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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2795 politics Polls - Rasmussen Reports en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:07:30 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2795 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091106/pl_rasmussen/partisanpolitics20091106 rasmussen/20091106/partisanpolitics20091106 Rasmussen Reports politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:07:30 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Fifty-five percent (55%) of U.S. voters expect politics in Washington, D.C. to become more partisan over the next year, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091105/pl_rasmussen/governmentplan20091105 rasmussen/20091105/governmentplan20091105 Rasmussen Reports politics Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:45:15 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Seventy-two percent (72%) of voters nationwide say passage of the proposed health care plan could lead companies to drop private health insurance coverage for their employees. Forty-eight percent (48%) say it's very likely. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091104/pl_rasmussen/obamaanniversary20091104 rasmussen/20091104/obamaanniversary20091104 Rasmussen Reports politics Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:02:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091104/pl_rasmussen/obamaanniversary20091104"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.f7a18df368f847e3a46c43cb0964068a.obama_mdpm102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=wgbDPuy18AfYRJx5cW9Zrg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama looks back as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>Rasmussen Reports - One year ago today, Senator Barack Obama became President-elect Obama. He and his team had run nearly a flawless campaign and were about to embark on what turned out to be a nearly flawless transition effort. By Inauguration Day, the man who had won 53% of the vote saw his overall job approval rating soar to 65%.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091104/pl_rasmussen/obamaanniversary20091104"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.f7a18df368f847e3a46c43cb0964068a.obama_mdpm102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=wgbDPuy18AfYRJx5cW9Zrg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="President Barack Obama looks back as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Rasmussen Reports) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091103/pl_rasmussen/futureelection20091103 rasmussen/20091103/futureelection20091103 Rasmussen Reports politics Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:47:49 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Americans are a little less enthusiastic about the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama this time around. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091102/pl_rasmussen/healthcarereform20091102 rasmussen/20091102/healthcarereform20091102 Rasmussen Reports politics Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:08:03 GMT Rasmussen Reports - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced the House version of health care reform legislation last week, but most voters are still opposed to the effort. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091030/pl_rasmussen/illegalimmigrants20091030 rasmussen/20091030/illegalimmigrants20091030 Rasmussen Reports politics Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:57:28 GMT Rasmussen Reports - San Francisco has long prided itself on being a "sanctuary city" that refuses to work with federal authorities to identify and deport illegal immigrants. But now city officials are arguing over how far that policy should go when some of those illegal immigrants are charged with murder and other serious crimes. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091030/pl_rasmussen/ghosts20091030 rasmussen/20091030/ghosts20091030 Rasmussen Reports politics Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:08:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091030/pl_rasmussen/ghosts20091030"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.53901239bbbf4cdba16c6ad1090b7c8a.seattle_officer_killed_waet104.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=z3HurLNP26tRTAvchzmJWg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A flag bearing the logo of the Seattle Police Dept. and the badge number of a slain Seattle police officer flies atop the Space Needle, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in Seattle. Hundreds of police vehicles from departments across the Northwest paraded with lights flashing to honor slain officer Timothy Brenton. Police continue to look for the killer who shot the veteran officer on Halloween night as he sat in a parked patrol car. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0" /></a>Rasmussen Reports - BOOOOO! If things that go bump in the night scare you, chances are you're among the 23% of American adults who believe in ghosts.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091030/pl_rasmussen/ghosts20091030"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.53901239bbbf4cdba16c6ad1090b7c8a.seattle_officer_killed_waet104.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=z3HurLNP26tRTAvchzmJWg--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="A flag bearing the logo of the Seattle Police Dept. and the badge number of a slain Seattle police officer flies atop the Space Needle, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in Seattle. Hundreds of police vehicles from departments across the Northwest paraded with lights flashing to honor slain officer Timothy Brenton. Police continue to look for the killer who shot the veteran officer on Halloween night as he sat in a parked patrol car. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Rasmussen Reports) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091029/pl_rasmussen/trustmedia20091029 rasmussen/20091029/trustmedia20091029 Rasmussen Reports politics Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:25:05 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Most voters think the news media has too much power over their elected representatives in Washington and the decisions they make. It's yet another finding that highlights the distance voters see between themselves and their government. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091028/pl_rasmussen/banks20091028 rasmussen/20091028/banks20091028 Rasmussen Reports politics Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:46:19 GMT Rasmussen Reports - The Obama Administration and senior congressional Democrats hope to exercise more government control over big banks to keep them from failing, but voters don't seem too sympathetic right now. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091027/pl_rasmussen/njgovernor20091027 rasmussen/20091027/njgovernor20091027 Rasmussen Reports politics Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:58:11 GMT Rasmussen Reports - With just a week to go in New Jersey's closely contested race for governor, Republican Chris Christie holds a three-point advantage over incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091026/pl_rasmussen/healthcare20091026 rasmussen/20091026/healthcare20091026 Rasmussen Reports politics Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:49:47 GMT Rasmussen Reports - If the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats passes, 57% of voters nationwide believe it will raise the cost of health care, and 53% believe the quality of care will get worse. That's part of the reason that just 45% support the plan. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 51% are opposed to it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091023/pl_rasmussen/healthcarereform20091023 rasmussen/20091023/healthcarereform20091023 Rasmussen Reports politics Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:15:35 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters nationwide say that passing no health care reform bill this year would be better than passing the plan currently working its way through Congress. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091022/pl_rasmussen/antitrusthealthcare20091022 rasmussen/20091022/antitrusthealthcare20091022 Rasmussen Reports politics Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:59:53 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Sixty-five percent (65%) of voters nationwide say laws should be changed so that health insurance companies are subject to anti-trust regulations. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 12% disagree, while 23% are not sure. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091021/pl_rasmussen/balloonboy20091021 rasmussen/20091021/balloonboy20091021 Rasmussen Reports politics Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:31:47 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Americans believe one or both parents of six-year-old Falcon Heene should be criminally prosecuted if the "Balloon Boy" incident is proven to be a hoax, but most don't believe they should lose custody of their children. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091020/pl_rasmussen/healthcare20091020 rasmussen/20091020/healthcare20091020 Rasmussen Reports politics Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:48:19 GMT Rasmussen Reports - The Senate Finance Committee has finally made its 1,500-page version of the health care reform bill public. But not to worry: As the Washington newspaper The Politico reports this morning, "It's important to remember that the bill won't exist in this form for long." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091019/pl_rasmussen/palinmatchup20091019 rasmussen/20091019/palinmatchup20091019 Rasmussen Reports politics Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:48:17 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's forthcoming autobiography has been at the top of the Amazon book charts for weeks, and it hasn't even been released yet. At least in the eyes of the political Left, she is now perhaps America's most visible national Republican. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091016/pl_rasmussen/healthcare20091016 rasmussen/20091016/healthcare20091016 Rasmussen Reports politics Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:11:49 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Most voters believe some kind of health care reform is needed, but they see the plan emerging from Congress as mostly what Democrats want rather than a truly bipartisan effort. Still, they're closely divided over whether Republican opposition is just politics as usual or genuinely reflects a concern about the details of the plan. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091015/pl_rasmussen/rightdirection20091015 rasmussen/20091015/rightdirection20091015 Rasmussen Reports politics Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:23:13 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Voter perception of the nation's current course holds steady this week, with 34% saying the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091014/pl_rasmussen/governmentassets20091014 rasmussen/20091014/governmentassets20091014 Rasmussen Reports politics Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:49:42 GMT Rasmussen Reports - The British government is selling a number of things it owns to pay off its growing debt, but voters have mixed feelings about the U.S. government doing the same thing. Amtrak and the ownership stakes in General Motors and Chrysler can go, as far as voters are concerned, but don't touch the government's land and the U.S. Postal Service. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/rasmussen/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/rasmussen/20091013/pl_rasmussen/sportingevents20091013 rasmussen/20091013/sportingevents20091013 Rasmussen Reports politics Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:34:39 GMT Rasmussen Reports - Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans who follow sports at least somewhat closely say ticket prices for professional sporting events have kept them from going this year, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.