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March 23, 2022

Education: Voters Trust GOP More

Public schools are getting worse, most voters believe, and the Republican Party has a slight edge over Democrats on the education issue.

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March 23, 2022

Renewable Failure John Stossel

The "Greens" promise renewables, solar and wind power, will replace fossil fuels. After all, the wind and sun are free, and they don't pollute!

March 22, 2022

Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending March 17, 2022

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of March 13-17, 2022, increased to 96.0, up four points from 92.0 two weeks earlier.

March 22, 2022

Electric Cars? No, Thanks, Most Americans Say

Despite soaring gasoline prices, a majority of Americans still don’t think electric cars are practical and aren’t interested in owning one.

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March 22, 2022

The End of the Climate Change Legend by Stephen Moore

For many years now, there has been a spirited debate about whether climate change is science, religion or even perhaps a secret route to socialism. That question remains unanswered, but we've now discovered with certainty that climate change is a political albatross around the neck of the Democratic Party.

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March 22, 2022

Is Ukraine's Partition Zelenskyy's Fate? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"It's time to meet, time to talk ... time to restore territorial integrity ... for Ukraine," said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday.

March 21, 2022

29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending March 17, 2022.

March 21, 2022

Inflation: Most Voters Blame Biden’s Policies

President Joe Biden’s policies have increased inflation, according to a majority of voters, who expect the issue to be important in November midterm elections.

March 19, 2022

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 19, 2022

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

March 18, 2022

Republicans Lead by 11 Points on Congressional Ballot

The 2022 midterm elections are now 235 days away, and Republicans have an 11-point lead in their bid to recapture control of Congress.

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March 18, 2022

Ukraine Suggests Dangers of the Eurasian Heartland Axis by Michael Barone

"Who rules the Heartland rules the World Island. Who rules the World Island commands the world." So wrote the geography professor and occasional member of Parliament Halford Mackinder in his 1919 book "Democratic Ideals and Reality."

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March 18, 2022

US Vital Interests Dictate an End to This War By Patrick J. Buchanan

Speaking to Congress, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked for many things from the United States.

March 17, 2022

How About a Drink This St. Patrick’s Day?

Even though most Americans don’t think St. Patrick’s Day is a very important holiday, nearly a third will have a drink to honor the occasion.

March 17, 2022

Most Voters Support Florida School Law

Critics have slammed a new Florida state law restricting gender and sexual orientation instruction for young public school students, but a majority of voters nationwide support the law.

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March 17, 2022

Gas Prices and Presidential Approval By Kyle Kondik

There is some connection historically, but that connection is getting weaker.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— President Joe Biden and his party are struggling amidst myriad challenges, including high gas prices. Gas prices have spiked in recent weeks following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

— There is some association between higher gas prices and lower presidential approval, although the connection is not particularly strong.

— This association has been weaker over the past decade than it was previously.

March 16, 2022

Voters Approve ‘Open Arms’ for Ukrainian Refugees

President Joe Biden’s declaration that the United States will welcome refugees from Ukraine “with open arms” is overwhelmingly popular with voters.

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March 16, 2022

A Principled Politician By John Stossel

I dislike politicians. I don't trust people who are so desperately eager to run others' lives.

March 15, 2022

Most Don’t Blame Police for Shootings

Americans generally have a high opinion of their local police, and barely one-in-five think cops are mostly at fault when a suspect gets shot.

March 15, 2022

Gas Prices Force Americans to Drive Less, Cut Spending

Soaring fuel prices have caused a majority of Americans to drive less and reduce spending in other areas of their household budgets.

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March 15, 2022

And That's Why They Call It 'the Swamp' by Stephen Moore

With $30 trillion of debt -- which has grown by $5 trillion in just the last two years, with another $2 trillion of red ink expected to get spilled this year -- you might have expected Congress at least to pretend it will temper its reckless spending proclivities.