Take Student-Loan Companies Off Welfare By Froma Harrop
When the government hands money to poor people, that's welfare, Republicans say. That's taking money from productive taxpayers and encouraging dependency, they assert.
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March 25, 2010
March 25, 2010
55% Favor Repeal of Health Care Bill
Just before the House of Representatives passed sweeping health care legislation last Sunday, 41% of voters nationwide favored the legislation while 54% were opposed. Now that President Obama has signed the legislation into law, most voters want to see it repealed.
March 24, 2010
Tennessee Governor: Republicans Hold Early Advantage
In the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey of the governor's race in Tennessee, all three top Republican candidates hold double-digit leads over two potential Democratic opponents, but no one earns 50% support in any of the match-ups.
March 24, 2010
26% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Twenty-six percent (26%) of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 24, 2010
54% of Florida Voters Favor Suing Federal Government Over Health Care
As Florida’s attorney general, Bill McCollum is suing the federal government to prevent implementation of the newly passed health care plan.
March 24, 2010
North Carolina Senate: GOP’s Burr Feels Little Heat For Now
Little has changed in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race, with Republican incumbent Richard Burr still well ahead of his two chief Democratic challengers.
March 24, 2010
Just 35% Say U.S. Safer Today Than Before 9/11
Confidence that America is winning the war on terror is down slightly this month, and belief that the United States is safer today than it was before 9/11 has hit its lowest level ever.
March 24, 2010
Obamacare: "The Bigger The Lie" By Howard Rich
Lost amid the partisan sniping and procedural jousting over the passage of “Obamacare” is a fundamental, unavoidable hypocrisy - one that’s worth unmasking as Washington politicians continue to ignore the will of the American people and plunge our nation deeper into full-blown socialism.
March 24, 2010
Guts and Glory By Susan Estrich
No Republicans supported Medicare in the House of Representatives until it reached the floor. It came out of the House Ways and Means and Rules committees on strict party-line votes. On the procedural vote that brought Medicare to a vote, exactly 10 Republicans voted for the bill. Only when it was clear that Democrats had the votes did it become a "bipartisan" bill, passing with the support of 70 Republicans and 237 Democrats.
March 24, 2010
Iowa Governor: Branstad 52%, Culver 36%
This year's race for governor in Iowa continues to be largely a battle between two candidates who've already held the office.
March 24, 2010
Sunday's Socialist Triumph By Tony Blankley
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday launched the Democrats' argument for the health care bill, claiming, "This is an American proposal that honors the traditions of our country." Does that suggest that opposition is un-American? And what are the traditions that are American that this law fulfills? The Democrats argue that the bill fulfills the "right" of all Americans to government-assured health care services. The congressional Democrats claim many other things that a majority of the country believes to be inconsistent with truth and reality.
March 24, 2010
Florida Senate: Rubio, Crist Remain Ahead of Meek
Both Republican contenders for the U.S. Senate still hold double-digit leads this month over presumptive Democratic nominee Kendrick Meek.
March 23, 2010
Vermont Governor: Dubie Leads Five Top Democrats
Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie leads all five of his potential Democratic opponents in the first Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 survey of this year’s race for governor in Vermont.
March 23, 2010
16% Likely To Miss A Credit Card Payment In Next Six Months
There appears to be a little better news on the credit card front: Just 16% of Americans now say they are at least somewhat likely to miss a credit card payment in the next six months, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Eight percent (8%) say it’s very likely.
March 23, 2010
Arizona Governor: GOP's Martin, Mills Lead Goddard
Likely Democratic candidate Terry Goddard now trails two potential Republican opponents in the latest look at Arizona’s gubernatorial contest.
March 23, 2010
49% Support State Lawsuits Against Health Care Plan
Forty-nine percent (49%) of U.S. voters favor their state suing the federal government to fight the requirement in the new national health care plan that every American must obtain health insurance.
March 23, 2010
This Time, a Real Immigration Fix By Froma Harrop
What part of "immigration reform" don't you understand -- or, rather, don't want to understand? The send-'em-home crowd doesn't "get it" that a new enforcement regime must be paired with an amnesty for millions, even though they broke the law by working here illegally. And an alliance of cheap-labor types and ethnic activists don't want to understand that real reform means the government will actually stop employers from hiring undocumented workers.
March 23, 2010
Florida Senate GOP Primary: Rubio 56%, Crist 34%
Former state House Speaker Marco Rubio is now even further ahead of Governor Charlie Crist in the race for Florida’s Republican Senate nomination.
March 23, 2010
Rasmussen Reports Launches New State News Initiative
Rasmussen Reports, LLC, an electronic media company specializing in public opinion polling, unveils its latest information initiative, the State Portfolio, online today.
March 23, 2010
Rasmussen Reports And Maroon Alchemy Unveil New Online Content System
Rasmussen Reports, a media organization specializing in public opinion polling information, and Maroon Alchemy, LLC, a Colorado digital firm, announce the launch of an innovative new online feature, the Media Meter on rasmussenreports.com, America’s most trafficked public opinion polling site.
