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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 28, 2024
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
February 28, 2024: Fifty-four percent (54%) of voters believe that Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas has failed in his duty to secure the border. A Scott Rasmussen national survey conducted by RMG Research found that 26% do not believe he has failed in that duty, and 20% are not sure.
The survey also found that voters are evenly divided as to whether his impeachment is a legitimate way of dealing with crimes he has committed (38%) or a politically motivated attack (38%).
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on February 20-21, 2024. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population. The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for securing the Southern border of the United States. Is it fair to say that Secretary Mayorkas has failed in his duty to secure the border?
- 54%-Yes
- 26%-No
- 20%-Not sure
Last week, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Secretary Mayorkas. Is his impeachment a legitimate way of dealing with crimes he has committed or a politically motivated attack?
- 38%-A legitimate way of dealing with crimes
- 38%-A politically motivated attack
- 25%-Not sure
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