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                            October 10, 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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                            October 9, 2026South Carolina Senate: Graham 49%, Andrews 45%
South Carolina Republican Sen. Darline Graham still leads Democratic challenger Annie Andrews in the contest for the seat formerly held by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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                            October 9, 2026South Carolina Senate: Graham 49%, Andrews 45%
South Carolina Republican Sen. Darline Graham still leads Democratic challenger Annie Andrews in the contest for the seat formerly held by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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                            October 9, 2026Maine Senate: Jackson 49%, Collins 47%
Democrat challenger Troy Jackson has a two-point lead over Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking her sixth term in the Senate.

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                            October 9, 2026Maine Senate: Jackson 49%, Collins 47%
Democrat challenger Troy Jackson has a two-point lead over Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking her sixth term in the Senate.

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                            October 9, 2026Minnesota Senate: Flanagan 48%, Tafoya 45%
Democrat Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan leads by three points over Republican Michele Tafoya in the race to fill the Minnesota Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.

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                            October 9, 2026Minnesota Senate: Flanagan 48%, Tafoya 45%
Democrat Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan leads by three points over Republican Michele Tafoya in the race to fill the Minnesota Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.

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                            October 9, 202667% of Democrats Favor Amnesty for Illegal Aliens
Half of American voters want to give amnesty to illegal immigrants, a majority that includes two-thirds of Democrats.

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                            October 9, 2026Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

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                            October 9, 2026How Populist Politics Succeeds and Fails  By Michael Barone
 Why is populism, broadly defined, on the brink of historic victories around the world, while populism in the form of President Donald Trump's Republican Party is poised to lose one or both houses of Congress in the United States?

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                            October 8, 2026Early Voting: Just 34% Will Wait Until Election Day
A majority of voters say they will vote early – either by mail or in person – in this year’s midterm elections.

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                            October 8, 2026Careful What You Wish For: Young Americans and  Sharia Law  By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
Young Americans take pride in being socially progressive.
October 8, 2026Four Rating Changes, Headlined by Alaska Senate Moving to Leans Democratic By J. Miles Coleman and Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Of the Democrats’ red state Senate targets, Alaska may be the most promising, and we are moving the race from Toss-up to Leans Democratic.
— For the first time all cycle, Republicans now need to win more of our Toss-ups to hold the Senate than Democrats need to win in order to flip it.
— Other rating changes come in the Alaska and Oregon gubernatorial races, which both land in Leans Democratic from opposite directions, while South Carolina’s Senate election moves from Safe Republican to Likely Republican.

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                            October 7, 2026Evil Is Real, Most Americans Believe
As the “spooky season” of October arrives, more Americans say that satanic forces are at work in the world.

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                            October 7, 2026Democrats Gain Edge in Voter Enthusiasm
Most voters are excited about this fall’s midterm election, but Democrats now show a higher level of enthusiasm.

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                            October 7, 2026Trillionaires By John Stossel
 How much money should any one person have?

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                            October 6, 2026Why Are Americans So Pessimistic? By Stephen Moore
In nearly every way, Americans have more material wealth, better health, better housing and more of just about everything than ever before. Not just the rich, but nearly everyone.

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                            October 6, 2026Most Say Polls Don’t Affect Their Vote
Political polling isn’t very influential in terms of how people vote, but some pollsters are more trusted than others.

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                            October 6, 2026Latin America's Many Trumps By Daniel McCarthy
  Latin America is turning right, and it's a vindication for President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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                            October 5, 2026N.H. Senate: Lead Narrows for Democrat Pappas
Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas now leads by five points over former Republican Sen. John Sununu in the race to fill the New Hampshire Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.