Fewer Voters Expect Tax Hikes Under Obama Following Deal
The number of voters who expect their own personal taxes to increase under the Obama administration has fallen to its lowest level since April 2009.
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December 27, 2010
December 27, 2010
73% Fear Terrorists More Than Nuclear Attack
Three-out-of-four U.S. voters (73%) fear a terrorist threat more than a nuclear attack. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 16% believe a potential nuclear attack is a greater threat to the United States.
December 27, 2010
Even After Shellacking, Obama Looks OK in 2012 By Michael Barone
On the day after Boxing Day, it's worth noting that Barack Obama is down but not out.
December 27, 2010
Support for Health Care Repeal At 60%
For the second time this month, 60% of Likely Voters at least somewhat favor repeal of the national health care law, while the number who expect health care costs to increase is at its highest level since August.
December 26, 2010
The Silliest Stories of 2010 By Debra J. Saunders
2010 was a year consumed with silly stories. The more trivial the controversy, the more airtime it consumed. Although not all the silly stories made conservatives look stupid, the more a squabble tarnished the right, the surer it was to generate talking-head babble. And then they fizzle, as most non-stories do.
December 26, 2010
Current Session of Congress Died As It Lived
The current session of Congress finally closed its doors this past week with voters remaining largely as critical of it as they have been for months.
December 25, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 24, 2010
Time out! Christmas is an appropriate time to take a break from the political and social battles that dominate the landscape the rest of the year. After all, it's still the nation’s most important holiday as far as Americans are concerned, edging the Fourth of July.
December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas
On Christmas morning, more than eight-out-of-ten Americans celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and 66% will open holiday gifts.
December 24, 2010
Christmas Is the Number One Holiday Again This Year
Christmas is still number one as far as most Americans are concerned.
December 24, 2010
Obama the Genius By Susan Estrich
Was it only a month ago that the chattering class was writing off the president as being almost as thoroughly defeated as the lame duck Congress, as the failed leader who had lost his way, popularity plummeting, accomplishments vulnerable? Insiders worried about who was up next.
December 24, 2010
Americans Agree A Credit Card Can Be A Dangerous Thing
Americans overwhelmingly agree that credit cards entice people into spending money they don't have, but most adults tend to think others need to cut back on their credit card usage more than they do personally.
December 24, 2010
The Right GOP Immigration Package By Debra J. Saunders
The controversial anti-immigration bill passed by Arizona lawmakers this year helped and hurt the Democrats in the November election. President Obama used it when he told Latinos that they should vote to "punish our enemies" and "reward our friends" by voting Democratic. In California and Nevada, Latino voters clearly heeded that advice.
December 24, 2010
Americans Strongly Believe in the Divinity of Jesus Christ
For an overwhelming number of Americans who celebrate Christmas, Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
December 24, 2010
Census: Fast Growth in States With No Income Tax By Michael Barone
For those of us who are demographic buffs, Christmas came four days early when Census Bureau Director Robert Groves announced yesterday the first results of the 2010 Census and the reapportionment of House seats (and therefore electoral votes) among the states.
December 23, 2010
Most Voters Say U.S. Still Not on Right Economic Course
The government still doesn't have it right when it comes to the economy, as far as most voters are concerned.
December 23, 2010
63% Have Finished Holiday Shopping
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and one-in-three adults still has holiday gift shopping left to do.
December 23, 2010
Credit Card Theft Up, but Americans Are Still More Confident About Charging Online
More Americans are confident about using their credit cards for purchases on the Internet, despite an increase in the number of adults who say they've been the victims of credit card theft online.
December 23, 2010
Slow-Growing Population? Great! By Froma Harrop
The analysis of the new census numbers were predictable, and I take issue with nearly every one. Let's start with the suggestion that population rising at the lowest rate since the Great Depression is to be lamented. Anything likened to the Great Depression can't be a positive development, right? Wrong.
December 23, 2010
Sept. 11 Heroes Disdained on the Right By Joe Conason
To understand the depths of shame and cynicism in the partisan stalling of health legislation for 9/11 first responders, it is only necessary to recall how eagerly Republican politicians once rushed to identify themselves with New York City's finest and bravest.
December 23, 2010
Voters Question Whether Russia Will Honor New START Treaty
The Senate late yesterday approved the so-called START Treaty that calls for a reduction in the nuclear weapons stockpiles of both Russia and the United States, but U.S. voters remain wary of the former Soviet Union’s willingness to comply.
