48% Say Harris Won Debate
Nearly half of voters say Vice President Kamala Harris won this month’s televised debate with former President Donald Trump, and most approve of Trump’s decision not to debate Harris again.
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September 20, 2024
September 20, 2024
Voters Don't Want Harris' or Trump's Campaign Policies By Michael Barone
Neither Vice President Kamala Harris nor former President Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday's front page, has any proposals to cut the rapidly increasing national debt. Instead, both are proposing to hand out goodies to strategically positioned voters.
September 19, 2024
Election 2024: Trump Still Leads Harris
There has been no change in the race for the White House as former President Donald Trump maintains a narrow lead over Vice President Kamala Harris.
September 19, 2024
39% Say Fall Is Their Favorite Season
Fall will officially arrive this weekend, and many Americans will be in a better mood because of it.
September 19, 2024
Five House Rating Changes as Overall Battle for Majority Remains Tight By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— We are changing 5 House ratings this week, although that does not change our overall arithmetic in the House. We continue to view the race for the chamber as effectively a 50-50 proposition.
— The real playing field may be smaller than what we saw in the 2022 election cycle, if current outside spending is any indication.
— Beyond our rating changes, we have some observations about key races across the competitive map, including in Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Virginia.
September 18, 2024
52% Expect Higher Taxes If Harris Wins
Most voters consider taxes a very important issue in this year’s presidential election, and they expect taxes to go up if Vice President Kamala Harris wins in November.
September 18, 2024
Class Action Scams By John Stossel
Have you gotten a letter that says, "You may be entitled to compensation"?
September 17, 2024
Killer Shot? Most Still Suspect COVID-19 Vaccine Risk
Suspicion that COVID-19 vaccines may be to blame for unexplained deaths remains high, and many Americans think someone they know could be among the victims.
September 17, 2024
Did Hamas Hostage Murders Shift Opinions?
The murder of six Israeli hostages by Hamas terrorists did not have a major impact on overall sympathies in the conflict between Israel and Palestinians.
September 17, 2024
When Character Assassination Becomes the Real Thing By Daniel McCarthy
If Democrats didn't believe they'd put former President Donald Trump in an assassin's crosshairs the first time, they have no excuse for pleading innocent now.
September 16, 2024
35% 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 September 12, 2024.
September 16, 2024
58% See Harris as ‘More of the Same’
Voters overwhelmingly think America needs a new direction, and don’t believe they’ll get it if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the presidential election.
September 14, 2024
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 14, 2024
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
September 13, 2024
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Down Again in September
Economic confidence decreased to 99.9 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, one point lower than August.
September 13, 2024
Should Kamala Harris Do More Interviews?
Since being appointed the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee in July, Vice President Kamala Harris has only granted one major media interview. Most voters think she should do more.
September 13, 2024
Kamala Harris Won the Debate, But Maybe Not the Election By Michael Barone
When I was in the polling business many years ago, our reports always started with the mood of the electorate, whether things were moving in the right direction or seriously off on the wrong track, then moved to two sections on character and issues.
September 12, 2024
Election 2024: Trump 49%, Harris 47%
The race for the White House continues to be close, as former President Donald Trump holds a two-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris.
September 12, 2024
Polling Error in 2016-2020: Look Out for Wisconsin By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Swing state polls show an incredibly close race in our 7 Toss-up presidential states right now.
— Final polling did generally overstate Democrats in both the 2016 and 2020 elections in these states, with Wisconsin standing out. Keep that in mind as polling shows Kamala Harris holding up a little bit better in the Badger State than elsewhere.
— If polls are understating Donald Trump again, he of course is in a great position to win given how competitive he already is in the core swing states. But there are good reasons to believe that he is not being overstated this time.
September 11, 2024
Government Employees Overpaid, Most Americans Say
President Joe Biden recently announced another pay raise for federal employees, but a majority of Americans think government workers are already making more.
September 11, 2024
9/11: Have Americans Forgotten?
Almost half of voters think their fellow Americans have forgotten the terrorist attack that struck on September 11, 2001.
