In 1982 the federal budget deficit rose above $100 billion for the first time (those were the good old days!), and then-President Ronald Reagan agreed to an infamous budget deal with then-House Speaker Tip O'Neill. Democrats would agree to $3 of spending cuts for every $1 of tax increases. Reagan foolishly agreed to the deal. The taxes went up. The spending cuts never materialized.
Nearly two-thirds of voters say they’re very likely to be tuned into tonight’s presidential debate, and expectations are largely shaped by partisan leanings.
Kamala Harris is losing the fight for the American middle.
Thirty-four percent (34%) 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 September 5, 2024.
Most voters disagree with Vice President Kamala Harris’s criticism of former President Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery last month.
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
National unemployment was 8.4% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, the same as the rate last month and starkly different from the 4.2% officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today.
Vice President Kamala Harris recently came out in favor of building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but a majority voters see President Donald Trump as more consistent on border security.
As I try to understand public opinion in yet another presidential election year with former President Donald Trump as the Republican nominee, I see an anomaly.
Even as the cost of attending some universities nears $100,000 a year, only about 1-in-5 Americans believe the value of college education has increased.
Just two months before Election Day, the race for the White House is now a dead heat, as former President Donald Trump’s lead over Vice President Kamala Harris has shrunk to a single point.
Both nominating conventions are past and election season is heating up. It’s not yet the home stretch but certainly the second half of the game.
While Kamala Harris is now disavowing some of President Joe Biden’s unpopular policies, most voters say the vice president shares the blame for his failures – and shares credit for Biden’s successes.
Instead of using fossil fuels, we're told to use "clean" energy: wind, solar or hydropower.
Tulsi Gabbard used to be a Democratic congresswoman, but she’s a Republican favorite now that she has endorsed Donald Trump.
Everyone these days -- on both sides of the political spectrum -- seems to want the feds to regulate internet access, prices and online content. They want the Federal Communications Commission to be the referee in terms of who gets connected to the internet and what can and can't be said.
There are two uncompromising sides in the abortion debate -- and then there's the middle, which is where most Americans are.
Thirty-six percent (36%) 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 29, 2024.
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for August decreased to 84.9, down more than three points from 88.5 in July.
When tracking President Biden’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture...
