The Working Poor: 16% of All Workers
One-out-of-six working Americans (16%) consider themselves to be among the working poor.
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August 14, 2010
August 14, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls Ending August 14, 2010
Would you buy a used car from your congressman? A lot of voters probably wouldn’t.
August 14, 2010
60% in Florida Favor Arizona-Like Immigration Law in Their State
Most voters in Florida support an immigration law like the one recently passed in Arizona in their state.
August 13, 2010
45% Think Terrorists Very Likely To Detonate Nuke In Next 25 Years
Seventy-six percent (76%) of Americans say it is at least somewhat likely that a terrorist group will detonate a nuclear weapon in the next 25 years, and that includes 45% who say it is Very Likely.
August 13, 2010
Georgia Governor: Deal (R) 51%, Barnes (D) 42%
Coming off his razor-thin Republican Primary runoff win on Tuesday, former Congressman Nathan Deal earns better than 50% support against Democrat Roy Barnes in Georgia's race for governor.
August 13, 2010
Minnesota Governor: Dayton (D) 45%, Emmer (R) 36%, Horner (I) 10%
The first Rasmussen Reports post-primary telephone survey of Likely Minnesota voters finds Democrat Mark Dayton leading Republican Tom Emmer and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner in the state’s gubernatorial race.
August 13, 2010
Birth Days, Death Days By Susan Estrich
My friend Kath would have turned 60 this week.
August 13, 2010
Most Oppose Citizenship for Children of Illegal Immigrants
Most Americans still oppose granting U.S. citizenship automatically to children born in America to illegal immigrants.
August 13, 2010
Obama’s Transparency Charade Continues By Howard Rich
The more things “change,” the more they stay the same in Barack Obama’s Washington, D.C. – especially when it comes to government transparency.
August 13, 2010
Connecticut Senate: Blumenthal (D) 47%, McMahon (R) 40%
The first Rasmussen Reports post-primary telephone survey of Likely Connecticut Voters finds that Democrat Richard Blumenthal has slipped below the 50% mark of support this month against Republican Linda McMahon in the state’s U.S. Senate race.
August 13, 2010
Blood Diamonds Meet U.N. Swells By Debra J. Saunders
Prosecutors at the U.N. Special Court for Sierra Leone at The Hague interrupted the trial of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor last week with some comic relief. They put supermodel Naomi Campbell on the stand to tie Taylor to the trade of "blood diamonds."
August 13, 2010
Colorado Governor: Hickenlooper (D) 43%, Maes (R) 31%, Tancredo (ACP) 18%
Tom Tancredo’s entrance into the Colorado governor’s race cuts substantially into support for the two Republican hopefuls and gives Democrat John Hickenlooper a double-digit lead. But overall support for Hickenlooper remains where it’s been for months.
August 12, 2010
34% Say U.S.-Israel Relationship Will Get Worse
U.S. voters are now as pessimistic about America’s relationship with Israel as they are about relations with the Muslim world.
August 12, 2010
70% Say D.C. Politics Will Be More Partisan Over Next Year
Seventy percent (70%) of U.S. voters now expect politics in Washington, D.C. to be more partisan over the next year. That's up four points from last month and the highest finding since President Obama took office in January 2009.
August 12, 2010
77% Think U.S. Nuclear Weapons Arsenal is Important to National Security
Most Americans think a nuclear weapon arsenal is critical to the country's safety, and they feel more is better.
August 12, 2010
Illinois Governor: Brady (R) 48%, Quinn (D) 35%
Republican Bill Brady remains ahead of embattled Democratic Governor Pat Quinn in Illinois’ gubernatorial race.
August 12, 2010
Most Voters Say Obama, Congressional Democrats More Liberal Than They Are
Most voters in the country now believe President Obama and the average Democrat in Congress are more liberal, politically speaking, than they are.
August 12, 2010
The Racists Return By Joe Conason
Among the most revealing aspects of life during the Obama presidency is the panoply of responses to a black family in the White House. What made so many of us proud of our country on Jan. 20, 2009, has increasingly provoked expressions of hatred from the far right. That is troubling, but not nearly as troubling as the behavior of conservatives who excuse, embolden or simply pretend to ignore the bigots surrounding them.
August 12, 2010
Wisconsin Governor: Walker (R) 49%, Barrett (D) 41%
Republican front-runner Scott Walker holds an eight-point lead over Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in the race to be Wisconsin’s next governor.
