Rasmussen: Support for Obama’s Government-Centric Health Care Overhaul Down to 42%

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  August 11th at 03:19 PM  | 

The latest report from Rasmussen shows only 42% of Americans now support Congressional Democrats’ and President Obama’s proposal for a government-centric overhaul of the American health care system. This poll shows that the decline in support for the President’s plan, which began in earnest in late June, has continued unabated. Two months ago, support for the Obama/Kennedy/Pelosi health care overhaul stood at 50%; in July, | Read More »

The public knows Republicans are looking out for them on Energy, Gas Prices

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  August 14th at 11:27 AM  | 

Rasmussen released a poll yesterday that found 61% of Americans say Congress “should vote on offshore drilling [for oil] right now.” The report said: Six out of 10 Americans (61%) say Congress should return to Washington immediately to vote on lifting the ban on offshore oil drilling, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. But voters overwhelmingly expect Congress to adjourn this year | Read More »