By that, I mean sometimes their questions are a little out there (you'll see some of that below) but they also ask some reasonable questions that I don't normally see from other outlets.
Here's a sampling of some of their recent survey outcomes, excluding those related to Black Lives Matter, changes in police funding, and racism-related questions. I'll look at those together with other survey outlets in an upcoming post.
Supporters of immigration often say immigrants take the jobs that Americans don't want, but most voters don't agree
54% of likely US voters believe Americans would take jobs typically filled by immigrants if the pay and working conditions were improved (emphasis added). 33% say there aren't enough Americans willing to do that work (construction, technology, hospitality and other service positions); 13% are not sure. Younger voters are more likely to think this; those with lower incomes are more likely to say they'd take these jobs if wages and benefits were better. (1500 likely voters, 6/23, 6/25, and 6/28.)
Immigration supporters are correct in saying that Americans won't take these jobs now, because some of it is back-breaking work, some of it is considered beneath us by many people, and certainly because the pay and benefits are horrible. To suggest that people disagree with that, while at the same time changing the circumstances under which Americans would do the work is really pretty sloppy.
Nearly 4-in-10 voters think Joe Biden has dementia; most think he needs to publicly address it.
38% of likely voters, including 20% of Dems, 60% of Republicans and 30% of not major party affiliateds, think Papa Joe has some form of dementia; 48% disagree, and 14% are not sure. 61% of all voters say it's important for him to address it, with 41% saying it's very important, while 36% say it's not important, with 19% saying it's not at all important.
A search on the Rasmussen website does not turn up any survey asking a similar question about the president, who frequently misspeaks, has problems saying words, rambles off on bizarre tangents in the middle of his remarks, speaks unintelligently on a host of issues, and flat out makes stuff up. (1000 likely voters, 6/25 and 6/28.)
Voters worry about their safety more these days, and have more confidence in Biden than in Trump to make things better.
52% of likely voters, including 64% of Dems and 53% of not major party affiliateds, but only 39% of Republicans, feel personally less safe than they did four years ago, 19% feel more safe, and 26% say things are about the same.
Dementia aside, 49% of all voters, and 70% of those who think they are less safe now than four years ago, think Biden will make America a safer place to live; 42% think Trump will, and only 22% of those feeling less safe believe Trump's the one to make it better. (1000 likely voters, 6/23-6/24.)
One more, and then we're done.
Voters don't trust political news;they think it remains biased against Trump; they're following it more closely than before
53% of likely voters don't trust the political news they receive; 30% do trust it. A year ago? 54% didn't trust it, while 32% did. 17% are steadfastly undecided. A mere 10% of voters think 'most reporters" are trying to help the president pass his agenda, 44% think reporters are trying to block him, and 38% think reporters are just trying to report the news in an unbiased fashion. Last August, 51% thought reporters were trying to block the Trump agenda. Back in 2010, 48% thought most reporters were trying to help get Barack Obama's agenda passed.
And even though it's apparently not trustworthy, 44% of likely voters are following political news more closely, 16% are following it less closely, and 38% are paying about the same attention as they did a year ago. (1000 likely voters, 6/15-6/16.)
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