Rasmussen Employment Index Shows Little Change in August
The Rasmussen Employment Index inched up just over half a point this month from its six-month low in July.
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August 31, 2010
August 31, 2010
54% in Florida Feel Neither Party’s Political Leaders Understand What’s Needed Today
A majority of voters in Florida feel that neither major political party's leaders have the answers to today’s major issues, and even more believe most member of Congress don’t care what the people think.
August 31, 2010
75% Say Congress Should Cut Its Own Pay Until Budget is Balanced
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 75% of Likely Voters nationwide want Congress to cut its own pay until the federal budget is balanced.
August 31, 2010
Mad Men in a Saner Time By Froma Harrop
"Mad Men" just won its third Emmy for "outstanding drama." If there were a gold statue for "best nostalgic portrayal," the AMC series would have walked off with that one, too. The allure and success of "Mad Men" is its stylish evocation of a lost era that many older Americans miss and younger ones envy.
August 31, 2010
Ohio Senate: Portman (R) 44% Fisher (D) 39%
Republican Rob Portman now picks up 44% support while his opponent, Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher, earns the vote from 39% in the latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters of Ohio’s U.S. Senate race.
August 31, 2010
Obama Isn't Being Smart About Arizona By Debra J. Saunders
The latest CBS poll found that 59 percent of Americans view Arizona's SB1070, the immigration bill that allows Arizona to prosecute immigration violations, as "just right," while another 14 percent think the bill doesn't go far enough. So why does President Obama continue to hammer Arizona's law? And why did the State Department include a reference to the Arizona law in a report for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights on America's human rights record?
August 31, 2010
Colorado Governor: All Candidates Losing Ground While Hickenlooper (D) Still Leads
In the race for governor of Colorado, all three candidates have lost support over the past couple of weeks.
August 31, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey (R) 45% Sestak (D) 39%
Republican Pat Toomey continues to hold a modest lead over his Democratic Challenger, Joe Sestak, in the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania.
August 30, 2010
West Virginia Senate: Manchin (D) 48% to Raese (R) 42%
In the first Rasmussen Reports post-primary survey of West Virginia’s U.S. Senate race, Democratic Governor Joe Manchin attracts 48% of the vote while Republican businessman John Raese earns 42%.
August 30, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 39%
Republicans now hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot.
August 30, 2010
58% Favor Repeal of the Health Care Law, 36% Are Opposed
Just over half of U.S. voters continue to believe that the new health care law will increase the cost of care and believe the law will be bad for the country.
August 30, 2010
38% Say Most Judges Too Liberal, 18% Say Too Conservative
Thirty-eight percent (38%) of voters say that most judges in the country are too liberal. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 18% believe most judges are too conservative and 31% say the judges are about right ideologically.
August 30, 2010
Boehner's Pro-Growth Message by Lawrence Kudlow
It's a bit too early for House Republican leader John Boehner to measure the drapes and pick out new wallpaper.
August 30, 2010
Colorado Senate: Buck (R) 47% Bennet (D) 44%
The first Rasmussen Reports post-primary telephone survey of Likely Voters in Colorado shows a close U.S. Senate race between Republican challenger Ken Buck and incumbent Democratic Senator Michael Bennet.
August 30, 2010
Arizona Governor: Brewer 57% Goddard 38%
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer continues to enjoy a solid lead over Democrat Terry Goddard heading into the fall campaign season.
August 29, 2010
Oklahoma Senate: Coburn (R) 67%, Rogers (D) 24%
Oklahoma Republican Tom Coburn appears well on his way to a second U.S. Senate term.
August 29, 2010
65% in Illinois Are Angry at Federal Government’s Policies
Sixty-five percent (65%) of Likely Voters in Illinois are at least somewhat angry at the current policies of the federal government, according to a new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey.
August 29, 2010
Viewers Pick 'Glee,' 'The Good Wife' for Top Emmy Honors
So who do you hope wins at tonight's Emmy Awards? Rasmussen Reports asked Americans their favorites, and here are the names they put in the envelopes.
August 28, 2010
South Carolina Senate: DeMint (R) 63%, Greene (D) 19%
Republican incumbent Jim DeMint remains far ahead of surprise Democratic nominee Alvin Greene in the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina.
August 28, 2010
61% Say Finding New Energy Sources More Important Than Conservation
Sixty-five percent (65%) of U.S. Voters feel finding new sources of energy is more important now than reducing the amount of energy Americans now consume. That's the highest number measured since March of 2009.
