19% Say A Convention Has Changed Their Vote
The growth of state primaries has largely reduced national political conventions to rah-rah sessions for the party faithful, but one-in-five voters say a convention has changed their vote.
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August 20, 2020
August 20, 2020
States of Play: Wisconsin By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Even without the optics that come from hosting the Democratic National Convention, Wisconsin will be a crucial state this fall.
— Joe Biden’s apparent strength with older voters may buoy him in rural parts of the state, though Donald Trump also may have some room to improve even after his tremendous rural showings four years ago.
— Aside from the presidential contest, the state will see few competitive major races.
August 19, 2020
White House Watch: Biden Leads by Four Convention Week
With the Democratic National Convention in full swing and a new running mate by his side, Joe Biden holds a slightly narrower lead over President Trump in the latest Rasmussen Reports’ weekly White House Watch survey.
August 19, 2020
Biden/Harris Seen As Liberals But Not As Liberal As Obama
Most voters view the likely Democratic ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as just as liberal as Hillary Clinton but not as far to the political left as Barack Obama.
August 19, 2020
Give Them Hugs and Let Them Play By Michelle Malkin
I still can't get over the creepy spectacle of Dr. Marc Siegel, a New York University professor of medicine, vehemently hawking "No Hugs Please" buttons for all schoolchildren last week.
August 19, 2020
Big Spending Biden By John Stossel
Which presidential candidate will bankrupt America first, Donald Trump or Joe Biden?
August 18, 2020
Rasmussen Reports Weekly Immigration Index - Week Ending August 13, 2020
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of August 9-13, 2020 rose again to 104.1, up from 103.2 the previous week.
August 18, 2020
Voters Feel Good About Israel-UAE Accord, Middle East Peace
U.S. voters tend to see the surprise agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates as the breakthrough to peace in the Middle East and are more comfortable than they have been in years with the level of American involvement in the region.
August 18, 2020
Is the Media Gaming The Polls for a Post-DNC ‘Surprise’? By Brian C. Joondeph
Conventional wisdom suggests that presidential election polls will tighten as the election approaches. In the summer ahead of an election, most voters are not paying close attention to the campaign, and opinion polls many months ahead of the election are designed more to influence rather than reflect public opinion.
August 18, 2020
V-Shaped Economic Recovery Requires Freer Trade, Not Tariffs By Stephen Moore
It seems obvious that President Donald Trump is going to need a blockbuster economic revival if he hopes to win reelection in November.
Part of the equation to achieve that spring back is to resist trade protectionist temptations. But will he?
August 18, 2020
The Progressive Racism of the Ivy League By Patrick J. Buchanan
If the definition of racism is deliberate discrimination based on race, color or national origin, Yale University appears to be a textbook case of "systemic racism."
August 17, 2020
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) 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 13, 2020.
August 17, 2020
Unionizing College Players Is A Winner for Their Biggest Fans
Players in the collegiate Pac-12 Conference are pushing for unionization and with it payment for their play. Most Americans don’t like either idea, but for close fans of college athletics, the time has come.
August 15, 2020
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 15, 2020
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
August 14, 2020
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Stalls in August
Economic confidence slowed this month, dropping four points from July to 110.8 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index.
August 14, 2020
Democrats Give Thumbs Up to Harris But Are Black Voters On Board?
Earlier this week, Joe Biden named Kamala Harris as his running mate. Democrats overwhelmingly like the California senator and have their eye on her to hold the top spot in 2024 if the Democratic ticket loses this time around, but a third of black voters say the announcement makes them less likely to throw their support behind the Democratic ticket despite their more favorable view of her.
August 14, 2020
Is Biden-Harris on Tom Dewey's Path? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Accused of being a serial harasser in 2019, Joe Biden did what comes naturally. He apologized for perceived past misbehavior, and, to appease his accusers, pledged to choose a woman for a Biden ticket.
August 14, 2020
Biden-Harris/Trump-Pence Race 'Tightening' By Michael Barone
Just as Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his vice presidential nominee, and a week before the Democrats' virtual national convention is scheduled to begin at various sites, the basement strategy he's been pursuing, hailed as the political equivalent of "The Emperor's New Clothes," was starting to look tattered and torn.
August 13, 2020
Voters Favor Crackdown on Violent Protests; Most Democrats Disagree
Voters are ready for the police to put an end to the continuing violent protests nationwide. Most also say the protests will be important to their vote in the upcoming elections.
August 13, 2020
Biden-Harris: A Predictable Pairing By Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and J. Miles Coleman
The presumptive Democratic nominee plays it safe.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Kamala Harris, long seen as a frontrunner to be Joe Biden’s running mate, represents a vetted, qualified, and safe VP choice.
— Harris is the latest in a long line of Democratic senators who have become running mates. If she becomes vice president, Democrats should not have any real obstacles to keeping her seat.
— Biden’s new running mate has only been in the Senate for less than four years, but she was California’s statewide elected attorney general before that — though she almost lost in 2010.
