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September 3, 2026The Governors: A Trio of Rating Changes Toward Democrats as They Chase a Rare Edge in Overall Seats Held By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— We continue to have just two Toss-ups in our gubernatorial ratings, but Alaska replaces Iowa this week, while Georgia remains a Toss-up.
— Democrats used to routinely control a majority of the state governorships, but Republicans have held a majority for almost all of the post-1994 period. Democrats have a chance to grab an edge this cycle, though.

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                            September 2, 2026Democrats Now Lead by 5 Points in Midterm Forecast
The Democratic Party has widened its lead over Republicans in the battle to control the House of Representatives.
September 2, 2026The Senate: Our Best Guess on the Toss-ups as Labor Day Nears By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Republicans probably retain a slight edge in the Senate, but that assessment has gotten harder to defend over the course of the summer.
— Read on for our best guesses on our five Senate Toss-up races.

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                            September 2, 2026Rent Control ... Still Doesn't Work By John Stossel
   In 2022, politicians in Minneapolis and St. Paul voted for rent control.

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                            September 2, 2026Stop the Democrats' Scheme to Pack the Supreme Court By Stephen Moore
   Democrats are in a quandary over the Supreme Court. Every four years, they've warned their voters that electing a Republican president will lead to more conservative Supreme Court justices. And yet since Ronald Reagan's election in 1980 through today, they've lost more presidential elections than they've won. Maybe the voters are telling Democrats something. Maybe Americans don't want the court packed with Sonia Sotomayors who make up or rewrite the laws as they see fit.

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                            September 1, 2026Americans Want Western Values Taught in School
Most Americans continue to say kids should be taught traditional values, but less than a third think schools are doing a good job of it. 

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                            September 1, 2026Trump Approval Nearly Unchanged in August
When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture...

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                            September 1, 2026Trump Approval Nearly Unchanged in August
When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture...

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                            September 1, 2026How to Tackle Domestic Extremists' Foreign Enablers By Daniel McCarthy
        Left-wing terrorism is a serious problem in the United States, though for political reasons it doesn't receive anything like the attention right-wing violence gets.

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                            August 31, 202637% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-seven percent (37%) 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 27, 2026.

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                            August 31, 2026Democrats Feel Their Votes Are More Effective
Democrats have a slight edge over Republicans in terms of whether voters think their votes make a difference.

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                            August 29, 2026What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 29, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            August 28, 2026O-H-I-O? Most Fans Expect Buckeyes to Claim College Football Title
College football kicks off Saturday, and fans overwhelmingly think it’s likely that the Buckeyes of Ohio State University will claim the national championship this season.

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                            August 28, 2026Democrats Try to Brush Aside 'Woke 1' By Michael Barone
   "'Woke 1' was crazy." So said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on ABC News' "This Week" earlier this month.

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                            August 28, 2026Only 30% See Media as Objective About Trump
News coverage of President Donald Trump isn’t very good, most voters say, and a plurality think coverage is shaped by hostility to the president.

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                            August 27, 202650% Think Iran Situation Is Worse Than Trump Says
In the conflict between the United States and Iran, only one-in-three voters trust what President Donald Trump’s administration is telling them about the situation.
August 27, 2026Keeping It Classy: A Revised Model for Forecasting Seat Swing in Midterm Senate Elections By Alan I. Abramowitz
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— The growing connection between presidential and Senate results has given Republicans a structural advantage in Senate elections.
— That advantage is particularly pronounced in Senate Class 2, the group of Senate seats being contested this year.
— Despite the collective Republican lean of the Senate seats being contested this year, the current average Democratic lead in generic ballot polling along with the large number of Republican seats up for election suggests that Democrats have a realistic chance of gaining at least four seats to take control of the upper chamber.

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                            August 26, 2026Perception of Public Education Declines
Fewer Americans see the nation’s public schools as doing a good job, but many think things are better in their local school system.

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                            August 26, 2026Congressional Approval Remains Low
Barely one-in-five voters think Congress is doing a good job, and still fewer say members listen to the people they’re elected to represent.

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                            August 26, 2026Ditching Net Zero By John Stossel
        What a difference a few years make.