D.C. Has Become More Partisan, Most Voters Believe
There’s too much partisanship and not enough cooperation in Washington, according to a majority of voters.
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January 20, 2022
January 20, 2022
Five Warning Signs for Biden as He Marks First Anniversary in Office By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman
Reviewing Biden's (and Democrats') numbers after a turbulent first year.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— As Joe Biden marks a year in office, he has found himself in a perilous position, and there are no obvious signs of improvement.
— Among Biden’s challenges is an apparently weakened position among nonwhite voters as well as younger voters, two immensely important pillars of the Democratic coalition.
— Inflation has re-emerged as an important problem for what appears to be the first time in decades, and Biden has work to do to persuade the public that he’s taking it seriously.
January 19, 2022
50% of Voters Rate Biden’s First Year ‘Very Unsuccessful’
President Joe Biden’s first year in office has been a failure, according to a majority of voters who say the Democrat has left the country more divided than when he was inaugurated.
January 19, 2022
Evil Florida by John Stossel
Omicron spreads. The media say, "Governments must act!"
January 18, 2022
Voters Reject ‘Great Reset’ Agenda
Business should focus on traditional goals like consumer service and profit, rather than the social justice and environmentalist agenda of the “Great Reset” movement, most voters believe.
January 18, 2022
Republicans Maintain Lead on Congressional Ballot
The 2022 midterm elections are now 294 days away, and Republicans maintain a strong lead in their bid to recapture control of Congress.
January 18, 2022
Remember US Energy Independence Day? By Stephen Moore
Once, during a meeting with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump inside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York, we discussed energy policy. I told Trump that if we went all out to produce America's abundant supply of oil, gas and coal, the United States could be energy independent in four years.
January 18, 2022
Biden Should Declare NATO Membership Closed by Patrick J. Buchanan
In 2014, when Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to a U.S.-backed coup that ousted a pro-Russian regime in Kyiv by occupying Crimea, President Barack Obama did nothing.
January 17, 2022
26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-six percent (26%) 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 13, 2022.
January 17, 2022
Just 34% Believe MLK’s Dream Has Become a Reality
Barely a third of Americans believe Martin Luther King Jr.’s dreams of equal opportunity in the country are a reality.
January 15, 2022
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 15, 2022
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
January 14, 2022
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Down in January
Economic confidence fell to 97.3 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, nearly two points lower than December. January’s decline follows two consecutive months of gains since hitting 96.6 in October, which was the lowest index since May 2020.
January 14, 2022
Most Think U.S. Race Relations Are Bad
As the nation nears the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, only a quarter of Americans have a positive view of race relations in the country.
January 14, 2022
Joe Biden's Deplorable Lies May Not Even Be in His Partisan Interest by Michael Barone
How do you explain why an ultra-experienced politician makes a major speech on the behalf of a legislative goal that is both doomed to fail and unpopular with voters? Especially when his speech is boycotted by the bill's chief backers and consists of one big lie after another?
January 14, 2022
Biden: Bull Connor's GOP Imperils Democracy By Patrick J. Buchanan
"The next few days ... will mark a turning point in this nation's history," said President Joe Biden in his Atlanta speech to reframe the debate in Congress on voting rights legislation and the filibuster.
January 13, 2022
COVID-19: Democratic Voters Support Harsh Measures Against Unvaccinated
While many voters have become skeptical toward the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of Democrats embrace restrictive policies, including punitive measures against those who haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine.
January 13, 2022
House Republicans’ Drive to 35 By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman
What it would take for the GOP to build its biggest majority since the Great Depression?
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— With some key national factors seemingly in their favor, Republicans could win a healthy majority in the House in 2022 — perhaps even their biggest in nearly a century.
— However, compared to past Republican midterm wave cycles, specifically 1994 and 2010, Republicans probably have less room for growth.
— As a majority of states have enacted new maps, we can chart out what a banner night for House Republicans may look like.
January 12, 2022
48% Oppose Eliminating Filibuster
Democrats are pushing to end the U.S. Senate’s filibuster rule, most voters think this “important distinction” between the House and Senate is worth preserving.
January 12, 2022
Voters Expect DA’s Policy Will Cause Crime Increase in New York
After the new district attorney in New York City announced he will not seek prison sentences for many crimes, and will treat many felony cases as misdemeanors, most voters expect crime to increase in the Big Apple.
January 12, 2022
Money for Indoctrination By John Stossel
Glenn Youngkin recently was elected Virginia's governor partly because he promised to ban teaching of CRT.
