Democrats Are Biggest Fans of Restoring Felons’ Voting Rights
Democrats are much more enthusiastic than other voters about giving felons back their right to vote after they’ve served their time.
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June 14, 2016
June 13, 2016
Americans Saw the Orlando Terror Attack Coming
Radical Islamic terrorism raised its ugly head again this weekend, but most Americans saw the horror in Orlando coming nearly three months ago.
June 10, 2016
Most Remain Willing to Vote For a Woman President
With Hillary Clinton poised to become the first woman nominated by a major U.S. political party to be president, most voters still say they’re willing to vote for a woman president and are slightly more confident that those close to them will do the same. But voters are less enthusiastic about a women candidate in general if her opponent is a man.
June 9, 2016
Obama’s Not Exactly An Asset To Candidates in 2016
President Obama may be garnering unusually high approval ratings lately, but voters are closely divided as to whether his support would help or hurt candidates running in their state and are less likely to vote for a congressional candidate who has supported his agenda.
June 8, 2016
She’s The One: A Woman in the White House?
After winning three state primaries yesterday, Hillary Clinton is set to become the first woman in history to get a major party’s nomination for president of the United States.
Of course, Democratic voters have been predicting a Clinton victory for months in Rasmussen Reports’ monthly Hillary Meter survey. But how do voters feel about the prospect of a woman president?
June 8, 2016
Voters Don’t Trust Judges But Think Politicians Should Leave Them Alone
Donald Trump has been rebuked even by some leaders in his own party for his public criticism of the Obama-appointed federal judge who is handling the lawsuit against Trump University. Most voters agree judges are motivated by politics more than the law but are less comfortable with dragging judges into the political debate.
June 7, 2016
Voters Rate Clinton Vs. Trump on Social Issues
As is the case on most issues Rasmussen Reports has asked about so far, voters tend to think Hillary Clinton will perform similarly to President Obama when it comes to social issues if she wins the presidency, while they expect big changes from Donald Trump - although not necessarily positive ones.
June 6, 2016
Voters Give Trump University Low Marks for Impact So Far
Former students of the now-defunct Trump University have filed a federal lawsuit against the for-profit educational institution started by presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump alleging fraud and predatory business tactics. However, most voters nationwide say the issue will not impact their support of Trump positively or negatively in the upcoming election.
June 3, 2016
Voters Sour on Black Lives Matter But Question Fairness of Justice System
Most voters view the Black Lives Matter movement unfavorably. Perhaps in part that’s because they tend to think the U.S. justice system is less likely to be unfair to blacks than to Americans in general.
June 3, 2016
Libertarians' Johnson Makes Little Dent in Clinton-Trump Race
The inclusion of Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson on a hypothetical 2016 general election ballot makes little difference in terms of support for likely major party nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, with a sizable number of voters still looking elsewhere.
June 2, 2016
Many Voters Think Obama Less Faithful to Constitution and Blame Politics
A sizable number of voters continue to believe President Obama has ignored the U.S. Constitution more than most of his predecessors, and those voters overwhelmingly believe he's been motivated by politics rather than doing the right thing. His defenders strongly disagree.
June 2, 2016
Most Voters Favor 'Blue Lives Matter' Law in Their State
Louisiana last week became the first state to enact a so-called “Blue Lives Matter” law which classifies attacks on police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel as hate crimes. Most voters favor laws that designate certain acts of violence as hate crimes and agree that police and first responders should be protected under those laws.
June 1, 2016
How Do Voters Weigh Clinton’s Honesty vs. Trump’s?
Republicans have a lot more confidence in Donald Trump’s honesty than Democrats do in the honesty of Hillary Clinton.
June 1, 2016
Voters Say a Trump-Sanders Debate No Big Deal
The possibility of a televised debate between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders fizzled out last week after the presumptive GOP presidential nominee decided it was “inappropriate” to debate a candidate in second place for the Democratic nomination. While it might have made great television, most voters say it wouldn’t have impacted their vote this November.
May 31, 2016
50% Say Clinton Should Keep Running Even If Indicted
Most continue to believe likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is a lawbreaker, but half of all voters also say a felony indictment shouldn’t stop her campaign for the presidency.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 43% of Likely U.S. Voters think Clinton should immediately stop campaigning if she is charged with a felony in connection with her use of a private e-mail server while secretary of State. Fifty percent (50%), however, think she should continue running until a court determines her guilt or innocence. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 29-30, 2016 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
May 26, 2016
Most Democrats Think Clinton, Sanders Will Come Together
Things remain messy for the national Democratic party, with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders refusing to exit the race for the presidential nomination amid clashes between his supporters and those of Hillary Clinton. But most Democrats think their party is likely to come together after its convention this summer and expect an important endorsement of Clinton from Sanders.
May 25, 2016
How Do Democrats Rate Bernie's Chances for the Nomination?
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may be refusing to end his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, but most Democrats say it’s a lost cause.
May 25, 2016
Does Hillary Clinton Have A Gender Gap Problem?
A lot of men don’t like Hillary Clinton. Or at least that’s what our polling seems to suggest.
May 24, 2016
Voters Think Trump Would Be Better for Economy - Or Would He?
The U.S. economy historically has had an average growth rate of 3.3% but has fallen short of that number in every year of Barack Obama’s presidency. Still, his fellow Democrats give the president positive marks for his economic performance and think Hillary Clinton would do more of the same. Donald Trump, on the other hand, is expected to make the economy better by all voters - except Democrats.
