What Should Trump Do First?
President-elect Donald Trump in a “60 Minutes” interview on CBS last night made it clear that Obamacare and the U.S. Supreme Court are high on his list of action items, and voters think that’s a good place to start.
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November 14, 2016
November 11, 2016
Did Voters Vote for Trump or Against Clinton?
Maybe it was lucky for Donald Trump that he was running against Hillary Clinton or he wouldn't be president-elect today.
November 11, 2016
Most Say Trump, Clinton Set Right Post-Election Tone
Most voters are reassured by the first post-election speeches President-elect Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton gave, but Democrats are apparently in a less forgiving mood.
November 11, 2016
Wrapping Up Some Related State Surveys
Pulse Opinion Research conducts the field work and provides the methodology for all Rasmussen Reports surveys. Pulse did a number of state tracking surveys during the presidential election season for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Entertainment Software Association.
Here’s the Auto Alliance’s analysis of those survey results.
November 11, 2016
Most Voters Want To Eliminate Electoral College
With Hillary Clinton holding a 0.9% lead over Donald Trump in the popular vote, 2016 appears to be the fourth time in U.S. history that the president-elect lost the overall vote but won the Electoral College to take the White House. Even before the election results came in, a majority of voters said the Electoral College needs to go.
November 10, 2016
More Voters Support Legalizing Recreational Pot
California, Massachusetts and Nevada are the latest states to legalize recreational use of pot, and nearly half of voters favor such a law where they live.
November 10, 2016
Voters Criticize This Year’s Election Media Coverage
Voters are pretty critical of the news coverage they got this election cycle, particularly those who relied on social media.
November 10, 2016
Voters See Trump’s Campaign As More Negative Than Clinton’s
Voters tend to think both presidential candidates ran mostly negative campaigns this year but feel President-elect Donald Trump's was far more negative than Hillary Clinton’s.
November 9, 2016
What Issue Mattered Most on Election Day?
While most voters said the candidates’ policy positions were more important than their character, voters still place it high on the list of issues that influenced their vote in the presidential election.
November 9, 2016
More Voters Delayed A Decision This Year
Voters were a lot less certain how they were going to vote this year compared to the last two presidential elections, with one-in-four waiting until the final week to make up their minds.
November 9, 2016
Issues Matter After All
The media created a false narrative about the 2016 presidential campaign, and most polling reinforced it.
November 8, 2016
The Issues That Define Election 2016
After months of bitter campaigning, decision day is finally here. So which issues are driving voters’ decisions this presidential election year?
November 8, 2016
Why Pollsters Disagree
The ultimate outsider is challenging the ultimate insider, and it’s driving the pollsters crazy.
November 8, 2016
Most Say Presidential Vote Will Be Based on Controversies, Not Issues
Voters claim the issues count more than a candidate's character, but most think this year's presidential election will be decided by the controversies that have dogged the candidates and not their policy positions. But then most also don't consider their fellow Americans to be informed voters.
November 7, 2016
Voters Think Clinton More Likely to Have Plan for the Future
Voters are slightly more convinced that Democrat Hillary Clinton knows more than Republican Donald Trump where she wants to lead the country. But like most issues this political season, it depends on which party’s voters you ask.
November 7, 2016
Voters Predict Clinton Will Beat Trump
The presidential race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump has been tight nationally for months, but a majority of voters think Clinton will win the election.
November 7, 2016
White House Watch: Clinton Edges Ahead
Rasmussen Reports’ final White House Watch survey shows Democrat Hillary Clinton with a two-point lead over Republican Donald Trump with less than 24 hours to go until Election Day. Among early voters, Clinton has a double-digit lead.
November 4, 2016
Most Still Say Clinton Broke The Law
A majority of voters still think Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton broke the law when she was secretary of State, but most also still don't believe she'll be punished for it.
November 3, 2016
Utah President: Trump 42%, Clinton 31%, McMullin 21%
Utah appears to have moved safely into Republican Donald Trump’s column with less than a week to go until Election Day.
November 3, 2016
Most Voters Agree With Timing of FBI’s Clinton Announcement
FBI Director James Comey dropped a political bombshell last week when he publicly notified Congress that the FBI is reopening its criminal investigation of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified material while secretary of State. President Obama, Clinton and legislators in both parties have criticized Comey's timing, but most voters approve of what he did.
