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December 5, 2024The End of the Line for Red State Senate Democrats By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— As part of capturing the Senate this year, Republicans knocked out the final remaining Democratic senators from a group of 20 states that have consistently voted Republican for president since at least the 2000 election.
— A quarter-century ago, Democrats held nearly a third of the Senate seats from these 20 states. But that tally was down to just 2 leading into this election, and Republican victories in Montana and West Virginia reduced it to 0.
— Additionally, 5 other states backed a Democratic presidential candidate at least once this century but voted for Donald Trump in all 3 of his elections. Republicans now hold all of the Senate seats in these states as well.
— In total, these 25 states hold half the Senate seats. Realistically, Democrats can’t win future Senate majorities without making at least some inroads back into this now fully Republican bloc of states.

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                            December 4, 202443% Say Elon Musk’s X Better Than Old Twitter
Two years after billionaire Elon Musk purchased Twitter and renamed it X, regular users are mostly pleased with the social media platform’s new ownership. 

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                            December 4, 202444% Have No Opinion of John Thune
There’s good news and bad news for Sen. John Thune. The good news is, few voters have a negative opinion of him. The bad news for the incoming Senate Majority Leader is that most voters don’t seem to know who he is.

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                            December 4, 2024Stone Age Ports By John Stossel
Some union leaders are self-destructive idiots.

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                            December 3, 2024What’s the Mood of America Post-Election? By Brian C. Joondeph
Election 2024 is almost a month behind us. President-elect Donald Trump has selected his Cabinet, while some states are still finishing counting their ballots.

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                            December 3, 2024Identity Politics, Not Biden, Cost Democrats the Election By Daniel McCarthy
With his presidency ending in a few weeks, Joe Biden's legacy is only getting messier.

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                            December 3, 202449% Favor J6 Riot Pardons on Case-by-Case Basis
Donald Trump has indicated he will pardon participants in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, and nearly half of voters approve – within limits.

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                            December 3, 2024Trump Should Call for a New American Patriotism By Stephen Moore
        Hard to believe it was just four years ago that Joe Biden was elected with a promise to unite the country. After the misery of COVID-19 deaths and lockdowns and the riots in the streets of major cities, Americans WANTED to be united by a unifying national purpose.

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                            December 2, 202430% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) 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 November 26, 2024.

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                            December 2, 202453% Now View Trump Favorably
As he prepares to become president for the second time, Donald Trump is viewed more favorably now than he was before first taking office.

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                            November 29, 2024Black Friday: Expect Bigger Shopping Crowds This Year
Stores should be pretty crowded today, as nearly half of Americans say they’ll be heading out for Black Friday sales.

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                            November 29, 2024The Groups and Barista Proletariat of the Democratic Party By Michael Barone
Postmortems of the Democratic Party's loss, running well beyond the defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), are starting to come in from some of the party's most perceptive thinkers.

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                            November 28, 2024Most Americans Are Thankful This Year
The annual Thanksgiving holiday finds an overwhelming majority of Americans in a grateful mood.

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                            November 27, 2024Fewer Have Election Cheating Concerns for 2024
Four years after many of Donald Trump’s supporters accused Joe Biden of cheating his way into the White House, fewer voters suspect election shenanigans this time around.

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                            November 27, 2024Thank You, Property Rights! By John Stossel
As we gather this Thanksgiving, it's easy to take abundance for granted.

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                            November 27, 2024Yes Nukes! By Stephen Moore
One thing Hollywood is very good at is scaring the bejesus out of Americans -- even when they're merely spreading false fears.

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                            November 26, 2024More Traveling for Thanksgiving This Year
Holiday gatherings are on the menu for most Americans this Thanksgiving, and more of them will be traveling this year.

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                            November 26, 2024Trust Matters in Cabinet Picks
President-elect Donald Trump has been criticized for choosing people for Cabinet positions who don’t have experience in federal government positions, but most voters share his attitude about making personal trust a priority.

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                            November 26, 2024Trump Draws the Map to 2028 By Daniel McCarthy
As they carve their turkeys this year, Republicans can be grateful for Donald Trump, mapmaker.

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                            November 25, 2024Election 2024: How Did We Do?
The three most important things in polling are accuracy, accuracy and accuracy. Now that the results of the 2024 election are known, we’re happy to report that Rasmussen Reports maintained its standing as one of America’s most accurate polling organizations, according to several metrics. Before we plunge into the numbers, however, let’s explain a few things about what it is we do here on a year-round basis.