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January 25, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 25, 2025

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

January 24, 2025

45% View China as Enemy of U.S.

Voters are now much more suspicious of China than they were when President Donald Trump took office for his first term.

January 24, 2025

Is Donald Trump the Second Coming of Andrew Jackson? By Michael Barone

The portrait of Andrew Jackson has returned to the wall of the Oval Office, put up in time to greet President Donald Trump as he entered for the first time as the 47th president.

January 23, 2025

Winter Weather Worse? 64% Blame Climate Change

What used to be called “global warming” has been renamed climate change, and nearly two-thirds of Americans suspect it’s making winter worse.

January 23, 2025

Middle East: 48% Expect Better Policy From Trump

Most voters have a low opinion of Joe Biden’s handling of Israel and the Middle East, and nearly half think President Donald Trump will do better.

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January 23, 2025

How Donald Trump Changed Pennsylvania’s Electorate: Tracking Voter Registration Trends Over the Past Decade By Nick Field

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Pennsylvania changed in the Trump era from being a somewhat Democratic-leaning state to a top presidential battleground, voting for the winning candidate in all 3 of Donald Trump’s elections.

— One indicator of the GOP’s growth in the state is changing voter registration patterns, as Republicans have drastically reduced the Democrats’ voter registration edge in the state in the Trump era.

— All but 3 of the state’s 67 counties have seen the Republicans net registered voters since 2015.

January 22, 2025

The End of ESG By John Stossel

"Sustainability" investments became popular a few years back.
So-called experts said companies shouldn't just focus on profit. They should put more effort into being "nice."
Funds pushing ESG (environmental, social and governance) were all the rage.

January 22, 2025

73% Still Expect Confirmation for All Trump’s Cabinet Picks

Some of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointees have faced sharp questioning in Senate hearings, but nearly three-quarters of voters think they’ll all get confirmed eventually.

January 21, 2025

Mixed Reaction to Facebook Ending DEI Programs

The owner of Facebook has announced it will eliminate its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, and less than a third of Americans think the company will be worse without DEI.

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January 21, 2025

Trump Inaugurates a New Era By Daniel McCarthy

Breathtaking: There's no other word for the sheer ambition and scope of Donald Trump's second inaugural address.

January 21, 2025

Biden’s Legacy: Divided Nation, Damaged Party

Joe Biden campaigned for president on a promise to unite Americans, but he leaves office with most voters saying he failed – and hurt his own party in the process.

January 20, 2025

31% 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 January 16, 2025.

January 20, 2025

71% Approve of Bible in Inauguration Ceremony

Donald Trump will be sworn in today with his hand on the Bible – actually two Bibles – and voters strongly support this inauguration tradition.

January 20, 2025

Biden Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows...

January 18, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 18, 2025

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

January 17, 2025

Football Fans Favor Buckeyes for National Title

Nearly half of college football fans expect Ohio State to defeat Notre Dame in Monday’s national championship game.

January 17, 2025

For Now, Trump Is Succeeding While His Opponents Fail By Michael Barone

"It is not enough in life that one succeed," the droll economist John Kenneth Galbraith is supposed to have said. "Others must fail."

January 17, 2025

Voters Concerned for Trump’s Safety at Inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump survived two assassination attempts during last year’s campaign, and a majority of voters are worried he won’t be safe at Monday’s inauguration.

January 16, 2025

L.A Residents Rate Mayor Worse Than Newsom on Wildfire Response

Many residents of Los Angeles County plan to move after the recent devastating wildfires, but most give California Gov. Gavin Newsom higher ratings than LA Mayor Karen Bass in terms of handling the emergency.

January 16, 2025

Nearly Half Still Blame Trump for Bad Media

President-elect Donald Trump’s hostile relationship with the news media hasn’t changed, and many voters still see it as mainly Trump’s fault.