Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for April 9, 2025
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April 9, 2025: One hundred and sixty years ago today, on April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. This surrender was monumental, as it quickly brought about the end of the American Civil War. Several other Confederate forces would surrender and Confederate President Jefferson Davis would be captured in the following weeks.[1]
Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc.
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- April 8, 2025-24% of voters have very closely followed recent news stories about the attacks on Tesla dealerships and cars
- April 7, 2025-45% of voters say this is a good time to be looking for a job
- April 4, 2025-68% of voters say providing clean air and water is more important than preventing climate change
- April 3, 2025-13 states have now banned ranked-choice voting
- April 2, 2025-46% of voters know That SpaceX rescued two astronauts
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