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I love my digital devices, but people keep telling me to worry more about my privacy.
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February 17, 2021
February 16, 2021
66% Say News Media Sacrifice Accuracy for Speed
Americans overwhelmingly say the media should care more about getting a story right than about getting it first, but two-thirds believe it’s usually the other way around.
February 16, 2021
Voters Sharply Divided Over Impeachment Verdict
In the wake of former President Trump’s acquittal in his second impeachment trial, voters are deeply divided over the verdict.
February 16, 2021
Why Aren't School Districts Giving Taxpayers Their Money Back? By Stephen Moore
In Naperville, Illinois, the school board announced it would distribute $10 million back to taxpayers this year. Yes, a tax refund.
February 16, 2021
Will the Radical Left Reunite the GOP? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun." So said Citizen Trump Saturday on his acquittal by the Senate of the impeachment article of "incitement of insurrection" in the Jan 6 invasion of the Capitol.
February 15, 2021
38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 February 11, 2021.
February 15, 2021
Americans Admire Lincoln More Than Washington, But Don’t Favor Separate Holiday
The third Monday in February is observed as a federal holiday to honor our nation’s first president, George Washington, born February 22, 1732. It is commonly known as Presidents’ Day, to include Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809) in the honor, but Americans don’t favor a separate holiday for Lincoln’s birthday.
February 13, 2021
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 13, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
February 12, 2021
Most GOP Voters Still Don’t Think Biden Was Elected Fairly
Much of the impeachment case against former President Trump in this week’s Senate trial has focused on his claims about election fraud, but a majority of Republican voters agree with his claim that Joe Biden was not elected fairly.
February 12, 2021
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Declines for Third Month in a Row
The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index dropped by nearly four points this month, the third consecutive monthly decline since Joe Biden was elected President. The index fell to 97.8 from 111.5 in January, Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Continues Post-Election Decline continuing the decline from 126.4 just before Election Day.
February 12, 2021
Voters Don’t Trust Social Media Censorship
Social media censorship made news again with Twitter’s announcement that former President Trump’s ban from the platform will be permanent, but most voters don’t trust social media companies to censor content fairly.
February 12, 2021
The Republican Party Won't Fall Apart This Time Either by Michael Barone
When you've been consuming and producing political commentary for many years, you get used to certain recurring themes. One is the imminent disappearance or relegation to permanent minority status of the Republican Party.
February 12, 2021
Dark Winter of a Grand Old Party By Patrick J. Buchanan
It has been a dreadful three months for the Grand Old Party.
February 11, 2021
Americans Don’t Have Much Love for Valentine’s Day
Sunday is Valentine’s Day, and if you’re not looking forward to the annual celebration of romance, you’re not alone.
February 11, 2021
With Trump Gone, So Are the Old COVID Rules By Brian C. Joondeph
What a difference an election makes, one president leaves and a new one takes over, with COVID rules changing on a dime.
February 11, 2021
The House: As 2020’s Final Contests Settle, Vacancies Arise By J. Miles Coleman
Look for House seat openings in Ohio, New Mexico to come up soon.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— With the race for NY-22 settled, 2020’s House elections may finally be fully in the rearview mirror, though IA-2’s results will be reviewed by Congress.
— Before this week, we rated two special elections in Louisiana as safe for either party; with a new vacancy in TX-6, we see an imminent special election there as Likely Republican.
— Two more districts, NM-1 and OH-11, seem likely to host special elections soon, as their incumbents have been designated for positions in the Biden administration.
— Sen. Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) retirement doesn’t impact our Safe Republican rating for the Alabama Senate race.
February 10, 2021
With Biden in the White House, Democrats Become More Concerned About Leaks
Half of voters believe America’s national security is damaged when media outlets publish classified information, and Democrats are more likely to share that view now than when Donald Trump was president.
February 10, 2021
71% of GOP Voters Say Troops Unnecessary for D.C. Security, But Democrats Disagree
With 7,000 National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., during the Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump, Americans are divided along partisan lines about whether this extra security is necessary.
February 10, 2021
Socialism Never Works by John Stossel
Last week, I reported on two myths about socialism. My new video covers three more.
February 9, 2021
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending February 4, 2021
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of January 31-February 4, 2021 fell to 88.3, down from 91.6 two weeks earlier. This is the lowest it’s been since the Immigration Index began in December 2019. This is the seventh consecutive survey in which the index has been under the baseline. Since the week before the November election, the index has fallen by more than 13 points, indicating voters are looking for tighter immigration control from the incoming Biden administration.
