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September 6, 2016Obama’s Approval Rating Up Again in August
When tracking President Obama’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 can be seen in the graphics below.
The president earned a monthly job approval of 50% in August, up one point from July and tying the recent high he earned in April, May and June. In 2015, the president’s full-month approval ranged from 46% to 49%. Since 2013, the president's monthly job approval rating has typically improved slightly at the beginning of each year and then fallen back. That hasn’t been the case in the final year of his presidency. Obama's monthly approval hit a recent low of 45% in November 2013 during the troubled rollout of the national health care law.

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                            September 5, 201628% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) 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 September 1.

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                            September 3, 2016What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 3, 2016
Many may feel they’ve already endured enough of the presidential campaign. But the race begins in earnest on Tuesday with the end of the Labor Day weekend, and the candidates are dead even.

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                            September 1, 2016Most Think U.S. Military Is Overstretched
Most voters continue to believe the U.S. military should only be used when America’s national security is at stake and think it’s being overused right now. Trump voters are more emphatic about this than Clinton supporters are.

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                            September 1, 2016White House Watch: Trump 40%, Clinton 39%, Johnson 7%, Stein 3%
Hillary Clinton’s post-convention lead has disappeared, putting her behind Donald Trump for the first time nationally since mid-July.

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                            August 31, 2016Support Jumps for Legalizing Those Here Illegally
Voter support for legalizing the millions of illegal immigrants in this country has risen to its highest level in regular polling since 2008.

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                            August 29, 201631% 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 August 25.

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                            August 27, 2016What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton says the Trump campaign is built on prejudice and paranoia, but at a time when only 29% of U.S. voters think the country is headed in the right direction, it’s hard to conclude that things are going well. 

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                            August 25, 2016White House Watch: Clinton 42%, Trump 38%, Johnson 9%, Stein 2%
The e-mail scandal and new accusations about the Clinton Foundation may be bedeviling Hillary Clinton, but Donald Trump appears unable to capitalize on them.
August 22, 201629% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-nine percent (29%) 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 August 18.

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                            August 20, 2016What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 20, 2016
Media coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign has focused more on its personalities and controversies than actual policy issues, and this week proved to be no different.

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                            August 18, 2016White House Watch: Clinton 41%, Trump 39%, Johnson 9%, Stein 3%
The race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continues to tighten as it moves further from the conventions, but both candidates are still struggling to close the deal.
August 15, 201633% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 August 11.

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                            August 13, 2016What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 13, 2016
In a presidential race where most of the media seem to treat policy positions like an afterthought, it may be a surprise that there are some pretty clear differences between the two major political parties and some obvious areas of agreement, too.
August 11, 2016White House Watch: Clinton 43%, Trump 40%, Johnson 8%, Stein 2%
Is the air going out of Hillary Clinton’s post-convention bounce?
August 10, 2016Voters Doubt More Than Ever That Obamacare Will Reduce Health Care Costs
Voters still tend to view the national health care law negatively, and fewer voters than ever expect it to lower health care costs.
August 8, 201631% 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 August 4.

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                            August 6, 2016What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 6, 2016
Americans rely heavily on e-mail and have to take their chances on whether their privacy is protected. Hillary Clinton had the option of using a highly secure e-mail system while secretary of State but opted out: The FBI says there’s a good chance some of that e-mail is in the hands of our enemies, and Democrats ironically now complain that the Russians will be releasing it to influence the coming election.
August 4, 2016White House Watch: Clinton 44%, Trump 40%, Johnson, 6%, Stein 3%
A post-convention bounce appears to have given Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton her biggest lead over Republican rival Donald Trump since June in our latest weekly White House Watch survey. This is the first update that includes both the Libertarian and Green Party candidates.
August 3, 2016Obama’s Overall Approval Dips Slightly in July
When tracking President Obama’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 can be seen in the graphics below.