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                            January 17, 2026What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 17, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            January 16, 2026Just 25% Pay for Gym Memberships
Most Americans exercise regularly, but find it more convenient to do so at home than to join a gym.

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                            January 16, 2026What's the Matter With Minnesota? By Michael Barone
   Minnesota? Somalis? Nine billion dollars in alleged welfare fraud?

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                            January 16, 2026Iran: 47% of U.S. Voters Think Ayatollah Could Be Toppled
Widespread protests in Iran against Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei’s government have many American voters hoping that the end may be near for the Iranian regime.

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                            January 15, 2026Most Voters Concerned About Radical Islam
The influence of radical Islam in the United States is a cause for concern for a majority of voters, who oppose Muslims forming separate communities here.

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                            January 14, 2026Few See U.S. Race Relations Getting Better
As the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday approaches, most Americans don’t think race relations in the country are improving.

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                            January 14, 202643% Say Media Hostile to Trump
Most voters don’t think the news media has done a good job of covering President Donald Trump’s administration, and few believe the media’s coverage is friendly toward the president.

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                            January 14, 2026The Warmth of Collectivism By John Stossel
        "Replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism!" says my new socialist mayor.

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                            January 13, 2026Stop Pretending That Colleges Are Nonprofit Institutions By Stephen Moore
   Here's a recent story from the Chicago Tribune that jumped off the page when I read it. Northwestern University is finishing up the construction of a new $800 million football stadium. This is supposedly a nonprofit "educational" entity.

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                            January 13, 202651% Approve Maduro Capture
A narrow majority of voters approve of Operation Absolute Resolve, the U.S. military action that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

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                            January 12, 2026J.D. Vance’s Favorability Drops Sharply
Vice President J.D. Vance remains popular with Republicans, but his rating by other voters has declined significantly in the past four months.

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                            January 12, 202641% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-one percent (41%) 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 January 8, 2026.

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                            January 10, 2026What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 10, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            January 9, 2026Rasmussen Real Unemployment Rate: Up Slightly
National unemployment was 8.3% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up slightly from last month from 8.0% last month and significantly more than the 4.6% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on December 16, 2025.

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                            January 9, 2026Rasmussen Real Unemployment Rate: Up Slightly
National unemployment was 8.3% in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Real Unemployment update, up slightly from last month from 8.0% last month and significantly more than the 4.6% rate officially reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on December 16, 2025.

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                            January 9, 2026Most Americans Don’t Expect Significant Inheritance
Inherited wealth hasn’t affected most Americans’ lives, and few see any chance it will happen in the future.

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                            January 8, 2026Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Steady in January
Economic confidence increased slightly to 109.2 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, a fraction higher than December.  The index hit a four-year high of 115.9 in July.  

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                            January 8, 2026Income Inequality Issue Favors Democrats
Most voters are worried about the problem of income inequality, and the Democratic Party has a slight advantage on the issue.
January 8, 2026Low Gas Prices Don’t Seem to be Moving the Needle for Trump—and He’s No Exception Historically By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— The price of a gallon of gasoline in President Trump’s first year in office has been relatively low, with gas recently dipping under $3 a gallon on average for the first time in half a decade, when the pandemic was having a major effect on the economy and society at large.
— That said, Trump’s overall approval rating remains underwater, and it is weaker now than it was a few months ago. Trump’s approval numbers on the economy and inflation—the latter of which would seem to be most connected to the price of gasoline—are weaker than his overall approval.
— There is some connection, historically, between gas prices and presidential approval, but that connection has been weaker lately.

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                            January 7, 2026Minnesota ‘Tip of the Iceberg’ for Fraud, Most Voters Say
The scandal that has rocked Minnesota probably signals that fraud is widespread in federally funded benefit programs nationwide, according to a majority of American voters.