55% Think Arab World Protests Make Israel Less Safe
Most voters think the growing political unrest in the Arab world is putting Israel further at risk.
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May 19, 2011
May 18, 2011
54% Blame Bush Recession For Current Economic Problems, 39% Blame Obama
A majority of voters continues to blame the nation’s economic problems on the George W. Bush years but still trust their own economic judgment more than President Obama’s.
May 18, 2011
Voters Uncertain Who’s Primarily Behind Military Operation In Libya
While both the United States and NATO military forces have been carrying out airstrikes in Libya to protect rebel forces and civilians from Moammar Qaddafi’s regime, voters nationwide have mixed ideas of who is taking the lead in the military operation at this time.
May 17, 2011
63% Think It’s Likely Gaddafi Will Be Removed From Power
Most voters still expect Libyan Ruler Moammar Gaddafi will be removed from power as a result of military action now being taken by the United States and other countries. But there has been virtually no change in this expectation since Osama bin Laden was killed.
May 16, 2011
Mixed Reviews for Enhanced Interrogation Techniques Following Bin Laden News
U.S. voters think that Enhanced Interrogation Techniques like waterboarding probably yielded some valuable information but are unsure whether they were needed to find Osama bin Laden.
May 16, 2011
55% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 53% Believe It Will Increase Deficit
A majority of voters continue to support repeal of the national health care law and believe it will increase the federal deficit.
May 16, 2011
Only 35% Say It’s Possible To End Illegal Immigration
Voters are more pessimistic than ever about the possibility of stopping illegal immigration for good in the United States.
May 14, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 13, 2011
President Obama received a bounce in the polls following the bin Laden news, but over this past week, the bounce has largely faded. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows that the president’s ratings have slipped back into the high 40s, right where they’ve been for most of the past year-and-a-half. The number who Strongly Disapprove of the president remains a bit lower than it was before the big news and enthusiasm for the president is up among his base voters.
May 14, 2011
Obama's National Security Positives Fall Slightly From Last Week's High
Voter ratings for President Obama’s handling of national security issues have dipped from last week's high following the killing of Osama bin Laden, but the president’s grades on economic issues remain weak.
May 13, 2011
Just 23% Have A Favorable Opinion of Napolitano
President Obama this week praised Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano for her efforts to fight illegal immigration, but she remains the most unpopular member of the president's Cabinet.
May 13, 2011
51% Blame Extreme Weather on Long-Term Planetary Trends, 19% Blame Human Activity
U.S. meteorologists say the deadly storms tearing up the South are not a result of climate change. None the less, the extreme weather has rekindled the global warming debate in Washington, D.C.
May 13, 2011
Only 30% Say U.S.-Mexico Border Secure, 64% Say It’s Not
President Obama on Tuesday encouraged Congress to move forward on immigration reform, saying his administration has “strengthened border security beyond what many believed was possible.” But most voters don’t share the president’s view.
May 13, 2011
Just 23% Say Federal Government Has Consent of the Governed
Most voters nationwide continue to feel disconnected from their government and overwhelmingly believe that Congress puts party politics ahead of its constituents' concerns.
May 12, 2011
64% of GOP Voters See Divide Between Public and Government As Biggest Since the American Revolution
Republican primary voters are pretty skeptical about the nation’s political leadership.
May 12, 2011
53% Say Elections Are Rigged To Help Incumbents in Congress
Voters are still wary of the congressional election process but just over half believe elections are fair to voters.
May 11, 2011
29% Say They’re Conservative On Both Fiscal and Social Issues
Voters remain more conservative fiscally than socially, but 29% characterize themselves as both fiscal and social conservatives. By contrast, only 10% of Likely U.S. Voters say they are liberal in both areas, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
May 11, 2011
65% Want U.S. To Stay Out of Syrian Crisis
Dictatorial Syria appears to be cracking down harder on anti-government protestors than any other country in the region except Libya, but U.S. voters are adamant about staying out of the problems of yet another Arab country.
May 10, 2011
Obama 45%, Generic Republican 43%
Voters are fairly evenly divided over whether they want to give President Obama a second term in the White House.
May 10, 2011
59% Favor Cutoff of Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities
New legislation being considered by the House would stop all federal funding for cities that give sanctuary to illegal immigrants, and most voters like the idea. But very few believe Congress is likely to pass such a measure.
May 10, 2011
Voters Express More Confidence About War in Afghanistan
Even as more voters than ever call for a withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, optimism about America's longest-running war has increased slightly following the killing of Osama bin Laden. Praise for the U.S. military has risen, too.
