & Poor's government-credit-ratings guru David Beers played his cards close to the vest on the topic of a U.S. downgrade in our CNBC interview this week. However, this head of S&P's global sovereign-ratings business -- with a staff of 80 covering 126 countries -- issued three strong warnings to the debt-ceiling negotiators in Washington.

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July 28, 2011

The Folly in Obama's 'Grand Bargain' by Debra J. Saunders

Here is what I do not understand: President Barack Obama is acutely aware of what will happen if Congress fails to raise the government's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling. As he told the nation Monday, if Washington does not raise the debt ceiling by Aug. 2, rating agencies are expected to downgrade the government's AAA credit rating, and interest rates will rise for everyone. The fallout could spark "a deep economic crisis."

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July 28, 2011

Financially Troubled Homeowners Say No to Government Bailout

One of the enduring myths in the debate over federal spending is that voters want spending cuts in general but reject cuts to specific programs that help them. New data on the attitudes of financially troubled homeowners casts doubt upon that belief.

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July 28, 2011

Under Obama, Millennials Move Into the Republican Fold By Michael Barone

Most presidents affect the standing of their political parties. Ronald Reagan advanced his party's standing among young voters. So did Bill Clinton.

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July 27, 2011

17% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction

Just 17% 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, July 24.  That finding is the lowest measured since January 11, 2009.  

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