Only 31% of U.S. voters now say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. The percentage of voters who feel this way has remained in the narrow range of 31% to 35% since late June, but voter perceptions of the nation’s current course hve only been this low two other times this year, the last time in early October.
Republican candidates have extended their lead over Democrats to seven points, their biggest lead since early September, in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
While official Washington has seen many twists and turns in the legislative process this year, voter priorities have remained unchanged.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid favorable ratings slightly dipped this month while House Minority Leader John Boehner received a small bounce, but voters overall have not changed their views on their congressional leaders.
For the second straight week, just 33% of U.S. voters say the country is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Republican candidates maintain a six-point advantage over Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
Thirty-four percent (34%) of voters now say the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
After being knocked out of first place last month for the first time in nearly two years, the economy is back as the issue voters view as most important.
Republican candidates have stretched their lead over Democrats to six points in the Generic Congressional Ballot.
Fifty-five percent (55%) of U.S. voters expect politics in Washington, D.C. to become more partisan over the next year, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of voters feel that America’s best days are in the past, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. This marks the highest level of voter pessimism in two years and is up 13 points from a year ago when Barack Obama was elected president.
Thirty-four percent (34%) of voters now say the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Republican congressional candidates hold on to a four-point lead over Democrats this week in the latest Generic Congressional Ballot.
For the third straight month, the number of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats inched up while the number of Republicans fell slightly.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 43% of voters believe the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror.
Congress has a full plate these days dealing with health care reform, climate change and other matters, but most voters don't see eye-to-eye with their legislators when it comes to the importance of those issues.
Just one-in-three (33%) voters say the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Republican congressional candidates remain ahead of Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
The Supreme Court started a new session earlier this month with newly confirmed Justice Sonia Sotomayor and a full docket of cases ranging from gun control to sentencing for juvenile offenders.
For the first time in recent years, voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on all 10 key electoral issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports. The GOP holds double-digit advantages on five of them.
