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March 15, 2024

Democrats Losing Their Hold on California and California Losing Its Hold on America By Michael Barone

Last week's Super Tuesday results ensured the renominations of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, barring some unanticipated adverse health events. So, who's going to win in November?

March 14, 2024

36% Expect IRS Refund This Year

A month before the Internal Revenue Service deadline, most Americans have not yet filed their income taxes, but more of them expect a refund than last year.

March 14, 2024

55% Rate Government ‘Poor’ in Stopping Illegal Immigration

Most voters consider it important for the government to stop illegal immigration, and don’t think they’re doing a good job of it.

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March 14, 2024

The Republican Veepstakes 2024, Part Two: What History Suggests About Trump’s Options By Joel K. Goldstein

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— If he sticks to history—and he very well may not—Donald Trump’s eventual vice presidential selection will be someone with high governmental experience.

— While Democratic VP nominees have very often come from the Senate, the backgrounds of Republican running mates have been more diverse in terms of previous government experience.

— The VP slot may be seen as particularly valuable on the Republican side because anyone elected with Trump knows that the Constitution prevents him from seeking a third term in 2028, meaning that the VP could run in four years instead of having to wait the customary eight for a presidential ticket headed by someone who has not previously been president.

— On the other hand, Mike Pence’s experience with Trump may deter some from making themselves available.

— Trump, a Florida resident, would be unlikely to pick someone else from Florida as his running mate because of the 12th Amendment.

March 13, 2024

Election 2024: Replace Biden? Trump Leads Newsom, Michelle Obama

Many commentators have suggested that Democrats could replace President Joe Biden as their candidate, but former President Donald Trump leads two of the most high-profile alternatives.

March 13, 2024

Degrowth By John Stossel

The left has a new goal: degrowth!

March 12, 2024

Is the Internet Making Kids Crazy?

An overwhelming majority of Americans think young people spend too much time on social media, and think online overexposure may be causing mental health problems.

March 12, 2024

Election 2024: Abortion Issue Less Important to Voters Than Economy, Immigration

Eight months before the presidential election, economic issues and immigration matter more to voters than abortion.

March 12, 2024

Can Biden Buy the Voters? By Daniel McCarthy

   Joe Biden's weaknesses are obvious, but the State of the Union last Thursday and the president's $7.3 trillion budget proposal this week are reminders of just how tough he can be.

March 12, 2024

On the Economy: Biden Needs to Go Back and Take Remedial Math By Stephen Moore

It's a good thing President Joe Biden wasn't strapped to a polygraph while giving his State of the Union speech on Thursday, because his results would have come back about as clean as O.J. Simpson's. That was especially true when he recited a lot of tall tales -- and some whoppers -- while touting his administration's alleged successes.

March 11, 2024

29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-nine percent (29%) 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 March 7, 2024.

March 11, 2024

Most Democrats Don’t Want Congress to Certify Election if Trump Wins

After the Supreme Court rejected attempts to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the ballot, a majority of Democratic voters now support another way to block Trump’s possible return to the White House.

March 9, 2024

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 9, 2024

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

March 8, 2024

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Plunges in March

Economic confidence decreased to 98.1 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, nearly 12 points lower than February

March 8, 2024

65% of Democrats Think Trump Should Still Be Banned From X

While a majority of voters believe Elon Musk was correct to restore former President Donald Trump’s account on X – the social media platform formerly known as Twitter – two-thirds of Democrats disagree.

March 8, 2024

Are Voters Recoiling Against Disorder? By Michael Barone

The headlines coming out of the Super Tuesday primaries have got it right. Barring cataclysmic changes, Donald Trump and Joe Biden will be the Republican and Democratic nominees for president in 2024.

March 7, 2024

Election 2024: Many Voters Suspicious Toward Intelligence Agencies

A majority of voters think the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other government spies may be trying to pick the winner in this year’s election.

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March 7, 2024

The Republican Veepstakes, Part One: Picking an Apprentice, Donald Trump’s Way By Joel K. Goldstein

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Vice presidential selection season is upon us, and the early apparent resolution of the Republican presidential nomination and the fact that former President Donald Trump will be orchestrating the 2024 Veepstakes promises to make the process a long and unique episode of that quadrennial event.

— Trump is an anomalous selector, having chosen a running mate once before. If his 2016 approach is a guide, and it may not be, the conventional wisdom that he will choose one of those who is publicly most obsequious may not be accurate.

March 6, 2024

Americans Less Worried About Another Great Depression Ahead

Even though most Americans aren’t confident that the stock market will keep rising, they are less worried about economic catastrophe in the near future.

March 6, 2024

Most Democrats Still Don’t Think Joe Biden Profited From Son Hunter’s Deals

Although a majority of Americans voters now believe Joe Biden likely profited from Hunter Biden’s foreign business deals, most Democrats still don’t think so.