Hillary Clinton is pulling away from the field in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination but remains weaker than other major Democratic contenders in match-ups with top Republicans.
During the month of July, the number of people identifying themselves as Democrats fell for the fifth straight month.
Americans are fairly upbeat about their own lives, but far more pessimistic when assessing the state of the nation.
Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson and Arizona Senator John McCain are each seen as politically conservative by 43% of American voters.
Fifty-three percent (53%) of American voters believe that New York Senator Hillary Clinton is politically liberal.
The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey gauging the general election appeal of Dennis Kucinich finds him trailing the top GOP candidates for the presidency.
The latest controversy surrounding embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has done little to change the public’s perception of the situation.
Stories of astronauts taking off while drunk and other recent news stories have dimmed the public image of NASA a bit.
On the surface, the race for the Republican nomination appears to have stabilized in recent weeks.
In last week’s Democratic Presidential Debate, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama took different approaches when responding to a question about meeting with the heads of rogue nations.
A new Rasmussen Reports Election 2008 survey shows former Senator John Edwards (D) opening up a seven-point lead of 49% to 42% over former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R).
Forty-two percent (42%) of Americans say that the next President should meet with the heads of nations such as Iran, Syria, and North Korea without setting any preconditions.
When asked to choose among the leading Presidential candidates, 28% of American adults said that they would trust New York Senator Hillary Clinton the most on national security issues.
Barack Obama has improved his standing against the GOP frontrunners, Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani.
Fifteen percent (15%) of American adults say that Presidential debates are exciting.
During last Monday’s Democratic Presidential debate, Senator Hillary Clinton indicated that she preferred to be called “progressive” rather than “liberal.”
When it comes to National Security, Democrats are now trusted more by 42% of likely voters, Republicans by 40%.
Senator Russell Feingold (D), like most U.S. Senators, has a fairly low level of name recognition on the national level.
Forty-one percent (41%) of the nation’s Likely Voters want Congress to formally censure President Bush. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 47% are opposed while 12% are not sure.
Just 27% of American adults believe it is “possible for both Israel and the Palestinian people to peacefully exist side-by-side in the Middle East.”
