What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 14, 2023
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
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October 14, 2023
October 13, 2023
U.S. Voters Back Israel, Support ‘Eradication’ of Hamas
After the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, most U.S. voters blame Palestinians for the conflict, and agree with a Republican senator’s call for the “eradication” of Hamas.
October 13, 2023
The Gathering Storm By Michael Barone
Russia has been attacking Ukraine for 20 months now. Iran, through its terrorism partner Hamas, attacked Israel this weekend. China has been threatening to attack Taiwan.
October 13, 2023
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Falls in October
Economic confidence decreased to 90.7 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, nearly six points lower than September.
October 12, 2023
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Data Ending October 5, 2023
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of October 1-5, 2023, increased to 93.1, just up three points from 90.1 two weeks earlier.
October 12, 2023
Schools Discipline Not Tough Enough, Americans Believe
Teaching isn’t a job most Americans are interested in, and many see lax discipline as a major problem in schools.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that only 28% of American Adults believe most Americans still consider teaching a desirable profession to go into – barely changed from 29% in February 2021.
October 12, 2023
Border Wall Decision Widely Approved by Voters
Last week’s decision by President Joe Biden’s administration to permit construction to begin again on a border wall in Texas has met with overwhelming voter approval.
October 12, 2023
Louisiana 2023: The Road to Saturday’s Primary By J. Miles Coleman
With a November runoff expected, some context for this weekend’s jungle primary.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— On Saturday, Louisiana voters will go to the polls to begin selecting a replacement for term-limited Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA).
— In the all-party primary, state Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) has been the frontrunner for much of the campaign and will likely advance to a runoff.
— The state Democratic establishment has thrown its weight behind former state Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson, who will probably join Landry in a runoff.
— Despite Edwards’s success in recent gubernatorial elections, many of the dynamics that favored him in 2015 and 2019 are now absent. The Crystal Ball rates the race as Likely Republican.
October 11, 2023
Voters Divided Over House Speaker Ouster
A week after the House of Representatives voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, voters are divided over whether that was a smart move.
October 11, 2023
To Protect and Destroy By John Stossel
What happens when police, trying to catch a bad guy, destroy your house?
October 10, 2023
Traditional Values Still Matter, Voters Say
An overwhelming majority of voters believe it’s important to teach traditional values, but less than a third think America’s public schools are doing a good job at it.
October 10, 2023
2024: Most Trump Voters Say VP Choice Doesn’t Matter
More than half of U.S. voters say they’re likely to vote for former President Donald Trump in next year’s election, and most don’t much care who Trump picks as a running mate.
October 10, 2023
Why Bidenflation Defines Bidenomics By Daniel McCarthy
As the world burns and President Joe Biden's inadequacies grow only more obvious, Democrats reassure themselves that voters next year will care most of all about domestic issues.
And there, they think, Biden has something to be proud of: Bidenomics.
October 10, 2023
Pope Francis Blames America First By Stephen Moore
When I was growing up and attending Catholic schools, I was taught that the pope is infallible.
October 9, 2023
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) 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 October 5, 2023.
October 9, 2023
54% Approve Spending Bill
The spending bill that prevented a government shutdown is approved by a majority of voters, for whom border security is a higher priority than funding for the war in Ukraine.
October 7, 2023
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 7, 2023
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
October 6, 2023
Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce Romance: Good for the NFL?
Pop singer Taylor Swift has made headlines by dating Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, but most Americans don’t expect much impact on the National Football League
October 6, 2023
New Deal Politics Turned Upside Down By Michael Barone
"The World Turned Upside Down." That's the song, or so longstanding legend would have it, that the British army band played after surrendering to American and French forces at Yorktown, 242 years ago. You can understand, even while not sympathizing, with the choice of ditty.
October 5, 2023
Has Politics Damaged Disney’s Brand?
After getting in a high-profile conflict with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Disney company is viewed unfavorably by most Republicans.
