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							<title><![CDATA[Looking Ahead to Election 2020]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/29/looking_ahead_to_election_2020_141116.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Seventy-five percent of Republican voters believe it really doesn't matter who the Democrats nominate because none of them will beat Donald Trump in next year's election. On the other hand, ScottRasmussen.com polling found that 49% of Democratic voters say it really doesn't matter who...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Economic Reality Matters More Than Spin]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/22/economic_reality_matters_more_than_spin_141069.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Just over a week ago, market signals and several analysts suggested that the odds were increasing for a recession in 2020.
Given that 73% of voters consider the economy a very important voting issue, it's no surprise that the new economic assessment quickly generated an intense political...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[National Media Faces a Huge Credibility Problem]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/08/18/rasmussen_new_poll_shows_voters_trust_national_political_media_about_the_same_as_they_trust_wikipedia.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sunday on "Full Measure," host Sharyl Attkisson discussed a new poll showing a plurality of Americans think political media is more biased than it was five years ago. She talks with pollster Scott Rasmussen, who said: "We asked about national political reporters, are they credible, are...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Epstein and the Reality of 21st-Century Politics]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/15/epstein_and_the_reality_of_21st-century_politics_141016.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The death of Jeffrey Epstein highlights an important reality underlying 21st-century American politics.
Just 36% of American adults believe the official story that Epstein committed suicide. A ScottRasmussen.com national survey found that 30% think he was murdered, while 34% are not...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Extravagant Candidate Promises]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/01/extravagant_candidate_promises_140904.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sen. Elizabeth Warren has lots of big ideas to redesign the United States. She dreams of Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, forgiving student loans, waging war on corporate America and more.
On the debate stage in Detroit, Warren pushed back when others raised doubts about her...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Census Citizenship Question Is Lose-Lose Issue for Democrats]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/11/census_citizenship_question_is_lose-lose_issue_for_democrats_140755.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's not clear if President Donald Trump can win the legal battle to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, but he's already won in the court of public opinion.
A ScottRasmussen.com poll found that 73% of voters nationwide believe it is appropriate for the U.S. Census Bureau...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Noble Ideals of America's Founding]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/05/the_noble_ideals_of_americas_founding_140720.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Amid the fireworks and cookouts, America's birthday party is infused with the inspiring rhetoric from our nation's founding document. The Declaration of Independence reminds us that we are all created equal and endowed by our Creator with "certain unalienable rights." These include...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Lot to Celebrate on the Fourth of July]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/28/a_lot_to_celebrate_on_the_fourth_of_july_140670.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Sixty-six percent of Americans believe that the Fourth of July is one of our nation's most important holidays. To celebrate, 62% of Americans will watch fireworks, 54% will enjoy a cookout with family and friends, 19% will attend a parade, 13% will go to the beach, and 11% will sing...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Democratic Presidential Debate Will Shake Up the Race]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/20/the_democratic_presidential_debate_will_shake_up_the_race_140604.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[The Democratic presidential primary debates are scheduled to begin next Wednesday and Thursday, with 10 candidates competing each night. Joe Biden enters the debates as the nominal front-runner, followed by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg. There's an...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Twin Pillars of Health Care Reform]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/13/the_twin_pillars_of_health_care_reform_140552.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Seven out of 10 voters rate their health insurance coverage and the medical care they receive as good or excellent. Despite that, only 34% give our nation's health care system positive reviews. Not surprisingly, therefore, health care reform has consistently been a top voter concern...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[It's More Than the Economy]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/06/06/its_more_than_the_economy_140501.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For more than a generation, James Carville's campaign maxim, "It's the economy, stupid," has been held up as an essential truth of American politics.
There's no denying that a strong economy is an incumbent president's best friend. Seventy-three percent of voters currently rate the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Disruption, Fear and Opportunity in Health Care]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/05/23/disruption_fear_and_opportunity_in_health_care_140402.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[There was a time when health care technology meant expensive new machines that only hospitals could afford. The costs were so enormous that only insurance companies could pay for their use and insurance bureaucrats only grudgingly allowed people to get needed tests and treatment.
Today,...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Four-Person Race for the Democratic Nomination?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/05/16/a_four-person_race_for_the_democratic_nomination_140343.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[From the moment former Vice President Joe Biden threw his hat in the ring, he has been the dominant front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. That status was confirmed in the most recent ScottRasmussen.com poll of the race, showing Biden with 39% of vote and a...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will a Growing Economy Reelect President Trump?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/05/09/will_a_growing_economy_reelect_president_trump_140282.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[When it comes to the economy, 37% of voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats. A ScottRasmussen.com survey found that 26% hold the opposite view and trust the Democrats more. The rest either don't trust either party (18%), trust both equally (10%) or are not sure (9%).
On the one...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Good Week for Joe Biden]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/05/02/a_good_week_for_joe_biden_140222.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Former Vice President Joe Biden officially entered the race for the White House and instantly became the Democratic front-runner. He got a modest bounce in the polls and now leads Sen. Bernie Sanders by a 33% to 16% margin among Democrats. Nobody else is even in double digits.
Biden's...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voters Rate Political Corruption as America's Biggest Crisis]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/25/voters_rate_political_corruption_as_americas_biggest_crisis_140156.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Fifty-three percent of voters believe political corruption is a crisis in the United States, while another 36% believe it is a significant problem but not a crisis. 
That's consistent with other ScottRasmussen.com polling data showing that 87% of voters nationwide believe corruption is...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why President Trump Keeps Winning on Illegal Immigration Issue]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/18/why_president_trump_keeps_winning_on_the_immigration_issue_140093.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump's proposal for sending illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities is supported by 46% of voters nationwide, according to a ScottRasmussen.com national survey. Fifty-four percent are opposed.
Despite this tepid support, raising the issue is likely to benefit the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[The Democratic 20-Percenters Are Boosting President Trump]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/11/the_democratic_20-percenters_are_boosting_president_trump_140023.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Things are looking better for President Donald Trump than they were when the year began. The latest evidence is that 54% of voters nationwide now believe it is at least somewhat likely the president will be reelected in 2020. That's up from 50% a month ago and 46% in early...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Building a Healthy Political System]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/04/04/building_a_healthy_political_system_139954.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's no secret that America's political system is badly broken, so ScottRasmussen.com decided to find out what voters think is wrong.
We began by exploring what voters think is needed to create and maintain a healthy political system. Four items were deemed "Very Important" by at least 7...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Will Consumers Drive Facebook Out of Business?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/28/will_consumers_drive_facebook_out_of_business_139883.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's no secret that firms such as Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple have extraordinary levels of power and influence. For example, most voters (55 percent) believe that Facebook has too much power. To some in the political world, this is a problem that only government intervention can...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Who Will the Democrats Nominate to Challenge President Trump?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/21/who_will_the_democrats_nominate_to_challenge_president_trump_139819.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For those in the political world, Election 2020 is already here, and the biggest question is whether or not President Donald Trump will get re-elected. Fifty percent of voters think that is likely to happen, while 49 percent disagree.
In reality, of course, there are two huge unknowns...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Pessimistic About Politics, Optimistic About America]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/03/14/pessimistic_about_politics_optimistic_about_america_139741.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[My latest book has a simple message built right into the title: "The Sun Is Still Rising: Politics Has Failed But America Will Not" expresses my deep pessimism about our broken political system and my great optimism about the future of our great nation.
Many in the political world have...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is Socialism a Threat to America, to Democrats or Both?]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/21/is_socialism_a_threat_to_america_to_democrats_or_both_139530.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In his State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump previewed a theme we are likely to hear a lot about between now and Election 2020. "Here, in the United States," he declared, "we are alarmed by new calls to adopt socialism in our country. America was founded on liberty and...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Trump Can't Win in 2020, But Democrats Could Lose]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/14/trump_cant_win_in_2020_but_democrats_could_lose_139464.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[If the 2020 election were simply a question of whether voters want President Donald Trump to serve another term, he would lose. His job approval ratings have consistently been in the low- to mid-40s nationwide, and it's no better in potential battleground states. ScottRasmussen.com...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Time to End the Shameful Strand of US History]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/02/07/time_to_end_the_shameful_strand_of_us_history_139395.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Four hundred years ago this summer, colonial America's first representative assembly was convened in Jamestown, Virginia. The event launched a noble tradition that grew to become America's founding ideals of freedom, equality and self-governance.
However, that noble beginning was...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[What the Covington High School Incident Tells Us About America]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/31/what_the_covington_high_school_incident_tells_us_about_america_139329.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Jan. 19, a moment arrived that nobody anticipated and quickly became a national Rorschach test. The moment came when a group of students had an encounter of some sort with a Native American elder on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Their encounter became a social media sensation....]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Americans Continue to Reject the Regulatory State]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/24/americans_continue_to_reject_the_regulatory_state_139264.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic dreams of a Green New Deal tap into some very real concerns shared by most Americans. Fifty-five percent of voters nationwide agree with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) that we have just over a decade to act before catastrophic impacts of climate change become...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[To Understand Election 2020, Watch America, Not the Politicians]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/17/to_understand_election_2020_watch_america_not_the_politicians_139201.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Election 2020 is still 22 months away, but the political world can't wait.
A decent number of Democrats have already announced their decision to enter the race, a couple of dozen others are coming and pundits are busily assessing the chances of each new candidate to win the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[There Is More to Governing Than Government]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/10/there_is_more_to_governing_than_government_139134.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Republicans and Democrats are carrying on in Washington as if the fate of the world depends upon how they resolve the partial shutdown of the federal government. But let's be honest, this is not the Cuban Missile Crisis.
A more realistic assessment of the situation suggests that the...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Keeping the Shutdown in Perspective]]></title>
							<link>https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/01/03/keeping_the_shutdown_in_perspective_139077.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Scott Rasmussen</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In official Washington and the nation's political media world, the partial shutdown of the federal government is a crisis dominating the arrival of a new Congress this week.
That perception is certainly understandable when you consider what a company town Washington, D.C., has become....]]></description>
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