Voters Are Still Down On Obamacare
Six years after its passage by Congress, President Obama's national health care law remains unpopular with a majority of voters who still believe it will lead to higher costs and lower the quality of care.
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March 3, 2016
March 1, 2016
Obama’s Full-Month Approval Up Again in February
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.
February 29, 2016
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending February 25.
February 27, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 27, 2016
Here comes Super Tuesday, this year’s political Groundhog Day when we’ll find out whether the Republican presidential slugfest is over or bound to continue a while longer. Nearly 600 GOP delegates are at stake in primaries and caucuses throughout the country.
February 26, 2016
Trump Change: All Signs Point To 'The Donald'
Decisive victories in South Carolina and Nevada have Republican voters more certain than ever that Donald Trump will be their party’s nominee heading into Super Tuesday.
February 23, 2016
Border Control Still Top Immigration Priority For Most Voters
Most voters continue to favor stricter border control over granting legal status to those already here illegally and believe amnesty will just encourage more illegal immigration.
February 22, 2016
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending February 18.
February 22, 2016
Voters Still Say Congress Is For Sale
Positive reviews of Congress just barely crack double-digits this month, while voters continue to believe that most representatives - including their own - are selling their votes.
February 20, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 20, 2016
Will this president or the next one fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia? And who will that next president be?
February 19, 2016
Trump Change: GOP Voters Still Have High Expectations for Trump Win
Donald Trump’s criticism of the last Republican president has done little to blunt expectations among GOP voters that he will be their party’s presidential nominee in the fall.
February 18, 2016
Hillary Meter: Clinton Holds Her Ground After Iowa, New Hampshire
Despite a near-tie in Iowa and a big loss in New Hampshire to Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is still seen by most Democrats as likely to win their party’s presidential nomination.
February 18, 2016
Voters Give Supreme Court High Marks
Voters are feeling better about the U.S. Supreme Court than they have in several years.
February 15, 2016
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending February 12.
February 13, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 13, 2016
New Hampshire’s fading in the rear view mirror, and now all eyes are on the Nevada caucus and the South Carolina primary. Will Donald Trump keep winning? Will Hillary Clinton start winning?
February 12, 2016
Trump Change: 74% of GOP Voters Think Trump Likely Nominee
What a difference a primary makes. After a one-week drop following Donald Trump’s second-place finish in the Iowa caucus, expectations that the New York businessman will be the Republican presidential nominee have jumped back to their highest levels.
February 11, 2016
Voters Remain Pessimistic About U.S. Fight Against Terror
The number of voters who believe terrorists are winning against the United States and its allies remains near its all-time high, as they also worry that the U.S. military is already overstretched.
February 8, 2016
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending February 4.
February 6, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 6, 2016
Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary could sharply redefine the Republican race, but our polling suggests a Bernie Sanders win in the Granite State won’t remake the contest for the Democratic presidential nomination.
February 5, 2016
Trump Change: ‘The Donald’ Takes A Fall
Donald Trump insists his second-place showing in Monday’s Iowa caucus isn’t bad, but perception among his fellow Republicans that he will be the party’s presidential nominee has fallen sharply this week.
February 4, 2016
Smaller Government Wins Out With Voters
Voters remain pessimistic about America's future and continue to believe cutting the size of the federal government may help.
