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September 29, 2016
September 28, 2016
Voters Say Clinton More Qualified Than Trump for Presidency
Voters still think Hillary Clinton is more fit to be president than Donald Trump.
September 27, 2016
Voters Expect Taxes, Spending To Rise Under Clinton, Less Sure About Trump
Voters think taxes and government spending will increase under a Hillary Clinton presidency but are less certain what will happen if Donald Trump is elected.
September 26, 2016
Voters See Debate Moderators Giving Clinton A Helping Hand
Voters are pretty convinced the moderators at the presidential debates scheduled to begin tonight will be helping Hillary Clinton more than Donald Trump.
September 23, 2016
Voters Say Debates More Important This Year
The first televised debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is set for Monday evening, and voters - particularly those within the two major parties - place more importance on the debates this election cycle than they have in past years.
September 22, 2016
Republicans Couldn’t Care Less About Bush's Vote For Clinton
Former President George H.W. Bush who along with the rest of his family boycotted July's Republican National Convention was outed on social media this week as planning to vote for Hillary Clinton. Bush has not confirmed his vote to the media, but his reported decision has little impact on voters, especially his fellow Republicans.
September 16, 2016
Which Democrat Should Replace Hillary?
Suppose the unthinkable took place, and Hillary Clinton was forced for health reasons to step down as the Democratic presidential nominee. Who do Democrats think should take her place?
September 15, 2016
Most Reject Online Voting, See Higher Risk of Fraud
The Obama administration has expressed alarm about dangers to our election system from foreign hackers, and online voting is seen as perhaps the most vulnerable to attack. Most voters still don’t like the idea of voting via the internet and think it’s easier to corrupt than other voting methods.
September 14, 2016
Clinton’s Health Is Just Another Partisan Issue
Democrats aren’t worried about Hillary Clinton’s health, but most other voters feel she may not be physically up to the job.
September 13, 2016
More Voters Than Ever Say Politicians Make False Promises To Get Elected
An overwhelming majority of voters continues to believe politicians don’t keep their campaign promises and are even more convinced it’s because they’ll say whatever it takes to get elected.
September 12, 2016
Voters Put Less Weight on Candidates’ Religious Faith
While Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is still making efforts to win over the support of Evangelical Christian voters, the percentage of all voters who consider a candidate’s faith important to their vote continues to decline.Voters put even less stock into a candidate’s appearance or racial background.
September 8, 2016
Democrats Agree Candidate Health Important But Not Hillary’s
All voters strongly agree that a candidate’s health is an important voting issue, but while most Republicans and unaffiliated voters think the state of Hillary Clinton’s health is worth exploring, the majority of Democrats disagree.
September 7, 2016
Voters See Trump As Safer Bet Against Terrorism
Voters tend to think Donald Trump would do a better job protecting them from terrorists.
September 6, 2016
Clinton Gains on Trump in Voter Trust
Donald Trump’s trust advantage over Hillary Clinton in the areas of the economy and immigration have all but vanished, although independent voters continue to express a lot more faith in the GOP nominee.
August 31, 2016
Is There Silent Trump Support That Pollsters Are Missing?
Some have suggested that Donald Trump has hidden support among voters who are unwilling to say publicly where they stand because they’re fearful of criticism. We won’t know for sure until Election Day, but Republicans are clearly more reluctant than Democrats this year to say how they are going to vote.
August 30, 2016
Voters Say Media, Not Candidates, Setting Agenda For 2016 Election
A majority of voters believe the media are in the driver’s seat this presidential election season.
August 30, 2016
Would You Buy A Used Car from Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?
Most voters think both of the major presidential candidates are liars and give them equally low marks as potential used car salesmen.
August 29, 2016
Trump Voters Don’t Like the Feds, Clinton Voters Do
The upcoming president election is shaping up as a referendum on the federal government and its actions. Supporters of Donald Trump really dislike the feds, while voters who support Hillary Clinton think they’re great.
August 18, 2016
Voters Say It’s Important for Clinton, Trump to Hold Press Conferences
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton hasn’t had a formal press conference since late last year, largely avoiding media questions for the entire primary season. Republican nominee Donald Trump’s routine press conferences often seem to do him more harm than good. Do voters want presidential candidates to meet the press?
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 82% of Likely U.S. Voters think it is important for the major presidential candidates to hold regular press conferences to answer questions from reporters, with 48% who say it is Very Important. Just 17% view regular press conferences as unimportant, and that includes only three percent (3%) who feel they are Not At All Important. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on August 15-16, 2016 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
August 17, 2016
Is Trump to Blame for His Bad Media Coverage?
Most voters still think the media is more interested in controversy than in the issues when it comes to the presidential race, and supporters of Donald Trump strongly believe the coverage of his public comments is a classic example. Most Hillary Clinton supporters say Trump’s just a sloppy speaker.
