What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports:

  - President Trump ended the polling week on Friday with a daily job approval of 47%. 

  - Even after the release of millions of documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein, a majority of voters still suspect the Trump administration of trying to conceal evidence of the president’s association with the disgraced finance mogul. 

  - Most voters are still concerned about violent crime, and trust Republicans more than Democrats by a five-point margin on the issue.  

  - Fewer voters now have a favorable opinion of Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel, although most Republicans still see him favorably.

  - The third Monday in February is observed as a federal holiday to honor our nation’s first president, George Washington, born February 22, 1732. It is commonly known as Presidents’ Day, to include Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809) in the honor, but Americans are divided over whether there should be a separate holiday for Lincoln’s birthday. 

  - An overwhelming majority of American voters support parents’ rights and reject government coercion in education. 

  - Optimism about the stock market has rebounded after last fall’s slump, and worries about an economic depression have also declined.

  - February is Black History Month, and while most Americans support teaching black history in schools, they are less certain that the month-long annual celebration is helpful. 

  - A late entry among Republican candidates for governor in Georgia has already reached first place in the crowded primary field. 

  - Forty-two percent (42%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.

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