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                            May 7, 201269% Favor Use of Military Overseas Only When U.S. National Security is Threatened
With pressure growing for withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, America’s longest-running war, voters continue to believe strongly in more limited use of the U.S. military overseas.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 69% of Likely U.S. Voters think the United States should not commit forces overseas unless it is vital to U.S. national security. Sixteen percent (16%) disagree with the more restrained use of U.S. military force. Fourteen percent (14%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on April 30-May 1, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
May 5, 2012Radio Update: People See Politics As A Legalized Extortion Racket
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May 5, 201240% Say Obama’s Views Extreme, 35% Say Same of Romney
It’s close to a 50-50 nation when voters are asked if the views of President Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney are mainstream or extreme. Fifty percent (50%) of Likely U.S. Voters describe the president’s views as mainstream, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Fifty-one percent (51%) say the same of Romney’s views.
Forty percent (40%) think it’s more accurate to describe Obama’s views as extreme, while 35% describe Romney’s views that way. Ten percent (10%) and 14% respectively are undecided about the views of the president and his GOP opponent. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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This national survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on May 2-3, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
May 4, 2012Radio Update:  Jobs Reports Could Decide Election 2012
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May 4, 2012Radio Update:  Optimism Growing About War on Terror
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                            May 4, 2012Most Favor Afghanistan Withdrawal by 2014 But Fear U.S. Will Stay Too Long
Most voters favor President Obama’s plan to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan by 2014 but worry that the United States will not withdraw from its longest-running war quickly enough. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% of Likely U.S. Voters support the president’s plan for withdrawal by 2014 with some troops left behind for training purposes and to help protect the democratically elected government of Afghanistan. Thirty-one percent (31%) oppose the plan the president announced in Afghanistan this week, while 13% are not sure about it. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters nationwide was conducted on May 2-3, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
May 2, 2012Radio Update: Two Years Later, Voters See Much Less Environmental Impact From Gulf Oil Spill
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                            May 2, 2012Core Four States: Obama 46%, Romney 43%
With the Republican primary race all but settled, President Obama still holds a slight lead over likely GOP nominee Mitt Romney in combined polling of the key swing states of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.
New Rasmussen Reports telephone surveying of Likely Voters in the so-called Core Four states finds that Obama picks up 46% support to Romney’s 43%. Seven percent (7%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,271 Likely Voters in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia was conducted on April 16-30, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                
                
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                            May 2, 2012Core Four States: Obama 46%, Romney 43%
With the Republican primary race all but settled, President Obama still holds a slight lead over likely GOP nominee Mitt Romney in combined polling of the key swing states of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.
New Rasmussen Reports telephone surveying of Likely Voters in the so-called Core Four states finds that Obama picks up 46% support to Romney’s 43%. Seven percent (7%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,271 Likely Voters in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia was conducted on April 16-30, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
May 2, 2012Radio Update:  Presidential Approval And A Sports Bar Nation
Listen to the latest edition of The Rasmussen Report with noted pollster Scott Rasmussen on the WOR Radio Network. Stations interested in adding “The Rasmussen Report” features to their lineup should contact Willis Damalt at the WOR Radio Network at 212-798-8376 or via email at [email protected].

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                
                
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                            May 2, 201256% See No Major Long-Term Environmental Damage from 2010 Gulf Oil Spill
It’s been two years now since the massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and most voters now believe there will be little, if any, long-term environmental damage from the disaster.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 10% of Likely U.S. Voters still believe there will be devastating long-term environmental impact from the oil spill, while 29% more predict that the impact will be major. But 56% don’t see the long-term impact as nearly that severe, including 33% who say the environmental impact will be modest, 15% who think it will be minor and eight percent (8%) who believe there will be no lasting impact. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Likely U.S. Voters was conducted on April 30-May 1, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
May 1, 2012Radio Update: Voters Would Like More Attention on Candidates, Less on Their Families
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May 1, 201256% of Women See Presidential Candidates’ Wives As Important to Their Vote
Voters are narrowly divided over how important a presidential candidate’s wife is when it comes to how they will vote this November . However, women voters think it's more important than men. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 47% of Likely U.S. Voters say their perception of the candidate’s wife is at least somewhat important in terms of how they will vote for president this year. Fifty percent (50%) regard their view of the candidate’s wife as unimportant. These findings includes 17% who think it’s Very Important and another 17% who rate it Not At All Important. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on April 28-29, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                
                
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                            May 1, 201268% Say Obama’s Liberal, 60% View Romney as Conservative
Voters see the 2012 presidential candidates as offering a choice between the political left and right.  But they view President Obama as more committed to the political left than Mitt Romney is to the right.
Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the president is a least somewhat liberal, while 60% view the likely Republican nominee as at least somewhat conservative, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. But that includes 43% who say Obama is Very Liberal, compared to just 18% who regard Romney as Very Conservative. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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This national survey of 1,000 U.S. Likely Voters was conducted on April 26-27, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
May 1, 2012Radio Update: Regardless of What the Supreme Court Decides, Voters Are Ready to Overturn the Health Care Law
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April 30, 2012Radio Update:  Internet News Seen As Reliable As Newspapers
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April 30, 2012Radio Update:  Voters See President Obama As Far From The Political Center
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April 30, 2012Radio Update:  11% Believe War on Terror Is Over
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                            April 30, 2012Only 11% Think War on Terror Is Over
Voters overwhelmingly reject the idea that the war on terror is over one year after the death of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, although most feel his al Qaeda terrorist group is weaker today. But a majority also still thinks a terrorist attack is possible in the next year.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 11% of Likely U.S. Voters think the war on terror is over. Seventy-nine percent (79%) say that war, declared after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, is not over. Another 11% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters nationwide was conducted April 26-27, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                
                
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                            April 29, 201253% View Hillary Clinton Favorably
Cabinet members come and go, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remains the most popular member of President Obama's A-team. 
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that the former first lady is seen favorably by 53% of voters, although that matches the lowest level measured since she assumed the position at State in January 2009.  Forty-two percent (42%) have an unfavorable impression of her.  That includes 27% who view Clinton Very Favorably and 22% who have a Very Unfavorable opinion of her. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on April 20-21, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.