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                            July 26, 2023Biden Gets ‘Poor’ Rating on the Economy
President Joe Biden claims credit for record job creation, but most voters believe the economy has gotten worse.

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                            July 26, 2023Free to Try Stuff By John Stossel
Politicians have big plans for us.
July 26, 2023The Dwindling Crossover Governorships By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman
Sununu’s retirement, other factors could reduce the number of split presidential/gubernatorial results.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Despite an increasing correlation between presidential and down-ballot results, there are still nine governors who govern states that their party did not win for president. That means there is a higher percentage of crossover governors than crossover members of the Senate and House.
— Still, the number of crossover governors was higher in the recent past.
— While there are lots of moving pieces, including what happens in the 2024 presidential election, we could see even more of a decline in the number of crossover governors in this cycle’s gubernatorial elections.

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                            July 25, 2023GOP’s McCarthy Still Most Popular Leader in Congress
Of the top four figures in the U.S. House and Senate, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is viewed most favorably by voters.

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                            July 25, 2023Demography Destiny, for Us and China By Daniel McCarthy
Americans have a habit of thinking about China in this light.

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                            July 25, 2023Much of the Hot Air Is Coming From Washington By Stephen Moore
Baby, it's hot outside.

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                            July 24, 202332% 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 July 20, 2023.

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                            July 24, 2023Trump Dominates 2024 Republican Field
Republican voters overwhelmingly favor former President Donald Trump as their party’s nominee in next year’s primaries.

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                            July 22, 2023What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 22, 2023
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            July 21, 2023Supreme Court’s Student Loan Decision Has Majority Support
Most voters approve of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that declared President Joe Biden’s student loan debt cancellation unconstitutional.

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                            July 21, 2023The Press's War Against Free Speech By Micahel Barone
Have we gotten to the point that it's politically necessary to defend the principle of free speech? Apparently so.

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                            July 20, 2023Nearly Half See Weaker Economy Ahead
Even as President Joe Biden touts the success of “Bidenomics,” more Americans expect the economy to get worse over the next year than think it will improve.

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                            July 20, 2023Majority Still Think Biden Too Old for Second Term
Doubts about President Joe Biden’s ability to fulfill the duties of his office remain a concern for most voters, as the 2024 campaign approaches.
July 20, 2023Where People Voted in 2022 — and Where They Didn’t By Rhodes Cook
The vast differences in congressional district turnout.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Despite a requirement that congressional districts have roughly identical populations within states, the number of raw votes cast in each district can vary widely, both within a state and across the country.
— In 2022, there was a nearly 300,000-vote difference between the lowest-turnout district (NY-15 in New York City) and the highest-turnout one (MI-1 in northern Michigan).
— Republicans won about two-thirds of the districts that cast the most votes (300,000 or more) while Democrats won about two-thirds of the districts that cast the fewest (less than 200,000).

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                            July 19, 2023Does the ‘Consent of the Governed’ Still Matter?
Most voters don’t feel very well represented by Congress, and believe the federal government no longer has “the consent of the governed.”

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                            July 19, 2023Smears for Money By John Stossel
   The Southern Poverty Law Center just released a report claiming there are 1,225 hate and anti-government groups in America. These groups cause "fear and pain (in) Black, brown, and LGBTQ communities."

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                            July 18, 2023Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending July 13, 2023
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of July 9-13, 2023, increased to 93.4, up more than two points from 91.2 two weeks earlier.

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                            July 18, 2023Trump 2024: Two-Thirds Expect Him to Be GOP Nominee
Former President Donald Trump remains the overwhelming favorite to win the Republican nomination next year.
July 18, 2023The Frontrunner Who Looks Like a Loser Is Biden By Daniel McCarthy
Are Democrats forfeiting the 2024 election?
July 18, 2023Democrats Are Throwing Kids Off the School Bus By Stephen Moore
Have you heard the outrageous story of what happened recently in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's capital? Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-Pa.), elected in 2022, had campaigned on school choice for tens of thousands of children, mostly minorities, who are forced to attend failing public schools in places like Philadelphia.