Americans See Local Newspaper Reporting As More Reliable Than Online News
Despite the up-to-the-minute updates the Internet provides to readers, a larger percentage of Americans still trust their local newspapers more than online news sources.
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June 2, 2010
June 2, 2010
Most Americans Say FDA Not Capable of Protecting U.S. Drug Supply
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced they are considering criminal charges against Johnson & Johnson for failing to fix manufacturing problems prior to the recent Tylenol recall, but new Rasmussen polling finds that most Americans aren’t confident in the FDA to protect the safety of the nation's drug supply.
June 2, 2010
37% Say Oil Leak Will Have Devastating Long-Term Impact
Voters strongly believe that the ongoing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico will have a significant long-term impact on the environment, and they want the companies involved to pay for it.
June 2, 2010
Before You Beat Up on Israel By Susan Estrich
Since Hamas took over in Gaza in 2007, Israel has attempted to enforce a blockade. No one doubts that hardships have resulted -- but not enough hardships for Hamas to renounce its commitment to terror or to the destruction of the state of Israel.
June 2, 2010
46% Say Tea Party Good for America, 31% Disagree
Forty-six percent (46%) of U.S. voters say the Tea Party movement is good for the country, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Thirty-one percent (31%) disagree and say it’s bad for the country. Another 13% say it’s neither.
June 1, 2010
63% Prefer Print Over Online Versions of Newspapers
Despite the emphasis more and more newspapers are putting on their online editions, most Americans still would rather read the printed version.
June 1, 2010
Partisan Trends: Democrats Fall Back to Record Low
In May, the number of adults identifying themselves as Democrats fell nearly one percentage point to tie the lowest level on record, while the number of Republicans and those not affiliated with either party rose by less than half a percentage point.
June 1, 2010
Obama Approval Index Month-by-Month - May 2010
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
June 1, 2010
South Dakota House: Republicans Narrow The Gap
With South Dakota’s Republican Primary just a week away, the three top GOP hopefuls are now all running closely competitive races with Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin.
June 1, 2010
Support for Offshore Oil Drilling Down To 58%
As the battle to contain the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico goes on, most voters continue to favor offshore oil drilling, but that support is down. Voters also remain critical of how President Obama and the companies involved are responding to the disaster.
June 1, 2010
Kentucky Senate: Paul 49%, Conway 41%
Just after his big Republican Primary win last month, Rand Paul led his Democratic opponent Jack Conway by 25 points in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race. Now Paul’s lead is down to just eight points.
June 1, 2010
Four Very Beautiful Ugly Americans By Debra J. Saunders
I am rarely accused of being overly sensitive to other cultures, and I've had my share of disagreement with the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Yet even I was offended at the decision to center the plot of "Sex and the City 2" on an all-expenses-paid vacations to Abu Dhabi for New York's famed four best friends. The sequel's racy material was considered so objectionable that the Islamic emirate wouldn't let filmmakers work there, so the crew had to shoot in Morocco.
June 1, 2010
Rasmussen Employment Index Reaches Recent High
The Rasmussen Employment Index rose just over a point in May to reach its highest level since September 2008. At 74.8, the monthly measure of worker confidence is up eight points from a year ago but still down 13 points from September 2008.
June 1, 2010
Rhode Island Governor: Chafee, Caprio Battle for Top Honors
Former Senator Lincoln Chafee and Democratic State Treasurer Frank Caprio now earn the same level of support from voters in Rhode Island’s gubernatorial election.
May 31, 2010
Kagan Running Stronger Than Bush’s Nominees
Just as in the case of President Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor, there’s little question in voters’ minds at this point that Elena Kagan will be confirmed by the Senate. Both of Obama’s nominees run well ahead of where President George W. Bush’s choices were early in the process.
May 31, 2010
Oil Spill Tars Dems' Reputation for Competence by Michael Barone
Obama Struggling to Show He's in Control," reads the headline on The Washington Post's story on Barack Obama's Thursday press conference, where most of the questions were about the Gulf oil spill. "Defensive, unauthoritative and equivocal," wrote Congressional Quarterly's Craig Crawford of Obama's performance. "He came across as a beleaguered bureaucrat in damage control."
May 31, 2010
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 44%, Democrats 37%
For the week ending Sunday, May 30, Republican candidates hold a seven-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot. That’s little changed from a week ago and broadly consistent with weekly results from the past year.
May 31, 2010
New Hampshire Governor: Lynch (D) 47%, Stephen (R) 35%
New Hampshire Governor John Lynch runs slightly stronger this month in his bid for reelection against his three chief Republican opponents but still falls short of 50% in a match-up with former state Health and Human Services Commissioner John Stephen.
May 31, 2010
60% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
The latest weekly Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey on the recently passed national health care bill finds that 60% of U.S. voters now want to see it repealed.
May 30, 2010
40% Blame Global Warming On Human Activity, 44% Blame Long-Term Trends
Voters in recent months have been increasingly skeptical of the idea that global warming is chiefly caused by human activity, but the number who blame long term planetary trends instead has now fallen back to its lowest level in nearly a year.
