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February 2, 2024

Systemic Lying Corrodes Once-great Institutions By Michael Barone

The last six or seven months have been a couple of tough seasons for public policies based on lies. Two examples come to mind.

February 2, 2024

Lost Trust in Healthcare Experts – What Happened? By Brian Joondeph

Trust is foundational in relationships, whether between two individuals or between individuals and institutions.

A Gallup survey from last summer found, “Americans’ faith in major societal institutions hasn’t improved over the past year following a slump in public confidence in 2022."

February 1, 2024

Biden Approval Mostly Unchanged in January

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...

February 1, 2024

GOP Primary: Trump Leads Haley by 33 Points

After winning the New Hampshire primary. former President Donald Trump maintains a wide lead over former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley among GOP primary voters.

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February 1, 2024

A Deeper Dig into the Granite By J. Miles Coleman and Kyle Kondik

The Trump, Haley, and Biden coalitions in the New Hampshire primary.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

—With a lull in the primary calendar, we thought we’d take a closer look at last week’s New Hampshire primary.

—Nikki Haley’s town-level victories were confined almost exclusively to places that Joe Biden carried in the 2020 general election.

—Although Biden showed some weakness in a few of the state’s larger cities, he carried nearly every town in the state.

—The GOP primary saw the most raw votes cast of any New Hampshire primary contest, but that was driven in part by participation from voters who likely won’t be voting Republican for president in the fall.

January 31, 2024

Democrats Trust Health Experts More

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of Americans think it’s more important to research health issues than simply trusting experts – although Democrats trust experts more.

January 31, 2024

A Libertarian President! By John Stossel

   Argentina actually elected a libertarian president.

January 30, 2024

Jews More Likely to Be Bullied, Americans Believe

At a time when war in the Middle East has heightened tensions, most Americans view anti-Semitism as the most prevalent source of religious bigotry.

January 30, 2024

Election 2024: Would Felony Conviction Hurt Trump?

One-fifth of those who voted for former President Donald Trump in 2020 say that if he is convicted of a felony, would be less likely to vote for him again.

January 30, 2024

The Gambling Industry Wants to Make Fantasy Sports Leagues Illegal By Stephen Moore

   Here's a sad and textbook case of how companies all too often use the strong-arm of government to destroy their competition.

January 30, 2024

Trump's Map to the White House By Daniel McCarthy

   In 2020, Joe Biden won three states by less than 1 point: Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin.

January 29, 2024

34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-four percent (34%) 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 January 25, 2024.

January 29, 2024

Border Battle: Texans Should Stand Their Ground, Most Voters Say

In a dispute over the U.S.-Mexico border that made it to the Supreme Court, most voters side with Texas against President Joe Biden’s administration.

January 27, 2024

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 27, 2024

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

January 26, 2024

Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Data Ending January 22, 2024

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for January increased to 89.1, up more than three points from 85.4 in December.

January 26, 2024

Nearly Two-Thirds Favor Ending ‘Corporate Welfare’

At a time when voters are deeply divided on many issues, they are overwhelmingly united in their opposition to government subsidies for business.

January 26, 2024

DeSantis Withdrawal Paved the Way for Likely Trump-Biden Rematch By Michael Barone

What went wrong with Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign? You can list many arguable mistakes, as you can with any campaign, and you can add, as some reporters have, that the candidate was not likable or good at retail campaigning -- which mostly reflected reporters' personal dislike of DeSantis or resentment at his refusal to schmooze what he considered unfriendly press.

January 25, 2024

Is ‘Bidenomics’ a Winner or a Loser for 2024?

By a wide margin, more voters say “Bidenomics” will help Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign than believe it will help Joe Biden win reelection.

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January 25, 2024

The Fields Above the Graves: Louisiana 2024 Redistricting By J. Miles Coleman

In vintage Louisiana fashion, Democrats gain a second Louisiana seat.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Earlier this week, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) signed a new House map that creates a second Black-majority seat in the state.

— The new district, stretching from Baton Rouge to Shreveport, would have favored Joe Biden by 20 points in 2020 and is Safe Democratic.

— Former Rep. Cleo Fields (D) seems to be a frontrunner for the new seat, and, if elected, would return to Congress after a nearly 30 year absence.

— Aside from its partisan implications, the new map could be interpreted as Landry’s attempt at punishing Rep. Garret Graves (R, LA-6).

January 24, 2024

By 2-to-1 Margin, Americans OK With Chiefs, Braves Mascots

Despite claims by activists that it’s wrong for sports teams to have Native American mascots, an overwhelming majority of Americans don’t think the Kansas City Chiefs or Atlanta Braves should change their names.