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October 28, 2020

Democrats Are Far More Fearful of COVID ‘Dark Winter’ Than Others

Democrats strongly agree with their nominee Joe Biden that America is entering “a dark winter” because of the coronavirus, but other voters aren’t nearly as gloomy. President Trump is more upbeat, promising a COVID-19 vaccine soon, and most voters say they’re likely to get one.

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October 28, 2020

The Mobilization of the Mob By Michelle Malkin

Ready or not, here they come. The ground troops of the anti-Donald Trump resistance aren't just biding their time until Election Day for Hidin' Joe Biden. Hell no. They're making their direct action checklists and checking them twice. They're training for instigating.

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October 28, 2020

Don't Freak Out! By John Stossel

Worried about Tuesday?

Remember: The most important parts of life happen outside politics.

October 27, 2020

More Voters Plan On Voting In Person At The Polls

More voters plan to vote in person after all as Election Day approaches, with confidence even higher that all votes will be correctly counted.

October 27, 2020

Rasmussen Reports Weekly Immigration Index - Week Ending October 22, 2020

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of October 18-22, 2020 rose to 105.5 from 102.6 the week before.

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October 27, 2020

Is the Stock Market Telling Us That Trump Will Win? By Stephen Moore

Why is the stock market so high? I get asked this riddle every day.

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October 27, 2020

A Biden Family Special Prosecutor in 2021? By Patrick J. Buchanan

If Joe Biden loses on Nov. 3, public interest in whether his son Hunter exploited the family name to rake in millions of dollars from foreign donors will likely fade away.

It will not matter, and no one will care.

October 26, 2020

38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 22, 2020.

October 26, 2020

Are the Polls Trending for Trump? By Brian C. Joondeph

Several weeks ago, presidential opinion polls showed Joe Biden with a double-digit lead over Donald Trump, like the supposed lead Hillary Clinton enjoyed four years ago. Despite prognostications of an almost certain Clinton victory, reality provided a different story ending.

Will the big media be right this election cycle, or are they repeating their folly from the last election?

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October 26, 2020

Most Say Biden/Hunter Business Connection Likely

Voters think it’s likely that Joe Biden was in on his son Hunter’s controversial business deals abroad but are more critical of President Trump’s ethics than those of the Democratic nominee.

October 24, 2020

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 24, 2020

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

October 23, 2020

North Carolina Senate: Tillis (R) 45%, Cunningham (D) 45%

Incumbent Republican Thom Tillis is running dead even with Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham in North Carolina’s fevered U.S. Senate race.

October 23, 2020

Florida: Trump 49%, Biden 46%

President Trump holds a three-point lead over Democrat Joe Biden in Florida, a state that’s critical to whether or not the president is reelected.

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October 23, 2020

Both Candidates' Risky Strategies By Michael Barone

Are both presidential candidates trying to lose? Or at least pursuing campaign strategies which put them at grave risk of defeat?

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October 23, 2020

America: a Land of Ceaseless Conflict By Patrick J. Buchanan

When Amy Coney Barrett was nominated to a judgeship on the U.S. Court of Appeals in 2017, Sen. Dianne Feinstein was taken aback by the Notre Dame law professor's Catholic convictions about the right to life.

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October 22, 2020

24% Say Past Presidential Debates Have Changed Their Vote

Republicans are the most enthusiastic about the second Trump-Biden debate tonight and are the most likely to watch. Overall enthusiasm is down from the first debate, however, even though one-in-four voters say debates have changed their vote in the past.

October 22, 2020

North Carolina: Trump 48%, Biden 47%

President Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are running neck and neck in the battleground state of North Carolina.

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October 22, 2020

States of Play: Florida By Matthew Isbell

The right-leaning swing state that may be the key to 2020.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— While it is a swing state, expect Florida to vote to the right of the national popular vote.

— Biden is likely to underperform Hillary Clinton in Miami-Dade, but outshine her in working class communities and suburbs.

— How Florida’s seniors judge Trump on COVID will likely decide the state.

October 21, 2020

Arizona Senate: Kelly (D) 46%, McSally (R) 44%

Democratic challenger Mark Kelly has a narrow lead over incumbent Republican Martha McSally in Arizona’s hotly contested U.S. Senate special election race.

October 21, 2020

White House Watch: Biden’s Lead Down to Three

With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, it’s a three-point race.