Gun Violence: Most Americans Want Stricter Enforcement, Not New Laws
While President Joe Biden has called on Congress to pass more gun control laws, most Americans believe stricter enforcement of existing laws would do more to reduce violent crime.
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February 7, 2022
February 5, 2022
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 5, 2022
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
February 5, 2022
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 5, 2022
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
February 4, 2022
Tom Brady: Most Americans Think It Was Time He Retired
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady announced his retirement from professional football this week, and most Americans agree that it was time for the 44-year-old to hang up his cleats.
February 4, 2022
Returning to Normalcy on School Masks by Michael Barone
Are we returning to normalcy?
February 4, 2022
What Matters Most to Nations and Peoples? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Speaking in Conroe, Texas, last weekend, former President Donald Trump accused his successor of allowing millions of migrants to enter the country illegally across our Southern border.
February 3, 2022
COVID-19: Most Democrats Want to Make Vaccine Mandatory for Students
Although a majority of Americans are against forcing public school students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, nearly two-thirds of Democrats want to make vaccination mandatory.
February 3, 2022
Biden Approval Increased in February
When tracking President Biden’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture...
February 3, 2022
Voters Want Tough Border Enforcement, Disapprove of Biden Immigration Policy
Most voters believe President Joe Biden’s immigration policy is worse than former President Donald Trump’s policy, and expect the issue to affect the midterm elections in November.
February 3, 2022
Why Voter Suppression Probably Won’t Work By Alan I. Abramowitz
Voting procedures, turnout, and vote margins in the 2020 election.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— In the aftermath of the high-turnout 2020 election, many Republican-controlled state governments have passed legislation that Democrats believe will harm their party’s voter turnout.
— However, voting rules did not appear to have much impact on turnout and had no measurable impact on vote margins at the state level in the 2020 presidential election.
— Both voter turnout and voting decisions in 2020 were driven by the strong preferences held by the large majority of voters between the major party candidates.
February 2, 2022
Biden Approval Reached New Low in January
When tracking President Biden’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Biden’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.
February 2, 2022
Worst President Ever? Voters Rate Biden Below Trump, Obama
Most voters think President Joe Biden is one of the worst ever to hold the office, and rank him below his two immediate predecessors in the White House.
February 1, 2022
Americans Still Like Amazon, But Worry About Local Business
While a majority of Americans have positive opinions about Amazon, they fear local businesses will suffer from the online competition.
February 1, 2022
Is Climate Change Making Winter Worse?
Most Americans say this winter hasn’t been worse than usual, but they believe climate change could cause severe snow storms.
February 1, 2022
The Greatest Government Failure in American History by Stephen Moore
The tally for how much the federal government spent to combat COVID-19 is now estimated to be $5 trillion. It is more than the combined costs of World Wars I and II. The left is celebrating that politicians in Washington saved us. Really? From what exactly?
February 1, 2022
NATO -- Strategic Asset or Liability? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Is the territorial integrity of Ukraine a cause worth America's fighting a war with Russia?
January 31, 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 January 27, 2022.
January 31, 2022
50% Support Biden’s Impeachment
Half of voters believe President Joe Biden should be impeached, and nearly as many think Republicans will do it if they win a congressional majority in the midterm elections.
January 29, 2022
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 29, 2022
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
