Democrats Regain Lead on Generic Congressional Ballot
After slipping to a new low last week, support for Democratic Congressional candidates rebounded to once again move ahead of the GOP on the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
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March 20, 2009
54% Say Allies Should Follow America's Lead
More U.S. voters than ever (54%) think the nation’s allies should do what the United States wants them to do, a likely reaction to the departure of the Bush administration's hotly-debated foreign policy agenda.
March 18, 2009
Voters Remain More Optimistic in March
One third (33%) of American voters now say the United States is heading in the right direction. That’s up six points since President Barack Obama was inaugurated and up twelve points since shortly after he was elected.
March 17, 2009
Republicans Take Small Lead on Generic Congressional Ballot
Support for the Democratic Congressional candidates fell to a new low over the past week, allowing the GOP to move slightly head for the first time in recent years in the Generic Congressional Ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 41% said they would vote for their district’s Republican candidate while 39% would choose the Democrat.
March 16, 2009
51% Say U.S. and Allies Are Winning the War on Terror
Confidence in the War on Terror rose this month, with 51% of likely voters saying the U.S. and its allies are winning.
March 13, 2009
Unfavorables Remain High For Congressional Leaders
Nearly two months into an historic session of Congress wrestling with one of the nation’s severest economic crises, voters have not changed their opinions of major congressional leaders from both parties.
March 12, 2009
Voters Trust Democrats More to Handle Economy, GOP More on Taxes
After a month of major legislation by the White House and Congress to try to fix the struggling economy, more voters trust the Democratic Party to handle economic issues than they did a month ago.
March 11, 2009
Number Who Say U.S. Heading in the Right Direction Remains Steady This Week
One third (33%) of American voters now say the United States is heading in the right direction. That’s up six points since President Barack Obama was inaugurated and up twelve points since shortly after he was elected.
March 10, 2009
Democrats Move to Four-Point Lead Over GOP on Generic Ballot
Democrats have managed to move slightly further ahead this week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 42% of voters said they would vote for their district’s Democratic candidate while 38% said they would choose the Republican.
March 6, 2009
Approval Of Congress Up, But Voters Downplay Its Accomplishments
Voters don’t like what they’ve seen so far as Congress works to lift the troubled U.S. economy.
March 6, 2009
Hopes of Bipartisanship Have Faded
Nearly half (49%) the nation’s voters say politics in Washington, D.C. will be more partisan over the next year. That’s up nine points from a month ago.
March 4, 2009
Number Who Say U.S. Is Heading In Right Direction Hits Another High
Despite the country's persistent economic problems, 30% of voters now believe America is moving in the right direction, the highest level in several years.
March 3, 2009
Congressional Ballot Remains Close This Week
The race between Republicans and Democrats has once again tightened up in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. For the third time in the last four weeks, Republicans have pulled to within two points of the Democrats.
March 2, 2009
Economy Still Tops List of Voter Concerns
Voters continue to rate the economy as the most important political issue. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 86% of likely voters consider the issue to be very important in terms of how they vote in elections, and another 11% consider it somewhat important.
March 1, 2009
Partisan Trends: Number of Republicans Up Slightly, But Democrats Still Have Huge Advantage
During February, the number of Republicans in the nation grew by a full percentage point, but the Democrats continue to have a sizable advantage in terms of partisan identification.
February 27, 2009
Ratings for Supreme Court Hold Steady
For the third straight month, 38% of voters rate the U.S. Supreme Court’s job performance as good or excellent.
February 25, 2009
Number Who Say U.S. Moving in Right Direction Reaches Recent High
Despite the country's persistent economic problems, 30% of voters now believe America is moving in the right direction, the highest level in several years.
February 24, 2009
Democrats Up By Four in Generic Congressional Ballot
Democrats have pulled slightly further ahead this week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
February 23, 2009
Confidence in War on Terror Drops
Confidence in how America is doing in the War on Terror has dropped dramatically in the past two weeks. Just 47% of voters now believe the United States and its allies are winning. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 23% believe the terrorists are winning, while 25% say it's a draw. Six percent (6%) are undecided.
February 18, 2009
28% Say America is Heading in Right Direction
Confidence in America’s future remains steady this week, as 28% of voters say the nation is heading in the right direction and 64% say it is going down the wrong track.
