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October 28, 2022

Most ‘Rings of Power’ Viewers Like New Tolkien-Inspired Series

Some outspoken critics have slammed a new series inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, but most people who have seen Amazon Prime’s “The Rings of Power” rate the show positively.

October 28, 2022

GOP Expands Lead To 7 Points On Congressional Ballot

The 2022 midterm elections are now just 11 days away, and Republicans have a seven-point lead in their bid to recapture control of Congress.

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October 28, 2022

'Save Our Democracy' Is the New 'Russia Collusion' by Patrick Buchanan

 At this point, it would save everyone time if Democrats could simply point to a policy agenda item that isn't going to save democracy -- if such a thing exists.

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October 28, 2022

Republicans are Going to Win Big in November – Here’s Why by Brian C. Joondeph

If you get your news from Twitter, the New York Times or the Washington Post, or virtually any cable or TV news network...

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October 28, 2022

This Campaign's Missing Issues: Foreign Policy and Economic Redistribution by Michael Barone

What issues are the candidates and the parties not talking about? It's worth asking, because sometimes these issues turn out to be important.

October 27, 2022

Republicans Kemp, Walker Lead in Key Georgia Races

Less than two weeks before Election Day, Republicans lead in the closely watched midterm races for governor and U.S. Senator in Georgia. 

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October 26, 2022

Does Discrimination Explain ‘Pay Gap’ Between Men and Women?

President Joe Biden has urged businesses to close the so-called “pay gap” between male and female employees, but most Americans don’t think discrimination is to blame for women’s lower incomes...

October 26, 2022

More Voters Favor Republican Control of Congress

In what may be a key indicator of this year’s midterm election results, Republicans have a clear edge when it comes to what voters think is best for the next session of Congress.. 

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October 26, 2022

Betting on 2022 By John Stossel

Some pundits say that Democrats will win the midterms.

October 25, 2022

Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending October 20, 2022

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of October 16-20, 2022, decreased to 92.1, down more than two points from 94.3 two weeks earlier.

October 25, 2022

Nevada: Republicans Laxalt, Lombardo Lead

Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate in Nevada appear poised to defeat Democratic incumbents in next month’s midterm election...

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October 25, 2022

Biden's Destroying the Economy. Is It Intentional? By Stephen Moore

Everywhere I go, people are mystified about President Joe Biden's economic agenda. So few of the policies comport with basic common sense that I'm asked the same question over and over: Is Biden intentionally trying to take a wrecking ball to the economy?

October 24, 2022

Democrats Lead in Pennsylvania Governor, Senate Races

Barely two weeks before Election Day, Democrats lead in the closely watched midterm races for governor and U.S. Senator in Pennsylvania.

October 24, 2022

29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-nine percent (29%) 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 20, 2022.

October 24, 2022

Keep Politics Out of FBI, Voters Say

Half of voters still have a favorable opinion of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but an overwhelming majority want the agency to avoid partisan political bias. 

October 22, 2022

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 22, 2022

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

October 21, 2022

Nevada: Voters Oppose Transgender Policies

Nevada: Voters Oppose Transgender Policies

A majority of Nevada voters are against allowing biological males to compete in women’s sports, one of the potential consequences of a referendum next month that would make “gender identity or expression” protected civil rights under the state constitution.

October 21, 2022

Republicans Congressional Lead Down To 4 Points

The 2022 midterm elections are now only 18 days away, and Republicans have a four-point lead in their bid to recapture control of Congress.

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October 21, 2022

Fundamentals, from COVID to Crime, Favor Republicans By Michael Barone

If Democrats take a drubbing in the off-year elections -- and it seems increasingly likely, but not certain, that they will -- it will be because they lost their moorings when the country seemed to go crazy with excessive COVID closedowns and irrational obsessions about systemic racism.

October 20, 2022

Confidence in Housing Market Declines

In a potential signal of declining economic optimism, homeowners are becoming less confident in the resale value of their homes.