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July 4, 2023

Happy Independence Day!

After 247 years, the Fourth of July remains one of our most important holidays, according to a majority of Americans.

July 4, 2023

Could We Still Win a Revolutionary War? By Daniel McCarthy

  The Independence Day season is a time to ask a hard question.

July 4, 2023

Bidenomics Is a Big Bust By Stephen Moore

Word out of the White House is that President Joe Biden wants to tout his economic successes.

July 3, 2023

Biden Approval Declines Again in June

When tracking President Biden’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...

July 3, 2023

29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-nine percent (29%) 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 June 29, 2023.

July 1, 2023

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 30, 2023

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

June 30, 2023

Backyard Fireworks Remain Popular This Fourth of July

Sales of consumer fireworks are booming, and many Americans expect they’ll be lighting up their own backyard displays to celebrate Independence Day this year.

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June 30, 2023

GOP Has Edge With Independent Voters on Corruption Issue

Republicans are more trusted to deal with corruption in government, especially among independent voters.

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June 30, 2023

The Arc of the Moral Universe Just Wobbles Around By Michael Barone

No one knows whether last weekend's Wagner Group uprising means the end of President Vladimir Putin's control of Russia, just as no one knew before the last few weeks of 1999 that Putin would replace Boris Yeltsin and become Russia's leader for the next quarter-century.

June 29, 2023

Majority Now Approve SCOTUS Abortion Ruling

One year after the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, so that each state can now determine its own laws regarding abortion, a majority of voters approve the decision.

June 29, 2023

ABC News: 'Answer Our Questions -- Or Else!'

The following is the complete text of an email received by Rasmussen Reports this morning:

My name is Elliott Morris, and I am the Editorial Director of Data Analytics at ABC News.

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June 29, 2023

Electoral College Ratings: Expect Another Highly Competitive Election By Kyle Kondik

Small edge to Democrats but neither side over 270 to start.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Our initial 2024 Electoral College ratings start with just four Toss-up states.

— Democrats start with a small advantage, although both sides begin south of what they need to win.

— We consider a rematch of the 2020 election — Joe Biden versus Donald Trump — as the likeliest matchup, but not one that is set in stone.

June 28, 2023

Florida Remains Favorite Place to Live

If they had their choice, nearly 1-in-5 Americans would rather live in Florida.

June 28, 2023

‘81 Million Votes’? Nearly Half Say ‘No Way’

Most voters are worried that next year’s presidential election could be affected by cheating, and nearly half agree with a popular song challenging the legitimacy of Joe Biden’s election in 2020.

June 28, 2023

Best Things First By John Stossel

For my new video, I asked people on the street, "If you could spend $30 billion trying to solve the world's problems, how would you spend it?"

June 27, 2023

Election 2024 – Can We Trust it? By Brian Joondeph

In less than a year and a half America “elects” a new President, along with a third of the Senate and the entire House. At this point the leading contenders for the White House are Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

June 27, 2023

Civilizations Clash -- in Ukraine and at Home By Daniel McCarthy

Samuel Huntington got Ukraine wrong.

June 27, 2023

RFK Jr.: 35% of Democrats Think He Might Win

Nearly half of voters have a favorable opinion of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and, among Democratic voters, more than a third think he could win their party’s 2024 nomination.

June 26, 2023

31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-one percent (31%) 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 June 22, 2023.

June 26, 2023

64% Want U.S. to Recognize Taiwan’s Independence

Despite disavowals from Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, American voters overwhelmingly want their government to recognize Taiwan’s independence from Communist China.