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.
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October 8, 2021
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.
October 7, 2021
‘Virtual’ Thanksgiving? Voters Don’t Embrace CDC’s Holiday Recommendations
While nearly two-thirds of voters are concerned about another surge of COVID-19 cases, they’re less confident in recent official guidance for coping with the pandemic, and most agree with criticism of a “draconian” response.
October 7, 2021
Project Home Fire/Center for Politics Research Reveals Outsized Role Immigration Plays in Fueling our National Divide By Larry Schack and Mick McWilliams
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Joe Biden and Donald Trump voters feel strongly but in opposite directions on the topic of discrimination, with Biden voters expressing concern about discrimination against minorities, while Trump voters worry that discrimination against whites will increase significantly in the next few years. (see Table 1 below)
— Whereas Biden voters are animated by racial and social justice concerns, Trump voters fear they will suffer personally, socially, culturally, and economically from the effects of immigration. (see Tables 2 and 3 below)
— These conflicted attitudes yield major policy divisions. When asked which policy areas concern them most, Biden voters identify with combatting systemic racism and addressing racial diversity. Whereas Biden voters prioritize social justice concerns, Trump voters do not. In fact, across the almost 50 national issues and areas of personal concern surveyed (some of which are noted below), Trump voters are far and away primarily focused on one particular issue: immigration. (see Table 4 below)
— Cluster analysis reveals that while many voters are essentially closed off to direct appeals to compromise at this time in part because of their strong views on immigration, there are voters who are concerned about immigration but are also potentially more persuadable on this topic. They are open to messaging and policies that balance their interests with those of immigrants, helping them feel more safe and secure.
October 6, 2021
Voters Rate Pelosi Worst of Congressional Leaders
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is the best-known leader of Congress and also the least popular, with more voters now rating her unfavorably than at any time since 2012. Her Republican counterpart, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has better ratings, but is much less well-known to voters.
October 6, 2021
BEEReaucrats By John Stossel
Jim Caruso, CEO of Flying Dog Brewery, calls his business a "First Amendment brewery." That's because he keeps going to court to defend beer labels.
October 5, 2021
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending September 30, 2021
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of September 27-30, 2021, decreased to 88.9, down from 89.6 two weeks earlier. The Immigration Index has been under the baseline in every survey since Election Day last year, and reached a record low of 82.3 in late March.
October 5, 2021
America Divided: Voters Blame Biden
President Joe Biden campaigned last year on a promise to unite Americans, but nearly two-thirds of voters say the country is now more divided.
October 5, 2021
Fossil Fuels Are Back -- Everywhere Except in the USA By Stephen Moore
While the greens in America, including their champion zealot, President Joe Biden, howl their primal screams over climate change, the rest of the world is turning to coal. The dark stuff. The satanic fuel. But it's back big-time across the globe.
October 5, 2021
Biden Becomes a Bernie Sanders Democrat? by Patrick J. Buchanan
"We've got the president of the United States on our side," said Sen. Bernie Sanders Sunday on ABC's "This Week."
October 5, 2021
Support for Secession Linked to Conspiracy Belief By Larry Schack and Mick McWilliams
Drilling deeper into a noteworthy finding from last week’s UVA Center for Politics/Project Home Fire report.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Belief in conspiracy theories is most consistently correlated with Biden and Trump voters who favor secession.
— The majority of citizens who voted for Joe Biden or Donald Trump in the last election, when combined, believe in at least one of the conspiracy theories (43% of Biden voters and 90% of Trump voters).
— But while the percentage of Trump voters who ascribe to these conspiracies significantly outpaces that of Biden voters, conspiracy-believing Biden voters are more likely to say blue states should secede from the union than are conspiracy-believing Trump voters likely to say red states should secede.
— Additionally, several other authoritarian beliefs are significantly more prevalent among voters who support secession.
October 4, 2021
Biden’s Monthly Approval Continues Decline in October
When tracking President Biden’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Biden’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.
October 4, 2021
Biden’s Monthly Approval Declines Further in September
When tracking President Biden’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture.
October 4, 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 September 30, 2021.
October 4, 2021
Independent Voters Are Most Unhappy With Congress
Congress remains unpopular with voters, and independent voters are least likely to say their current representative deserves reelection.
October 2, 2021
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 2, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
October 1, 2021
Most Americans Don’t Want Electric Cars
Despite all the talk about “green” technology as a way to fight climate change, most Americans don’t think electric vehicles are practical now and don’t expect them to replace gasoline-powered cars soon.
October 1, 2021
Voters Believe General Milley, Not Biden, on Afghanistan Withdrawal
After the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff contradicted President Joe Biden’s statements about plans for the U.S. withdrawal Afghanistan, a majority of voters think Gen. Mark Milley is telling the truth – and say his plan was better than Biden’s.
