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February 26, 2021Trump -- Once and Future King? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"I don't know if he'll run in 2024 or not. But if he does, I'm pretty sure he will win the nomination."

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                            February 25, 202150% of Voters Say Biden’s China Policy Worse Than Trump’s
A week after President Joe Biden stirred controversy by saying China has “different norms” toward human rights, half of voters view Biden’s China policy as worse than former President Trump’s.
February 25, 2021Assessing the Impact of Absentee Voting on Turnout and Democratic Vote Margin in 2020 By Alan I. Abramowitz
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— While the 2020 presidential election saw a record volume of absentee votes cast, not all states made it equally accessible.
— Eased absentee voting rules contributed to higher voter participation rates.
— With higher turnout, President Joe Biden’s performance still tracked closely with Hillary Clinton’s state-by-state results in 2016 — he just performed slightly better across the board.
— All told, the sharp increase in absentee voting in 2020 wasn’t disproportionately beneficial to either presidential candidate.

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                            February 24, 2021Most Americans See Homelessness as Primarily a State and Local Issue
President Biden has promised billions of dollars in new federal spending to fight homelessness, but most Americans believe the problem is primarily a responsibility of state and local governments.

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                            February 24, 2021Most Voters Say Biden’s Cabinet Nominees Deserve Up-or-Down Senate Vote
The nomination of Neera Tanden to be President Joe Biden’s director of the Office of Management and Budget appears to be in trouble, but most voters still believe the president’s nominees for office deserve an up or down vote on the Senate floor.
February 24, 2021Save the Rhino! By John Stossel
Today's environmental activists are so hostile to capitalism that they end up killing animals they want to protect.

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                            February 23, 2021Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending February 18, 2021
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of February 14-18, 2021 fell to 86.0, down from 88.3 two weeks earlier. This is the lowest it’s been since the Immigration Index began in December 2019, and the second consecutive survey in which the index has reached a new record low. The Immigration Index has been under the baseline in eight consecutive surveys. Since the week before the November election, the index has fallen by nearly 15 points, indicating voters are looking for tighter immigration control from President Biden’s administration.

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                            February 23, 2021Most Don’t Believe Infrastructure Maintenance Is a Federal Responsibility
President Biden is reportedly contemplating “major infrastructure investment” as part of his legislative agenda, but most Americans don’t think that’s a job for the federal government.
February 23, 2021The Blue States Are Now the Beggar States by Stephen Moore
Last week, I visited South Florida for four days, and what a shock: Everything was open. The beaches, the hotels, the restaurants (with some sensible safety and social distancing restrictions). The classrooms are full.
February 23, 2021Biden: No New Cold Wars or Democracy Crusades By Patrick J. Buchanan
"What is America's mission?" is a question that has been debated since George Washington's Farewell Address in 1797.

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                            February 22, 202134% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-four percent (34%) 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 18, 2021.

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                            February 22, 202157% of Voters Support COVID-19 Relief Bill, Despite Spending Concerns
Most voters support passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package despite concerns that Congress has filled the bill with expensive items that have nothing to do with coronavirus.

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                            February 20, 2021What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 20, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            February 19, 202154% of Voters Say Biden Is a ‘Puppet’ of the Left
Less than a month after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, most voters believe the Democrat is “a puppet of the radical left” and not the moderate “nice guy” he was portrayed as being during the election campaign.
February 19, 2021Will Biden Payoff to Teachers Unions Repeal Suburban Parents? By Michael Barone
You expect a certain number of stumbles from a new administration. President Joe Biden's incoming team professed dismay at having to create a coronavirus vaccine distribution program "from scratch," due to its predecessor's handling of the situation, and this week, Biden complained that "we didn't have" a vaccine when he "came into office." He promised to deliver over 1 million a day.
February 19, 2021Is Biden Prepared to Lose Afghanistan? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Is President Joe Biden prepared to preside over the worst U.S. strategic defeat since the fall of Saigon in 1975?

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                            February 18, 2021Just 25% of Americans Say They’re Overweight
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 42% of Americans are obese, but a much lower percentage actually consider themselves overweight.

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                            February 18, 2021Trump Still Favorite of Most GOP Voters After Impeachment Trial
In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s acquittal in his second impeachment trial, Republican voters still overwhelmingly favor Trump as their party’s leader.
February 18, 2021Moving Past Impeachment: Trump Acquitted (Again) By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— In the second impeachment trial of his presidency, former President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate. Seven Republicans joined 50 Democrats in voting to convict Trump.
— The sole Republican running for reelection in 2022 who voted to convict Trump was Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) — she has a reputation as a political maverick.
— Democrats will be targeting a few open-seat contests next year in the Senate, specifically North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where retiring Republicans have been censured by their local parties.
— For now, Senate Democrats probably won’t see much electoral backlash from their votes, though Democrats representing Trump states may feel heat in 2024.
February 17, 2021Voters Want Congress to Investigate Whether Officials Report COVID-19 Cases Accurately
With New York Governor Andrew Cuomo accused of concealing facts about COVID-19 nursing home deaths in his state, most voters want Congress to investigate whether public officials are accurately reporting coronavirus cases.