Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Down in August
Economic confidence decreased to 98.1 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, two points lower than July.
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August 11, 2023
August 11, 2023
Which States Attract Outsiders and Which Don't -- 21st Century Version By Michael Barone
Let's take a time out from reports of indictments and threats of impeachment, from nostalgia for the 1940s days of American scientific creativity and ability to get big things done fast ("Oppenheimer") and the 1950s days of American popular culture appealing to every cultural subgroup without the trigger warnings and apologies for past national misdeeds.
August 11, 2023
Merrick Garland: More Voters Now View Attorney General Unfavorably
Attorney General Merrick Garland continues to be unpopular with voters, who don’t see him doing a better job than most of his predecessors.
August 10, 2023
Democratic Voters Believe They Have More Influence
Most voters think it’s important that political parties represent the voters who elect them, and Democrats are more likely to think that’s true of their own party.
August 10, 2023
Ohio’s Issue 1 Smackdown By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman
The left scores another win in an abortion rights proxy fight; apparent turnout and persuasion edge drives Democratic success.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The pro-abortion rights/Democratic side won yet another fight related to abortion rights on Tuesday night, this time in red-trending Ohio.
— Turnout was robust and likely advantaged the Democratic side. Voter participation was relatively poor across Appalachia, a once-competitive area that has become extremely Republican in recent years.
— Issue 1 seemed particularly unpopular in some usually red suburban counties, although we have to remember that ballot issues and partisan races are different and that Republicans are still in a strong position in Ohio.
August 9, 2023
36% of Americans Under 40 Have Considered Becoming ‘Influencers’
Although most Americans don’t pay much attention to so-called “influencers” on social media, many young adults have thought about pursuing such a career.
August 9, 2023
Democrats Have Advantage on Health Care Issue
By a significant margin, more voters trust Democrats on the issue of health care, although it doesn’t rank as the most important issue in the 2024 campaign.
August 9, 2023
The Fake Climate Consensus By John Stossel
We are told climate change is a crisis, and that there is an "overwhelming scientific consensus."
August 8, 2023
Trump Indictment: Democrats Approve, But Other Voters, Not So Much
Democratic voters overwhelmingly approve the indictment of former President Donald Trump on charges related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
August 8, 2023
The Biden Pardon That Can Spare America By Daniel McCarthy
President Joe Biden has a chance to do the right thing for all Americans -- a brave and unpopular thing that will spare the country excruciating pain next year.
August 8, 2023
New Banking Regulations Could Sink the Economy By Stephen Moore
Banking is just about the most regulated industry in America.
August 7, 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 3, 2023.
August 7, 2023
One-Party America? No Thanks, Voters Say
Although most Democrats and Republicans blame each other for the divisions in America, they’re surprisingly united in rejecting the idea of a one-party country.
August 5, 2023
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 5, 2023
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
August 4, 2023
Voter Support for Impeaching Biden Declines
Despite testimony about President Joe Biden’s role in his son Hunter’s foreign business deals, voters are now less likely to support impeachment proceedings than they were three months ago.
August 3, 2023
More Americans Think Kids Need Summer Camp
A larger majority of Americans now think summer camp is an important experience for children.
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 .
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!
