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                            August 15, 2026What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            August 14, 2026Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Sags in August
Economic confidence decreased to 104.2 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, down more than two points from July. 

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                            August 14, 2026Midterms: Economy, Anti-Trump Mood Are Top Motivators
It’s still “the economy, stupid” with the midterm elections now less than four months away and, by a 10-point margin, more voters oppose than support President Donald Trump’s agenda. 

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                            August 14, 2026Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows...

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                            August 14, 2026Midwest Shows DSA Left Could Take Over the Democratic Party By Michael Barone
   It's worth poking around the entrails of the returns for the agonizingly close and, given the pre-primary polls, surprising results of recent Democratic primaries in the key swing Midwestern states of Michigan and Wisconsin, with a side look at Minnesota.

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                            August 13, 2026Only 28% Trust Political Polls
Half of voters don’t trust most polls about politics, and a majority don’t think the quality of polling has improved. 
August 13, 2026Sanders 2016 to El-Sayed 2026: Two Different Paths to Narrow, Progressive Primary Wins in Michigan By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Last week, Abdul El-Sayed captured the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan over Rep. Haley Stevens (D, MI-11).
— That El-Sayed narrowly won the nomination running as a progressive was one of the many parallels this primary had to the state’s 2016 Democratic presidential contest.
— However, there was considerable change between the two Democratic primaries, as El-Sayed fared better than Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in metro Detroit but worse in rural areas.

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                            August 13, 2026Fauci’s Faustian Bargain By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
A Faustian bargain is a deal with the Devil, trading principle for power, prestige, or personal ambition. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared to make such a bargain – exchanging the skepticism and humility that define sound science for the adoration, celebrity, and political influence that transformed him into “America’s doctor.”

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                            August 12, 2026Life Is Pretty Good for Most Americans
A majority of Americans rate their own lives positively, and view young adulthood as the best years of life.

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                            August 12, 2026From Drone to Door By John Stossel
   There's a new delivery system in town.

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                            August 12, 2026Two Parties Even on Crime Issue
Most voters say crime will be an important issue in this fall’s midterm election, and Democrats have closed the gap with Republicans on the issue. 

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                            August 11, 2026Homebuyers Deserve the Facts About Crime and Schools By Daniel McCarthy
   Nothing is more natural when buying a house than looking into how safe the neighborhood is, and, if you have or plan to have children, whether the schools are any good.

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                            August 11, 2026What Bank ATMs Teach Us About AI By Stephen Moore
   New inventions and technologies, from the lightbulb to the farm tractor to the automobile to the laptop computer to Uber drivers, cause serious job market disruptions. They also cause a backlash, as horse and buggy operators, cab drivers, video rental stores and typewriter makers inevitably predicted chaos and job losses.

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                            August 11, 2026COVID-19 Vaccine Data Issues Are Serious Scandal, Most Believe
Reports that data about COVID-19 vaccine safety were concealed from the public have a majority of voters ready to mete out punishment on government officials involved.

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                            August 10, 202634% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-four percent (34%) 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 August 6, 2026.

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                            August 10, 202634% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-four percent (34%) 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 August 6, 2026.

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                            August 10, 2026Kamala Rises, AOC Fades in 2028 Democratic Primary Field
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has widened her lead over her rivals for the 2028 Democratic Party presidential nomination, as support for New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has weakened.

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                            August 8, 2026What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 8, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            August 7, 2026Is Public Opinion Turning Against Trump’s Iran War? By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
A recent Rasmussen Reports survey finds that 54% of likely U.S. voters believe that, in hindsight, President Donald Trump’s decision to enter the war in Iran was the wrong one, while only 35% believe it was the right one.

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                            August 7, 2026Mismanagement Blamed for Democratic Party Financial Woes
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is so broke they had to mortgage the party’s D.C. headquarters, and a plurality of voters suspect mismanagement is to blame.