What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 25, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
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December 25, 2021
December 24, 2021
More Americans Will Attend Religious Service This Christmas
Christmas remains the nation’s most important holiday, Americans say, and more plan to attend religious services to celebrate the holiday this year.
December 24, 2021
A (Statistical) Journal of the Plague Year By Michael Barone
As a Christmas present to statistics lovers, the Census Bureau has released its estimates of the population of the nation and the 50 states as of July 1, 2021. The Bureau admits up front that, due to COVID, its numbers are subject to more uncertainty than usual. But overall, they provide important clues as to how Americans have coped with the pandemic, and how it may have changed the trajectory of national growth and contraction.
December 24, 2021
Has America Lost Its Faith? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Here we are on the eve of Christmas, that day of joy set aside for celebrating the birth of Christ who came down to earth 2,000 years ago to show mankind the way to eternal salvation.
December 23, 2021
Holiday Season Stressful for Many Americans
Nearly half of Americans find the holiday season more stressful than joyful and report they’re having trouble getting into the holiday spirit this year.
December 23, 2021
Voters Against 'Zuckerbucks' Influencing Elections
An overwhelming majority of American voters believe Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s multimillion-dollar effort to influence the 2020 presidential election was a bad thing for democracy, and most still think cheating influenced the election outcome.
December 22, 2021
Most Voters Think Capitol Riot Committee Is ‘Partisan’
While Democratic voters strongly support the House Select Committee’s investigation of the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, most Republicans and independents believe the committee has become a partisan weapon.
December 22, 2021
Questioning the Science By John Stossel
When people criticize Dr. Anthony Fauci, he says: "They're really criticizing science. Because I represent science."
December 21, 2021
Nearly Half Still Haven’t Finished Holiday Shopping
With less than a week left until Christmas, many Americans haven’t finished shopping for gifts and more than one-in-five haven’t even started yet.
December 21, 2021
Only 31% Say Biden Represents Their Views
Republican voters overwhelmingly say former President Trump represents their political views, but Democrats are less likely to say the same of President Joe Biden, and independent voters strongly prefer Trump to Biden.
December 21, 2021
The Biggest Corporate Welfare Recipients Ever by Stephen Moore
How much do solar, wind and electric vehicle companies get in federal handouts and tax loopholes in President Joe Biden's Build Back Better bill? Well over $100 billion in taxpayer largesse. If all the tax credits are included, that number could reach half a trillion dollars. No other industry in American history has ever received this lucrative a paycheck.
December 21, 2021
What To Do About That Russian Ultimatum By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Get off our front porch. Get out of our front yard. And stay out of our backyard."
December 20, 2021
30% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) 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 December 16, 2021.
December 20, 2021
Democrats Fear New COVID-19 Variants More, Trust Vaccine Over Natural Immunity
Most Americans are concerned about new variants of the COVID-19 virus, but Democrats are more concerned than others, and place more trust in vaccines to protect against the disease.
December 18, 2021
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 18, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
December 17, 2021
Americans Still Support Celebrating Christmas in School
Most Americans believe religious faith makes the world a better place, and are overwhelmingly in favor of allowing Christmas celebrations in schools.
December 17, 2021
The Gutting of Women’s Sports by Brian C. Joondeph
Women’s sports came into their own with Title IX in 1972, leveling the playing field by providing funding that was lacking in the past. At that time there were only 300,000 women and girls participating in high school and college sports, but by 2012 that number increased to 3 million girls in high school sports and 190,000 in college sports, a sixfold increase.
December 17, 2021
Voters Don’t Like Congress, and ‘Build Back Better’ Won’t Help
Fewer than a third of voters have a favorable opinion of Congress, and most don’t support the “Build Back Better” legislation now pending in the Senate.
December 17, 2021
Against the Religion of 'Woke Anti-Racism' by Michael Barone
"If you pull the camera back and think about 1965, and think about last week, there's been massive improvement. The question is why so many people pretend that that's not true."
December 17, 2021
Biden Holds a Losing Hand By Patrick J. Buchanan
As President Joe Biden's poll numbers sank this fall, and the presidentially ambitious in his party began to stir, the White House put out the word.
