Number of Democrats Falls to New Low, Down Six Points Since Election 2008
In December, the number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats fell to the lowest level recorded in more than seven years of monthly tracking by Rasmussen Reports.
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January 3, 2010
January 2, 2010
Public Way Ahead of Treasury Officials On Housing Crisis
The New York Times reports that “the Obama administration’s $75 billion program to protect homeowners from foreclosure has been widely pronounced a disappointment, and some economists and real estate experts now contend it has done more harm than good.”
January 2, 2010
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 1, 2010
Business is good for the government these days.
Government employees are much more bullish about the economy than those who work in the private sector. That’s a big change from the beginning of the year when those on the public payroll were a bit more pessimistic than private sector workers.
January 2, 2010
Obama Approval Index Month-by-Month: December 2009
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.
January 2, 2010
47% Believe States Should Have Right to Opt Out of Health Care Plan
If the health care plan before Congress becomes law, 47% of voters nationwide believe states should have the right to opt out of it.
January 1, 2010
34% Favor Single-Payer Health Care System
Thirty-four percent (34%) of voters nationwide favor a single-payer health care system where the federal government provides coverage for everyone. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 52% are opposed to such a system, and 14% are not sure.
January 1, 2010
50% Expect U.S. Will Be In Recession At End of 2010
Fifty percent (50%) of Americans believe the country will still be in recession at the end of 2010, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
January 1, 2010
Yes, Someone Has To Pay for Health Care By Debra J. Saunders
Most Americans already have health care insurance, but many middle-class Americans are afraid of losing what they have.
January 1, 2010
39% Plan A New Year's Resolution, 93% Say They'll Keep It
Five-four-three-two-one ... It's 2010, and 39% of Americans say they plan to make a New Year's resolution.
December 31, 2009
22% Give 2009 Positive Ratings, 38% See A Bright 2010
It looks like 2009 didn't quite measure up to the expectations many Americans had for it.
December 31, 2009
New Year’s Day Ranks Low on Holiday List
As America prepares to wave goodbye to 2009, only 11% of adults believe New Year’s Day is one of the nation’s most important holidays, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 31, 2009
58% Favor Waterboarding of Plane Terrorist To Get Information
Fifty-eight percent (58%) of U.S. voters say waterboarding and other aggressive interrogation techniques should be used to gain information from the terrorist who attempted to bomb an airliner on Christmas Day.
December 31, 2009
It's a Wonderful Life Working for the Government By Michael Barone
It looks like a happy new year for you -- if you're a public employee.
December 31, 2009
52% Fear They Could Be Forced to Change Insurance If Health Plan Passes
From the beginning of the health care debate, one of the challenges facing reform advocates has been the fact that most Americans have insurance and are generally happy with their coverage.
December 31, 2009
Let House Prices Do What They Must By Froma Harrop
To paraphrase Yogi Berra, the bubble's not over till the last drop splatters. That is certainly the case with the housing bubble. Home prices that seemed to be strengthening over the summer have again slipped, according to the S&P Case-Shiller index. Neither low interest rates nor a fat tax credit for homebuyers has changed this reality.
December 31, 2009
As 2009 Becomes 2010, 21% Will be Asleep
At midnight on New Year’s Eve, 62% of American adults say they’ll be awake to welcome in the new year.
December 31, 2009
Market-Based Variables Point to a Mini Boom in 2010 By Lawrence Kudlow
Despite the historic expansion of the federal government’s involvement in, intervention in, and control of the economy — including Bailout Nation; takeovers of banks, car companies, insurance firms, Fannie, Freddie, AIG, GM, Chrysler, and GMAC; large-scale tax threats; overregulation; an attempted takeover of the health-care sector; ultra-easy money; a declining dollar; and unprecedented spending and debt creation — despite all the things that would be expected to destroy the economy — all this socialism lite and the degrading of incentives and rewards for success — despite all this, the U.S. economy has not been destroyed.
December 30, 2009
Just 29% Still Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Just 29% of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, the lowest level measured since early February, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
December 30, 2009
Confidence in War in Afghanistan Down Again
Following President Obama's speech outlining his new strategy, there was a bounce in optimism about the war in Afghanistan. But the bounce has ended and confidence has fallen again. Confidence has also fallen in the broader War on Terror.
December 30, 2009
Voter Attitudes Towards Health Care Plan Harden - 58% Opposed
Many have questioned whether those who favor or oppose the health care plan in Congress really know what’s in it. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey suggests that they have a decent understanding of the bill and that voter attitudes towards the legislation have hardened.
