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November 2, 2020

White House Watch: Biden 48%, Trump 47%

President Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are in a near tie in Rasmussen Reports’ final White House Watch survey before Election Day.

November 1, 2020

Florida: Biden 48%, Trump 47%

Going into Election Day, Democrat Joe Biden and President Trump are in a virtual tie in the critical state of Florida.

October 31, 2020

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 31, 2020

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

October 30, 2020

North Carolina Senate: Cunningham (D) 47%, Tillis (R) 44%

Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham has moved into a three-point lead over incumbent Republican Thom Tillis in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.

October 30, 2020

North Carolina: Trump 48%, Biden 46%

President Trump has edged to a two-point lead over Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state of North Carolina.

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October 30, 2020

The Perils of Political Trifectas By Michael Barone

If the final election returns, when they finally come in, match the current polls, Joe Biden's Democrats will win a trifecta: the White House and majorities in both houses of Congress.

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October 30, 2020

What the Next President Faces By Patrick J. Buchanan

Of the presidents in the modern era, many have been dealt a difficult hand by history, but perhaps none more so than Donald Trump.

October 29, 2020

Arizona Senate: Kelly (D) 48%, McSally (R) 43%

Democratic challenger Mark Kelly has grown his lead over incumbent Republican Martha McSally in Arizona’s U.S. Senate special election race.

October 29, 2020

Arizona: Trump 48%, Biden 45%

President Trump has moved to a three-point lead over Democrat Joe Biden in Arizona just days before Election Day.

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October 29, 2020

Georgia’s Senate Races Both Move to Toss-up By Kyle Kondik

And how we’re thinking about the presidential race with five days to go.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Georgia’s two Senate races move to Toss-up.

— They may be the only two races we leave in Toss-up when we release our final election picks on Monday.

— The concept of Occam’s Razor — the idea that the simplest explanation is sometimes the likeliest explanation — might be a useful framework to use when assessing the presidential race.

October 28, 2020

Democrats Are Far More Fearful of COVID ‘Dark Winter’ Than Others

Democrats strongly agree with their nominee Joe Biden that America is entering “a dark winter” because of the coronavirus, but other voters aren’t nearly as gloomy. President Trump is more upbeat, promising a COVID-19 vaccine soon, and most voters say they’re likely to get one.

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October 28, 2020

The Mobilization of the Mob By Michelle Malkin

Ready or not, here they come. The ground troops of the anti-Donald Trump resistance aren't just biding their time until Election Day for Hidin' Joe Biden. Hell no. They're making their direct action checklists and checking them twice. They're training for instigating.

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October 28, 2020

Don't Freak Out! By John Stossel

Worried about Tuesday?

Remember: The most important parts of life happen outside politics.

October 27, 2020

More Voters Plan On Voting In Person At The Polls

More voters plan to vote in person after all as Election Day approaches, with confidence even higher that all votes will be correctly counted.

October 27, 2020

Rasmussen Reports Weekly Immigration Index - Week Ending October 22, 2020

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of October 18-22, 2020 rose to 105.5 from 102.6 the week before.

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October 27, 2020

Is the Stock Market Telling Us That Trump Will Win? By Stephen Moore

Why is the stock market so high? I get asked this riddle every day.

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October 27, 2020

A Biden Family Special Prosecutor in 2021? By Patrick J. Buchanan

If Joe Biden loses on Nov. 3, public interest in whether his son Hunter exploited the family name to rake in millions of dollars from foreign donors will likely fade away.

It will not matter, and no one will care.

October 26, 2020

38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 October 22, 2020.

October 26, 2020

Are the Polls Trending for Trump? By Brian C. Joondeph

Several weeks ago, presidential opinion polls showed Joe Biden with a double-digit lead over Donald Trump, like the supposed lead Hillary Clinton enjoyed four years ago. Despite prognostications of an almost certain Clinton victory, reality provided a different story ending.

Will the big media be right this election cycle, or are they repeating their folly from the last election?

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October 26, 2020

Most Say Biden/Hunter Business Connection Likely

Voters think it’s likely that Joe Biden was in on his son Hunter’s controversial business deals abroad but are more critical of President Trump’s ethics than those of the Democratic nominee.