Year-Round School? Most Say No
Proposals to eliminate children’s summer vacation for year-year round school are rejected by a majority of Americans.
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August 20, 2026
August 20, 2026
Not Enough Done to Stop Election Cheating, Most Voters Believe
Less than three months before the midterms, a majority of voters say the government has not done enough to protect election integrity.
August 19, 2026
Florida’s Primary: Senate Race Moves Back to Safe Republican, While a Pair of House Races Remain Where They Were By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— In an upset last night, Florida Democrats nominated state Rep. Angie Nixon over the much better funded, and less progressive, Alex Vindman.
— Without Vindman’s fundraising capacity, Democrats will probably have an even harder time against appointed Sen. Ashley Moody (R), so we are moving the race from Likely Republican to Safe Republican.
— In the 7th District, Rep. Cory Mills (R) became the 12th member this year to lose a primary; his defeat actually leaves the GOP better-positioned to hold his seat.
— South Florida Democrats also made an electorally wise choice of their own, opting to renominate Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D) in the marginal FL-25 over his more progressive primary opponent.
August 19, 2026
Vaccine Miscarriage Risk: Another ‘Serious Scandal’ for Dr. Fauci
Revelations that Dr. Anthony Fauci knew about potential miscarriage risks from COVID-19 vaccines is a serious scandal, according to two-thirds of voters.
August 18, 2026
30% See Higher Stock Market Ahead
Fewer Americans are optimistic about the stock market now, and less likely to expect higher stock prices than at any time since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
August 18, 2026
44% See GOP Congress as Too Pro-Trump
Republicans in Congress are viewed as siding too much with President Donald Trump by a plurality of voters and, in a troubling signal for the party’s midterm election fate, the GOP is “underwater” in its favorability rating.
August 18, 2026
Democrats' Southern Strategy By Daniel McCarthy
Don't believe the Democratic National Committee's official storyline -- the DNC's decision to make South Carolina the first Democratic presidential primary in 2028 isn't about introducing more racial diversity into the early contests.
August 18, 2026
Net Zero Is Dead and Gone By Stephen Moore
It was only a few years ago when the climate change alarms and green energy fad were all the rage at the White House and corporate board rooms. Former President Joe Biden's policies were all tilted to ending fossil fuels, and many of America's biggest corporations embraced the concept of net-zero fossil fuels. This was the movement during the Biden years to eliminate virtually ALL oil, natural gas and coal production, and replace these energy sources with windmills, solar panels and electric vehicles.
August 17, 2026
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-three percent (33%) 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, 2026.
August 17, 2026
Voters Reject Radical Policies
Candidates proposing socialism and other radical ideas face defeat by candidates who defend American traditions.
August 15, 2026
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 15, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
August 14, 2026
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Sags in August
Economic confidence decreased to 104.2 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, down more than two points from July.
August 14, 2026
Midterms: Economy, Anti-Trump Mood Are Top Motivators
It’s still “the economy, stupid” with the midterm elections now less than four months away and, by a 10-point margin, more voters oppose than support President Donald Trump’s agenda.
August 14, 2026
Midwest Shows DSA Left Could Take Over the Democratic Party By Michael Barone
It's worth poking around the entrails of the returns for the agonizingly close and, given the pre-primary polls, surprising results of recent Democratic primaries in the key swing Midwestern states of Michigan and Wisconsin, with a side look at Minnesota.
August 13, 2026
Only 28% Trust Political Polls
Half of voters don’t trust most polls about politics, and a majority don’t think the quality of polling has improved.
August 13, 2026
Sanders 2016 to El-Sayed 2026: Two Different Paths to Narrow, Progressive Primary Wins in Michigan By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Last week, Abdul El-Sayed captured the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan over Rep. Haley Stevens (D, MI-11).
— That El-Sayed narrowly won the nomination running as a progressive was one of the many parallels this primary had to the state’s 2016 Democratic presidential contest.
— However, there was considerable change between the two Democratic primaries, as El-Sayed fared better than Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in metro Detroit but worse in rural areas.
August 13, 2026
Fauci’s Faustian Bargain By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
A Faustian bargain is a deal with the Devil, trading principle for power, prestige, or personal ambition. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared to make such a bargain – exchanging the skepticism and humility that define sound science for the adoration, celebrity, and political influence that transformed him into “America’s doctor.”
August 12, 2026
Life Is Pretty Good for Most Americans
A majority of Americans rate their own lives positively, and view young adulthood as the best years of life.
