Obama Ties Super Bowl in Battle for Voters’ Attention
It’s a tie game when you ask voters which they are more interested in watching – President Obama’s State of the Union speech tomorrow night or the upcoming Super Bowl.
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January 24, 2011
January 23, 2011
50% Now View Biden Favorably
Historically speaking, being vice president has generally been a thankless but not too demanding job. Joe Biden, unlike his predecessor Dick Cheney, seems to be following this more traditional model, and voters are viewing him slightly more favorably these days.
January 22, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 21, 2011
Things appear to be looking up a bit for President Obama who on Friday posted his highest job approval numbers in nearly a year in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll.
January 21, 2011
Many Voters Say State of the Union Speeches Don't Lead To Much
A sizable number of voters plan to follow President Obama’s State of the Union speech next Tuesday night but acknowledge that presidents generally don’t accomplish most of what they promise in their annual addresses to the nation.
January 20, 2011
Voters Still See Some Obama Foreign Policy Views As Different Than Their Own
A survey conducted just before Barack Obama’s highly-publicized talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao this week shows that voters continue to believe the president’s ideas on foreign policy don’t quite match their own.
January 19, 2011
Voters Think Congress Is Listening A Bit More
With midterm elections over and a new Congress seated, more voters believe most members of Congress care what's on their minds.
January 18, 2011
56% Say Media Put Too Much Emphasis on Politics in Arizona Shooting Coverage
Voters give mixed marks to the media’s handling of the recent tragic shootings in Arizona, and most say the coverage focused too much on the political angle of the story.
January 18, 2011
Most Think Congress Doesn’t Read What It Votes On, Favor Putting Bills Online Well In Advance
House Speaker John Boehner like many of his predecessors has pledged that the new Congress will be more open and transparent than the previous one, but voters want even more openness than he has promised.
January 17, 2011
Voters Tend To See Health Care Repeal As a Deficit Reducer
Although the Congressional Budget Office claims repealing the health care law will increase the federal budget deficit, a plurality of voters disagrees with that assessment. At the same time, most voters feel free market competition will do more to cut health care costs than government regulation.
January 17, 2011
Voters Give Obama Good Marks for Arizona Response, See No Lasting Political Change
Most voters have a favorable opinion of President Obama’s response to the recent shootings in Arizona but feel the incident will have no lasting impact on the political debate in the country.
January 17, 2011
Most Still Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, Say It Will Increase Deficit
Support for repeal of the national health care law passed last year remains steady, as most voters continue to believe the law will increase the federal budget deficit.
January 16, 2011
Voters Hold Less Fear of Government Health Care Decisions
Voters for the first time are slightly less fearful of having their health care decisions made by the federal government than by private insurers.
January 15, 2011
Americans Show Little Confidence in U.S. Race Relations
As the nation prepares to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Americans show little confidence in the state of race relations in the country today and into the future.
January 15, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 14, 2011
It’s back to business for the new Congress this coming week following the tragic shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of six others in Arizona. First up in the House is a vote to repeal the national health care bill passed last year by Democrats in the previous Congress.
January 14, 2011
75% Want Health Care Law Changed
Voters overwhelmingly want to see last year’s health care law changed, but there is substantial disagreement about how best to do it.
January 13, 2011
Voters Continue To Believe Congress Can Always Make Things Worse
Despite the change of control in the House, voters continue to believe Congress can screw things up worse than they already are.
January 13, 2011
Most Voters Still See Congressional Democrats As More Liberal Than They Are
Voters continue to believe the average Democrat in Congress is more liberal than they are, but remain more evenly divided about Republicans.
January 13, 2011
Most Say Stricter Gun Laws Would Not Help Prevent Shootings
Most Americans say stronger gun control laws are not the answer to the shootings last weekend of a U.S. congresswoman and the killing of six others.
January 13, 2011
Just 29% Believe Health Care Repeal Will Increase Deficit
Some supporters of the national health care law say its repeal will drive up the federal budget deficit, but most voters believe repeal will either reduce or have no impact on government spending and the deficit.
January 12, 2011
One-Third of Americans Have or Will Contribute To Haiti Earthquake Relief
A year ago today, a massive earthquake hit the island of Haiti, killing thousands of people and making thousands more homeless. One-in-three Americans (32%) say they have contributed or will contribute to help the ongoing relief effort there, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
