After 2022 Setback, GOP Race for 2024 Is Wide Open By Josh Hammer
The 2022 midterm elections were, by any objective measure, tremendously disappointing for Republicans.
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November 18, 2022
November 18, 2022
Is Inflation Affecting Thanksgiving Plans?
As Thanksgiving approaches, many Americans say inflation has led them to change their holiday plans.
November 18, 2022
A House Popular Vote Majority Produced Few Seats but Is a Good Sign For Republicans in 2024 By Michael Barone
One of the puzzles in this year's surprising and unpredicted (including by me) off-year election results is why the Republicans' 51% to 47% win in the popular vote for House of Representatives did not produce a majority bigger than the apparent 221-214 result. (All numbers here are subject to revision in line with final returns.)
November 17, 2022
Expect More Partisan Division, Voters Say
The result of this year’s midterm election is likely to be more partisanship in Washington, most voters believe.
November 17, 2022
Georgia’s Runoff is the Opening Battle of the 2024 Senate Cycle By Kyle Kondik
Democrats need a buffer as they face a daunting map.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The looming Georgia Senate runoff is both the final race of 2022 and the first race of 2024, a Senate cycle in which Democrats are playing a lot of defense.
— The Democrats could run the Senate more smoothly if they can get a “real” majority of 51.
— But the primary importance of the runoff is electoral: Democrats could really use an extra buffer seat as they try to hang on in a couple of years.
November 16, 2022
Trump 2024? 60% of Voters Say ‘No’
Former President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will seek the White House again in 2024, but most voters don’t think he should and have a more favorable view of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
November 16, 2022
Are Credit Rejections Rising?
More Americans report their applications for credit have been turned down recently, a potential indicator of an economic downturn.
November 16, 2022
Magic Cars By John Stossel
Politicians praise electric cars. If everyone buys them, they say, solar and wind power will replace our need for oil.
November 15, 2022
Most Parents Oppose ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’
The popularity of “Drag Queen Story Hour” doesn’t include the parents of school-age children, who overwhelmingly oppose the phenomenon in which men dressed as women perform for children.
November 15, 2022
America Was Built on Coal. Now Biden Wants to Abolish It By Stephen Moore
The one promise that President Joe Biden has faithfully kept is his pledge to "close down" fossil fuels. We get two-thirds of our energy in America from fossil fuels, and almost one-third of our power comes from coal. That's quadruple the amount of energy we get from wind and solar, which are niche forms of energy.
November 14, 2022
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) 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 10, 2022.
November 14, 2022
Voters Worry About Election Cheating, Don’t Trust Mail-In Voting
Most voters believe cheating may have influenced this year’s elections, and think voting by mail makes it easier to cheat.
November 12, 2022
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 11, 2022
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
November 11, 2022
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Up Slightly in November
Economic confidence increased to 86.3 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, half-a-point higher than October.
November 11, 2022
Veterans Day: More Important Than Ever
Today is Veterans Day, and the number of Americans who believe it is one of America’s most important holidays is at an all-time high.
November 11, 2022
Trump and Biden Big Losers, DeSantis Big Winner in 2022 By Michael Barone
One way to look at this election is as a repudiation of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
November 10, 2022
Less Than Half of Americans Support Death Penalty
Support for the death penalty has declined significantly in the past decade, and less than half of Americans still favor capital punishment.
November 10, 2022
Media’s Midterm Coverage Was Bad, Most Voters Agree
Less than half of voters think the news media did a good job covering the midterm campaign, and nearly half believe the coverage was biased in favor of Democrats.
November 10, 2022
Election Good, Bad and Ugly By John Stossel
The Good: We have divided government. Since Democrats no longer control Congress, they can't bankrupt America quite so fast!
November 9, 2022
Too Close to Call’? Voters Don’t Like Late Election Results
With the balance of power in Congress still undecided, voters clearly dislike delayed reporting of election results.
