Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 29, 2024
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August 29, 2024: Since August 20, 136 state legislative incumbents have been defeated in primaries this year. Of these 136 state legislative incumbents, four were legislative leaders.
In Wisconsin, four House incumbents, all of whom were Republicans, lost in the primaries. This is the largest number of incumbent defeats since 2010. As it stands, Republican incumbents have lost at a higher rate than Democrats. One hundred and seven (107) of the 2,248 Republican incumbents who ran lost to their challengers, while 29 of the 1,723 Democrat incumbents lost their re-election bids.
Note: Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. He hosts "The Scott Rasmussen Show" on Merit Street Media Sunday mornings at 10 Eastern.
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- August 28, 2024-62 years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech
- August 27, 2024-11% of voters who do not own a home believe this is a good time to buy a home
- August 26, 2024-124 years ago, the ratification of the women’s suffrage amendment was certified by the Secretary of State
- August 23, 2024-66% of voters know what a tariff is
- August 22, 2024-58% of voters with school-aged children are happy that their children are going back to school
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