Voters Are Getting More Fired Up About the Election
Enthusiasm continues to grow about the upcoming presidential election, with Republicans in particular more fired up since President Trump’s latest U.S. Supreme Court selection.
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October 2, 2020
October 2, 2020
Debate Watchers Give Biden The Edge, But 20% Undecided
Even though President Trump did most of the talking, debate watchers tend to see Democrat Joe Biden as the winner, although a sizable number remain undecided.
October 1, 2020
Most Oppose ‘Packing’ Supreme Court But Favor Term Limits for Justices
Angered by President Trump’s nomination of a new U.S. Supreme Court justice just weeks before Election Day, several prominent Democrats have suggested adding more members to the high court or imposing term limits on the justices if their party regains control of the Senate. Most voters continue to favor term limits for the Supreme Court but oppose packing it with more members.
September 30, 2020
Voters Still Doubt Debate Moderators, Media Fact-Checking
Voters again this year think debate moderators are a lot more likely to help the Democrat presidential nominee over Donald Trump. They suspect the media plays favorites, too, when fact-checking what the candidates say.
September 30, 2020
School Choice: Public Opinion in Five Battleground States
The Manhattan Institute commissioned Rasmussen Reports to include nine questions related to school choice and charter schools in their late August–early September polling of likely voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, and North Carolina. Among these states, 46%–52% of the respondents said that they believe that giving parents the right to choose their children’s school raises the overall quality of K–12 education for students; 18%–20% believe that it lowers educational quality. Black respondents were more likely to believe that school choice raises educational quality.
September 29, 2020
Voters Attach Less Importance to This Year’s Debates
The vast majority is likely to watch this year’s presidential debates which begin tonight, but voters say the debates are less important than they were four years ago.
September 28, 2020
79% Think Barrett’s Senate Confirmation Is Likely
Voters aren’t convinced that federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett should sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, but a sizable majority expects her to be confirmed by the Senate.
September 25, 2020
62% Say Trump Has Changed the Republican Party
Voters are closely divided over whether Joe Biden’s lifetime in politics is a positive or a negative, but most agree President Trump’s lifetime in business has changed the direction of the Republican Party.
September 24, 2020
Most Don’t Blame Climate Change for Spread of Forest Fires
Most voters agree the incidence of wildfires is up this year, but they don’t buy that climate change is the main reason the fires are spreading.
September 23, 2020
33% Agree Coronavirus Lockdown Is Historic Assault on Civil Liberties
Politics continues to be a major defining factor when voters are asked about America’s response to the coronavirus. One-third of voters share U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s assessment that the resulting national lockdown is an unprecedented assault on civil liberties.
September 21, 2020
83% of GOP Voters Want Trump To Fill Ginsburg’s Seat
Republicans overwhelmingly want President Trump to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s U.S. Supreme Court seat, but among all voters, just over half think he should leave the position vacant for the winner of the presidential election to fill.
September 17, 2020
Voters Plan to Get More Involved in This Year’s Election
Democrats and Republicans are a lot more eager to get involved financially and otherwise in politics this year.
September 17, 2020
Most Want ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Laws to Protect Police, Fear for Public Safety
Most voters believe there is a war on police in America today and want to make attacks on cops punishable as a hate crime. Blacks worry most that these attacks will make their communities less safe.
September 16, 2020
New Highs for Trump's Handling of Economy, National Security
Voters now give President Trump the highest marks of his presidency when it comes to his handling of the economy and national security. He's doing better than President Obama was going into the 2012 election.
September 15, 2020
Trump’s The Choice For Voters Who’ve Experienced Violent Protests
Three-out-of-four voters who’ve had violent anti-police protests in their community rate those protests important to their vote in the presidential election. Among these voters, a sizable majority like the job President Trump is doing.
September 14, 2020
Voters Say Media Focuses on Issues With Biden, Controversy With Trump
Voters think the media is a lot more interested in selling you Joe Biden’s positions than it is in letting you know where President Trump stands on the issues. Controversy’s the key when it comes to media coverage of Trump.
September 11, 2020
North Carolina Senate: Cunningham (D) 47%, Tillis (R) 44%
Incumbent Republican Thom Tillis is trailing Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham by three points in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.
September 11, 2020
North Carolina: Trump 48%, Biden 46%
President Trump holds a narrow lead over Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the battleground state of North Carolina.
September 10, 2020
Michigan Senate: Peters (D) 48%, James (R) 40%
Incumbent Democrat Gary Peters holds a comfortable lead over Republican challenger John James in Michigan’s sole 2020 U.S. Senate race.
September 10, 2020
Michigan: Biden 51%, Trump 43%
President Trump has a ways to go if he’s going to win Michigan again this presidential cycle.
