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December 16, 2024

COVID Cover-Up? Voters Are Suspicious

Now that a court has ordered the release of COVID-19 vaccine trials, most voters suspect there’s been a cover-up.

December 14, 2024

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 14, 2024

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

December 13, 2024

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Up Again in December

Economic confidence increased to 107.3 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, nearly three points higher than November.

December 13, 2024

Free Speech: Why a Tech Titan Backed Trump By Michael Barone

Why did Marc Andreessen -- inventor of the first internet web browser, and perhaps the prime venture capitalist in Silicon Valley today -- switch from his longstanding support of the Democratic Party and back President-elect Donald Trump this year?

December 13, 2024

Syria Raises Concern for Many Voters

The overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship in Syria could give way to rule by Islamic radicals, most American voters believe.

December 12, 2024

Fewer Americans View Pope Francis Favorably

The popularity of Pope Francis has declined In the nearly 12 years since he became head of the worldwide Catholic Church

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December 12, 2024

Wisconsin 2024: Not Critical But Still Crucial By J. Miles Coleman

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Though she still lost it by less than a percentage point, Wisconsin was Kamala Harris’s best state out of the 7 that we rated as Toss-ups during the election.

— In the traditionally red WOW counties around Milwaukee, Harris gained votes, but fewer than she would have liked.

— Though it is still a Democratic bastion, Donald Trump saw some of his biggest vote gains in Milwaukee County.

— Much of Trump’s margin in the state came from doing just a little bit better across the board in 2024 than he did in 2020.

— In the northeastern part of the state, Harris held up relatively well in the BOW counties, and several cities in that region will be worth watching going forward.

December 12, 2024

Is Trump Seeking Retribution or Accountability?

Donald Trump was elected president after a campaign during which he frequently said that various officials, including Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden, should be prosecuted and punished for wrongdoing. Voters are divided over what it would mean if Trump keeps those promises.

December 11, 2024

58% Disapprove of Pardon for Hunter Biden

President Joe Biden’s decision to issue a blanket pardon to his son Hunter Biden has tarnished the president’s legacy, most voters believe.

December 11, 2024

Your Tax Dollars Not at Work By John Stossel

Government excels at NOT getting things done.

But politicians promise more things anyway.

Kamala Harris declared that our government would "build thousands of miles of fiber-optic cable!" This "Broadband Connectivity Agenda" was supported by "every House Republican on Energy and Commerce," write Republican representatives.

Three years later, not a single person has been connected.

December 10, 2024

Trumpism Is Going Global By Stephen Moore

Buckle your seatbelts because President-elect Donald Trump has ignited a worldwide revolt against the arrogance of global elites.

December 10, 2024

65% Say Christmas Is Too Commercialized

The annual Christmas holiday season is too much about money, most Americans believe. 

December 10, 2024

Rasmussen Real Unemployment Rate: Up Significantly

National unemployment was 9.1% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up a full point from 8.1% last month and significantly more than double the 4.2% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. 

December 10, 2024

Kamala Harris 2028? Not a Good Idea, Most Voters Say

Even though most voters don’t blame Kamala Harris for Democrats losing the 2024 election, they also don’t think she’s the best choice for Democrats in the next election.

December 10, 2024

Birthright Citizenship Is a Breach in the Border By Daniel McCarthy

"Birthright citizenship" may sound benign, but thanks to an overreaching Supreme Court decision 126 years ago, it's the biggest legal hole in our border.

December 9, 2024

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 December 5, 2024.

December 9, 2024

Pam Bondi: Trump’s AG Pick Big Winner With GOP Voters

Donald Trump’s choice of Pam Bondi to be America’s next Attorney General gets a very positive reaction from Republican voters.

December 7, 2024

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 7, 2024

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

December 6, 2024

‘O, Christmas Tree’: 73% Will Have One This Year

More than two-thirds of Americans will decorate their homes for the holidays this year, and nearly three in four will have a Christmas tree. 

December 6, 2024

Yes, Trump Has a Mandate, Most Voters Believe

Winning both the popular vote and the Electoral College makes the 2024 election a mandate for Donald Trump to implement his policy agenda, according to a majority of voters.