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December 28, 2020

72% of Republicans See Trump As Model for Party’s Future

When the Republican Party reorganizes itself next year, GOP voters strongly believe President Trump should remain the role model, but most think the party should look for a new face to be its next presidential candidate.

December 26, 2020

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 26, 2020

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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December 25, 2020

In a Crisis, a Compromise Solution Is Worse Than No Solution At All By Ted Rall

The raging argument on the left between progressives who argue for radical change and centrists who advocate for incrementalism is hardly new. Nearly a century ago, progressive titan and Wisconsin Gov. Robert La Follette and then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt were often at loggerheads over the same question.

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December 25, 2020

Immigrant Voters Trended Toward Trump By Michael Barone

Like Sherlock Holmes' dog that didn't bark in the night, so goes in politics: Uncharacteristic behavior can turn out to be crucially significant -- uncharacteristic behavior in politics being defined as one demographic group unexpectedly trending one way when most of the electorate trends the other.

December 24, 2020

Fewer Plan To Attend Religious Services This Christmas

Most Americans still consider Christmas one of our most important holidays, but with the COVID-19 lockdown, fewer say they plan to go to church this holiday season.

December 24, 2020

Most Say Climate Change Catastrophe Likely, Want Government Action

Most voters still see climate change as a natural disaster in the making, and those who blame humans for it remain strongly supportive of a government crackdown.

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December 24, 2020

Are 'Never Trumpers' the Future of the GOP? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Denouncing the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill as a parsimonious "disgrace" and hinting at an Alamo-style finish on Jan. 6, when Congress votes to declare Joe Biden the next president, Donald Trump is not going to go quietly.

December 23, 2020

17% Haven’t Started Their Holiday Shopping Yet

The clock’s ticking, and a sizable number of Americans still have holiday shopping to do.

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December 23, 2020

The Abominable 'America Last' Porkulus By Michelle Malkin

This country is not governed by a "Republican Party" and a "Democratic Party." It is governed by an establishment "uniparty" that betrays our citizens at every turn. Exhibit A: The joint annual ritual of fiscal vulgarity known as the omnibus spending bill.

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December 23, 2020

Naughty vs. Nice By John Stossel

Who should be on Santa's naughty and nice lists this Christmas?

*Naughty:

I'd give lumps of coal to:

December 22, 2020

Rasmussen Reports Weekly Immigration Index - Week Ending December 17, 2020

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of December 13-17, 2020 fell slightly to 99.0 from 99.2 the week before. The Index has now closed below its baseline in five out of the seven weekly surveys since Election Day, suggesting voters are looking for tighter immigration control from the incoming Biden administration.

December 22, 2020

Americans Question Safety, Fairness of Anti-COVID-19 Vaccine

Americans are cautious about the new anti-coronavirus vaccine and slightly more reluctant to get one. Most also aren’t convinced that the vaccine will be administered fairly.

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December 22, 2020

Lockdowns Are the Great Unequalizer By Stephen Moore

Democrats and their liberal economic advisers obsess about income inequality. Will someone please tell them that no act in modern times has widened the gap between the rich and the poor more than the lockdowns going on right now?

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December 22, 2020

Can Democracy Hold Us Together? By Patrick J. Buchanan

If America were a company and not a country, we would have long ago dissolved the corporation, split the blanket, and gone our separate ways.

December 21, 2020

31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-one percent (31%) 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 17, 2020.

December 21, 2020

Voters Think China’s Influence Will Grow Under Biden

Many U.S. voters suspect China interfered in our recent elections and believe Chinese influence here will grow with Joe Biden in the White House.

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December 19, 2020

Will the Media's Newfound Stridency Continue Under Biden? No. By Ted Rall

"In his first rally since losing the election last month, President Trump continued to spout conspiracy theories about voter fraud, falsely claiming that he had defeated President-elect Joe Biden." That was the lede of a news story in the Dec. 5 Washington Post.

December 19, 2020

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 19, 2020

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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December 18, 2020

Only 56% Say Biden Is Their President

Many anti-Trumpers insisted throughout President Trump’s four years in office that he was not their president, and a surprisingly high number of voters feel the same way about President-elect Biden.

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December 18, 2020

Biden: Identity Politics and No Apologies By Michael Barone

Identity politics seems to be sticking around. Important election results seemed to refute the notion that Americans vote for their ethnic or racial identity. Hispanic voters trended significantly toward the supposedly anti-Hispanic Donald Trump, and Californians, while voting 63% for Joe Biden, rejected racial quotas and preferences in a referendum by an even larger margin than in the 1990s.