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                            August 29, 2026What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            August 28, 2026O-H-I-O? Most Fans Expect Buckeyes to Claim College Football Title
College football kicks off Saturday, and fans overwhelmingly think it’s likely that the Buckeyes of Ohio State University will claim the national championship this season.

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                            August 28, 2026Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

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                            August 28, 2026Democrats Try to Brush Aside 'Woke 1' By Michael Barone
   "'Woke 1' was crazy." So said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on ABC News' "This Week" earlier this month.

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                            August 28, 2026Only 30% See Media as Objective About Trump
News coverage of President Donald Trump isn’t very good, most voters say, and a plurality think coverage is shaped by hostility to the president.

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                            August 27, 202650% Think Iran Situation Is Worse Than Trump Says
In the conflict between the United States and Iran, only one-in-three voters trust what President Donald Trump’s administration is telling them about the situation.
August 27, 2026Keeping It Classy: A Revised Model for Forecasting Seat Swing in Midterm Senate Elections By Alan I. Abramowitz
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— The growing connection between presidential and Senate results has given Republicans a structural advantage in Senate elections.
— That advantage is particularly pronounced in Senate Class 2, the group of Senate seats being contested this year.
— Despite the collective Republican lean of the Senate seats being contested this year, the current average Democratic lead in generic ballot polling along with the large number of Republican seats up for election suggests that Democrats have a realistic chance of gaining at least four seats to take control of the upper chamber.

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                            August 26, 2026Perception of Public Education Declines
Fewer Americans see the nation’s public schools as doing a good job, but many think things are better in their local school system.

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                            August 26, 2026Congressional Approval Remains Low
Barely one-in-five voters think Congress is doing a good job, and still fewer say members listen to the people they’re elected to represent.

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                            August 26, 2026Ditching Net Zero By John Stossel
        What a difference a few years make.
August 26, 2026Three Rating Changes in Texas, All Towards Democrats By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— The open Texas Senate race moves to Toss-up, as state Rep. James Talarico (D) leads in polls more often than not against state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who will need a rescue operation from national Republicans.
— Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX), though much better-positioned than Paxton, is no longer in a completely Safe Republican race.
— As strange as it may seem, Rep. Monica De La Cruz’s (R, TX-15) reelection bid in a Trump +18 district now appears to be a genuine Toss-up.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— The open Texas Senate race moves to Toss-up, as state Rep. James Talarico (D) leads in polls more often than not against state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who will need a rescue operation from national Republicans.
— Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX), though much better-positioned than Paxton, is no longer in a completely Safe Republican race.
— As strange as it may seem, Rep. Monica De La Cruz’s (R, TX-15) reelection bid in a Trump +18 district now appears to be a genuine Toss-up.

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                            August 26, 2026Neither Party Represents People Like Me By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
If you listen to Democrat politicians describe their opponents—whether Republicans in general or, more specifically, President Donald Trump, MAGA, or the America First coalition—one of their favorite terms is “extremist.” Yet voters don’t appear to perceive ideological extremism quite as the rhetoric would suggest.

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                            August 25, 2026Why Hasan Piker Mocks a Murdered Man By Daniel McCarthy
   Hasan Piker is deeply envious of Charlie Kirk.

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                            August 25, 2026Is the USA Going Bankrupt? By Stephen Moore
   Thank God, no, we aren't going bust as a nation, despite our gargantuan $40 trillion national debt.

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                            August 25, 2026Support for Gun Control Declines
Slightly fewer voters now want more gun control laws, although a plurality would favor a candidate who supports banning assault-style weapons.

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                            August 24, 202636% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-six percent (36%) 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 20, 2026.

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                            August 24, 202636% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-six percent (36%) 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 20, 2026.

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                            August 24, 2026Voters Still Divided on Iran War Issues
Less than half of voters believe the United States should keep using its military to control the Strait of Hormuz, but most agree with President Donald Trump on one key aspect of the conflict with Iran.

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                            August 22, 2026What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 22, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            August 21, 2026Socialists Shove the Resistance Aside in Florida By Michael Barone
   The most surprising result in the batch of primaries held this week over the vast stretch of America from Florida through Wyoming to Alaska was the defeat of famed anti-Trump whistleblower Alexander Vindman by state Rep. Angie Nixon in the contest for the Democratic nomination against appointed Republican U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody in Florida.