Halloween Season? Most Americans Are Already Celebrating
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October 15, 2021
October 15, 2021
69% Oppose Plan To Have IRS Monitor Bank Transactions
More than two-thirds of voters are against plans in Congress to give the Internal Revenue Service access to data on all bank transactions over $600, and most believe Democrats are lying when they say they’ll only raise taxes on the rich.
October 15, 2021
Bill de Blasio Is On the Way Out, But His Mindset Lingers by Michael Barone
As his two terms as New York's mayor approach their end, and long after his presidential campaign ended with a whimper, Bill de Blasio has chimed in with one last act of destruction: a proposal to end the public schools' entry-by-exam gifted and talented program for first graders.
October 15, 2021
Are the Good Times Over for Joe? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"When sorrows come," said King Claudius, "they come not single spies but in battalions." As the king found out. So it seems with President Joe Biden, who must be asking himself the question Merle Haggard asked:
October 14, 2021
Americans Concerned About Supply Chain Crisis, Expect Federal Action
Problems affecting the U.S. supply chain have a majority of Americans concerned, as they are already noticing shortages in stores, and they expect the federal government to take action to solve the crisis.
October 14, 2021
Five Questions About Virginia’s Tight Gubernatorial Race By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman
Breaking down 2021’s marquee race with less than 3 weeks to go.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— In the closely-watched Virginia gubernatorial race, Glenn Youngkin (R) is keeping it close with Terry McAuliffe (D), in part because he now enjoys some of the advantages that Democrats enjoyed in Virginia during Donald Trump’s presidency.
— Though the McAuliffe campaign has worked relentlessly to tie Youngkin to Trump, an unpopular figure in the commonwealth who has endorsed Youngkin several times, President Biden’s weakened approval ratings weigh on Democrats. Congressional Democrats’ lack of action on big-item legislation, specifically on infrastructure and social spending, also seems to be dampening enthusiasm among their rank-and-file voters.
— The down-ballot races will probably be linked closely with the top of the ticket, with the state House of Delegates up for grabs in addition to the other statewide offices.
— While early voting is down a good deal compared to last year’s presidential race, as expected, it is hard to draw firm conclusions from these totals because the lion’s share of Virginians have traditionally voted on Election Day, aside from last year during the pandemic.
October 13, 2021
College Sports Programs Have Too Much Power, Most Say
College football fans pack stadiums every Saturday, and millions more watch on TV, but most Americans think big-time sports have too much influence on campus.
October 13, 2021
Parent School Protests Protected By First Amendment, Most Voters Agree
The federal Department of Justice is investigating alleged threats against local school officials, but most voters agree that recent parent protests are “clearly protected by the First Amendment.”
October 13, 2021
Let Life Resume by John Stossel
America remains bound by often extreme pandemic restrictions.
October 12, 2021
Most Americans Agree Dr. Fauci Has ‘Lost Credibility’
More than 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government’s leading expect on the virus has lost credibility and a plurality of Americans now have a negative opinion of Dr. Anthony Fauci.
October 12, 2021
The War Is on With China By Stephen Moore
With each passing week, it looks like World War III -- between America and China -- is coming sooner than we think. It's not going to be fought with bullets or aircraft carriers, although the Chinese are building up their military in an aggressive and threatening way.
October 12, 2021
Sink the New World Order Tax! by Patrick J. Buchanan
Last Friday, in a triumph for transnationalism, 136 nations, including the U.S., agreed to mandate a global corporate income tax for all nations that will not be allowed to fall below 15%.
October 11, 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 October 7, 2021.
October 11, 2021
Vote-By-Mail: Most Voters Think It Will Cause More Cheating
Last year’s election featured mail-in voting as a measure to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, but now more states are making vote-by-mail permanent, and nearly two-thirds of voters believe the result will be more cheating in elections.
October 9, 2021
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 9, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
October 8, 2021
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Hits New Low in October
Economic confidence fell to 96.6 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, down more than seven points from September, the fifth consecutive monthly decline. This is the lowest index level since May 2020.
October 8, 2021
Hope for America’s Future Fades
Americans have lost hope in the nation’s future since last year and only a third now believe the country’s best days are ahead.
October 8, 2021
Are China's Threats to Taiwan a Bluff? By Pat Buchanan
Monday, four dozen Chinese military aircraft flew into Taiwan's air defense zone, climaxing a weekend of provocations that saw nearly 150 sorties of China-based fighters and bombers.
October 8, 2021
Both Parties' Ignorance of Electoral Reality Has Led To Our Present Discontents by Michael Barone
Here's a jarring thought: Most political analysts, and most political strategists for our two political parties, have been operating off flawed data and flawed assumptions. The result has been one political surprise after another, and the election of the two most unsatisfactory presidents, in the minds of many voters, since Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan in the 1850s.
October 7, 2021
Homeowners Remain Confident in Housing Market
Whatever else Americans may be worried or unhappy about, they still believe that home ownership is a good investment.
