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December 11, 2023

Just 24% Think Congress Is Passing Good Legislation

Less than a quarter of voters believe Congress is doing anything to make their lives better.

December 9, 2023

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 9, 2023

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

December 8, 2023

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Up Again in December

Economic confidence increased to 97.8 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, about four points higher than November

December 8, 2023

GOP Still Leads on Issue of Taxes

Less than a year before the 2024 election, voters still trust Republicans more on the key issue of taxes, although the margin has narrowed.

December 8, 2023

For True Evil, Look Not to Israel or America but to Communism By Michael Barone

For those dismayed at how many college and university students and faculty, even, or especially, at selective and prestigious institutions, have been cheering Hamas' Oct. 7 atrocities and calling, in only slightly veiled language, for the destruction of

Israel and genocide of Jews, the question is how this vicious line of thought gained hold in American secondary and higher education.

December 7, 2023

69% Say Public Schools Should Celebrate Christmas

A majority of Americans believe religion makes America a better place, and support Christmas celebrations in public schools.

December 7, 2023

Cancel George Washington? 40% of Democrats Approve

Even though most voters have a positive opinion of George Washington, a substantial number of Democrats support a proposal in New York City that would tear down statues of America’s first president.

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December 7, 2023

Notes on the State of Politics: Dec. 7, 2023 By J. Miles Coleman

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— The pending resignation of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R, CA-20) and Rep. Patrick McHenry’s (R, NC-10) retirement announcement are notable developments, but they do not precipitate rating changes.

— With New York’s George Santos (R, NY-3) expelled from Congress, a special election in his district will be held in February.

— A recent special election in Utah’s 2nd District stood out as something of an exception: a special election where Republicans overperformed.

— Though Georgia Republicans were ordered to draw a new congressional map, the plan that they produced maintains the state’s existing 9-5 Republican split.

December 6, 2023

Less Government, Lower Taxes: Still a Winning Agenda

By a 14-point margin, most voters still prefer a limited-government agenda.

December 6, 2023

How Private Is Private? By John Stossel

The Fourth Amendment secures our right to be secure against unreasonable searches, right?

December 5, 2023

50% Have Already Started Decorating for the Holidays

Most Americans will decorate their home for the holiday season, and half have already started decking the halls.

December 5, 2023

J6 Video: Fewer Now Suspect Feds Provoked Riot

Voters are now less inclined to believe that undercover agents provoked the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot, following the release of thousands of hours of surveillance video of the so-called “J6” riot.

December 5, 2023

Biden Looks Doomed -- But Is He? By Daniel McCarthy

Gavin Newsom is so eager to run for president that he even campaigns to insist he's not running.

December 5, 2023

Green Groups Are No Longer Promoting a Cleaner Environment By Stephen Moore

The late, great humorist P.J. O'Rourke used to quip that everyone wants to save the world, but no one wants to wash the dishes.

December 4, 2023

33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 November 30, 2023.

December 4, 2023

GOP Widens Lead on Immigration Issue

Illegal immigration is a very serious problem, according to a majority of voters, and the Republican Party leads by 12 points on the issue.

December 2, 2023

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 2, 2023

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

December 1, 2023

Biden Approval Down Slightly in November

When tracking President Biden’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture...

December 1, 2023

52% of Voters Give Congress ‘Poor’ Rating

Most voters don’t believe Congress is doing a good job and, by a 2-to-1 margin, say members of Congress care more about the media than about what voters think.

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December 1, 2023

52% of Voters Give Congress ‘Poor’ Rating

Most voters don’t believe Congress is doing a good job and, by a 2-to-1 margin, say members of Congress care more about the media than about what voters think.