Most Recent Articles: May 2013
May 31, 2013
33% Say Now’s a Good Time to Sell a Home in Their Area
26% Expect Murder Verdict in Trayvon Martin Case
Watergate Amnesia, the 'Nixonian Slur and Other Big Lies By Joe Conason
42% Think Holder Should Resign, 24% Disagree
Consumers Set to Repeal a Big Part of the Health Care Law by Scott Rasmussen
May 30, 2013
17% Favor Making FBI Wiretapping of Internet Communications Easier
40% Give Obama Positive Marks on National Security, 39% Poor
34% Think More Spending Will Improve Education in America
25% Favor Affirmative Action Programs for College Admissions
Unintended Consequences Often Bedevil Reformers By Michael Barone
On Gun Control: 43% Trust GOP, 41% Trust Dems
May 29, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
65% View Boy Scouts Favorably, Down from 73% Last Year
59% Prefer Less Health Insurance, Bigger Paycheck
Gas Myths: A Commentary By John Stossel
45% Are Less Likely to Travel By Cruise Ship These Days
May 28, 2013
New High: 70% Think Struggling Homeowners Should Downsize
73% Look Forward to Going to Work
27% Favor Moving Guantanamo Prisoners To A U.S. Prison
36% Favor Use of Drones To Stop Terrorists in the United States
A World of Rotten Tax Laws By Froma Harrop
Obama Uses 1917 Espionage Act to Go After Reporters By Michael Barone
May 27, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 41%, Republicans 39%
59% of New York City Voters Approve of Bloomberg’s Job Performance
60% Say Their Home Is Worth More Than What They Still Owe
41% Plan To Do Something Special on Memorial Day
45% Want Their Governor To Oppose Implementation of Health Care Law
May 26, 2013
For Most Americans, Memorial Day Means Summer Is Here
May 25, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
45% Favor Candidate Who'd Raise Taxes on the Rich Over One Opposed to Tax Hikes
May 24, 2013
39% Think Federal Aid to Oklahoma Tornado Victims Should Be Offset With Budget Cuts
Democrats Quinn, Weiner Lead GOP’s Lhota in NYC Mayoral Race
Favorable Views of Tea Party Up 14 Points Since January
The Political Ground Is Shifting Under the President By Scott Rasmussen
May 23, 2013
50% Think Tax Increases Hurt Economy
Working Americans Like Their Bosses, Coworkers
60% Say It’s Likely Other Agencies Targeted Conservatives, Too
NYC Mayor: Quinn 24%, Weiner 18%
May 22, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
73% Expect to Pay More for Groceries
33% Work More Than 40 Hours A Week
Sublet My People Go By John Stossel
91% Would Stay At Job They Love Over One That Pays More
May 21, 2013
44% Think Interest Rates Will Be Higher In A Year
Voters Now Trust GOP More on Ethics and Corruption
Voters Think Benghazi or IRS Most Likely to Still Be Major News A Year From Now
64% Are Generally Happy To Say Where They Work
Tea Party Rage: Nothing Fails Like Excess By Froma Harrop
May 20, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 40%, Democrats 39%
48% Confident In Stability of U.S. Banking Industry
58% Would Keep Working After Receiving Small Fortune
45% Rate Obama Administration’s Benghazi Response As Poor
IRS and AP Scandals Cast a Big Chill on Free Speech By Michael Barone
Support for Health Insurance Choices Remains High
May 19, 2013
52% Think Media Reacts More Quickly to Things That Affect Them
May 18, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
May 17, 2013
36% Think States Should Set Gun Laws, 34% Say Feds
Most Spend Little or No Social Time With Work Colleagues
42% Think Justice Department Trying to Bully Media in AP Case
Controversies Doom Obama's Effort to Restore Faith in Government By Scott Rasmussen
Consumers Not the Best Drivers in Health Care By Froma Harrop
May 16, 2013
46% Rate Obama Positively on National Security
52% Say Big-Time College Athletics Corrupt Education Process
64% Think It Would Be Bad If Only Government Had Guns
The Newsmaker Memo: an Interview With Ron Wyden, the Senate's Powerful Policy Wonk By Joe Conason
Benghazi and IRS Targeting: Politics by Other Means By Michael Barone
50% Say Star College Athletes Deserve Royalties
May 15, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Obama's Positives on Deficit Reduction, Economic Fairness Are Down
57% Think College Coaches Shouldn’t Be Paid More Than Professors
57% Want IRS Offenders Jailed or Fired
40% Think U.S. Elections Are Fair, 41% Do Not
May 14, 2013
84% Still Support English As Official U.S. Language
8% Say Average Member of Congress Listens to Constituents Most
49% Think Obama Good or Excellent Leader
Democrats and the 'Ethics' of Max Baucus: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
25% Think U.S. Can Still Win in Afghanistan
If Border Is Secured, 38% Still Want to Decrease Legal Immigration
May 13, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 40%, Republicans 38%
81% Think Immigrants From Countries with Terrorist Ties Should Be Screened More Closely
61% Favor Requiring Retailers to Publish Where Clothes Are Made
Voter Views of Benghazi Are Unchanged After House Hearings
Did Clinton and Obama Believe Their Benghazi Baloney? By Michael Barone
32% View U.S. Health Care System As Good or Excellent
May 12, 2013
Most Americans Plan on Visiting Mom Today
May 11, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
May 10, 2013
39% Give Obama Positive Ratings on Economy, 41% Poor
50% Think Most Immigrants Are Pursuing the American Dream
64% Who Favor More Gun Control Believe Gun Crime Has Gone Up
Three Girls Lost in Cleveland: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
Why the Benghazi Hearings Are Likely to Be a Bust: A Commentary by Scott Rasmussen
May 9, 2013
64% Favor Social Security Taxes On All or Most of Earnings
27% Think College Graduates Have Skills Needed to Get A Job
73% Think U.S. Should Stay Out of Syrian Civil War
Watergate Revenge: Republicans Yearning to Impeach Obama Over Benghazi 'Cover-Up' By Joe Conason
College Bubble Bursts After Decades of Extravagance By Michael Barone
56% Think Illegals Outnumber Legal Immigrants Each Year
May 8, 2013
31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
34% Rate Obama’s Handling of Government Spending As Good or Excellent
Most Americans See Family As Most Helpful in Tough Times
Only 38% Think Immigration Reform Law Even Somewhat Likely to Pass This Year
Live Free or Move By John Stossel
Enthusiasm for Rubio Slips Among GOP Voters
May 7, 2013
49% Think It's Very Fair for Successful Businessmen to Get Rich
Voters Still See Obama Friendlier to Big Businesses Than to Small Ones
45% Think Finding A Job Will Be Very Difficult for This Year's Graduates
Only 30% Think Government Likely to Secure Border If Reform Bill Passes
36% Think U.S. Economy Is Fair
Bangladesh and Us: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
May 6, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 40%, Republicans 38%
10% Are Willing To Get Company Tattoo For 15% Raise
54% Think Mexico Should Compensate U.S. for Costs of Illegal Immigration
38% Favor Their State Blocking Federal Anti-Gun Laws
Fewer Border Crossings, E-Verify System Justify Bill By Michael Barone
55% View Health Care Law Unfavorably
May 5, 2013
68% Say Private Sector Employees Work Harder Than Government Workers
May 4, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Voters Overwhelmingly Approve of Air and Water Quality
May 3, 2013
44% Say It’s Possible For Anyone to Work Their Way Out of Poverty
10% Think Government Should Hire Long-Term Unemployed
After Flight Delays, Just 24% Think Sequester Cut Too Much
Voters Don't Like Political Class Bossing Them Around By Scott Rasmussen
How to Get Fit Without Really Trying By Froma Harrop
May 2, 2013
49% Rate Quality of U.S. Environment as Good or Excellent
47% Think Full Housing Recovery More Than Three Years Away
5% Say Congress Made Up of Best and Brightest
37% Think Unemployment Rate Will Be Same A Year From Now
Overdue Questions: What Might Be Missing From Bush's Presidential Library By Joe Conason
Obama's Blink on Syria Could Bring Peril to Allies By Michael Barone
Voters Favor Choices for Prayer, Uniforms in Schools
May 1, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
President Obama’s Full Month Rating Slips Again in April
Just 29% Say Boston Suspects Acted Alone
Obama Job Approval Among Gun Owners: 39%
17% Favor More U.S. Involvement in Syria
59% Favor Free Market Over Government Control To Reduce Health Care Costs
Train Wreck Ahead By John Stossel
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