What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 17, 2024
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports:
- President Biden ended the polling week with a daily job approval of 46%.
- Former President Donald Trump continues to lead Vice President Kamala Harris, although the Democrat has slightly narrowed the margin.
- The current Middle East conflict is a major crisis, according to most voters, who trust former President Trump more than Vice President Kamala Harris to deal with the crisis.
- Democratic voters are overwhelming pleased with Kamala Harris’s choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate, but Republicans and independents are less impressed.
- Election integrity concerns have focused on the issue of illegal voting by non-citizens, and most voters suspect it may be happening in their state.
- A majority of voters believe most news reporters are biased and expect the media to keep helping Kamala Harris against Donald Trump in their coverage of the presidential campaign.
- The wildlife and wilderness of Yellowstone National Park are a resource of global importance, according to an overwhelming majority of voters who see a duty to preserve America’s first national park.
- As students prepare for the beginning of another school year, Americans are clearly divided over transgender policies.
- Thirty-four percent (34%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.
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