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July 2, 2022

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 2, 2022

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

July 1, 2022

Biden Approval Dropped in June

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...

July 1, 2022

GOP Lead Slips to 5 Points on Congressional Ballot

The 2022 midterm elections are now 130 days away, and Republicans have a five-point lead in their bid to recapture control of Congress.

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July 1, 2022

United States of Diversity: The Founders and Dobbs by Michael Barone

DEI -- "diversity, equity and inclusion." University administrators, corporate human resources facilitators and politicians of a liberal stripe all assure us that America is now, suddenly, for the first time in history, a nation of diversity, equity and inclusion .

June 30, 2022

Americans Love Fireworks for the Fourth of July

Consumer fireworks sales are skyrocketing, and most Americans enjoy the fun of shooting their own fireworks.

June 30, 2022

Illegal Immigration Still Getting Worse, Most Voters Say

Illegal immigration will be an important issue in the midterm elections, according to most voters, who say the problem is getting worse.

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June 30, 2022

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

Before we get to our takeaways from yesterday’s primaries, a quick pit stop in the Ocean State is in order.

June 29, 2022

Majority Rate Biden ‘Poor’ on Handling Crime Issues

Most voters expect crime to be an important issue in the midterm elections, and President Joe Biden’s approval on the issue has declined.

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June 29, 2022

Pro-Choice Versus Pro-Life By John Stossel

Now abortion law is up to states. Some will ban it, while most blue states will allow it in some form.

June 28, 2022

Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending June 23, 2022

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of June 19-23, 2022, increased to 90.2, up more than one point from 88.4 two weeks earlier.

June 28, 2022

Abortion: Half of Voters Approve Supreme Court Ruling

Even though more voters identify as pro-choice than pro-life, full half of them approve of the recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

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June 28, 2022

Biden Is the Economy's Supply Chain Problem By Stephen Moore

Joe Biden has become America's "it's not my fault" president. Whether it's the inflation, the border, the crime, the gas prices, the Afghanistan exit fiasco or the stock market collapse, Biden has become an expert at pointing the finger at someone else.

June 27, 2022

24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-four percent (24%) 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 June 23, 2022.

June 27, 2022

Supreme Court: Voters’ Trust Has Declined

Voters trust the U.S. Supreme Court less than they did two years ago – and this was before Friday’s landmark abortion ruling.

June 25, 2022

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 25, 2022

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

June 24, 2022

Only 14% Think a Robot Could Do Their Job

Even though a majority of Americans can imagine a future where most jobs are done by robots, few believe their own job could be one of those.

June 24, 2022

GOP Now Ahead by 8 Points on Congressional Ballot

The 2022 midterm elections are now 137 days away, and Republicans have an eight-point lead in their bid to recapture control of Congress.

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June 24, 2022

Can Government Build Things Again? By Michael Barone

Give the New York Times's Ezra Klein credit for identifying a problem with big government institutions. "Our mechanisms of governance have become so risk averse that they are now running tremendous risks because of the problems they cannot, or will not, solve," he tweeted. The subject was San Francisco's attempt to make permanent the parklets, or parking spaces used as outdoor restaurant space, through 60 pages of regulations.

June 23, 2022

Ukraine: Voters Divided Over U.S. Policy

Four months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, voters are divided over the U.S. response to the war, and few approve of President Joe Biden’s handling of the situation.

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June 23, 2022

Notes on the State of Politics By Kyle Kondik

House rating changes in Virginia, California, and Alaska