What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Ending April 17, 2010
For some people, no means yes.
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April 17, 2010
April 17, 2010
When It Comes to Earmarks in DC, It's 'E Pluribus Oink' By Debra J. Saunders
When he ran for president, then-Sen. Barack Obama argued that earmarks account for a mere "0.5 percent of the total federal budget," so eliminating earmarks would not solve the problem.
April 16, 2010
84% Have Filled Out Census
Eighty-four percent (84%) of Americans say they have filled out their U.S. Census form and returned it to the government.
April 16, 2010
Arizona Senate: McCain, Hayworth Lead Glassman (D)
Both Republican hopefuls hold an early advantage in the first RasmussenReports Election 2010 telephone survey of the U.S. Senate race inArizona.
April 16, 2010
35% Approve of Schwarzenegger’s Job Performance
Thirty-five percent (35%) of California voters now approve of the job Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is doing, his highest approval ratings this year.
April 16, 2010
Arizona Republican Primary for Senate: McCain 47%, Hayworth 42%
Incumbent John McCain now earns just 47% support to challenger J.D.Hayworth’s 42% in Arizona’s hotly contested Republican Senate Primaryrace, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey oflikely primary voters.
April 16, 2010
39% of New Jersey Voters Ready to Recall Menendez
A very long-shot effort to recall U.S. Senator Robert Menendez has quite a way to go to win the support of New Jersey voters.
April 16, 2010
39% Say It’s Good To Be Party of No, 34% Disagree
Democrats have criticized Republicans for being the Party of No for their consistent opposition to President Obama’s agenda, and voters have mixed feelings about whether that’s a good place for the GOP to be.
April 16, 2010
Mean and Angry versus Angry yet Determined By Debra J. Saunders
The Republican National Committee has an African-American chairman, Michael Steele, and still the GOP manages to come across as racially insensitive, as well as just plain insensitive. That's no easy feat.
April 16, 2010
44% in California Say U.S. Economic Conditions Getting Better
Forty-four percent (44%) of likely voters in the state of California say economic conditions in the country are getting better, according to a new Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey.
April 16, 2010
America's Constitutionalist Revolt By Lawrence Kudlow
So much is being written in the mainstream media about who the tea partiers are, but very little is being recorded about what these folks are actually saying.
April 16, 2010
Pessimism About Financial Security Might Be Slowing
As the debate over the direction of the economy continues, Americans' pessimism about their financial security is slowing. The latest COUNTRY Financial Security Index(R) dipped 0.3 points to 64.6 in June, marking the smallest overall decline since October 2008.
April 16, 2010
A Quarterback's Bad Calls By Susan Estrich
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is a bad guy. He may not be a rapist, in the sense that it can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt that he had nonconsensual sex, but not being guilty of a crime doesn't mean you're innocent. In my book, this guy should pay.
April 16, 2010
65% in New Jersey Favor Pay Freeze For Teachers, School Employees
Sixty-five percent (65%) of New Jersey voters favor a one-year pay freeze on the salaries of administrators, teachers and school workers to reduce the state’s level of local school aid, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.
April 15, 2010
Colorado Governor: McInnis 48%, Hickenlooper 42%
Republican Scott McInnis holds on to 48% of the vote for the second month in a row in his match-up with Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper for governor of Colorado.
April 15, 2010
51% in New Jersey Favor Repeal of Health Care Bill
Fifty-one percent (51%) of voters in New Jersey, a state Barack Obama carried handily in 2008, now favor repeal of the recently-passed national health care bill. That includes 41% who strongly favor repeal.
April 15, 2010
53% Say Voter Approval Needed for Changes To Medicare and Social Security
Most voters nationwide (53%) believe any changes to Medicare or Social Security should be approved by a vote of the American people.
April 15, 2010
50% In New York Favor Repeal of Health Care Plan
Fifty percent (50%) of New York voters favor repeal of the recently-passed national health care plan, while 46% oppose repeal, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state. This includes 37% who strongly favor it and 36% who are strongly opposed.
April 15, 2010
Before a New Justice Is Chosen By Joe Conason
Choosing a Supreme Court justice has become a deplorably dishonest process that hides ideological disputes behind petty and often personal matters. Nominees pretend to have no opinion about controversial issues such as abortion, when everyone listening knows they certainly do. Politicians pretend to worry about nothing except judicial qualifications, temperament and balance.
April 15, 2010
Democrats Spark Increase In Favorables For Pelosi
Following Congress' passage of the health care bill, voters view House Speaker Nancy Pelosi more favorably than they have in months. Voter opinions of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Minority Leader John Boehner are up slightly, too, after all three scored record unfavorable ratings the month before.
