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                            October 1, 201357% Support Building Keystone Pipeline
The Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada to Texas has already been mentioned as a potential bargaining chip in upcoming debt ceiling negotiations in Washington, as voter support for building the pipeline remains strong. However, belief that the structure can be built without significant environmental damage has softened a bit.
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Likely Voters nationwide favor building the Keystone XL pipeline, including 35% who Strongly Favor. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds that 29% oppose building the pipeline, with 14% who Strongly Oppose. Another 15% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on September 26-27, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
October 1, 2013The Sports Cable Rip-off By Froma Harrop
Not long ago, an important New England Patriots game failed to appear on my cable lineup. There was a way to pay extra for it, but the heck with that.   

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                            October 1, 201341% Look at U.S. Political News First, 30% Go Local
Americans still get most of their news from television and are most interested in what is going on nationally, with an emphasis on politics.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 47% of American Adults say they get most of their news from TV, while 30% rely most heavily on the Internet. Just 10% count on radio for the majority of their news, and eight percent (8%) look to newspapers. One percent (1%) each get most of their news from social media or from family and friends. Two percent (2%) cite other sources. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on September 27-28, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            September 30, 2013Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 42%, Republicans 38%
Democrats have extended their lead over Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot as the deadline for a federal government shutdown approaches.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending September 29 shows that 42% of Likely U.S. Voters would vote for the Democrat in their district’s congressional race if the election were held today, while 38% would choose the Republican instead.
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The national telephone survey of 3,500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports from September 23-29, 2013. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 2 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. 

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                            September 30, 201357% of Republicans View Ted Cruz Favorably
Freshman Senator Ted Cruz of Texas may not be popular with the Republican establishment following his 21-hour Senate floor speech against the president’s health care law last week, but he’s a favorite of most GOP voters.
Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Likely Republican Voters have a favorable opinion of Cruz, including 30% who view the senator Very Favorably. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 19% of Republicans view Cruz unfavorably, with seven percent (7%) who view him Very Unfavorably. Another 16% of GOP voters have never heard of him. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on September 28-29, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            September 30, 2013Support for Government Shutdown Drops from 53% to 45%
Most voters still think a federal government shutdown would be bad for the economy, and support for a shutdown to force budget cuts has fallen several points. Voters are now evenly divided over whether they want to risk a shutdown to cut federal spending.
Two weeks ago, 53% of Likely U.S. Voters said they’d rather have a partial government shutdown until Democrats and Republicans can agree on what spending to cut, while 37% said they’d rather avoid a shutdown by authorizing spending at existing levels. Now, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% favor a shutdown until spending cuts are agreed on, and 46% want to move ahead with spending at existing levels. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on September 28-29, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            September 30, 201350% Oppose Health Care Law’s Individual Mandate, 36% Favor
One-out-of-two U.S. voters continues to oppose the national health care law’s requirement that every American have health insurance. Most also still don’t know if their state has a health care exchange even though those exchanges are scheduled to start signing up insurance applicants beginning tomorrow.
Thirty-six percent (36%) of Likely U.S. Voters believe the government should require every American to buy or obtain health insurance, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Fifty percent (50%) disagree and oppose the so-called individual mandate. Fourteen percent (14%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on September 28-29, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            September 29, 201331% Have Had a Lost Wallet Returned to Them
Most Americans believe honesty is the best policy when they find a lost wallet or get extra change at the store but few have been on the receiving end of such honesty.
Seventy-one percent (71%) of American Adults say they have returned a lost wallet that they have found, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey.  Eighteen percent (18%) admit they have not done so, while 11% are not sure.  (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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                            September 28, 201360% Think Supreme Court Justices Have Political Agenda
Most Americans continue to believe the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court let their own political beliefs guide their decisions.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 60% of Likely Voters say most Supreme Court justices have their own political agenda.  Twenty-two percent (22%) disagree and say they generally remain impartial.  Eighteen percent (18%) are not sure.  (To see survey question wording, click here.)  
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on September 22-23, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            September 28, 2013What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 27, 2013
One Democratic senator said Friday that national politics have reached a dangerous level not seen since the Civil War. Maybe it’s no surprise then that nearly one-out-of-five voters are talking secession.

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                            September 27, 2013Voters Think Obama More Hostile to Small Businesses Than to Big Ones
Voters continue to think President Obama is more hostile to small business than he is to big business. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 47% of Likely U.S. Voters feel Obama’s policies toward small businesses are too hostile. That's down from 51% a month ago which marked the first time that finding topped 50% but more in line with findings earlier this year.  Just three percent (3%) think his policies are too friendly toward small businesses. Thirty-nine percent (39%) say his policies in this area about right, up from a low of 35%. Twelve percent (12%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on September 24-25, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology. 

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                            September 27, 201370% Think Americans Less Honest Than They Used To Be
Americans are a bit less trusting of each other these days.
Fifty-two percent (52%) of American Adults believe most of their fellow countrymen are basically honest, but that’s down from 58% in August of last year. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 29% think most Americans are not basically honest, while 19% are not sure. (To see survey question wording,click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 American Adults nationwide was conducted on September 25-26, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            September 27, 201325% Favor D.C. Statehood
Few Americans think it would be good for the country if there were more states, and most still agree that Washington, D.C. shouldn't be one of them. Support for making Puerto Rico a state isn't much higher. 
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 12% of American Adults think it would be good for the United States to add more states. A plurality (44%) believes it would be bad for the country, while 24% think it would have no impact. Twenty percent (20%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on September 23-24, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
September 27, 2013New Report Undercuts Global Warming Alarmists By Michael Barone
Events have failed to fulfill the prophecy. Preachers have suddenly been struck dumb by uncertainty. Believers are understandably nervous and some, under their breath, are abandoning the dogma.   
September 27, 2013In Media Coverage of Clintons, Anonymous Gossip and Fact-Free Cynicism Still Rule By Joe Conason
For the American media -- and especially for "the liberal media" -- even the possibility of a Hillary Clinton presidential nomination, however distant, seems to invite a reversion to bad old habits. During the presidency of Hillary's husband, all too many Washington journalists lived by "the Clinton rules," which meant applying the most cynical interpretation to everything Bill and Hillary Clinton (and anybody associated with them) did or had ever done.

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                            September 27, 201370% Think Government, Big Business Often Work Together Against Consumers, Investors
Voters remain highly wary of crony capitalism in the United States. Seventy percent (70%) of Likely U.S. Voters think government and big business often work together in ways that hurt consumers and investors. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 13% disagree. Seventeen percent (17%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on September 22-23, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            September 26, 201333% Trust the President More Than Congress, Supreme Court
Democrats strongly trust the president more than Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court, while Republicans and unaffiliated voters have mixed feelings about all three branches of the federal government.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 33% of all Likely U.S. Voters trust the president most. Twenty-three percent (23%) trust the Supreme Court more, while just 15% put their faith in Congress. Twenty-nine percent (29%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) 
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on September 22-23, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            September 26, 201335% Think School Performance Would Improve with More Funding
Voters still agree taxpayers aren’t getting a good return on their investment in education and aren't inclined to think spending more will make any difference. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just eight percent (8%) of Likely Voters are aware that the United States on average spends about $10,000 on education per student per year.  Forty-eight percent (48%) believe the country spends less than that amount, including 41% who believe it spends $7,000 or less. Another eight percent (8%) believe the country spends $12,000 per student per year. A sizable 36%, however, don’t know how much the nation spends on the average student. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The national survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on September 11-12, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.

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                            September 26, 2013Most Say IRS Broke Law When It Targeted Tea Party, But Few Expect Punishment
Most voters believe the Internal Revenue Service broke the law when it targeted conservative groups, but very few think any government employees will be charged with criminal activity.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 53% of Likely U.S. Voters think the IRS broke the law when it targeted Tea Party and other conservative groups. Just 24% disagree, while nearly as many (23%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on September 24-25, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
September 26, 2013What Makes Art Valuable, Really? By Froma Harrop
The amazing story of Pei-Shen Qian has given the art world pause. A struggling Chinese immigrant, Qian painted fake works attributed to the stars of abstract expressionism -- Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman, Robert Motherwell.