24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) 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 July 9, 2020.
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July 13, 2020
July 13, 2020
Americans Turn Against Washington Redskins’ Name
Support for the long-standing name of Washington, DC’s professional football franchise has fallen dramatically, so perhaps it’s no surprise that the Washington Redskins have reportedly decided to change their name.
July 11, 2020
On Foreign Policy, Biden Is Worse Than Trump By Ted Rall
President Donald Trump is terrible. Joe Biden is just as bad. In some ways, the Democrat is worse.
July 11, 2020
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 11, 2020
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
July 10, 2020
Support Grows for Punishing Those Who Don’t Wear Face Masks
With America emerging from the coronavirus lockdown, use of face masks has risen, and Americans are more sympathetic to penalties for those who don’t wear one in public.
July 10, 2020
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Continues to Emerge from Its COVID Slump
With more of the country moving through their COVID-19 reopening phases, confidence in the economy continues its upswing, with the Rasmussen Reports Economic Index rising another five points from June to 114.9.
July 10, 2020
NeverTrumpers Turn Their Backs On A Lifetime of Conservatism By Brian C. Joondeph
The so-called NeverTrumpers opposed Donald Trump’s Republican Party nomination in 2016 because they believed he was unfit for the presidency. He had not paid his dues as a senator or governor. He wasn’t part of the Republican in-crowd. He was Caddyshack character Al Czervik, played by Rodney Dangerfield, a skunk at the GOP’s country club garden party.
July 10, 2020
Behind the Media's Breathtakingly Dishonest Coverage By Michael Barone
"I don't think I've ever seen such dishonest and biased coverage of any event." That was Brit Hume, who has been covering events for more than 50 years for Fox News, ABC News and investigative reporter Jack Anderson.
July 10, 2020
The New 'Systemic Racism' That Is Coming By Patrick J. Buchanan
Before our Black Lives Matter moment, one had not thought of the NBC networks as shot through with "systemic racism."
July 9, 2020
Most Want to Prosecute Historic Statue Vandals
Most voters want the government to stop the attacks on historical monuments and prosecute those who have desecrated them.
July 9, 2020
Most Favor Extra Government Effort to Put Americans First in Job Market
Voters want the government to make sure native-born Americans get first crack at the post-coronavirus job market, keeping out foreign workers until the employment rate returns to normal.
July 9, 2020
States of Play: Georgia By J. Miles Coleman and Niles Francis
Once-dominant Democrats need formerly Republican suburbs to come through for them in 2020.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Over the last few decades, Georgia has gone from a swing state to reliably GOP. But it’s now looking like a genuinely competitive state again.
— Democrats have made major inroads in both urban Atlanta and its suburbs, but their gains have been somewhat blunted by the sharp Republican trend in other parts of the state.
— In the state’s regular Senate election this year, we’re downgrading Sen. David Perdue’s chances. We now have both Georgia’s seats rated as Leans Republican.
July 8, 2020
White House Watch: Biden Has Comfortable Lead
President Trump trails likely Democratic nominee Joe Biden by ten points in Rasmussen Reports’ first weekly White House Watch survey for 2020.
July 8, 2020
Trump’s Opponent Not Important to Most Anti-Trump Voters
Just over half of voters continue to say they’re likely to vote against President Trump this fall. A sizable majority of those voters don’t seem to care who runs against him.
July 8, 2020
Stand with Steven Baca By Michelle Malkin
If you support the Second Amendment, oppose mob anarchy and reject the monumental madness gripping America, then you stand with Steven Baca.
July 7, 2020
Rasmussen Reports Weekly Immigration Index - Week Ending July 2, 2020
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of June 28-July 2, 2020 fell to 104.3, from the previous week’s high of 108.1. The Index had been trending up for several weeks as the country continues to wrestle with the coronavirus recovery and racial unrest.
July 7, 2020
Democrats Like Supreme Court’s Roberts More Than Republicans Do
The U.S. Supreme Court continues to earn better-than-usual favorable ratings. Democrats are especially enamored with Chief Justice John Roberts, a George W. Bush appointee, who has disappointed conservatives with liberal-leaning votes this year.
July 7, 2020
This Is a Good Time to Be a Government Worker By Stephen Moore
The June blockbuster jobs report is more evidence that the economy is healing, but this remains a brutal period for the some 30 million still unemployed Americans.
July 7, 2020
A Culture War Battle Trump Can Win By Patrick J. Buchanan
Speaking at Mount Rushmore on Friday, and from the White House lawn on Saturday, July 4, Donald Trump recast the presidential race.
He seized upon an issue that can turn his fortunes around, and the wounded howls of the media testify to the power of his message.
