Democrats Widen Lead on Energy Policy
Democrats are more trusted than Republicans to handle energy policy, and nearly half of voters think President Donald Trump’s energy policy is worse than his predecessor’s.
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October 14, 2026
October 14, 2026
Not Fine at All By John Stossel
Imagine getting a bill from your local government for $900,000 because they see a greenhouse on your property and just assume you're growing marijuana without a permit.
October 13, 2026
Medicare for Nobody By Stephen Moore
Political pros will remember that a dozen or so years ago, the Democrats produced a famous (or infamous) TV ad showing a man wheeling an elderly lady in a wheelchair up a path to an overlook on a mountain. At the end of the ad, the man pushes the woman out of her chair and off the cliff.
October 13, 2026
Gas Prices: 47% Paying More Than $4.50 Per Gallon
Americans remain concerned about gasoline prices, which remain higher than before the U.S. began its war with Iran.
October 13, 2026
Only 37% See America Winning Iran War
Eight months into the war against Iran, less than half of voters think America is winning, and one-third see the conflict as a stalemate.
October 13, 2026
Does AI Deserve Human Rights? By Daniel McCarthy
You can't be cruel to a toaster; inanimate objects don't feel pain.
October 12, 2026
More See Foreign Terrorism as Threat Now
Concerns about foreign terrorist attacks have increased among American voters in the wake of the war with Iran.
October 12, 2026
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 October 8, 2026.
October 12, 2026
Midterm Forecast: Democrats 49%, Republicans 44%
The Democratic Party has expanded its lead over Republicans to five points in the battle to control the House of Representatives.
October 10, 2026
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 10, 2026
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
October 9, 2026
South Carolina Senate: Graham 49%, Andrews 45%
South Carolina Republican Sen. Darline Graham still leads Democratic challenger Annie Andrews in the contest for the seat formerly held by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
October 9, 2026
Maine Senate: Jackson 49%, Collins 47%
Democrat challenger Troy Jackson has a two-point lead over Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, who is seeking her sixth term in the Senate.
October 9, 2026
Minnesota Senate: Flanagan 48%, Tafoya 45%
Democrat Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan leads by three points over Republican Michele Tafoya in the race to fill the Minnesota Senate seat vacated by the retirement of Democratic Sen. Tina Smith.
October 9, 2026
67% of Democrats Favor Amnesty for Illegal Aliens
Half of American voters want to give amnesty to illegal immigrants, a majority that includes two-thirds of Democrats.
October 9, 2026
How Populist Politics Succeeds and Fails By Michael Barone
Why is populism, broadly defined, on the brink of historic victories around the world, while populism in the form of President Donald Trump's Republican Party is poised to lose one or both houses of Congress in the United States?
October 8, 2026
Early Voting: Just 34% Will Wait Until Election Day
A majority of voters say they will vote early – either by mail or in person – in this year’s midterm elections.
October 8, 2026
Careful What You Wish For: Young Americans and Sharia Law By Brian C. Joondeph, M.D.
Young Americans take pride in being socially progressive.
October 8, 2026
Four Rating Changes, Headlined by Alaska Senate Moving to Leans Democratic By J. Miles Coleman and Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Of the Democrats’ red state Senate targets, Alaska may be the most promising, and we are moving the race from Toss-up to Leans Democratic.
— For the first time all cycle, Republicans now need to win more of our Toss-ups to hold the Senate than Democrats need to win in order to flip it.
— Other rating changes come in the Alaska and Oregon gubernatorial races, which both land in Leans Democratic from opposite directions, while South Carolina’s Senate election moves from Safe Republican to Likely Republican.
October 8, 2026
Republicans Try to Avoid a Crossover District Shutout; Four House Rating Changes By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— While we don’t expect this to happen, Republicans may not win a single House race this year in a district that Kamala Harris carried in 2024.
— As it stands now, we think Democrats are favored in every Harris-won seat but two: Rep. Mike Lawler (R, NY-17) is in a Toss-up race, and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R, PA-1) is in Leans Republican.
— We have four rating changes this week, including upgrading Democratic chances in the open NE-2, one of the few Harris-won districts Republicans carried in 2024.
October 7, 2026
Evil Is Real, Most Americans Believe
As the “spooky season” of October arrives, more Americans say that satanic forces are at work in the world.
