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September 3, 2020Presidential Expectations and the Race for the House By Kyle Kondik
That the public is less confident in Biden’s chances than the polls could have a down-ballot impact; 14 House rating changes.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Perceptions of the presidential race could have some impact down the ballot.
— Ticket-splitting is on the decline, but plenty of voters will vote for different parties for president and House, perhaps to the benefit of candidates from both parties.
— We are making 14 House rating changes, 10 in favor of Democrats and four in favor of Republicans. The changes don’t really impact our overall House assessment, which is that we are not expecting much net change in the makeup of the House.

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                            September 2, 2020White House Watch: Biden Takes Four-Point Lead
Democratic nominee Joe Biden has regained his lead following the two national political conventions in the latest Rasmussen Reports’ weekly White House Watch survey.

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                            September 2, 2020Trump, Biden Earn Near Equal Voter Trust on Most Major Issues
Voters express nearly the same level of trust in both President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden when it comes to the major issues facing the nation. The exception is the environment where Biden has a clear lead.
September 2, 2020A Better President By John Stossel
The media obsess about Trump/Biden, but another candidate will be on every state ballot: Libertarian Party nominee Jo Jorgensen.

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                            September 1, 2020Rasmussen Reports Weekly Immigration Index - Week Ending August 27, 2020
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of August 23-27, 2020 fell - for the second week in a row – to 100.7. It was at 101.5 last week and at 104. 1 two weeks ago. This is the lowest finding since mid-May.
September 1, 2020Plight of Laid-Off American Workers Nothing to Celebrate By Michelle Malkin
American workers across the wage scale are hurting. Small-business owners across the country are fighting for their survival. Young people face more uncertainty than ever about their futures and ability to put food on the table.

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                            September 1, 2020Trump’s Record, Not Biden’s Agenda, Is The Key for Most Voters
Most voters say the upcoming presidential election is about President Trump and rate Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s agenda of secondary importance. Enthusiasm about the election continues to grow following the two major parties’ conventions, especially among Republicans.
September 1, 2020Trump Will Win by Giving Them Hell By Stephen Moore
President Donald Trump isn't the first incumbent president to run for reelection facing a deficit in the late summer polls. At this stage of the election cycle in 1948, no one thought Democrat Harry Truman had a prayer of winning as he sank in the polls.
September 1, 2020Where Will All These War Games Lead? By Patrick J. Buchanan
In northeast Syria last week, a U.S. military vehicle collided with a Russian armored vehicle, injuring four American soldiers.

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                            August 31, 202031% 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 August 27, 2020.

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                            August 31, 2020Voters Predict Even More Division If Trump Loses Reelection
Voters see a more divided America after four years of the Trump presidency but think the country is less divided than it was when Barack Obama stepped down. They’re also more convinced that a Trump defeat in November will make the division even worse.

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                            August 29, 2020What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 29, 2020
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
August 29, 2020The Only Wasted Vote Is a Vote Not for a Third Party By Ted Rall
"Jesus, Ted. All you ever do," some people tell me, "is complain. We get it -- you hate both the Republicans and the Democrats. We don't like them either. But those are the only two parties that have a chance of winning an election. Stop telling us what not to do. Tell us what you think we should do instead."

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                            August 28, 2020Most Disagree With Biden’s False Memory of Trump’s Charlottesville Remarks
Most voters don’t remember President Trump’s remarks about the 2017 racial melee in Charlottesville, Va. the way Joe Biden does. But the false narrative embraced by the president’s opponents has become fact for a sizable number.

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                            August 28, 2020Just 46% Expect To Know The Winner on Election Day
Most voters don’t expect a presidential winner to be announced on Election Day. Perhaps in part, that’s because the majority of Democrats agrees with Hillary Clinton that Joe Biden should not concede if the race is close.
August 28, 2020Is Biden Ceding the Law-and-Order Issue? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Is Joe Biden forfeiting the law-and-order issue to Donald Trump?
So it would seem.
August 28, 2020Trump's Republicans Scoring on Issues Democrats Wouldn't Mention By Michael Barone
You know the first two nights of the Republicans' virtual national convention have gone well when you see that Politico's morning Playbook leads with a lame joke about the U.S. Postal Service hiring a new lobbyist, aimed at reviving the post office non-scandal. Ho, ho, ho!

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                            August 27, 2020Voters Sync With Trump More Than Biden On Major Issues
Voters are more likely to identify with President Trump than with Democratic nominee Joe Biden when it comes to the big issues. They also give Trump a slightly better chance these days of having a successful presidency.
August 27, 2020States of Play: North Carolina By J. Miles Coleman and Bennett Stillerman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— After President Obama’s narrow win there in 2008, light red North Carolina has proved elusive for Democrats — but it remains a target for both sides.
— North Carolina’s politics are increasingly shaped by its growing bloc of unaffiliated voters.
— Over the past decade, North Carolina’s traditional east-west divide has evolved into more of an urban-rural split — a pattern seen in many other states.
— In a state known for volatile Senate races, 2020’s contest should be true to form,  and further down the ballot, voters will weigh in on several statewide races.

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                            August 26, 2020White House Watch: Biden, Trump In Near Tie
Joe Biden’s lost ground since the close of the Democratic National Convention, and he and President Trump are now running neck-and-neck in the latest Rasmussen Reports’ weekly White House Watch survey.