Juneteenth: 68% Approve of Official Holiday
Five years after Congress made June 19th a national holiday, Americans overwhelmingly approve of officially commemorating the end of slavery.
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June 19, 2026
June 19, 2026
Not Following the Example of President James K. Polk By Michael Barone
A president orders the onset of hostilities -- war -- without authorization of Congress and without much in the way of making a case with the public. His troops win important victories and decapitate large parts of the government of the enemy. But in the enemy capital, no one surrenders or will even negotiate seriously.
June 19, 2026
GOP Lead on National Security Shrinks
Republicans’ advantage on national security issues has nearly disappeared since February, with the midterm elections fast less than five months away.
June 19, 2026
America’s 250th Birthday and the Crisis of American Confidence By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday next month, a surprising number of Americans are looking elsewhere. A new Elon University poll found that while most Americans would still choose the United States over any other country, a majority of Democrats say they would rather live somewhere else.
June 18, 2026
Taxes: Democrats Now Hold Edge on Issue
The question of which party is more trusted to handle taxes now slightly favors Democrats, less than five months ahead of the midterm elections.
June 18, 2026
If Democrats Get a 2006-Style Senate Result, It May be Because Trump Has a 2006-Style Approval Rating By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— While the 2018 midterm was generally a “blue wave,” Republicans still held the Senate. If Democrats want to flip the Senate, they’ll need a year that’s more like 2006.
— The Senate map was in some ways completely different heading into the 2006 election as opposed to the Senate map we have now, and it was less tied to presidential partisanship.
— However, there are some commonalities between the top Democratic Senate targets in 2006 and in 2026, although the comparisons require some stretching.
— But more important is President Trump’s approval rating, which probably needs to be more like George W. Bush’s in 2006 than Trump’s own approval in 2018 in order for Democrats to flip the Senate.
June 17, 2026
Summer Vacation Time: 34% Plan Theme Park Visit
Nearly half of Americans are planning to take a vacation this summer, but barely a third expect to take a theme park trip.
June 17, 2026
Iran War: Just 35% Favored ‘Regime Change’ Goal
Most voters don’t consider the Iran war a success, but barely a third wanted the United States to continue until the regime in Tehran was overturned.
June 16, 2026
The Great Escape -- Let Young Workers Out of Social Security By Stephen Moore
What cruel irony that we learned last week that Social Security is going broke even sooner than we thought. The Social Security trust fund will be exhausted in 2032, according to the latest Trustees Report. How odd that it is even referred to as a "trust fund," because there is no trust, and there is no fund.
June 16, 2026
University Professors Against Academic Freedom By Daniel McCarthy
Does academic freedom have a greater enemy than the American Association of University Professors?
June 16, 2026
Midterms Look Rough for Incumbents
A majority of voters plan to vote against incumbents in this fall’s midterm election and, if they had the chance, would send the entire Congress home.
June 15, 2026
34% 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 June 11, 2026.
June 15, 2026
Most Voters Undecided About Platner Accusations
Accusations that the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine abused an ex-girlfriend have not convinced most voters nationwide.
June 13, 2026
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 13, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
June 12, 2026
51% Want Votes Counted Within 24 Hours
The month-long vote count in California’s recent primary doesn’t pass the sniff test with a majority of American voters
June 12, 2026
Gordon Wood and the Historians Who Told the Real Story of the Founders By Michael Barone
The sudden death of the historian Gordon Wood, just weeks before the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, is one more mark of the closure of a golden age of the historiography of the Revolutionary era. It's an occasion to reflect on the uniqueness, indeed the idiosyncrasy, of the emergence of the primacy of this United States among the nations of the world.
June 11, 2026
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Declines Again in June
Economic confidence decreased to 97.9 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, down more than two points from May. The index hit a four-year high of 115.9 last July.
June 11, 2026
Support for H-1B Program Remains High
The federal H-1B visa program continues to be approved by most voters, even though many are angry about how many foreign workers are hired.
June 11, 2026
The Senate: The Race for the Majority is Not a Toss-up, But the Races That Will Decide It Are By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— We are making three Senate rating changes this week, all in favor of Democrats. North Carolina moves to Leans Democratic, and Alaska and Ohio are now Toss-ups.
— This makes the Democrats’ path to the majority clearer, but we still favor Republicans in the overall race for the Senate.
— Democrats need to win all four of our Toss-ups to get to a majority, while Republicans need just one to preserve a nominal 50-50 majority because they hold the vice presidential tiebreaker.
— Democrats also have their work cut out for them in the four Toss-ups, albeit for different reasons. In Maine and Michigan, there are questions about the quality of the Democratic candidates. In Alaska and Ohio, meanwhile, the questions are more about Democrats’ ability to overcome each state’s pronounced GOP lean.
