Just 23% Say Federal Government Has Consent of the Governed
Most voters nationwide continue to feel disconnected from their government and overwhelmingly believe that Congress puts party politics ahead of its constituents' concerns.
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May 13, 2011
May 13, 2011
Are You On Obama’s “Enemies List?” By Howard Rich
Wherever possible President Barack Obama has sought to dilute or disguise the ideological war his administration has been waging against capitalism over the past twenty-seven months. As a result, his massive bureaucratic bailout became an “economic stimulus.
May 12, 2011
64% of GOP Voters See Divide Between Public and Government As Biggest Since the American Revolution
Republican primary voters are pretty skeptical about the nation’s political leadership.
May 12, 2011
50% Give Government Positive Marks for Response to Weather Disasters
The recent severe weather hammering the South and the Midwest is garnering much media attention, and Americans are generally favorable to the government's response so far.
May 12, 2011
53% Say Elections Are Rigged To Help Incumbents in Congress
Voters are still wary of the congressional election process but just over half believe elections are fair to voters.
May 12, 2011
History Weeps at the Partition of India and Pakistan By Michael Barone
When you get into discussions about the Middle East with certain people, you start hearing that the great mistake was the partition of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. If that had somehow just not happened, you hear, everything would be all right.
May 12, 2011
The Naked and the Red: Republicans Exposed By Froma Harrop
Two is a coincidence, they say, but three is a trend. Hot body shots of three Washington politicians are all over the Internet. All three are of Republicans, and all three are men. Do we have a trend here or just a creepy coincidence?
May 12, 2011
Immigration Flight Clutters the Path By Debra J. Saunders
President Obama addressed an enthusiastic crowd Tuesday when he spoke in El Paso, Texas, about liberalizing federal immigration laws. Audience members exhorted the president to "tear down" the border fence and called immigration hard-liners "racist."
May 12, 2011
54% Expect Higher Interest Rates A Year From Now
Most American adults continue to believe interest rates will be higher in one year's time, but a majority says the rates they're paying now haven't changed over the past year.
May 11, 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, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey taken the week ending Sunday, May 8.
May 11, 2011
29% Say They’re Conservative On Both Fiscal and Social Issues
Voters remain more conservative fiscally than socially, but 29% characterize themselves as both fiscal and social conservatives. By contrast, only 10% of Likely U.S. Voters say they are liberal in both areas, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
May 11, 2011
Newt and Callista By Susan Estrich
It was probably ironic that in at least one of the online papers I was reading, the story of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver's separation played literally back to back with the story of Newt and Callista Gingrich's ascension and how it is expected that she will turn the liability of his infidelity, which led to their marriage, into an asset.
May 11, 2011
Americans Spending More On Groceries Than Ever Before
Adults nationwide remain heavily concerned about inflation, and the number who says they are paying more for groceries now compared to a year ago has reached a new high.
May 11, 2011
65% Want U.S. To Stay Out of Syrian Crisis
Dictatorial Syria appears to be cracking down harder on anti-government protestors than any other country in the region except Libya, but U.S. voters are adamant about staying out of the problems of yet another Arab country.
May 11, 2011
Conditions of Anonymity By Tony Blankley
There is a particular media conceit that, in the garb of purported impeccable disclosure, is in fact a license for news sources to market talking points.
May 11, 2011
Bailouts Remain Popular With Just 25% of Voters
Despite General Motors' seemingly improved financial picture and Chrysler's hopes to repay the government by next month, voters remain convinced that the bailouts of the big automakers were a mistake.
May 10, 2011
Obama 45%, Generic Republican 43%
Voters are fairly evenly divided over whether they want to give President Obama a second term in the White House.
May 10, 2011
72% of Working Adults Say Leaving Their Current Job Will Be Their Choice
Most working Americans continue to plan on staying with their current employer, but now nearly three-out-four say it will be their choice when it comes time to move on.
May 10, 2011
50% Are At Least Somewhat Confident in U.S. Banking System
Americans remain narrowly divided in their views of the stability of the U.S. banking system but still express little concern about the safety of the money they have in the bank.
May 10, 2011
59% Favor Cutoff of Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities
New legislation being considered by the House would stop all federal funding for cities that give sanctuary to illegal immigrants, and most voters like the idea. But very few believe Congress is likely to pass such a measure.
