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October 28, 2024

35% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-five percent (35%) 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 October 24, 2024.

October 28, 2024

Election 2024: Trump Regains Lead Over Harris

With barely a week remaining until Election Day, former President Donald Trump has edged ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris again in the latest daily tracking poll of the 2024 presidential election.

October 28, 2024

Majority ‘Strongly Oppose’ Transgender Agenda

Transgender athletes in women’s sports? Men using women’s restrooms? Taxpayer-funded transgender treatment? American voters are against all of it – and not by a narrow margin.

October 26, 2024

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 26, 2024

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

October 25, 2024

The Democratic Party's Bad October By Michael Barone

Was it just a coincidence that Vice President Kamala Harris showed up, 15 minutes late, to be interviewed by Fox News' Bret Baier a day before Nate Silver's poll aggregation website showed her chances of winning the election slipping below 50%? Probably not.

October 25, 2024

Elections Matter, Christian Voters Say

An overwhelming majority of self-identified Christian voters believe the 2024 election is very important, and most of them believe that prayer can make a difference in the outcome.

October 25, 2024

40% Say Their Finances Have Gotten Worse

Americans are about twice as likely to say their financial situation is worse than to say it’s gotten better.

October 25, 2024

Election 2024: Harris Now +1 Over Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris has pushed into the lead over former President Donald Trump in the latest daily tracking poll of the 2024 presidential election.

October 25, 2024

Trump’s Age Not an Important Issue for Most Voters

Although he is now the oldest candidate in presidential history, most voters don’t think former President Donald Trump is too old for the job.

October 24, 2024

Election 2024: Trump +2 Over Harris Again

Former President Donald Trump now has a two-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in the latest daily tracking poll of the 2024 presidential election.

October 24, 2024

Many Voters Expect Violence After Election

Less than two weeks before Election Day, roughly half of voters expect violence when it’s over – no matter who wins the White House.

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October 24, 2024

Rating Changes: Pushing House Toss-ups, Nebraska Senate to Leans Republican By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— We are pushing a few House Toss-ups out of that category this week, leaving revised ratings that show 212 House seats at least leaning Republican, 209 at least leaning Democratic, and 14 Toss-ups.

— Just like in the presidential race, there’s still no favorite in the House.

— We also are moving Sen. Deb Fischer’s (R-NE) race from Likely Republican to Leans Republican, as the Republican cavalry has had to ride in to help her in her contest against independent Dan Osborn.

October 23, 2024

Trump-mentum Peaking with the Autumn Leaves By Brian C. Joondeph

Election Day is rapidly approaching, and Donald Trump is teaching a master class in campaigning and peaking at the right time. Fortunately, he is still the Republican candidate despite efforts to remove him from the ballot through lawfare and several failed assassination attempts.

October 23, 2024

61% Say Homelessness Has Gotten Worse

A solid majority of Americans believe that the country’s homeless problem has gotten worse.

October 23, 2024

Vote-by-Mail: Does It Make Cheating Easier?

A majority of voters suspect that the expansion of mail-in voting has made it easier to cheat in elections.

October 23, 2024

Election 2024: Trump Back to +3 Over Harris

Two weeks before Election Day, former President Donald Trump has regained a three-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in the latest daily tracking poll of the 2024 presidential election.

October 23, 2024

Play Time/Jail Time By John Stossel

What does it take for a parent to get arrested?

October 22, 2024

Election 2024: Trump Lead Over Harris Down Slightly

Two weeks before Election Day, former President Donald Trump has a two-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in the latest daily tracking poll of the 2024 presidential election.

October 22, 2024

Are We Our Own Worst Enemy?

When asked to identify America’s biggest enemy, most voters don’t name a foreign country, and more than four-in-10 think we could be facing a civil war in the near future.

October 22, 2024

Vibes Turn Bad for Kamala Harris By Daniel McCarthy

Kamala Harris is running a campaign against herself.