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September 9, 2026

Lindsay Clancy Trial: 49% Say She’s Guilty of Murder

A Massachusetts jury deadlocked in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, but about half of Americans say she should have been found guilty. 

September 9, 2026

More Now See U.S. Economy as Unfair

Fewer voters see the American economy as fair than they did a year ago, and especially think the economy is unfair to low-income people. 

September 9, 2026

A Better Labor Day By John Stossel

   Did you celebrate labor last Monday, Labor Day?

September 9, 2026

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

September 8, 2026

How to Waste $9 Trillion to NOT 'Save the Planet' By Stephen Moore

        The world has spent $9 trillion to combat climate change since 2020. That is a World War II-type number.

September 8, 2026

Jobs and Manufacturing Are on the Ballot By Daniel McCarthy

   American manufacturing is on the rebound, and that good news could hardly come at a better time for President Donald Trump, as Republicans gird themselves for the midterm elections just two months from now.

September 8, 2026

We Do Need Some Education – In Western Civilization By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.

Pink Floyd told listeners, “We don’t need no education. We don’t need no thought control.” Yet maybe schoolchildren do need some education – specifically about Western civilization and the values that sustain it.

September 8, 2026

35% Favor Ending U.S. Aid to Israel

Views of Israel have shifted among American voters, and that could have a major impact in this fall’s midterm elections.

September 7, 2026

39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 September 3, 2026.

September 7, 2026

Labor Day: Celebrating Workers or Just the End of Summer?

Americans are almost evenly divided between those who see Labor Day as marking the end of summer and those who consider it an acknowledgement of working people.

September 5, 2026

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

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

September 4, 2026

Election Security: Voting Machine Risk ‘Serious,’ Most Voters Say

The possibility that electronic voting machines may be vulnerable to hacking is a serious concern, voters overwhelmingly agree.

September 4, 2026

What a Stalin Biography Tells Us About Our Time By Michael Barone

   History illuminates the present. I've been reading Stephen Kotkin's widely and justly praised multivolume biography of Joseph Stalin and have encountered many passages that illuminate the present.

September 3, 2026

Younger Americans Pay More Attention to ‘Influencers’

Most Americans don’t pay much attention to so-called “influencers” on social media, but they have more impact among young adults. 

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September 3, 2026

Rasmussen Reports Welcomes Veteran Political Pollster John Garst

ASBURY PARK, NJ — September 3, 2026 — Rasmussen Reports announced today that veteran political consultant and public-opinion researcher John Garst has joined its polling team.

September 3, 2026

Dolly Parton, R.I.P.: 72% Approve National Mourning for Music Star

Legendary country singer Dolly Parton’s death last week led President Donald Trump to order flags lowered to half-staff in her honor, a tribute that Americans overwhelmingly endorse.

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September 3, 2026

The Governors: A Trio of Rating Changes Toward Democrats as They Chase a Rare Edge in Overall Seats Held By Kyle Kondik

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— We continue to have just two Toss-ups in our gubernatorial ratings, but Alaska replaces Iowa this week, while Georgia remains a Toss-up.

— Democrats used to routinely control a majority of the state governorships, but Republicans have held a majority for almost all of the post-1994 period. Democrats have a chance to grab an edge this cycle, though.

September 2, 2026

Democrats Now Lead by 5 Points in Midterm Forecast

The Democratic Party has widened its lead over Republicans in the battle to control the House of Representatives.

September 2, 2026

Democrats Now Lead by 5 Points in Midterm Forecast

The Democratic Party has widened its lead over Republicans in the battle to control the House of Representatives.

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September 2, 2026

The Senate: Our Best Guess on the Toss-ups as Labor Day Nears By Kyle Kondik

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Republicans probably retain a slight edge in the Senate, but that assessment has gotten harder to defend over the course of the summer.

— Read on for our best guesses on our five Senate Toss-up races.