Americans See Liberal Media Bias on TV News
By a 39% to 20% margin, American adults believe that the three major broadcast networks deliver news with a bias in favor of liberals.
Politics
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July 13, 2007
July 13, 2007
46% Still Expect Democrats to Nominate White Male for President
Forty-six percent (46%) of American voters say it is likely that Democrats will end up nominating a white male in 2008.
July 13, 2007
2008 Democratic Presidential Primary: Clinton 38% Obama 26%
While Illinois Senator Barack Obama is the fundraising leader, New York Senator Hillary Clinton remains the clear frontrunner in polls for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
July 13, 2007
2008 Republican Presidential Primary: Thompson 25% Giuliani 24%
The race for of the Republican Presidential nomination following the July 4th holiday looks a lot like it did before the nation’s birthday party.
July 12, 2007
Public Skeptical of White House in Executive Privilege Claims
Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans believe Congress is legitimately trying to find information about the firing of U.S. attorneys.
July 12, 2007
Pessimism Growing: Just One Third Say America's Best Days Lie Ahead
Confirming a growing trend of pessimism, only 33% of likely voters across the United States believe the country's best days are ahead of us.
July 12, 2007
Clinton 44% Giuliani 43%
The latest survey finds New York Senator Hillary Clinton and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani virtually even in their race for the White House.
July 12, 2007
McCain Falls Further Behind Clinton
The implosion of Senator John McCain's presidential campaign is reflected in a new Rasmussen Reports survey.
July 11, 2007
Cindy Sheehan: 22% Favorable 50% Unfavorable
Cindy Sheehan is marching to Washington demanding that Nancy Pelosi launch impeachment proceedings against President Bush.
July 11, 2007
45% Expect Violence in Iraq to Increase When U.S. Troops Leave
Forty-five percent (45%) of American voters expect sectarian violence in Iraq to increase if U.S. combat troops are withdrawn.
July 11, 2007
Poll: 19% Consider Troop Surge a Success
Just 19% of American voters believe that the U.S. troop surge in Iraq was a success. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 43% of voters consider the surge a failure.
July 10, 2007
2008 Republican Presidential Primary: Are Thompson, Romney for Real?
Six months ago, when polls showed Rudy Giuliani atop the polls for the Republican Presidential nomination, political insiders knew it couldn’t last.
July 10, 2007
2008 Democratic Presidential Primary: Clinton, Obama Have Top-Tier to Themselves
As the first half of 2007 drew to a close, New York Senator Hillary Clinton remained the clear frontrunner for the Democratic Presidential nomination.
July 9, 2007
34% Believe Global Warming Can Be Stopped
Following the Live Earth concert, 33% of Americans say they followed news coverage of the event Somewhat or Very Closely.
July 9, 2007
Iraq, Economy Top Issues
Seventy-five percent (75%) of American adults consider the economy a Very Important issue facing the country at this time.
July 8, 2007
Skeptical of Performers’ Motives, Public Tunes Out Live Earth Event
The Live Earth concert promoted by former Vice President Al Gore received plenty of media coverage and hype, but most Americans tuned out.
July 7, 2007
39% Favor Impeaching Bush
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Americans now believe that President Bush should be impeached and removed from office.
July 7, 2007
21% Support Bush Decision to Commute Libby’s Sentence
Just 21% of Americans agree with the President’s decision to commute the prison sentence of I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby.
July 6, 2007
Will Public Dominate Senate Debate On Iraq?
Senators up for re-election in 2008 overwhelmingly aligned themselves with public opinion during the recent immigration debate.
July 6, 2007
40% Give Supreme Court Good or Excellent Ratings
Forty percent (40%) of Americans say the U.S. Supreme Court is doing a good or an excellent job.
