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From Rasmussen Reports: More active government with more services and higher taxes? Just 23% of U.S. voters say they prefer a more active government with more services and higher taxes over one with fewer services and lower taxes, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. This finding has remained fairly consistent since regular tracking on this question began in November 2006. Fewer government services and lower taxes? Two-thirds (66%) of voters prefer a government with fewer services and lower taxes. In August at the height of the congressional town hall controversy over the health care plan, 70% felt that way. The partisan breakdown . . . Eighty-eight percent (88%) of Republicans and 68% of voters not affiliated with either major political party favor a government with fewer services and lower taxes. Democrats are more closely divided: 38% like a more active government with more services and higher taxes, while 45% prefer one with fewer services and lower ...

From Rasmussen Reports: 69% say cities have no right to ban handguns

From Rasmussen Reports: 55% say Congress should start over on healthcare.

From Rasmussen Reports: 58% support Post Office plan to end Saturday delivery, if the alternative is a government subsidy. Only 48% thinks it's possible for anyone to work their way out of poverty.

From Rasmussen Reports: 67% say illegal immigrations strains U.S. budget, while 23% disagree.

Via Rasmussen Reports: 44% says it's excellent, 28% say it's poor

From Rasmussen Reports . . . A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 44% favor the plan, up three points from last week just before the summit and the highest level of support recorded since mid-November. But passion remains on the side of the opponents: just 22% Strongly Favor the plan while 43% Strongly Oppose it. Since Thanksgiving, overall support for the president’s health care plan has ranged from 38 % to 44% while opposition has run from a low of 51% to a high of 58%.

The Democrats told us, after the Massachusetts special election, that regulation of the financial sector would be very popular with voters. Alas, the Demo-Statists seem to still be out of touch. According to Rasmussen, 34% favor more regulation of the financial system, while 47% are opposed.

50% Now Say U.S. Is Winning War on Terror

47% Oppose Public Option Health Plan; 58% Oppose If Workers Forced To Change Coverage

From Rasmussen Research . . . 47% believe we can win in Afghanistan It's a minority view, and has dropped from a high of 51% in early December.

From Rasmussen Research . . . 51% think business leaders make better decisions than government officials. Politicians and the media have done their best to lay the Panic of 2008 entirely at the feed of business leaders, but despite the drumbeat a majority of the American people still intuitively know who the real bad actors really are. 

From Rasmussen Research . . . 73% think Washington is broken 49% favor building new nuclear plants 61% say government should stay out of housing market 60% want incumbents defeated in CA legislature