Rumors have circulated that the Obama administration is considering a partial mortgage forgiveness plan to help those who owe more than their homes are worth. Just 28% of U.S. voters favor such a proposal.
Republicans are starting to think about how to answer the Robert Redford question.
Republican candidates hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, August 8, 2010.
Support for repeal of the new national health care bill is down slightly from last week, but the number that expects costs to rise under the new plan remains close to the record high.
Former state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte continues to hold a double-digit lead over Democratic Congressman Paul Hodes in the race for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire.
Republican Terry Branstad continues to hold a double-digit lead over Democratic incumbent Chet Culver in Iowa’s gubernatorial race.
There are two kinds of people in California politics: those who want Sacramento to ban plastic grocery bags and those who just want state pols to pass a budget.
With the disappointingly soft jobs report for July and a faltering recovery overall, is Team Obama getting ready for some sort of new, liberal-left, Keynesian, big-bang stimulus package? Will it be desperate to "do something"?
There are still no surprises in Kansas’ gubernatorial race, with Republican Sam Brownback continuing to hold a substantial lead over Democrat Tom Holland.
Americans are cutting back a little less on eating out. Forty-four percent (44%) of Adults say they are going to eat less often than they did six months ago, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. But that's down 12 points from 56% last October.
Every campaign season is filled with the good, the bad, and the ugly—enough to fill a book. Here’s an interim selection of examples as we prepare to enter the full-blown general election season.
Many states are offering sales tax-free shopping for school supplies and clothing this month. According to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey, 62% favor such tax holidays, and just 22% oppose them.
Money talks. This November, money’s likely to vote, too - with the economy front and center in most Americans’ minds.
Support for Republican Dennis Daugaard has jumped to its highest level yet in South Dakota's gubernatorial race.
Although voters in California have mixed views on affirmative action programs, a slight majority are against programs that give special treatment when hiring women and minorities.
Will higher tax penalties on investment really spur jobs and faster economic growth? Most commentators would say no. It's really a matter of economic common sense. But Tim Geithner says, Yes!
North Carolina voters aren’t in too forgiving a mood when it comes to John Edwards, their one-term senator who just six years ago was the Democratic nominee for vice president.
A lot more South Carolina Republicans are unhappy with GOP Senator Lindsey Graham these days.
"Are you really a Democrat?" someone wrote to me recently, after I wrote a column criticizing the president's decision to go on vacation in Martha's Vineyard while so many people -- especially in the tourist-challenged Gulf -- are suffering.
Delaware's U.S. Senate race is basically unchanged from last month, with Republican Mike Castle again earning less than 50% support. But, still, the longtime GOP congressman holds a 12-point lead over his Democratic opponent.
