July 23, 2013
33% Say Media Should Withhold Names, Pictures of Violent Criminals
Half of NYC Voters Don’t Like Weiner, Spitzer
44% Rate Obama Administration’s IRS Response As Poor
The Second American Revolution Has Begun: A Commentary By Mark Meckler
A Woman in Full: Thatcher Gets Her Due in New Biography: A Commentary By Michael Barone
46% Say U.S. Justice System Fair to Blacks, Hispanics
July 22, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 40%, Republicans 38%
71% View Rolling Stone's Terrorist Cover Photo As A Publicity Stunt
45% Favor Stand Your Ground Laws, 32% Oppose
61% Expect Health Care in U.S. To Get Worse Over Next Two Years
July 21, 2013
38% Think Government Is Best Bet for Alternative Energy Development
July 20, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week's Polls
July 19, 2013
44% Rate Obama’s Handling of Health Care Positively
39% Say U.S. Safer Today Than Before 9/11, 36% Disagree
32% Have Favorable Opinion of Zimmerman, 48% Unfavorable
Confronting America's Racial Divide by Scott Rasmussen
A Better System for Picking Presidential Candidates by Michael Barone
July 18, 2013
32% Say American Society is Unfair and Discriminatory
75% Prefer Traditional Book to Electronic Reading Device
44% Favor Ban on Abortion After 20 Weeks, 41% Oppose
Not Listening: What Republicans Could Learn From George W. Bush By Joe Conason
It’s Time for Another Constitutional Convention By Mark Meckler
21% Think Justice Department Should Charge Zimmerman With a Hate Crime
July 17, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
59% Favor Government Subsidies to Keep Student Loan Costs Down
36% Think America’s Best Days Are in the Future
Strangling Life By John Stossel
48% Agree with Zimmerman Verdict, 34% Disagree
Curse of the Full-Time Job By Froma Harrop
43% Blame Spike in Food Stamp Recipients on Easier Government Rules
July 16, 2013
56% Say Gov Investing in Alternative Energy May End Foreign Oil Dependence
53% Believe Availability of Student Loans Has Driven Up College Tuitions
Obama Finds Foreign Affairs Do Not Bend to His Whims: A Commentary By Michael Barone
Voters Like Coal Industry More Than the EPA
60% Put Checks and Balances Ahead of Government Efficiency
July 15, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 39%, Democrats 38%
53% Believe Boston Bombing Suspect May Receive Death Penalty
44% Favor Ending Senate Filibuster, 38% Oppose
45% View Health Care Law Favorably, 50% Unfavorable
8% Think Applicant’s Word Is Enough When Seeking Federal Health Insurance Subsidies
July 14, 2013
Obama’s Positives On Leadership Continue To Fall
July 13, 2013
56% Rarely or Never Eat Fast Food
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
July 12, 2013
40% Rate Obama Poorly on National Security
85% Think Christian Photographer Has Right to Turn Down Same-Sex Wedding Job
56% Favor Delaying Individual Health Care Mandate, 26% Opposed
Obama Forfeits Trust by Not Enforcing Obamacare By Michael Barone
Americans Want to Exercise Their Rights -- Reasonably By Scott Rasmussen
July 11, 2013
58% Eat At A Restaurant At Least Once A Week
Americans Think Bar Owners, Landlords Should Be Able to Pick Their Customers
63% View U.S. Economy As Unfair to the Middle Class
40% Think Routine Blood Testing Via Internet or Apps Likely in Next 10 Years
Health Reform Will Happen, and None Too Soon By Froma Harrop
July 10, 2013
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
81% Visit Doctor Once a Year or More
Meddling Overseas By John Stossel
39% Favor Reform Plan That Cuts Future Illegal Immigration by Just 50%
U.S. Right to 'Lead From Behind' on Egypt By Froma Harrop
50% Give Obama Poor Marks on Deficit Reduction
July 9, 2013
32% Are Conservative on Both Fiscal, Social Issues
46% Are Pro-Choice, 43% Pro-Life
Most Americans Think Campus Groups Can Set Requirements For Their Officers
25% of Obama Supporters Think Government Should Closely Watch Most Tea Party Groups
With Dems on Defensive, GOP Has Chance to Recapture Senate: A Commentary By Michael Barone
Most Voters Still Favor Employer Sanctions, Routine Police Checks to Fight Illegal Immigration
July 8, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 40%, Democrats 39%
54% Think It's Possible for Anyone to Find A Job
64% Think It’s Possible For Americans to Have Honest Discussion About Race
73% Oppose U.S. Involvement in Egypt
62% See Free Market As Better Than More Regulation In Reducing Health Care Costs
July 7, 2013
33% Expect Stronger Economy A Year From Now, 41% Weaker
July 6, 2013
13% Say Federal Government Should Hire Long-Term Unemployed
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
July 5, 2013
71% Say Private Sector Employees Work Harder Than Government Employees
7% Think Congress Doing Good or Excellent Job
52% Think It’s Good NSA Domestic Spying Was Exposed, 23% Disagree
Moral Hazard and Nature: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
Americans Still Embrace the Spirit of '76: A Commentary By Scott Rasmussen
July 4, 2013
61% Say Independence Day One Of Nation’s Most Important Holidays
82% Know What Independence Day Celebrates
For July 4th: Remembering Why the Right Doesn't Own the Stars and Stripes by Joe Conason
July 3, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
More Americans View Blacks As Racist Than Whites, Hispanics
Americans See George Washington As Greatest Founding Father
63% View Too-Powerful Government As Bigger Threat Than Weaker One
66% Know Someone Out of Work and Looking For Employment
The Snowden Paradox By Mark Meckler
July 2, 2013
Just 26% Give U.S. Public Schools Positive Marks
56% Think Constitution Should Be Left Alone
Rasmussen Employment Index Remains Near Recent High
In U.K. but Not U.S., Young Voters Turn Against Big Government: A Commentary By Michael Barone
For Voters, NSA Case is Less of A Scandal but More of A Problem
51% Think All EPA Regulations Need Congressional Approval
July 1, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 39%, Democrats 38%
25% Say High School Graduates Prepared For College
President Obama’s Full-Month Approval Rating Slips to 47% in June
Public Approval of Supreme Court Falls to All-Time Low
48% Now Want Their Governor To Oppose Health Care Law
June 30, 2013
35% Say Now Is A Good Time to Sell A House in Their Area
June 29, 2013
35% Think Obama Doing Good or Excellent Job with Economy
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
June 28, 2013
70% Say Americans Have More Freedom Than People in Other Countries
24% Say Their Home is Worth Less Than When They Bought It
58% Expect Obama’s New EPA Regulations to Increase Energy Costs
Supreme Court Offers Mixed Verdict to Conservatives and Liberals: A Commentary By Michael Barone
About Those Who Abuse Their Health: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
Public Opinion Leads, Politicians Follow: A Commentary By Scott Rasmussen
June 27, 2013
40% Believe U.S. Is Mankind’s Last Best Hope, 36% Disagree
37% Expect Their Home To Be Worth More A Year From Now
43% Think NSA Domestic Spying Put National Security Ahead of Individual Rights
Only 37% Think Immigration Plan Likely to Become Law This Year
26% of Obama Supporters View Tea Party as Nation’s Top Terror Threat
June 26, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Economy, Health Care Continue to Lead List of Important Issues
72% Think NSA May Have Monitored Congress, Military Leaders, Judges
Dems Struggle With Scandals; GOP Can't Agree on Policy By Michael Barone
The IRS Scandal Is Just Nature Taking Its Course By Mark Meckler
40% Want Border States to Determine When Border is Secure
Puritanical Government By John Stossel
June 25, 2013
51% Now Consider Immigration Very Important to Their Next Vote
Americans Are Married to Jobs As Much As to Spouses
27% Favor Cutting Size of U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
Fighting the Stadium Con: Go Brazilians! By Froma Harrop
34% View Justice System As Fair to Poor Americans
June 24, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 40%, Republicans 39%
62% Say Political Leaders Send U.S. Soldiers in Harm’s Way Too Often
Just 28% Now Think Feds Likely to Secure Border if Reform Plan Passes
Among GOP, Rubio Faves Down 15 Points This Year
Voters Continue to Strongly Support Consumer Choices in Health Plans
June 23, 2013
65% Think Government Should Cut Spending to Help Economy
June 22, 2013
42% Are Somewhat Confident Fed Can Keep Inflation Down
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
June 21, 2013
45% Give Obama Poor Marks on Health Care
40% Say Supreme Court Is Too Politically Liberal
An Oregon Study Casts Doubt On Whether Health Insurance Improves Health By Michael Barone
15% Favor Prosecuting Reporters Who Publish Leaked Information, 68% Disagree
The Missing Cows of Mass Destruction By Froma Harrop
Good Guys Are Hard To Find in NSA Surveillance Story By Scott Rasmussen
June 20, 2013
34% Consider War in Afghanistan Very Important Issue
48% Want Lifetime Ban on Regulators Working For Companies They Oversee
55% Disagree With Obama’s Decision to Arm Syrian Rebels
49% Predict Higher Interest Rates Next Year
June 19, 2013
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
53% Are Confident In Stability of U.S. Banking Industry
12% See NSA Leaker Snowden As Hero, 21% As Traitor
Government's War By John Stossel
57% Think Churches Essential to Healthy Communities
June 18, 2013
The Battle Against the Big Government Dragon: A Commentary by Mark Meckler
35% Have Favorable Opinion of Federal Government, 60% Unfavorable
66% Feel Their Company Values Them As An Employee
Another Way We Overpay for Health Care: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
Distrust Growing: 70% Believe IRS Decision to Target Conservatives Was Made in DC
In New Jersey, 44% Would Vote for Christie for President
June 17, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 39%, Republicans 39%
71% Would Recommend Their Company as a Good Place to Work
Booker Clear Favorite to Replace Lautenberg
Most Want Donor Disclosure from Tax-Exempt Groups
57% Expect Health Care System to Get Worse in Coming Years
June 16, 2013
41% Believe Supreme Court Too Hostile Towards Religion, 15% Too Friendly
On Civil Liberties, Comparing Obama With Bush Is Easy -- and Mostly Wrong
June 15, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
June 14, 2013
44% Are Confident They Will Receive All Promised Social Security Benefits
New Jersey Governor: Christie Has Big Lead, Seen as Most Effective Candidate to Work With Obama
57% Fear Government Will Use NSA Data to Harass Political Opponents
High Heels and Workers' Rights By Froma Harrop
Distrust of Government Is What It's All About by Scott Rasmussen
June 13, 2013
32% Are Willing to Pay More In Taxes to Keep Medicare As Is
64% Think Business Owners Should Be Able to Set Dress Codes for Customers
24% Trust Federal Government to Do Right Thing Most or All The Time
20% of Workers Have Been Turned Down For A Job in Past Year
NSA Surveillance, If Ungentlemanly, Is Not Illegal By Michael Barone
House Update: Tiny Movement Toward Republicans By Larry J. Sabato and Kyle Kondik
June 12, 2013
31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Just 39% Think Medicare Is a Good Deal
Voters Rate Surveillance Controversy Most Serious, IRS Second
Terror and Safety By John Stossel
34% Think Americans Selfish for Putting Economy Ahead of Global Warming
June 11, 2013
36% Give Obama Positive Marks for Economic Fairness
Unlike Senate ‘Gang of Eight,’ Voters Put More Border Control First
Voters Still Have More Faith in Local Government Than in Feds, States
76% Are Satisfied With Their Current Job
Prop. 13: Message for Another Time:A Commentary By Froma Harrop
41% Willing to Pay More to Fight Global Warming, 47% Are Not
Citizens Stand and Fight the IRS: A Commentary By Mark Meckler
June 10, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 40%, Republicans 38%
46% Think Free Market Policies More Important Than Closing Income Gap
Virginia Governor: McAuliffe (D) 44%, Cuccinelli (R) 41%
America Will Pay a Price for President Obama's Inaction in Syria By Michael Barone
60% Expect Costs To Rise Under Federal Health Care Law
Despite Obama's Assurance, 68% Think It’s Likely Gov't Listening to Their Conversations
June 9, 2013
59% in Virginia Approve of McDonnell’s Performance as Governor
59% Oppose Government’s Secret Collecting of Phone Records
June 8, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
June 7, 2013
49% Think Economy is Unfair to Hard Workers
12% of Facebook Users Say Hate Speech A Very Serious Problem on the Site
64% Say Most Members of Congress Don’t Care What They Think
Odds Grow Longer for Immigration Reform By Scott Rasmussen
Live From Istanbul: Authoritarians With Bad Taste By Froma Harrop
June 6, 2013
49% Think Obama Good or Excellent Leader
52% View WikiLeaks Suspect Bradley Manning As A Traitor
With Lautenberg Gone, WW II Vets Fade From Politics By Michael Barone
66% of Working Americans Consider Themselves Middle Class
June 5, 2013
32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
80% Say It Will Be Difficult for Young People To Find Summer Jobs
56% View Feds As Threat to Individual Rights
6% Think Congress Doing Good or Excellent Job
Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy Voices Strong Opposition To Legalizing Marijuana [VIDEO]
Austerity Myth By John Stossel
68% Say Rewarding Hard Work More Important Than Income Equality
June 4, 2013
79% Say It Will Be Their Choice to Leave Current Job
Rasmussen Employment Index Reaches Highest Level Since 2007
Fewer Vacationers Had to Cut Back on Spending This Year
68% Consider Freedom of the Press Very Important
Slower Rise in Health Care Spending Is a Big Deal: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
37% Rate Obama’s Handling of Gun Control as Good or Excellent
June 3, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 40%, Republicans 40%
President Obama’s Full-Month Approval Rating Down to 49% in May
51% Say U.S. Has Enough Shale Oil Reserves to Become World’s Largest Energy Producer
45% Think U.S. Economy Is Fair, Improvement from May
Tragedy of Detroit Shows 'Big Unit America' Is out of Gas By Michael Barone
54% View Health Care Law Unfavorably
June 2, 2013
GOP Trusted More on Economy and Most Other Issues
June 1, 2013
Voters Give Biggest Trust Margin to GOP on Spending, Democrats on Environment
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
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May 31, 2013
33% Say Now’s a Good Time to Sell a Home in Their Area
26% Expect Murder Verdict in Trayvon Martin Case
Watergate Amnesia, the 'Nixonian Slur and Other Big Lies By Joe Conason
42% Think Holder Should Resign, 24% Disagree
Consumers Set to Repeal a Big Part of the Health Care Law by Scott Rasmussen
May 30, 2013
17% Favor Making FBI Wiretapping of Internet Communications Easier
40% Give Obama Positive Marks on National Security, 39% Poor
34% Think More Spending Will Improve Education in America
25% Favor Affirmative Action Programs for College Admissions
Unintended Consequences Often Bedevil Reformers By Michael Barone
On Gun Control: 43% Trust GOP, 41% Trust Dems
May 29, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
65% View Boy Scouts Favorably, Down from 73% Last Year
59% Prefer Less Health Insurance, Bigger Paycheck
Gas Myths: A Commentary By John Stossel
45% Are Less Likely to Travel By Cruise Ship These Days
May 28, 2013
New High: 70% Think Struggling Homeowners Should Downsize
73% Look Forward to Going to Work
27% Favor Moving Guantanamo Prisoners To A U.S. Prison
36% Favor Use of Drones To Stop Terrorists in the United States
A World of Rotten Tax Laws By Froma Harrop
Obama Uses 1917 Espionage Act to Go After Reporters By Michael Barone
May 27, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 41%, Republicans 39%
59% of New York City Voters Approve of Bloomberg’s Job Performance
60% Say Their Home Is Worth More Than What They Still Owe
41% Plan To Do Something Special on Memorial Day
45% Want Their Governor To Oppose Implementation of Health Care Law
May 26, 2013
For Most Americans, Memorial Day Means Summer Is Here
May 25, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
45% Favor Candidate Who'd Raise Taxes on the Rich Over One Opposed to Tax Hikes
May 24, 2013
39% Think Federal Aid to Oklahoma Tornado Victims Should Be Offset With Budget Cuts
Democrats Quinn, Weiner Lead GOP’s Lhota in NYC Mayoral Race
Favorable Views of Tea Party Up 14 Points Since January
The Political Ground Is Shifting Under the President By Scott Rasmussen
May 23, 2013
50% Think Tax Increases Hurt Economy
Working Americans Like Their Bosses, Coworkers
60% Say It’s Likely Other Agencies Targeted Conservatives, Too
NYC Mayor: Quinn 24%, Weiner 18%
May 22, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
73% Expect to Pay More for Groceries
33% Work More Than 40 Hours A Week
Sublet My People Go By John Stossel
91% Would Stay At Job They Love Over One That Pays More
May 21, 2013
44% Think Interest Rates Will Be Higher In A Year
Voters Now Trust GOP More on Ethics and Corruption
Voters Think Benghazi or IRS Most Likely to Still Be Major News A Year From Now
64% Are Generally Happy To Say Where They Work
Tea Party Rage: Nothing Fails Like Excess By Froma Harrop
May 20, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 40%, Democrats 39%
48% Confident In Stability of U.S. Banking Industry
58% Would Keep Working After Receiving Small Fortune
45% Rate Obama Administration’s Benghazi Response As Poor
IRS and AP Scandals Cast a Big Chill on Free Speech By Michael Barone
Support for Health Insurance Choices Remains High
May 19, 2013
52% Think Media Reacts More Quickly to Things That Affect Them
May 18, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
May 17, 2013
36% Think States Should Set Gun Laws, 34% Say Feds
Most Spend Little or No Social Time With Work Colleagues
42% Think Justice Department Trying to Bully Media in AP Case
Controversies Doom Obama's Effort to Restore Faith in Government By Scott Rasmussen
Consumers Not the Best Drivers in Health Care By Froma Harrop
May 16, 2013
46% Rate Obama Positively on National Security
52% Say Big-Time College Athletics Corrupt Education Process
64% Think It Would Be Bad If Only Government Had Guns
The Newsmaker Memo: an Interview With Ron Wyden, the Senate's Powerful Policy Wonk By Joe Conason
Benghazi and IRS Targeting: Politics by Other Means By Michael Barone
50% Say Star College Athletes Deserve Royalties
May 15, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Obama's Positives on Deficit Reduction, Economic Fairness Are Down
57% Think College Coaches Shouldn’t Be Paid More Than Professors
57% Want IRS Offenders Jailed or Fired
40% Think U.S. Elections Are Fair, 41% Do Not
May 14, 2013
84% Still Support English As Official U.S. Language
8% Say Average Member of Congress Listens to Constituents Most
49% Think Obama Good or Excellent Leader
Democrats and the 'Ethics' of Max Baucus: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
25% Think U.S. Can Still Win in Afghanistan
If Border Is Secured, 38% Still Want to Decrease Legal Immigration
May 13, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 40%, Republicans 38%
81% Think Immigrants From Countries with Terrorist Ties Should Be Screened More Closely
61% Favor Requiring Retailers to Publish Where Clothes Are Made
Voter Views of Benghazi Are Unchanged After House Hearings
Did Clinton and Obama Believe Their Benghazi Baloney? By Michael Barone
32% View U.S. Health Care System As Good or Excellent
May 12, 2013
Most Americans Plan on Visiting Mom Today
May 11, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
May 10, 2013
39% Give Obama Positive Ratings on Economy, 41% Poor
50% Think Most Immigrants Are Pursuing the American Dream
64% Who Favor More Gun Control Believe Gun Crime Has Gone Up
Three Girls Lost in Cleveland: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
Why the Benghazi Hearings Are Likely to Be a Bust: A Commentary by Scott Rasmussen
May 9, 2013
64% Favor Social Security Taxes On All or Most of Earnings
27% Think College Graduates Have Skills Needed to Get A Job
73% Think U.S. Should Stay Out of Syrian Civil War
Watergate Revenge: Republicans Yearning to Impeach Obama Over Benghazi 'Cover-Up' By Joe Conason
College Bubble Bursts After Decades of Extravagance By Michael Barone
56% Think Illegals Outnumber Legal Immigrants Each Year
May 8, 2013
31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
34% Rate Obama’s Handling of Government Spending As Good or Excellent
Most Americans See Family As Most Helpful in Tough Times
Only 38% Think Immigration Reform Law Even Somewhat Likely to Pass This Year
Live Free or Move By John Stossel
Enthusiasm for Rubio Slips Among GOP Voters
May 7, 2013
49% Think It's Very Fair for Successful Businessmen to Get Rich
Voters Still See Obama Friendlier to Big Businesses Than to Small Ones
45% Think Finding A Job Will Be Very Difficult for This Year's Graduates
Only 30% Think Government Likely to Secure Border If Reform Bill Passes
36% Think U.S. Economy Is Fair
Bangladesh and Us: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
May 6, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 40%, Republicans 38%
10% Are Willing To Get Company Tattoo For 15% Raise
54% Think Mexico Should Compensate U.S. for Costs of Illegal Immigration
38% Favor Their State Blocking Federal Anti-Gun Laws
Fewer Border Crossings, E-Verify System Justify Bill By Michael Barone
55% View Health Care Law Unfavorably
May 5, 2013
68% Say Private Sector Employees Work Harder Than Government Workers
May 4, 2013
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Voters Overwhelmingly Approve of Air and Water Quality
May 3, 2013
44% Say It’s Possible For Anyone to Work Their Way Out of Poverty
10% Think Government Should Hire Long-Term Unemployed
After Flight Delays, Just 24% Think Sequester Cut Too Much
Voters Don't Like Political Class Bossing Them Around By Scott Rasmussen
How to Get Fit Without Really Trying By Froma Harrop
May 2, 2013
49% Rate Quality of U.S. Environment as Good or Excellent
47% Think Full Housing Recovery More Than Three Years Away
5% Say Congress Made Up of Best and Brightest
37% Think Unemployment Rate Will Be Same A Year From Now
Overdue Questions: What Might Be Missing From Bush's Presidential Library By Joe Conason
Obama's Blink on Syria Could Bring Peril to Allies By Michael Barone
Voters Favor Choices for Prayer, Uniforms in Schools
May 1, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
President Obama’s Full Month Rating Slips Again in April
Just 29% Say Boston Suspects Acted Alone
Obama Job Approval Among Gun Owners: 39%
17% Favor More U.S. Involvement in Syria
59% Favor Free Market Over Government Control To Reduce Health Care Costs
Train Wreck Ahead By John Stossel
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April 30, 2013
31% Think U.S. Economy Will Be Stronger A Year From Now
56% Think Government Agencies Cut Popular Programs First
Rasmussen Employment Index Hits 2013 High
32% Think Obama Administration Has Done Good or Excellent Job Explaining Benghazi
Legal Pot Means More Money for States, Less for Gangs By Froma Harrop
2% Favor Congress Exempting Itself From Health Care Law
April 29, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 40%, Democrats 39%
38% Give Obama Positive Marks for Job Creation
25% Think Most College Professors Share Values of U.S. Society
Only 16% Know Anyone Affected by Sequester Flight Delays
Benghazi Report Revives Troubling Questions By Michael Barone
35% Say Health Care Law Has Hurt Them; 19% Say It’s Helped
April 28, 2013
24% Feel Legal System Puts Public Safety Ahead of Individual Rights
April 27, 2013
59% Say College Is Primarily For Gaining Job Skills
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
April 26, 2013
18% Think Most Colleges and Universities Promote U.S. Social Values
23% Think Surveillance Cameras Have Violated Their Privacy
Free the 'Work Beasts' By Froma Harrop
Americans Seem to Be Taking Terrorism in Stride By Scott Rasmussen
April 25, 2013
63% Say American Society is Generally Fair and Decent
37% Think U.S., Allies Winning War on Terror
61% Favor Death Penalty for Boston Bombing Suspect If Convicted
30% Say Now's a Good Time To Sell A House
As Bush Stays Silent, His Reputation Steadily Gains By Michael Barone
The Newsmaker Memo: An Interview With Pioneering Climate Scientist James Hansen By Joe Conason
April 24, 2013
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Economy Still Tops in Importance to Voters
70% Favor Use of Surveillance Cameras in Public Places
56% Think Bank Bailouts Were Bad for the U.S.
The Education Blob's Revenge By John Stossel
April 23, 2013
45% Give Obama Good or Excellent Marks on Gun Control
58% of Homeowners Say Home is Worth More Now
73% Favor Labels for Genetically Modified Food
87% Give Positive Marks to Law Enforcement Response to Boston Bombings
35% Say America’s Best Days Are in the Future
The Bombers and Who Gets In: A Commentary By Froma Harrop
April 22, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 41%, Republicans 39%
37% Think Their Home’s Value Will Go Up In Next Year
41% Say Earth Day Has Helped Raise Environmental Awareness
49% Favor Stricter Gun Control Laws
At Every Turn, Things Were Spinning out of Control By Michael Barone
39% Are Aware If Their State Is Creating A Health Insurance Exchange
April 21, 2013
33% Give Obama Positive Marks for Social Security
April 20, 2013
42% Rate Race Relations in U.S. as Good or Excellent
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
April 19, 2013
37% Rate Obama's Handling of Economy As Good or Excellent
53% Say Pro Sports Have Helped Race Relations in U.S.
Only 11% Think U.S. Can Ever Be Totally Safe from Terrorism
GOP Needs to Get Over the Makers vs. Takers Mindset By Scott Rasmussen
Trumped-up War Between the Generations By Froma Harrop
Soft on Crime: Protecting the 'Second Amendment Rights' of Thugs and Terrorists By Joe Conason
April 18, 2013
81% Are Paying More For Groceries
23% Want to Close Guantanamo Prison for Terrorists
59% View Jackie Robinson Favorably
Not Such a Hot Idea: Liberal and Conservative Parties By Michael Barone
71% Think Pop Culture Encourages Sexual Activity Among the Young
April 17, 2013
31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
67% See President Obama as Liberal
A Post-Post Office World: A Commentary By John Stossel
51% Favor Imprisoning Terrorist Suspects Even Without Evidence to Convict
47% Predict Higher Interest Rates Next Year
April 16, 2013
37% Say Most U.S. Workers Are Dishonest To Get Ahead
39% Give Obama Good or Excellent Marks for Deficit Reduction
43% Are Confident in Stability of U.S. Banking System
54% Are Very Angry at Congress
57% Oppose Over-the-Counter Sales of Morning-After Pill to Youngsters
Housing Hot, Again? By Froma Harrop
April 15, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 42%, Republicans 38%
15% Expect Obama, Congress To Really Cut Spending
41% Feel IRS Is Not Aggressive Enough
86% Intend to Hit Today's Tax Deadline
Extra Care Required in Crafting Immigration Reform By Michael Barone
72% Favor Individual Choice When It Comes to How Much Health Insurance Coverage
April 14, 2013
19% Believe the Era of Big Government Is Over
April 13, 2013
71% View College Admissions for Good Athletes Over Better Students as Unfair
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
April 12, 2013
5% Think It’s Better for America If All Presidents Are Ivy League Grads
25% Know Someone Who Has Been Murdered
Sanctions on Employers, Sanctuary Cities Seen As Most Effective Ways to Stop Illegal Immigration
Gun Debate Highlights Voter Distrust of Government By Scott Rasmussen
An Immigration Fix for Real By Froma Harrop
April 11, 2013
23% Believe It Is Too Hard to Get An Abortion in America
34% Say U.S. Has Crony Capitalist Economic System
63% Think No New Taxes Are Needed
Americans Think Making Contacts Just As Important As Education in Elite Schools
Her Tea Party: What Margaret Thatcher Really Meant to England and the World By Joe Conason
Thatcher Insisted on Facing Hard, Uncomfortable Truths By Michael Barone
April 10, 2013
34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
29% Say U.S. Does Not Spend Enough on National Security
40% Believe Law Enforcement Can Dramatically Reduce Gang Violence
68% View Margaret Thatcher Favorably
14% Are Fiscal Liberals, 34% Liberal on Social Issues
Government Plays Favorites: A Commentary By John Stossel
April 9, 2013
57% Think U.S. Should Continue Building a Fence Along Mexican Border
Most Want Businesses to Offer More Jobs to Those Without Degrees
37% Give Obama Positive Marks on Taxes
13% Expect Reduced Spending Under New Obama Budget
8% Think Congress Is Doing A Good or Excellent Job
April 8, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 41%, Republicans 38%
54% Think It's Not Possible to Work Hard and Get Rich in America
45% Oppose Tax Deductions for Some College Donors
69% Favor Use of U.S. Military on Border to Keep Mexican Drug Violence Out
61% View North Korean Nuclear Attack on U.S. As Unlikely
April 7, 2013
11% See Those Who Want To Secure Border As Racist
55% Think Most Rich People Earned Their Money Through Hard Work
April 6, 2013
50% Say Doing Taxes Worse Than Going to the Dentist
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
April 5, 2013
Just 19% Think Stock Market Will Be Higher in a Year
30% Think It’s Fair For Colleges To Give Admissions Preference to Donors' Children
44% See Conflict Between Economic Growth and Fairness
Long Before Hillary Decides for 2016, Scandal Trolls Are Coming Back By Joe Conason
To Fight Inequality, It's Time to End the College Admissions Scam By Scott Rasmussen
April 4, 2013
48% Government More Concerned With Making Wall Street Firms Profitable
23% Think Elite Colleges and Universities Accept Only the Most Qualified
Just 36% Expect Stronger Economy in Five Years
Just 26% Support Immigration Plan Without Tougher Border Control
Stop Asking, 'How Did You Like ...' By Froma Harrop
44% Think Government Effort to Confiscate All Guns Likely
April 3, 2013
35% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Just 9% Say U.S. Has World’s Best Tax System
59% Say Another 2008 Financial Meltdown Likely
55% See Major Cyberattack on U.S. As Act of War
Green Tyranny: A Commentary By John Stossel
41% Think Government Should Keep A List of All Gun Owners
April 2, 2013
42% Think Federal Government Should Set Environmental Policy
61% Say Finding New Energy More Important Than Fighting Global Warming
Rasmussen Employment Index Slips a Point in March
51% Think Background Checks for Gun Buyers Will Not Reduce Violent Crime
46% Think Feds Might Try To Tax Bank Accounts Like Cyprus
Do Groups Really Foster Creativity? By Froma Harrop
April 1, 2013
Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 44%, Republicans 37%
61% Have Filed Their Income Taxes
Obama’s Monthly Approval Down Another Point in March
78% Say They Get Good or Excellent Health Care
66% Oppose Cyprus Bailout Plan to Tax Bank Deposits
Why Freight Rail Pays and Passenger Trains Flunk By Michael Barone
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