Americans Find Politics Least Interesting in Ukraine War Coverage
Most Americans are OK with the way the news media have been covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and aren’t interested in discussions of the war’s impact on domestic politics.
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March 11, 2022
March 11, 2022
Ukraine Shows We Live in a Nationalist World by Michael Barone
It turns out that we live in a nationalist world. That's one of the lessons people are learning from the surprise early results of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
March 11, 2022
How Solid Are US War Guarantees? By Patrick J. Buchanan
When several NATO nations revealed that they had dozens of Russian-made MiG-29s, the idea arose to fly them to Ukraine and turn them over to Ukrainian pilots familiar with the MiGs.
March 10, 2022
Ukraine: Did Biden Do Enough to Stop Russia?
A majority of voters think President Joe Biden could have done more to stop Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and many believe former President Trump would have prevented the Russian invasion.
March 10, 2022
Abortion Battlefields in a Potentially Post-Roe Political World By Louis Jacobson
Watch these states in the event of a landmark Supreme Court decision later this year.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— If the Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade later this year, it could hypothetically energize Democratic voters in the 2022 midterms. But it’s unclear whether abortion will become a big enough motivator for Democrats to overcome the historical pattern of unfavorable midterms for the party controlling the White House, particularly if concern about the coronavirus pandemic and inflation remains high.
— Our analysis suggests that 7 states are the likeliest to experience political tensions over abortion, because they have majorities or pluralities of voters who favor abortion rights but have GOP-led legislatures who may feel driven to restrict abortion access if the Supreme Court overturns Roe.
— Each of these 7 states has a highly competitive gubernatorial or Senate race on tap for this fall, and several of them have 2 such races.
March 9, 2022
44% Have Already Filed Their Taxes
Americans are ahead of last year’s pace in filing their income taxes, but fewer expect a refund from the Internal Revenue Service.
March 9, 2022
Another Great Depression? Many Think It’s Likely
Most Americans don’t expect the stock market to rise in the next year, and more than half worry that the U.S. could face another Great Depression.
March 9, 2022
Cowards and Leaders by John Stossel
Russia's invasion revealed big differences in how politicians deal with threats.
March 8, 2022
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending March 3, 2022
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of February 27-March 3, 2022, increased to 92.0, up more than five points from 86.4 two weeks earlier.
March 8, 2022
Election Integrity Will Be Important Issue in November, Voters Say
More than half of voters believe cheating affected the 2020 election and an overwhelming majority say the issue of election integrity will be important in the midterm elections.
March 8, 2022
Free Market Capitalism Is Under Siege -- From Capitalists by Stephen Moore
We live in a strange world. John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil, helped provide the energy that powered the American century beginning in the early 1900s. Today, his grandchildren spend the billions of dollars that he donated to the Rockefeller Foundation to attack the same oil and gas industry that he almost single-handedly built. Likewise, Henry Ford's trust, the Ford Foundation, now spends millions of dollars on climate change -- as if the automobile was a sinister invention.
March 8, 2022
US Policy: Cheer Ukrainians On -- and Keep Us Out! By Patrick J. Buchanan
After Friday's NATO summit refused to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said the allies' failure to "close the skies" to Russian military aircraft gives "a green light for further bombing of Ukrainian cities."
March 7, 2022
32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-two percent (32%) 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 March 3, 2022.
March 7, 2022
70% Favor Increased U.S. Oil and Gas Production
With gas prices soaring, energy policy is likely to be a major issue in the midterm election campaign, and voters strongly favor a policy of promoting domestic petroleum production.
March 5, 2022
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 5, 2022
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
March 4, 2022
Americans Fear Economic Impact of Ukraine Conflict
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have a negative impact on the U.S. economy, most Americans believe.
March 4, 2022
Is a Russia-NATO Clash Over Ukraine Ahead? by Patrick J. Buchanan
When Hungarian rebels arose in 1956 to overthrow the Communist regime imposed by Joseph Stalin, President Dwight Eisenhower refused to send U.S. forces to aid the Hungarians.
March 4, 2022
Volodymyr Zelensky Transforms Germany -- and Europe By Michael Barone
It's been a week since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Kyiv, and even Kharkiv, 20 miles from the Russian border, remain under Ukrainian control. Contrary to many predictions, Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces have fallen short of their goals so far, but there can be no certainty about the outcome in Ukraine -- or Russia.
March 3, 2022
84% Expect Gas Prices to Keep Climbing
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused gasoline prices to spike, and most Americans expect the cost to continue rising.
March 3, 2022
Ukraine: 54% of Voters Say Biden’s Response to Russian Invasion Is Ineffective
Most voters don’t think President Joe Biden has effectively responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and don’t believe economic sanctions will be enough to stop the Russian aggression.
