Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Sags in August
Economic confidence decreased to 100.9 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than four points lower than July.
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August 9, 2024
August 9, 2024
Is It Fair to Call Kamala Harris a ‘DEI Hire’?
Controversy over so-called DEI (“diversity, equity and inclusion”) policies has intruded on this year’s presidential campaign, with some critics accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of being a “DEI hire.”
August 9, 2024
The Symmetrical Vice Presidential Picks: Polarized Politics Continues By Michael Barone
There is an uncanny symmetry in the two presidential candidates' choice of vice presidential running mates. There are a few superficial differences -- Republican J.D. Vance is 40, Democrat Tim Walz 60. Vance is bearded, Walz balding.
August 8, 2024
Election 2024: Trump 49%, Harris 44%, RFK Jr. 3%
Former President Donald Trump has maintained his lead over Vice President Kamala Harris, and support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent campaign continues to decline.
August 8, 2024
More Americans Optimistic About Economy
Despite the recent stock market dip, optimism about the economy has increased in the past year.
August 8, 2024
In Passing on a Swing State VP, Harris Makes a Pick That Fits Recent History By Joel K. Goldstein
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Although circumstances constricted Vice President Harris’s Veepstakes, she appears to have conducted a careful and thoughtful process that produced a good choice.
— Harris’s process was unique in its focus on Democratic governors and the selection of Gov. Tim Walz will be the first sitting governor as the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 100 years.
— Although Harris vetted candidates from competitive states, like other recent presidential candidates she chose a running mate who was not from a true swing state, demonstrating again that vice presidential candidates are chosen for reasons other than their ability to carry a competitive state.
— Harris’s focus on candidates who had demonstrated political and governmental success in competitive and even red states suggests an emphasis on candidates who can appeal to centrist voters including those beyond the Democratic base.
— The rollout tour will be important in defining Walz in the public’s eye, elevating Harris from the role of vice president to presidential candidate, and demonstrating the themes of and dynamic between the Democratic ticket.
August 7, 2024
‘One Nation Under God’? Most Still Want Pledge in Schools
A majority of Americans still support requiring school children to recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily.
August 7, 2024
Just Who Is the Real Middle-Class President? By Stephen Moore
President Joe Biden talked incessantly about his "from the middle class out" economic strategy. Given his record, it would have been more accurate to call it the "middle class down and out" plan. Inflation has eroded away any income gains under Biden's presidency.
August 7, 2024
Slavery in America By John Stossel
Today people are taught, when it comes to slavery, America was the worst.
August 6, 2024
Most See Teachers’ Unions Mainly Concerned With Job-Protection
Although public opinion of teachers’ unions have improved in the past four years, half of Americans still think the unions care less about education than about protecting their members’ jobs.
August 6, 2024
Election 2024: Should RFK Jr. Drop Out?
Support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign has declined, and many voters think Kennedy should quit the race.
August 6, 2024
Is Trump Running Against Harris -- or Donald Trump? By Daniel McCarthy
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris may be rivals for the White House, but they're not exactly competing in the same race.
August 5, 2024
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 1, 2024.
August 5, 2024
Most Rate Biden Unsuccessful on Economy, Don’t See Harris as Better
Less than a quarter of voters think Vice President Kamala Harris would do a better job on the economy than President Joe Biden, who isn’t considered very successful on the issue.
August 3, 2024
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 3, 2024
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
August 2, 2024
Rasmussen Real Unemployment Rate: Still Almost Double the Official Rate
National unemployment was 8.4% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up from 7.9% last month and starkly different from the 4.3% officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today.
August 2, 2024
Biden Approval Nearly Unchanged 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...
August 2, 2024
Most Say Gunman Acted Alone in Trump Assassination Attempt
A majority of voters believe the man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump last month acted alone, but many suspect a conspiracy.
August 2, 2024
The 'White Dudes for Harris' Zoom Call Was ... Weird By Michael Barone
Monday night's "White Dudes for Harris" Zoom call, with some 90,000 registered to participate, was surely a landmark in political history. Nearly 200 years ago, when the Democratic Party was being formed to elect and reelect Andrew Jackson, the entire American electorate, with exceptions, such as Black New Englanders, property-owning Black New Yorkers, and New Jersey widows, was made up of "white dudes."
August 1, 2024
Election 2024: Trump 49%, Harris 44%
Former President Donald Trump still leads Vice President Kamala Harris, but the margin has narrowed, especially when third-party candidates are factored into this year’s election.
