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                            August 20, 2024Will Voters Settle for Joe Biden's Understudy? By Daniel McCarthy
   This week's celebration of Kamala Harris in Chicago faces an embarrassing fact: Until now, Democrats themselves thought she was less cut out to be president than Joe Biden.

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                            August 19, 202435% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-five percent (35%) 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 15, 2024.

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                            August 19, 2024‘Stolen Valor’? 45% Say Walz Accusations Won’t Make Much Difference
Most voters take seriously accusations that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz exaggerated his military record, but a plurality say it won’t affect their vote in the presidential election.

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                            August 17, 2024What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 17, 2024
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            August 16, 2024Yellowstone: Voters Strongly Support Protecting Park
The wildlife and wilderness of Yellowstone National Park are a resource of global importance, according to an overwhelming majority of voters who see a duty to preserve America’s first national park.

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                            August 16, 2024Are the Media in the Tank for Harris?
A majority of voters believe most news reporters are biased and expect the media to keep helping Kamala Harris against Donald Trump in their coverage of the presidential campaign.

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                            August 16, 2024Who's for the First Amendment -- and Who's Against By Michael Barone
"There's a lot of opposition to just hearing what President Trump has to say," Elon Musk said at the beginning of his two-hour interview on X with the 45th and would-be 47th president.

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                            August 15, 2024Election 2024: Trump 49%, Harris 45%
Former President Donald Trump continues to lead Vice President Kamala Harris, although the Democrat has slightly narrowed the margin.

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                            August 14, 2024Are Schools Doing Too Much or Not Enough for Transgender Students?
As students prepare for the beginning of another school year, Americans are clearly divided over transgender policies.

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                            August 14, 2024Native Truths By John Stossel
   American kids are now taught that before Christopher Columbus wrecked things, peaceful Native Americans protected the environment.

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                            August 14, 2024Voters Trust Trump More on Middle East Crisis
The current Middle East conflict is a major crisis, according to most voters, who trust former President Trump more than Vice President Kamala Harris to deal with the crisis.

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                            August 13, 2024Donald Trump Has to Run Like It's 2016 Again By Daniel McCarthy
   If Donald Trump wants to return to the White House, he has to get serious about winning the "ground war."

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                            August 13, 2024Natural Gas Is Now Cheaper Than Water By Stephen Moore
   Among the great mythologies of recent years, one stands out above the rest, is that the world is in a "great energy transition." Actually, the world IS in a dramatic energy transition. But it isn't the one the Left wants it to be.

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                            August 13, 2024Democrats Like Tim Walz, But Other Voters? Not So Much
Democratic voters are overwhelming pleased with Kamala Harris’s choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her vice-presidential running mate, but Republicans and independents are less impressed.

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                            August 12, 202434% 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 August 8, 2024.

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                            August 12, 2024Most Suspect Non-Citizens Are Illegally Registered to Vote
Election integrity concerns have focused on the issue of illegal voting by non-citizens, and most voters suspect it may be happening in their state.

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                            August 10, 2024What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 10, 2024
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            August 9, 2024Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Sags in August
Economic confidence decreased to 100.9 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than four points lower than July. 

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                            August 9, 2024Is It Fair to Call Kamala Harris a ‘DEI Hire’?
Controversy over so-called DEI (“diversity, equity and inclusion”) policies has intruded on this year’s presidential campaign, with some critics accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of being a “DEI hire.”

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                            August 9, 2024The Symmetrical Vice Presidential Picks: Polarized Politics Continues By Michael Barone
   There is an uncanny symmetry in the two presidential candidates' choice of vice presidential running mates. There are a few superficial differences -- Republican J.D. Vance is 40, Democrat Tim Walz 60. Vance is bearded, Walz balding.