When tracking President Trump’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. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below. Despite the […]
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Daily Presidential Tracking Poll: TRUMP AT 52%
Thursday, December 05, 2019 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 52% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Forty-seven percent (47%) disapprove. The latest figures include 38% who Strongly Approve of the job Trump is doing and 40% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index […]
Voters Question NATO’s Worth
NATO was created after World War II to protect a war-ravaged Europe from the communist Soviet Union, but 70 years later voters here question whether U.S. taxpayers should still pay the biggest bill and wonder what they’re getting for it. The United States currently contributes nearly one-quarter of the North http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/december_2019/voters_question_nato_s_worth?utm_campaign=RR12042019DN&utm_source=criticalimpact&utm_medium=emailAtlantic Treaty Organization’s $2.5 billion […]
Congress Bans Short-Term Lending; the Poor Pay a High Price
Washington do-goodism almost always fails to help the people it is supposed to because politicians ignore the Law of Unintended Consequences. Nowhere is that more evident than when it comes to a congressional plan to put payday lenders and other short-term lending institutions, such as the burgeoning online lenders, out of business. These are lenders […]
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Saturday, November 30, 2019 In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports: – President Trump ended the polling week with a daily job approval of 46%. – A lot of voters say they’re following the House impeachment hearings, but Democrats don’t seem as interested as they were when the hearings first started. – The vast […]
Democrats, Young Voters Attracted By Socialism
Democrats are far less convinced than Republicans and unaffiliated voters that a free-market system is superior to a socialist one and are much more willing to vote for a socialist candidate. Those under 40 are a lot more responsive to the siren call of socialism than older voters are. A new Heartland Institute and Rasmussen […]
Voters Are Less Hopeful Congress Will Approve Trade Deal to Replace NAFTA
The new trade deal the Trump administration has negotiated with Canada and Mexico is languishing in the House of Representatives. While voters still regard it as an improvement over the much-maligned NAFTA, they’re a lot less confident that Congress will approve it. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey shows that 39% of […]
61% Say Most Politicians Intent on Dividing Us
Come together? Not likely, voters say, if most politicians have their way. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 61% of Likely U.S. Voters still believe most politicians these days are more interested in campaigning on what divides us rather than on what brings us together. Just 21% say most are […]
