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June 27, 2025

Voters Expect More Political Violence, Blame Rhetoric

After two Minnesota lawmakers were shot by a gunman, a majority of voters say they expect further political violence in the months ahead.

 

June 27, 2025

The Barista Proletariat Wins in New York By Michael Barone

Zohran Mamdani's lead in first choices in New York City's ranked-choice mayoral primary, and his inevitable victory when second, third, fourth and fifth choices of trailing candidates are allocated to candidates voters ranked lower, mean that he'll be the Democratic nominee for mayor of the nation's largest city and the likely winner of the general election in November.

June 26, 2025

Heat Wave: 67% Suspect Climate Change Makes Summer Worse

With many parts of the country experiencing a record heat wave, more Americans now think climate change is to blame.

June 26, 2025

Voters Support Strikes on Iran Nukes, Not Regime Change

A clear majority of American voters believe the goal of U.S. military involvement in the war between Israel and Iran should be limited to taking out the Iranian nuclear threat, rather than trying to topple the regime in Tehran.

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June 26, 2025

Notes on the State of Politics: The Mamdani Upset and a Deeper Look at Virginia By J. Miles Coleman

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— In New York City, state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani pulled off an upset in the Democratic primary for mayor, defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

— One of the things that probably worked against Cuomo was the fact that some of his key constituencies are less likely to be registered to vote in Democratic primaries.

— Turnout in Virginia’s primary last week was slightly higher than what 2021’s primary saw, though there were some important locality-level changes.

— In winning the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D) won most of the state’s congressional districts.

— The close Democratic primary for Attorney General helped illustrate how primary turnout patterns differ from that of general elections.

June 25, 2025

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Doesn’t Help National Debt Concerns

Voters are overwhelmingly concerned about America’s $37 trillion national debt, and few think the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” will address the problem.

June 25, 2025

A War on Children? By John Stossel

Before Robby Starbuck became a problem for leftist companies, alerting consumers to stupid woke indoctrination policies, he directed music videos.

June 24, 2025

Secure Borders Win Wars Like This One By Daniel McCarthy

The Iran crisis of the past two weeks isn't just about nuclear weapons -- it's also an urgent reminder that border security is national security.

June 24, 2025

For America to Win the AI Race, Keep Government's Hands Off By Stephen Moore

At the birth of the internet age in the early 1990s, the U.S. and Europe took opposite approaches to advancing this new economy-changing technology.

June 24, 2025

America’s Favorite State? (Hint: Sunshine)

Perhaps not everybody in America wants to live in Florida, but it’s still at the top of the list.

June 24, 2025

47% Approve of ‘Sanctuary’ States

Nearly half of voters favor the policy of so-called “sanctuary” states, which restrict state and local officials from cooperating with federal immigration authorities.

June 23, 2025

Iran: Most Voters Oppose Sending U.S. Ground Troops

While a plurality of voters support the use of American air power and naval forces against Iran, only a third favor the deployment of U.S. ground troops.

June 23, 2025

47% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-seven percent (47%) 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 June 19, 2025.

June 21, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 20, 2025

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

June 20, 2025

44% Say George Floyd Protests Made Race Relations Worse

Most Americans don’t think race relations in the country are getting better, and many believe the 2020 unrest after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis made things worse.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that just 19% of American Adults think the protests over the death of George Floyd made race relations better, while 44% say the protests that erupted in May 2020 made race relations worse and 26% believe the protests did not make much difference. Eleven percent (11%) are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

June 20, 2025

Vance’s Popularity Rises

A majority of voters have a favorable impression of Vice President J.D. Vance, but few expect that he’ll be called on to replace his boss before 2028.

June 20, 2025

Fast-Changing Events Making, or Remaking, History By Michael Barone

Events are moving fast. Seven days ago, as I write, Israel had not yet launched its first attacks on targets in Iran. Seven days from now, things may well have changed -- significantly.

June 19, 2025

Who Cares About You? More Voters Say Democrats Do

By a four-point margin, more voters say the Democratic Party cares about people like them than say the same about the GOP.

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June 19, 2025

Friends, Neighbors, and Unfriendly Neighbors in Virginia’s Wild Democratic Statewide Primaries By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— In a highly competitive Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary, state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D) was powered by strength in her home turf in greater Richmond, while a very poor showing in the city where he was recently mayor, Richmond, cost Levar Stoney (D) dearly.

— Meanwhile, former state Del. Jay Jones (D) won a narrow victory of his own in the attorney general primary by building on his coalition from his unsuccessful run four years ago.

— Looking ahead to the fall, there is still ticket-splitting among the three statewide elections in Virginia, but that ticket-splitting has generally been on the decline.

— Virginia will also elect all 100 members of the state House of Delegates this fall, where Democrats already hold a narrow majority.

June 18, 2025

Americans Stand Behind President Law and Order By Brian Joondeph

Four years ago, we experienced “The Summer of Love,” specifically protests and riots honoring Saint George Floyd. Civil unrest erupted in 140 cities across 20 states, resulting in over $2 billion in insured losses, with the actual toll likely much higher.