Category Archives: Polls

Rasmussen Reports: Obama Approval Minus 26%

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 19% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -26 (see trends). This is the lowest Approval Index rating yet measured [...]

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Mitt Romney’s Rick Perry Strategy: Don’t Panic

  Mitt Romney is finally facing an opponent who looks capable of halting his march to the GOP nomination. With his record of job creation and down-the-line conservative politics, Texas Gov. Rick Perry is menacing the Republican front-runner in a way that other candidates — from Iowa straw poll winner Michele Bachmann to wealthy New [...]

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The GOP Has Momentum

EXCERPT ONLY: Ames, Iowa — This has been quite a week or ten days for Republicans. Pundits will parse the Iowa results and the Perry polling to determine which candidate is up and which down or out. The Iowa straw poll may prove to be the last stop for some Republican candidates, as it was [...]

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GOP Candidates Look to Debate for Campaign Boost

EXTRACT ONLY:  DES MOINES, Iowa – Seven Republican presidential contenders will try to use Thursday’s debate, sponsored by Fox News and the Washington Examiner, in the leadoff caucus state of Iowa to cast themselves as the strongest alternative to one rival: front-runner Mitt Romney. A Fox News Poll released Wednesday showed that the former Massachusetts [...]

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Obama Approval Approval Rating Hits All-Time Low, According to Poll

  A new poll shows that President Barack Obama’s approval rating has plummeted to a new low as talks to raise the debt ceiling stalled and the president stayed out of the public eye after a Monday night speech through early Friday. The president’s average approval rating on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday was 40 percent [...]

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Rasmussen Reports: Election 2012: Generic Presidential Ballot

President Obama now earns his lowest level of support yet against a generic Republican candidate in a hypothetical 2012 election matchup. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that a generic Republican earns support from 47% of Likely Voters, while the president picks up 41% of the vote. Four percent (4%) favor some other [...]

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In MO-2, it’s Tea Party vs. Country Club

While Jane Cunningham’s decision to bypass a chance at Missouri’s open 2nd Congressional District makes the race less entertaining, the contrast in the GOP primary between Ed Martin and Ann Wagner will still make for a fascinating intraparty battle. Read more at Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell [...]

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53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law As Expectation of Repeal Hits New High

A majority of American voters continue to favor repeal of the health care law passed by Congress last year and the number who expect repeal has reached a new high. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 53% of Likely Voters at least somewhat favor repeal of the health care law, while 39% [...]

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Rasmussen Reports: America Fears Too Powerful Government

As the nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, more Americans than ever see danger in a government that is too powerful. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that two-out-of-three Adults (66%) think the bigger danger in the world today is a government that is too powerful rather than a government that is not [...]

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Rasmussen Poll: Generic Republican Candidate 46%, Obama 42%

A generic Republican candidate now holds a four-point lead over President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election matchup. It’s a fifth week in a row that the GOP candidate has been ahead and the widest gap between the candidates to date. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds a generic Republican candidate earns support [...]

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