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November 6, 2015Trump Change: Most GOP Voters Still See Trump As Likely Nominee
It still looks like a “Donald” world as far as most Republican voters are concerned.
The latest Rasmussen Reports weekly Trump Change survey finds that 64% of Likely Republican Voters think Donald Trump is likely to be the GOP presidential nominee next year, but 33% still consider that outcome unlikely. This includes 19% who say a Trump nomination is Very Likely and 10% who consider it Not At All Likely. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

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                            November 2, 201527% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending October 29.

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                            November 2, 2015Obama’s Full-Month Approval Ratings Hold Steady in October
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.

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                            October 31, 2015What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 31, 2015
Right now voters look at the presidential race and think they’re damned if they do, damned if they don’t.
October 30, 2015Trump Change: Most Still See ‘The Donald’ On Track
Most Republicans still believe Donald Trump is the man to beat for their party’s presidential nomination in 2016.
The latest Rasmussen Reports Trump Change national telephone survey finds that 56% of Likely Republican Voters think Trump is likely to be the GOP nominee, with 30% who say it is Very Likely. Thirty-four percent (34%) disagree, including 10% who feel a Trump nomination is Not At All Likely. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

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                            October 28, 2015Most Say Hard Work Doesn't Pay
Hard work used to be synonymous with some degree of success, but most voters think the economy now frowns on those who work hard in this country.

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                            October 26, 201527% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending October 23.

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                            October 26, 2015Support for Obamacare’s Insurance Mandate Continues to Fall
One of the central tenets of the new national health care law is that every American must have health insurance, but support for that requirement has fallen to its lowest level in Rasmussen Reports’ polling to date.

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                            October 24, 2015What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 24, 2015
Ronald Reagan famously declared in the 1980s that it was “morning in America,” and Americans believed. Not anymore.
October 23, 2015Trump Change: More GOP Voters Than Ever Say He’s The Man
Bang! More Republicans than ever think Donald Trump will be their party’s presidential nominee next year.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 74% of Likely Republican Voters believe Trump is likely to end up as the GOP nominee, with 34% who say it is Very Likely. The overall finding is a 16-point jump from a week ago and up eight points from Trump’s previous high among Republicans of 66% in early September. This is also the highest number to date who see a Trump nomination as Very Likely.

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                            October 23, 2015Voters Don’t Hold Much Hope For America’s Future
Belief among voters that America’s best days are still to come now hovers near its lowest level this year.

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                            October 21, 2015Most Still Oppose Obama’s Anti-Deportation Plan
President Obama’s plan to exempt millions of illegal immigrants from deportation still remains on hold courtesy of the federal courts, and that’s fine with most voters. While voters continue to view hard-working newcomers favorably, they aren’t as sure hard work is what they have in mind.

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                            October 19, 201524% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending October 15.

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                            October 19, 2015Hillary Meter: Clinton’s Chances Improve After First Debate
Democrats - and voters in general - are more convinced that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee following the first debate among the party's presidential hopefuls.

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                            October 17, 2015What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 17, 2015
It’s the elephant in the room that was never mentioned Tuesday night at the first debate of the Democratic presidential hopefuls.
October 16, 2015Most GOP Voters Still See Trump As Likely Nominee
A Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump matchup still looks like it may be in the cards.

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                            October 12, 201524% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending October 9.

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                            October 12, 2015War on Terror Concern Climbs to 11-Year High
More voters than ever think terrorists have the advantage over the United States and its allies.

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                            October 10, 2015What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 10, 2015
Next week, it’s the Democrats’ turn: The first of six scheduled debates between Hillary Clinton and the four other announced candidates for the party’s presidential nomination in 2016. Joe Biden is still a no-show.

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                            October 9, 2015Trump’s Chances for Nomination Hold Steady
All eyes are on the Democrats’ side of the equation going into their first presidential candidate debate next week, but Donald Trump remains an odds-on favorite among Republicans.