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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 26, 2024
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
July 26, 2024: 76 years ago, on July 26, 1948, President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981, which created the President’s Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services. This order, which mandated desegregation of the military, was met with negativity from many, but President Truman held firm. It would take six years before the last segregated units in the army would finally be desegregated.[1]
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.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- July 25, 2024-48% of voters prefer to live in a community where people are allowed to own guns
- July 24, 2024-1/3 of Americans live in a state that will decide ballot measures on abortion, electoral systems, wages, marijuana, or taxes
- July 23, 2024-59% of voters think that free trade with other nations is good for America
- July 22, 2024-72% of voters rate the U.S. economy as either fair or poor
- July 19, 2024-57% of RMG-defined elites worry more about disinformation and fake news than the federal government regulating information
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