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September 23, 2025

60% View Domestic Terrorism as Greater Threat

Domestic terrorism is more of a concern than foreign terrorism, most voters say, and a plurality see far-right extremists as a bigger threat than the far left.

September 23, 2025

The Case Against Jerome Powell By Stephen Moore

   It's hard to believe that a couple years ago Time magazine considered naming Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell as their Person of the Year. He may well have won, if it hadn't been for someone named Taylor Swift.

September 23, 2025

The Left's Triple Threat to Free Speech By Daniel McCarthy

   Jimmy Kimmel's return to the nation's airwaves is proof of just how unseriously left-wing violence is taken by the liberal media.

September 22, 2025

Voters Oppose Explicit Books in Public Schools

An overwhelming majority of voters continue to oppose sexually explicit books in public school libraries, and believe schools have an obligation to inform parents what their children are being taught.

September 22, 2025

U.S. Economy Seen as More Fair Now

More voters now see the American economy as fair, including more who see it as fair to women and minorities.

September 22, 2025

42% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-two percent (42%) 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 18, 2025.

September 20, 2025

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 20, 2025

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

September 19, 2025

Urban Crime: Most See Success in Trump’s D.C. Policy

A majority of voters consider President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime in the nation’s capital a success, and favor him repeating the measure in other cities.

September 18, 2025

Opposition to Transgender Agenda Remains High

Despite continuing efforts to promote transgender ideology, most Americans still reject it, and don’t want schools going behind parents’ backs to push such ideas on children.

September 18, 2025

Few Expect Peace Deal in Gaza War

American voters are pessimistic about the prospects for an agreement to end the war in Gaza.

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September 18, 2025

Midway to the Midterm: The Imperfect Bellwethers of New Jersey and Virginia By Kyle Kondik

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— It will be very tempting to use the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races as predictors for next year’s midterms.

— Sometimes these races do provide a preview of the following year, but there are enough instances where they do not that we would urge caution against overinterpreting the results.

— One key factor is that the political situation could just be different in the midterm year than it is in the gubernatorial year, something we arguably saw as recently as 2021 and 2022, the most recent comparable cycle.

— Another confounding factor is that New Jersey and Virginia are both more Democratic than the nation at the federal level, which was not consistently the case until recently.

September 18, 2025

Americans See Political Rhetoric Fueling Violence – And They’re Reacting By Brian Joondeph

A series of polls conducted after Charlie Kirk’s assassination reveal a sobering truth. Most Americans now believe that the way our leaders and pundits discuss politics is not only divisive but also genuinely dangerous.

September 17, 2025

85% Expect More Political Violence After Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Last week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has increased concerns about further political violence in America.

September 17, 2025

Phones Versus Play By John Stossel

   When I was a kid, childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends.

September 16, 2025

Another Tax Revolt May Be Right Around the Corner By Stephen Moore

        Anyone old enough to have lived through the mayhem and economic decline of the 1970s probably will recall the tax cut heard round the world. That was the famous California ballot initiative Proposition 13, which slashed property taxes by more than 25% and then screwed a tight cap on future rate increases.

September 16, 2025

Quality Still Matters Most for Businesses

Most Americans think businesses should be focused on quality rather than trying to promote political causes.

September 16, 2025

Border Security: Trump Gets Majority Approval

Most voters give President Donald Trump credit for securing America’s border.

September 16, 2025

Britain's Populist Moment By Daniel McCarthy

   Is Great Britain on the brink of a Trump revolution?

September 15, 2025

Drug War: 62% Approve Military Strike

Using the military against foreign drug traffickers has majority approval among American voters.

September 15, 2025

42% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-two percent (42%) 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 11, 2025.