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November 17, 2023

Election Integrity: 56% Say Cheating Likely in 2024

A majority of voters expect cheating to influence next year’s presidential election, and see mail-in voting as part of the problem.

November 17, 2023

Memo to Hamas: Settler Societies Aren't Evil By Michael Barone

In the nauseating demonstrations celebrating Hamas' slaughter of Israelis, one hears repeated, again and again, the refrain that Israelis are "settlers" and "colonists" -- and therefore, in the catechism inculcated in universities in recent decades,

oppressors not deserving of mercy or sympathy when tortured and murdered by those who deemed themselves the oppressed.

November 16, 2023

Parties Even on Ethics Issue, But Biden Tops Trump

On the issue of ethics and corruption in government, Democrats and Republicans are tied, but former President Donald Trump is viewed as less ethical than President Joe Biden.

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November 16, 2023

Notes on the State of the 2023 Elections By Kyle Kondik

VA 2023 looks a lot like 2019; ads might help explain a PA oddity; Beshear and disaster relief.

Virginia result looked a lot like four years ago

Vote counts in Virginia are nearly final but not yet certified. There were no late changes to the topline result that seemed likeliest the morning after the election: Democrats won their barest possible majorities in both chambers: 51-49 in the state House of Delegates and 21-19 in the state Senate.

November 16, 2023

Republicans Need to Figure Out the Abortion Issue By Brian Joondeph

Abortion continues to be a political hot potato 50 years after the controversial Roe v. Wade decision where the U.S. Supreme Court “legislated” a Constitutional “right” to abortion.

November 15, 2023

44% Expect Weaker Economy

Although Americans have become slightly more optimistic about the economy, less than a third expect it to be stronger over the next year.

November 15, 2023

Democrats Lead by Double Digits on Abortion Issue

More than three-quarters of voters expect abortion to be an important issue in the 2024 election, and Democrats hold an 11-point advantage on the issue.

November 15, 2023

Government Deceit By John Stossel

"Experts" were confident that they knew what America should do about Covid. They were wrong about so much.

November 14, 2023

2024: Biden Leads Trump, But What About RFK Jr. Factor?

The third-party campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could have a major impact on the 2024 presidential election.

November 14, 2023

By the Time Abortion Makes the Ballot, the Battle's Over By Daniel McCarthy

The fight over abortion in America is as much a religious contest as a political one.

November 14, 2023

The Nat Cons Are Dead Wrong: Middle-Class America Is Much Better Off Today Than in the Past By Stephen Moore

In the last several months, I have debated some of the intellectual leaders of a group called the "national conservatives."

November 13, 2023

31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-one percent (31%) 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 9, 2023.

November 13, 2023

‘Bidenomics’ Still Not Working, Most Voters Say

A majority of voters believe the economy has gotten worse under President Joe Biden, but most Democrats want to blame Republicans in Congress.

November 11, 2023

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 11, 2023

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

November 10, 2023

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Rises in November

Economic confidence increased to 93.7 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, three points higher than October

November 10, 2023

Media Get Mixed Grades for Israel-Palestine Coverage

Less than half of voters think the news media are doing a good job covering the Gaza war, but Democrats have a more favorable view.

November 10, 2023

Young Voters Spring (Contradictory) Political Surprises By Michael Barone

What's with young voters? It's a question prompted by two surprising and perhaps contradictory developments that are out of line with conventional wisdom and prevailing expectations among political observers.

November 9, 2023

More Are Concerned About Surveillance, Both Foreign and Domestic

The number of Americans concerned about surveillance has increased, including those worried that their own government is spying on U.S. citizens. 

November 9, 2023

Israel or Ukraine? Issue Divides Electorate

President Joe Biden wants to link military aid for Ukraine and Israel together as a single piece of legislation, but half of voters want assistance to Israel to be a separate issue. However, a majority agree that securing America’s border should be a top priority.

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November 9, 2023

Elections 2023: Democrats Enjoy a Strong Night By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman

They score victories in five of the six key races we were watching, although off-year elections do not necessarily predict the following year.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Democrats won five of the six key races we were watching in Tuesday night’s elections, turning in a strong showing just a couple of days after a series of bad polls for President Joe Biden left some Democrats shook as the presidential race looms next year.

— The 2023 elections have limited predictive value, in large part because of the key differences between the Tuesday night results and what we should expect next year in the states we were watching.