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January 17, 2017

Only 32% Say America Safer After Obama Years

Confidence that the War on Terror is going America’s way has jumped to its highest level in over four years, but most voters don’t think this country is a safer place than it was eight years ago when President Obama took office.

January 16, 2017

35% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-five percent (35%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending January 12. 

January 14, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 14, 2017

Americans got a taste of the continuing combative relationship between Donald Trump and the media this past week, a radical departure from the love affair most reporters have had with outgoing President Barack Obama.

January 10, 2017

Most Voters Now Favor Piece-by-Piece Fix of Obamacare

With a new Congress and a new president intent on repealing Obamacare, more voters than ever are calling for fixing it rather than throwing it out completely. Most expect major changes in the trouble-plagued national health care law in the near future, though.

January 9, 2017

31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-one percent (31%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending January 5. 

January 7, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 7, 2017

President Obama’s flurry of last-minute domestic decisions and his foreign policy jabs at Israel and Russia have some complaining that he’s deliberately creating problems for his successor.

January 2, 2017

33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-three percent (33%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending December 29.  

December 31, 2016

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 31, 2016

Trick or treat. That may be the holiday slogan many have in mind as a new year and the Trump presidency beckons.

December 26, 2016

33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-three percent (33%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending December 22. 

December 24, 2016

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 24, 2016

Let’s put politics on pause to reflect at least briefly on the peaceful message of Christmas.

December 21, 2016

Do Most Immigrants Want the American Dream?

Voters strongly believe in the dreams of newcomers to America but remain more skeptical about whether new immigrants share those dreams.

December 21, 2016

Happy Days Are Here Again?

Following Donald Trump's election as president, Americans are more optimistic about the future than they have been in over four years.

December 19, 2016

33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-three percent (33%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending December 15. 

December 17, 2016

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 17, 2016

The Electoral College is on track to count its votes on Monday, and then it will be official: Donald J. Trump will be the next president of the United States.

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December 12, 2016

35% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-five percent (35%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending December 8.

December 10, 2016

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 10, 2016

Following a brief respite over the Thanksgiving holiday, president-elect Donald Trump got back to work this week making moves that mostly pleased his supporters and infuriated his critics.

December 7, 2016

Republican Voters Show Paul Ryan More Love

It’s been an interesting year for House Speaker Paul Ryan who has gone from publicly denouncing his party's presidential nominee Donald Trump to enthusiastically embracing the new president-elect. But the GOP speaker is now much more popular with his fellow Republicans and is better liked by all voters than any other congressional leader of either major party.

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December 5, 2016

31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-one percent (31%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending December 1.

December 3, 2016

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 3, 2016

The Donald Trump show has been playing in at least three different cities this past week, while the rest of the nation watches with anticipation.