33% Say Internet Good for American Culture
Americans have mixed feelings about the Internet’s impact on the nation, but they appear less optimistic about it than they were several years ago.
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May 19, 2011
May 19, 2011
Gingrich and Romney Run Against Their Own Party By Michael Barone
Exit Mike Huckabee. Enter Newt Gingrich. Exit Donald Trump. It's been a busy week in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
May 18, 2011
29% 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 for the second week in a row, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, May 15.
May 18, 2011
52% See Home-Buying As Family’s Best Investment
While just over half of American adults still believe buying a home is a family’s best investment, very few would recommend selling a home in the current market.
May 18, 2011
54% Blame Bush Recession For Current Economic Problems, 39% Blame Obama
A majority of voters continues to blame the nation’s economic problems on the George W. Bush years but still trust their own economic judgment more than President Obama’s.
May 18, 2011
Voters Uncertain Who’s Primarily Behind Military Operation In Libya
While both the United States and NATO military forces have been carrying out airstrikes in Libya to protect rebel forces and civilians from Moammar Qaddafi’s regime, voters nationwide have mixed ideas of who is taking the lead in the military operation at this time.
May 18, 2011
The Girl with the Politician Problem By Susan Estrich
"I didn't wish to be the girl who had a problem with a politician for the rest of my life." So said Tristane Banon, in explaining why she didn't file charges nine years ago against Socialist politician and current International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
May 18, 2011
The Tale of the Governator and the Baby By Debra J. Saunders
In 2004, Maria Shriver told Vanity Fair that many people were surprised that a Kennedy clan member would marry Hollywood bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger.
May 18, 2011
Americans Still See Local Newspaper Reporting As a Bit More Reliable Than Internet Sources
While fewer Americans are buying the print version of their local newspaper, they still believe their local reporting is a bit more reliable than news they read on the Internet.
May 18, 2011
Middle East Muddle By Tony Blankley
This White House, like its predecessors, can take some comfort in the fact that the Middle East has been breaking the hearts of diplomats and foreign politicians for at least 2,000 years.
May 17, 2011
Generic Republican 45%, Obama 43%
Voters remain fairly evenly divided over whether they want to give President Obama a second term in the White House.
May 17, 2011
On Economy, 46% Trust Republicans 42% Democrats
Voters now trust Republicans on just six out of ten important voting issues, while they trust Democrats more on the other four.
May 17, 2011
Just 51% of Homeowners Believe Their Home is Worth More Than Mortgage
Only half of Adult Homeowners say their house is worth more than what they still owe on their mortgage, but most have not missed or been late on a mortgage payment in the past six months.
May 17, 2011
63% Think It’s Likely Gaddafi Will Be Removed From Power
Most voters still expect Libyan Ruler Moammar Gaddafi will be removed from power as a result of military action now being taken by the United States and other countries. But there has been virtually no change in this expectation since Osama bin Laden was killed.
May 17, 2011
Ensign Disgraced Himself and Senate By Debra J. Saunders
Before John Ensign resigned as Nevada's junior senator on May 3, the Republican faced a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into a possibly illegal cover-up that followed an affair between Ensign and Cindy Hampton, a campaign aide who was married to the senator's administrative assistant. Last week, the committee released a report on the probe -- and it is ugly.
May 17, 2011
The Rights of a Chambermaid By Froma Harrop
Most every detail surrounding the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn blew right out the "Law and Order" storybook. Detectives board an Air France jet about to taxi off for Paris and pull Strauss-Kahn right out of his first-class seat.
May 17, 2011
Just 27% Regularly Buy Print Version of Newspapers
Despite living in the digital age, a majority of Americans still prefer reading a hard copy of their daily news than poring over a computer screen. However, that preference doesn’t translate to their behavior.
May 17, 2011
A 'Rich Guy' Speaks Out Against Higher Taxes (Part 2 of 2) By Cliff Ennico
In case you've forgotten who I am since last week, my name is Joe, and I make exactly $250,000 per year before taxes -- one of the so-called "rich people" whose taxes should be raised in order to redress what many otherwise smart people view as an "income inequality" that threatens the very fabric of American life.
May 16, 2011
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%
Republicans now hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending May 15, 2011. That’s up from the four-point lead Republicans held for the last two weeks.
May 16, 2011
Just 15% of Homeowners Expect Value of Home to Go Up This Year
Homeowners continue to be skeptical about the value of their home in the short-term and even long-term confidence is limited.
