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January 5, 2024

Our Inevitably Negative Politics By Michael Barone

To explain the latest young generation's pessimism, Washington Post opinion writer Taylor Lorenz took to what was then called Twitter last February to lament "the fact that we're living in a late stage capitalist hellscape during an ongoing deadly

pandemic w record wealth inequality, 0 social safety net/job security, as climate change cooks the world."

January 4, 2024

Just 34% See Better Economy in 2024

President Joe Biden says the economy is “all good,” but barely a third of Americans expect their financial situation to improve in 2024.

January 4, 2024

41% of Americans Still See Crime Rising

While officials say crime decreased last year, few Americans believe this is true where they live.

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January 4, 2024

The Presidential Race at the Dawn of a New Year By Kyle Kondik

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Despite bad polling and clear weaknesses for President Biden, we are sticking with our initial Electoral College ratings from the summer, which show him doing better than what polls today would indicate, even as there are enough Toss-up electoral votes to make the election anyone’s game.

— We still anticipate a close and competitive election between Biden and former President Trump, whose dominance in the GOP primary race has endured as the Iowa caucus looms.

January 3, 2024

Voters See Economy as Most Important Issue

With the 2024 presidential election approaching, most voters still see the economy as more important than national security or immigration-related issues.

January 3, 2024

Are you a MAKER or a TAKER? By John Stossel

Politicians are often takers.

They take our money (and freedom) in the name of achieving goals they rarely achieve.

Elon Musk and Sen. Elizabeth Warren may be the best examples of maker and taker. They're the stars of my video this week.

Warren shouts, "Tax the rich!"

January 2, 2024

Trump, Biden and a Fight for the Heart By Daniel McCarthy

As an election year dawns, Republicans and Democrats should stop to reflect on why our politics seems so stagnant.

January 2, 2024

Ukraine: Most U.S. Voters Now See Stalemate

For the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a majority of voters now consider the war to be a stalemate

January 1, 2024

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 December 28, 2023.

January 1, 2024

Biden Approval Unchanged in December

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...

December 30, 2023

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 30, 2023

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

December 29, 2023

Startling Surprises in Latest Census Numbers By Michael Barone

How's America doing? Government statisticians provide mounds of data that provide useful clues, and none more so than the Census Bureau's estimates of population, announced in the holiday weeks at the end of each calendar year.

The latest numbers measure the estimated population of each state as of last July 1 as compared to the constitutionally required decennial census dated April 1, 2020.

December 29, 2023

Most Will Welcome New Year at Home

When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, most Americans will be home to greet the arrival of 2024.

December 28, 2023

75% See U.S. Leadership Getting Worse

Voters overwhelmingly say America’s political leadership has declined in their lifetime, and many don’t see leaders in Washington as representing their party’s values.

December 27, 2023

After Disappointing 2023, More Hope for a Better 2024

This year didn’t live up to expectations for most Americans, but many are still optimistic about 2024.

December 27, 2023

41% Say Their Financial Situation Is Worse

By a 24-point margin, more Americans say their personal finances have gotten worse than better, and only a quarter expect their situation to improve in the months ahead.

December 27, 2023

Markets and Miracles By John Stossel

In this season of giving, I'll donate to the Doe Fund, a charity that helps drug abusers and ex-cons find purpose in life through work.

December 26, 2023

Trump Holds Commanding Lead in GOP Primary

With just weeks to go before Republican primary voters begin choosing their 2024 presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump has a wide lead over his rivals for the GOP nomination.

December 25, 2023

34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

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 December 21, 2023.

December 25, 2023

Christmas Now Second-Favorite Holiday?

Only the Grinch could be happy about this: Christmas has lost its longtime status as America’s favorite holiday.