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                            September 15, 2026Only 37% Think Marijuana Is Dangerous
Most Americans don’t believe marijuana use is dangerous, despite studies linking the drug to mental health problems.

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                            September 15, 202654% Say Economy Will Be Most Important Midterm Issue
No issue will be more important than the economy in deciding how they vote in this year’s midterm elections, most voters say.
September 15, 2026The Marriage Deficit Is an Economic Catastrophe By Stephen Moore
I'm thrashing for explanations and solutions to this deeply troubling social trend. Obviously, we are not returning to the "Father Knows Best" norms of the 1950s or 1960s.

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                            September 14, 202634% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-four percent (34%) 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 September 10, 2026. 

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                            September 14, 2026Democrats Maintain Lead in Midterm Forecast
The Democratic Party continues to hold a five-point lead over Republicans in the battle to control the House of Representatives. 

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                            September 12, 2026What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 12, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            September 11, 2026Maine Senate: Jackson, Collins in Dead Heat
Democrat Troy Jackson has a one-point lead over Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking her sixth term in the Senate.

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                            September 11, 2026Maine Senate: Jackson, Collins in Dead Heat
Democrat Troy Jackson has a one-point lead over Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking her sixth term in the Senate.

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                            September 11, 2026N.H. Senate: Democrat Pappas Leads by Double Digits
Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas has opened an 11-point lead over former Republican Sen. John Sununu in the race to fill the New Hampshire Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. 

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                            September 11, 2026N.H. Senate: Democrat Pappas Leads by Double Digits
Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas has opened an 11-point lead over former Republican Sen. John Sununu in the race to fill the New Hampshire Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. 

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                            September 11, 2026Iowa Senate: Turek Leads by 5 Points
Democrat state Rep. Josh Turek has a narrow lead over U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in the race to fill the Iowa Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Republican Sen. Joni Ernst.

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                            September 11, 2026Iowa Senate: Turek Leads by 5 Points
Democrat state Rep. Josh Turek has a narrow lead over U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson in the race to fill the Iowa Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Republican Sen. Joni Ernst.

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                            September 11, 2026Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Declines Again in September
Economic confidence decreased to 102.1 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, down more than two points from August. 

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                            September 11, 2026Midterms 2026: Many Voters Remain Undecided
Less than two months before the midterm elections, nearly a third of voters are still making up their minds.

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                            September 11, 2026Hey, Germany. It's Legitimate to Limit Immigration. By Michael Barone
        Just weeks after far-left candidates have won surprising victories in Democratic primaries in Pennsylvania, Florida, Michigan, Colorado and New York City for the Senate and House in the United States, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has won a widely predicted victory in the election last Sunday for the legislature of Sachsen-Anhalt, one of Germany's 16 federal states.
September 10, 2026The Six Regions That Will Decide the House By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— The key districts in the battle for the House fit into a half-dozen regions scattered across the nation.
— What follows is a path toward what Democrats need to do (or Republicans need to prevent) in order to win a bare, 218-217 majority.
— Today’s update comes with a pair of rating changes in favor of Democrats; that does not include a pair of rating changes we are planning to make in Missouri if the state ultimately reverts to its 2022 map.

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                            September 10, 202650% Approve Trump’s Venezuela Oil Deal
An agreement to secure billions of barrels of oil reserves in Venezuela, recently announced by President Donald Trump, meets with approval from a majority of American voters.

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                            September 9, 2026Lindsay Clancy Trial: 49% Say She’s Guilty of Murder
A Massachusetts jury deadlocked in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, but about half of Americans say she should have been found guilty. 

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                            September 9, 2026More Now See U.S. Economy as Unfair
Fewer voters see the American economy as fair than they did a year ago, and especially think the economy is unfair to low-income people. 

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                            September 9, 2026A Better Labor Day By John Stossel
   Did you celebrate labor last Monday, Labor Day?