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April 30, 2025The Governors, Part One: Democrats Start as Favorites in 2025 New Jersey and Virginia Races By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— While 2026 will feature three dozen gubernatorial contests, two states, New Jersey and Virginia, will elect governors in open-seat races this year.
— We are starting out both 2025 contests, which are in states that backed Kamala Harris by nearly 6 points apiece, as Leans Democratic.
— In New Jersey, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D, NJ-11) is a tenuous favorite for the Democratic nomination amidst a crowded field, while 2021 GOP nominee Jack Ciattarelli is a stronger favorite on his side.
— Neither Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R-VA) nor former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D, VA-7) have primary competition, so Virginia’s race is in general election mode earlier than usual.

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                            April 29, 202567% of Reddit Users Find It a Good Source for News
The Reddit website is useful for keeping up with current events, according to most of those who use the platform.

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                            April 29, 2025Don't Make Ukraine Another Vietnam By Daniel McCarthy
Fifty years ago on April 30, Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese, and the defeat was America's, too.

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                            April 29, 2025Voters Don’t Trust Polls Very Much
After most public opinion polls missed on last year’s presidential election result, a majority of voters don’t put much trust in polls – and a plurality suspect pollsters were trying to help Democrat Kamala Harris’s campaign. 

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                            April 28, 2025‘Fascist Dictatorship’? 72% of Democrats Think So
Most voters believe the checks and balances of the Constitution are still working, but nearly three-quarters of Democrats believe President Donald Trump has become a “fascist” dictator. 

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                            April 28, 202542% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-two percent (42%) 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 April 24, 2025.
 
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                            April 26, 2025What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 26, 2025
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            April 25, 2025Class of 2025: Most Still See Tough Job Market for College Grades
College graduation season is approaching and most Americans still believe new grads will have trouble finding jobs.

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                            April 25, 2025Reality Has a Vote, in Politics as in Entertainment By Michael Barone
Reality has a vote. That is one lesson administered to the body of politics in the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second administration.

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                            April 25, 2025GOP Holds Wide Lead Over Democrats on Immigration
While Republicans and Democrats are almost equally trusted by voters on economic issues, immigration remains a big advantage for the GOP. 

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                            April 24, 2025Due Process for Illegal Immigrants? 61% of Democrats Say ‘Yes’
Voters are divided over whether the deportation of illegal immigrants should be halted by concerns about constitutional protections. 
April 24, 2025Generic Ballot Model Gives Democrats Strong Chance to Take Back House in 2026 By Alan I. Abramowitz
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Just a couple of basic factors—House generic ballot polling and the number of seats the presidential party is defending—do a decent job of predicting midterm congressional election results.
— This model suggests Democrats would be favored to win the House majority even without a substantial lead in House generic ballot polling.
— The model also is bullish on Democrats in the Senate, but we urge caution on the findings, as the Senate model is historically less predictive than the House model and does not take into account this cycle’s specific Senate map.

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                            April 23, 2025Americans Still Buying More Guns
Americans are already the best-armed civilians in the world, but about one-fifth of them added more to their arsenal in the past year.

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                            April 23, 2025Voters Rate Trump Economy Barely Better Than Biden
President Donald Trump’s handling of key economic issues isn’t much better than his White House predecessor’s, according to voters. 

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                            April 23, 2025Living Hell? By John Stossel
"Climate change will make earth a living hell!" claims popular astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

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                            April 23, 2025Is the Bloom Fading from Trump’s Rose? By Brian C. Joondeph
Rasmussen Reports released a concerning poll last week, revealing that at the three-month mark in President Donald Trump’s second term, a slim majority of voters are unhappy with the results thus far.

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                            April 22, 2025Earth Day: Just 33% Think It’s Helping
Today is Earth Day, but only a third of Americans see it making a difference for the environment.

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                            April 22, 2025After Francis, Catholics Need a Populist Pope By Daniel McCarthy
Pope Francis was meant to be a pontiff for the age of globalization.

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                            April 22, 2025Sorry, Fannie Mae: We Won't Get Fooled Again
Anyone remember back in 2008 when the housing market collapsed and the stock market crashed, with many tens of millions of Americans seeing their lifetime savings nearly wiped out?

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                            April 21, 202566% Agree: Deport Illegals to ‘Liberate’ America
Despite criticism and court orders, President Donald Trump’s policy of deporting foreign criminals remains overwhelmingly popular with voters.