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August 3, 2023

Most Voters Still Don’t Think Biden Has Improved U.S.-Israel Relations

A majority of U.S. voters view Israel as an ally, and don’t think President Joe Biden has made the alliance stronger .

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August 3, 2023

How the Other Half Votes: The United States, Part One By Kyle Kondik

Just 151 out of 3,100+ counties cast half the national vote; gap between top and bottom half expanding.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Just about 150 of the nation’s more than 3,100 counties cast half of the nation’s presidential vote in 2020.

— As we typically see at the state level, the more vote-rich counties are more Democratic, while the thousands of smaller counties that make up the bottom half are more Republican.

— This political gulf has widened. Despite similar overall national presidential margins in 2012 and 2020, the difference between the top and bottom halves expanded about 10 points from 2012 to 2020.

— Joe Biden won 126 of the 151 top half counties, while Donald Trump won 2,548 of the remaining 2,960 counties in the bottom half.

— Trump’s wins among the top half counties were concentrated among the smaller pieces of that group — Biden won all but one of the nearly 50 counties that cast 500,000 votes or more.

August 2, 2023

Is Fox News Losing Trust With Conservatives?

Since the departure of popular host Tucker Carlson in April, Fox News is now rated the most trusted cable news network by only a third of conservative voters.

August 2, 2023

Freedom in Colorado By John Stossel

There is actually a Democratic governor who cares about economic freedom!

August 1, 2023

Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending July 31, 2023

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of July 24-31, 2023, decreased to 90.4, down three points from 93.4 two weeks earlier.

August 1, 2023

Biden Approval Improves 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 1, 2023

Warren Harding's Real Scandal Was His Conservatism By Daniel McCarthy

Mark Twain said history doesn't repeat but it rhymes. The life of Warren G. Harding rhymes with the presidential politics of our time.

August 1, 2023

Will the Biden Administration Ban Cigars? By Stephen Moore

What is it with the Left that they want to ban nearly everything that is fun or convenient? Gas stoves, dishwashers, plastic straws, gas cars, snowmobiles and diving boards. And now the health busybodies want to ban certain cigars.

July 31, 2023

35% 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 27, 2023.

July 31, 2023

BidenGate: Most Voters Suspect Cover-Up

With Hunter Biden’s former business partner Devon Archer reportedly set to spill the beans on Joe Biden’s involvement in their foreign business deals, most voters think the president has tried to cover up the scandal.

July 29, 2023

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 29, 2023

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

July 28, 2023

42% Say Opioid Crisis Getting Worse

Although concerns about the abuse of opioid drugs have eased somewhat, by more than a 2-to-1 margin, Americans say the problem has gotten worse in the past year.

July 28, 2023

Biden or Trump? We’re Doomed, Many Voters Say

As the 2024 election shapes up as a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, a large percentage of voters think the country is doomed if their preferred candidate loses.

July 28, 2023

The Proximal Origin of a Scientific Fraud By Michael Barone

"We do not believe that any type of laboratory-based scenario is plausible."

July 28, 2023

Is the GOP a Serious Political Party? By Brian Joondeph

The GOP, as a political organization, stands for “grand old party.” Does it live up to its name? Or should it be renamed, “gladly out of power”?

July 27, 2023

Trump 2024: Most Voters Don’t Think Prosecutions Will Hurt

Former President Trump is facing criminal prosecution in multiple cases, but a majority of voters don’t believe his legal problems will stop his campaign to win the presidency again in 2024

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July 27, 2023

Notes on the State of Politics By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman

Trump’s beer and wine combo helps him maintain a big primary lead; Alabama’s redistricting machinations.

July 26, 2023

More Americans Blame Climate Change for Summer Heat

How hot is it this summer? Hot enough that nearly two-thirds of Americans suspect climate change is to blame.

July 26, 2023

Biden Gets ‘Poor’ Rating on the Economy

President Joe Biden claims credit for record job creation, but most voters believe the economy has gotten worse.

July 26, 2023

Biden Gets ‘Poor’ Rating on the Economy

President Joe Biden claims credit for record job creation, but most voters believe the economy has gotten worse.