Crime: Biden’s Rating Improves Slightly
Crime will be an important issue in the 2024 election, according to a majority of voters, who give President Joe Biden somewhat better grades for handling the issue.
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August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023
The Atlas of Post-Dobbs Abortion Ballot Measures: Part Two By J. Miles Coleman
Comparing ballot issues to partisan races in VT, CA, MT, KY, and state halves.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Vermont and California were two blue states where the pro-abortion rights sides of 2022 ballot measures ran considerably ahead of Democratic nominees for statewide office.
— Also in 2022, voters in Kentucky and Montana defeated GOP-backed abortion-related ballot questions; the results of those votes may provide something of an electoral roadmap for Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) and Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT).
— The pro-abortion rights side has generally run ahead of Democratic candidate performance recently, although there are now examples from several states of Democratic candidates doing better than the ballot issues in a variety of heavily minority areas.
— In each of the seven states that have held abortion-related ballot measures since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling, the pro-abortion rights side has outperformed Biden more In the counties that make up lesser-populated “bottom half” counties in these states.
August 23, 2023
36% Rate Public Schools ‘Poor’; Most Parents Approve Homeschooling
Less than a third of Americans think the country’s public schools are doing a good or excellent job, and most parents of school-age children approve of homeschooling.
August 23, 2023
Most Democrats Blame Climate Change for Maui Wildfire
Climate change has produced a political divide in voter reaction to the recent wildfire that devastated the Hawaiian island of Maui.
August 23, 2023
Bad Choices By John Stossel
The betting odds say the next election will likely be a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
August 22, 2023
Georgia Trump Indictment Divides Voters, But Most Suspect Cheating in 2020
Democrats strongly approve the charges against former President Donald Trump in Georgia, but a majority of voters still suspect cheating stole the election in 2020.
August 22, 2023
Take 'Rich Men North of Richmond' Seriously By Daniel McCarthy
You don't need a college degree to understand what's happening in our country.
August 22, 2023
Why Has Biden Declared War on Natural Gas? By Stephen Moore
Natural gas is the world's wonder fuel: cheap, abundant, made in America, reliable AND clean burning.
August 21, 2023
32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-two percent (32%) 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 17, 2023.
August 21, 2023
Trump Maintains Strong GOP Primary Lead
Former President Donald Trump, who plans to skip this week’s televised debate among Republican 2024 presidential candidates, remains the overwhelming favorite with GOP primary voters.
August 19, 2023
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 19, 2023
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
August 18, 2023
Does China Have Too Much Influence in D.C.?
Two-thirds of American voters think their politicians are influenced by China, but aren’t sure which party is most under Beijing’s influence.
August 18, 2023
Single Women Are the Odd Men Out, Politically By Michael Barone
America's political parties are the oldest and third-oldest in the world, and they have competed for votes among a population that has been diverse since colonial times.
August 17, 2023
53% of Workers Expect to Get Raises
A majority of U.S. workers think they’ll be making more money next year, and won’t have to change jobs to do it.
August 17, 2023
Trump 2024: To the White House or to Prison?
With former President Donald Trump now facing criminal indictments in four separate cases, voters are divided over where he’ll end up next year.
August 17, 2023
The Atlas of Post-Dobbs Abortion Ballot Measures: Part One By J. Miles Coleman
Comparing ballot issues to partisan races in KS, OH, and MI.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decisions last year, seven states have held abortion-related ballot issues, and abortion rights advocates have won all seven contests.
— In Kansas and Michigan, the pro-abortion rights side broadly outperformed the winning Democratic nominees for governor.
— In Ohio, last week’s Issue 1 ballot question, which was cast as a proxy vote on abortion rights, followed a similar pattern, roundly outperforming now-former Rep. Tim Ryan’s (D) showing in last year’s Senate race.
August 16, 2023
Kamala Harris: Most Don’t See VP Helping Biden’s 2024 Bid
Most voters continue to have a low opinion of Vice President Kamala Harris, and don’t see her as a helpful running mate for President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign.
August 15, 2023
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending August 10, 2023
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of August 6-10, 2023, decreased to 88.8, down more than a point from 90.4 two weeks earlier.
August 15, 2023
Voters Still Don’t See Economy as Good, Blame Biden
Nearly half of voters think the economy is in poor condition, and think voting President Joe Biden out of office next year would help.
