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March 30, 2024

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 30, 2024

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

March 29, 2024

56% See Government as a Threat to Religious Rights

Amid warnings about “Christian nationalism,” the number of voters who view the U.S. government as a threat to religious liberty has sharply increased.

 

March 29, 2024

Today's Leaders Are Not Living Up to Constitutional Norms By Michael Barone

   How are America's leaders measuring up against the standards set by the Constitution and the examples of the Founding Fathers? It's a question I've been asking as I seek refuge from contemporary politics in reading and occasionally writing, in my 2023 book "Mental Maps of the Founders," about the early years of the republic.

March 28, 2024

Will Misinformation, Hate Speech Concerns Justify Censorship?

A majority of voters have concerns about online misinformation and hate speech, but most are also worried about political censorship on the Internet.

March 28, 2024

Should Government Monitor Video Gamers for ‘Extremism’?

Federal agencies are working to combat extremism among online videogame players, and many gamers are OK with that.

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March 28, 2024

Notes on the State of Politics: March 28, 2024 By Kyle Kondik

The narrowing GOP House majority

Rep. Mike Gallagher’s (R, WI-8) surprising announcement late last week that he would resign on April 19 combined with an earlier and also surprising resignation announcement by now ex-Rep. Ken Buck (R, CO-4) is going to have the effect of further reducing the Republicans’ already-slim House majority.

March 27, 2024

The Economy, Stupid: Americans Prioritize Growth Over Fairness

When it comes to economic policy, encouraging growth matters more to Americans than promoting fairness.

March 27, 2024

In My House! By John Stossel

   What if you come home and find strangers living in your house?

March 26, 2024

The More Americans Know About DEI, the More They Hate It

Major corporations are pushing to implement DEI (“diversity, equity and inclusion”) policies, and familiarity breeds contempt. 

March 26, 2024

Voters Worried About Military Readiness, View Biden as Weak Commander-in-Chief

At a time when the U.S. military is struggling with recruiting problems, most voters believe President Joe Biden is a weaker commander-in-chief than his predecessors.

March 26, 2024

The Biden Administration Takes a Swipe at Credit Card Industry By Stephen Moore

  The Biden administration regulators see a monopoly boogeyman behind the curtain of nearly every business merger and acquisition -- from airlines to cellphones to chicken producers.

March 26, 2024

Trump Hunts for a VP Close to Home By Daniel McCarthy

   It's the new season of "The Apprentice," only this time Donald Trump isn't looking for the next business whiz, he's in the market for a running mate.

March 25, 2024

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 March 21, 2024.

March 25, 2024

24% Now See Russia Winning War in Ukraine

More than two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, fewer American voters think Ukraine is winning the war.  

March 23, 2024

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 23, 2024

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

March 22, 2024

Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Data Ending March 21, 2024

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for March increased to 87.6, up more than points from 85.3 in February.

March 22, 2024

‘Bloodbath’? 60% Say Media Are ‘Enemy of the People’

After major news organizations distorted former President Donald Trump’s comments about a “bloodbath” for the auto industry, a majority of voters now agree with Trump that the news media are “the enemy of the people.”

March 22, 2024

The Electric Car Fiasco By Michael Barone

   Donald Trump's anodyne if overexcited comment that the U.S. auto industry would face a "bloodbath" if he's not elected and doesn't impose 50% or 100% tariffs on cars produced predictable results.

March 21, 2024

49% Say Biden’s Policies Have Hurt Them

Nearly half of voters say they’ve been personally hurt by President Joe Biden’s policies and, by an 11-point margin, think his economic policies are worse than former President Donald Trump’s.

March 20, 2024

Most Americans Still Say Robots Can’t Do Their Jobs

Controversies about artificial intelligence (AI) keep making headlines, but fewer than one-in-five Americans think their job could be done by a robot.