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August 1, 2024Harris’s VP Choice: Her Options, and the Possible Home State Effects By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Because of the unprecedented nature of the 2024 campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris, who stepped up to lead the Democratic ticket less than two weeks ago, has had an unusually abbreviated window in which to vet her own vice presidential prospects.
— The leading contenders to join Harris on the ticket are Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), although we are watching several other names.
— If Harris picks a running mate from a true swing state (like Arizona or Pennsylvania), it would be unusual, at least considering recent history, as most recent picks have not come from states at the center of the electoral map.
— Research is mixed on the home state bonus afforded by running mates; if any effect does exist, it is likely small—although just a small effect could be decisive in a key state.

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                            July 31, 2024Most Still Don’t See Electric Vehicles as Practical
Even while some politicians demand the elimination of gasoline-powered vehicles, most Americans still don’t consider electric replacements practical.

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                            July 31, 202448% Rate Kamala Harris ‘Poor’ on Border Policy
President Joe Biden put Vice President Kamala Harris in charge of efforts to control migration at the southern border, and most voters don’t think she’s done a good job of it.

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                            July 31, 2024RFK Jr.  By John Stossel
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won applause at the Libertarian presidential convention by criticizing government lockdowns and deficit spending, and saying America shouldn't police the world.

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                            July 30, 2024Diversity? Most Americans Think It’s Great
The word “diversity” has become a source of political controversy, but in reality most Americans have no problem with it, an opinion that has remained unchanged the past five years.

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                            July 30, 2024Biden's Rent Control Schemes Will Backfire on Renters -- They Always Do By Stephen Moore
It's clear why President Joe Biden desperately wants to bring down housing prices and rent. With mortgage interest rates double what they were when former President Donald Trump took office, mortgage payments have roughly doubled since 2020, and rents are up in many cities by more than 30%.

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                            July 30, 2024Kamala Harris' 'Mean Girls' Election By Daniel McCarthy
Is Kamala Harris running for president or prom queen?

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                            July 29, 202435% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-five percent (35%) 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 July 25, 2024.
 
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                            July 29, 2024Majority Say Women Should Have to Register for Draft
While most voters don’t want a return of the military draft, a majority believe that women should be required to register when they turn 18.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 21% of Likely U.S. Voters believe the United States should have a military draft, while 61% disagree and 18% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

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                            July 27, 2024What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 27, 2024
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            July 26, 2024Facing the Consequences of Presidents Choosing Their Successors By Michael Barone
The astonishing political events of the last four weeks make plain, once again, how much of America's history depends on what voters have come to accept as the choice of one person: each presidential nominee's choice of a vice presidential candidate. Even as the nomination process was expanded, half a century ago, to include millions of primary voters, the choice of the vice presidential nominee has devolved from smoke-filled rooms of bosses who represented large constituencies to the choice of a single person.

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                            July 26, 202452% Agree Biden Should Resign Presidency
Voters overwhelmingly approve of President Joe Biden’s decision not to continue running for a second term, and a majority also agree that he should resign from office now.

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                            July 25, 2024Only 31% of Battleground Voters Familiar With ESG
The use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores in evaluating financial services has increased rapidly, but most voters in key “battleground” states are not familiar with the practice.

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                            July 25, 2024Just 12% Think Opioid Problem Is Getting Better
Far more Americans believe the country’s opioid drug abuse problem has gotten worse in the past year than think it's gotten better.

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                            July 25, 2024Election 2024: Trump 50%, Harris 43%
With Vice President Kamala Harris replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic Party candidate, former President Donald Trump now leads by seven points in his bid to return to the White House.

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                            July 25, 202451% of Voters See Climate Change as a Danger
Most American voters want more domestic oil and gas production even though about half believe climate change has reached dangerous levels,

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                            July 24, 2024Harris Polling Better than Trump? Fat Chance By Brian Joondeph
What a few weeks it’s been! Starting with President Joe Biden’s trainwreck debate performance a few weeks ago, stumbling and stuttering, with his zinger “We finally beat Medicare,” to an attempted and bungled assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump.

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                            July 24, 202462% Concerned About Election Cheating
Most voters think this year’s election could be impacted by cheating, nearly one-in-five say they received multiple mail-in ballots in 2020 and nine percent (9%) of voters nationally are either not U.S. citizens or aren’t sure if they’re citizens.

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                            July 24, 2024President Oliver? By John Stossel
Now it's Donald Trump versus Kamala Harris.

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                            July 23, 2024Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Data From July 18, 2024
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for July decreased to 88.5, down more than two points from 90.8 in June.