61% of Colorado Voters Favor Repeal of Health Care Plan
The national health care reform plan passed by Congress in March and signed into law by President Obama is even more unpopular in Colorado than it is nationally.
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May 11, 2010
May 11, 2010
Bennett Feels Brunt of Club for Growth By Debra J. Saunders
Over the weekend, a Utah GOP convention failed to nominate Sen. Bob Bennett in his third re-election bid to Congress.
May 11, 2010
82% Think Kagan Likely To Be Confirmed for Supreme Court
Eighty-two percent (82%) of U.S. voters expect President Obama’s newest nominee to the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan, to be confirmed by the Senate. This includes 52% who say it is Very Likely.
May 11, 2010
Who Are You Calling Racist? By Froma Harrop
Many Tea Party critics accuse the movement of racist tendencies. Their evidence includes its obsession over illegal immigration and nasty epithets hurled during Tea Party rallies.
May 11, 2010
87% Say English Should Be U.S. Official Language
Americans continue to overwhelmingly believe that English should be the official language of the United States and reject by sizable margins the idea that such a move is racist or a violation of free speech.
May 11, 2010
In Britain, a Cautionary Tale for U.S. Parties By Michael Barone
LONDON -- We Americans may have declared our independence from Britain in 1776, but there are still similar rhythms in British and American politics. Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan both came to power amid the ruins of the 1970s and restored their nations' economies and spirits in the 1980s. Bill Clinton and Tony Blair both developed "third-way" politics that transformed unelectable left parties into center-left political colossuses in the 1990s.
May 10, 2010
Pennsylvania Senate: Toomey 42%, Sestak 40%
Likely Republican nominee Pat Toomey still runs strongly against incumbent Senator Arlen Specter, but Pennsylvana’s U.S. Senate contest is a dead heat if his Democratic opponent is Congressman Joe Sestak.
May 10, 2010
79% Worry Europe’s Economic Crisis Will Cause Problems for U.S.
While Europe struggles to keep Greece’s battered economy from dragging down other nations on the continent, 79% of Americans are at least somewhat concerned that Europe’s financial crisis will cause economic problems in the United States. That includes 38% who are Very Concerned.
May 10, 2010
60% Give Positive Ratings to Government’s Response To Times Square Attempt
Though most voters nationwide are concerned about impending terrorist attacks on the United States, the majority (60%) says the government did a good or excellent job responding to the attempted terrorist car bombing in New York’s Times Square earlier this month.
May 10, 2010
Pennsylvania Democratic Primary for Governor: Onorato Outpaces Three Rivals
Allegheny County Chief Executive Dan Onorato is the front-runner with 34% of the vote one week before Pennsylvania Democrats pick their candidate for governor.
May 10, 2010
Pennsylvania Democratic Senate Primary: Sestak 47%, Specter 42%
Congressman Joe Sestak has moved ahead of incumbent Arlen Specter in their Senate primary match-up with just over a week left before Pennsylvania Democrats go to the polls to pick their nominee.
May 9, 2010
Arizona Law Also Happens To Be Good Politics By Debra J. Saunders
Critics of Arizona's tough new immigration law, which makes illegal immigration a state crime, have called supporters of the bill "racist," "mean-spirited" and "un-American." Here's the newsflash: The measure is also good politics, not only in Arizona, but nationally.
May 9, 2010
64% Still Rate Being A Mother As A Woman’s Most Important Role
Happy Mother’s Day! Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans think that being a mother is the most important role for a woman to fill in today’s world, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Eighteen percent (18%) disagree, and another 18% aren’t sure.
May 8, 2010
42% Say United-Continental Merger Will Increase Airline Prices
United Airlines and Continental Airlines have announced a $3 billion merger that will form the world’s largest airline with the ability to carry nearly 150 million passengers a year. But 42% of Americans nationwide believe the merger will result in higher airline prices.
May 8, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending May 8, 2010
Politically speaking, a couple things got clearer this past week, while others just got murkier.
May 8, 2010
55% of Colorado Voters Favor Immigration Law Like Arizona's
Fifty-five percent (55%) of Colorado voters favor a law like the one just adopted in Arizona that authorizes local police to stop individuals they suspect of being illegal immigrants, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. Thirty-five percent (35%) oppose such a law.
May 7, 2010
Voters Divided on Which Party to Trust More on Immigration
Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on eight out of 10 key issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports, but they are more evenly divided on several issues, including immigration.
May 7, 2010
Indiana Senate: Coats (R) 51%, Ellsworth (D) 36%
Newly chosen Republican nominee Dan Coats earns 51% support while his Democratic rival Brad Ellsworth’s attracts 36% in the first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Indiana Senate race following Tuesday’s GOP Primary.
May 7, 2010
Lessons from the Times Square Dud By Debra J. Saunders
Eventually, even a stupid terrorist can get lucky. So why are so many people who think they're so smart so quick to dismiss the very dangers that threaten American lives?
