The number of Americans not affiliated with either major political party inched up nearly a full point during June, with both Republicans and Democrats contributing to the increase. However, the larger picture is one of partisan stability over the past four months.
For the second straight week, 37% of likely voters say the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Republican congressional candidates rebounded this week and pulled ahead again of Democrats in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot. The last time the GOP held a lead was in early May.
Congress is back in the doghouse as it takes a break for the July 4 recess.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of likely voters now say the United States is heading in the right direction, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Democratic congressional candidates have pulled ahead of Republicans again in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of U.S. voters say America is heading in the right direction this week.
Democratic and Republican candidates are tied for the second straight week in the latest edition of the Generic Congressional Ballot.
U.S. voters are becoming increasingly concerned about North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and its long-range missile capabilities. In the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, 38% think North Korea is the biggest threat to U.S. national security, surpassing Iran by a more than two-to-one margin on voters' worry list.
The Inside-the-Beltway furor over what Nancy Pelosi knew about the CIA’s use of waterboarding and when she knew it doesn’t seem to have changed voters’ opinions of the House speaker.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of U.S. voters say America is heading in the right direction this week.
Democratic and Republican Congressional candidates have each lost support from voters this week, but Democrats came in just ahead in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on six out of 10 key issues, including the top issue of the economy.
Thirty-seven percent (37%) of U.S. voters say America is heading in the right direction this week.
Democratic and Republican Congressional candidates have each lost support from voters this week, but Democrats came in just ahead in the latest edition of the Generic Ballot.
While the economy remains the most important issue to voters, the issues of health care and national security have dropped to their lowest level of importance in nearly two years of tracking.
Support for health care reform has slipped slightly as more voters think President Obama should work harder on his promise to cut the federal deficit in half in the next four years.
In April, for the second straight month, the number of Republicans in the nation fell by roughly half a percentage point. The number of Democrats remained unchanged from a month ago.
In April, for the second straight month, the number of Republicans in the nation fell by roughly half a percentage point. The number of Democrats remained unchanged from a month ago.
Twenty-three percent (23%) of likely voters now say Congress is doing a good or excellent job, representing the legislature's highest rating since May 2007.
