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July 31, 2021

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 7, 2021

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

July 31, 2021

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 14, 2021

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

July 30, 2021

Voters Rate Congress Even Lower

Nothing that Congress has done in the past three months has improved their standing with voters, most of whom continue to rate congressional job performance as poor.

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July 30, 2021

Do We Have to Watch Their Wretched Movie All Over Again? By Michael Barone

Why do I feel that I have seen this movie before?

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July 30, 2021

For What Will We Go to War With China? By Patrick J. Buchanan

In his final state of the nation speech Monday, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte defended his refusal to confront China over Beijing's seizure and fortification of his country's islets in the South China Sea.

July 29, 2021

Americans Want More Action Against Opioid Problem

Most Americans don’t think the nation’s opioid drug epidemic is getting better, and only one in five believe President Joe Biden’s administration is doing enough to fight the problem.

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July 29, 2021

Voters Rate Biden Worse on Crime Than on Economy

Violent crime is a bigger concern than inflation for most voters, and President Joe Biden gets worse ratings for dealing with crime than he does for how he’s handling the economy.

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July 29, 2021

Redistricting in America, Part Two: The Dark Red Greater South By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman

The Outlook in AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, SC, TN, & WV

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Republicans dominate redistricting in a number of small-to-medium-sized states in the Deep South and Greater Appalachia.

— The GOP also already holds the lion’s share of seats in these states, but they may be able to squeeze a bit more out of them.

— Democrats are hoping the courts could help them salvage an extra seat or two out of these states, while Republicans may aggressively target, most notably, Rep. Jim Cooper (D, TN-5) in Nashville.

July 28, 2021

Olympics: 38% Think Athletes Should Be Required to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

With the Olympic games underway in Tokyo, Americans are divided over whether U.S. athletes should be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

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July 28, 2021

Endless Rules By John Stossel

Politicians just don't learn.

July 27, 2021

Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending July 22, 2021

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of July 18-22, 2021, increased to 89.5, up from 89.3 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.

July 27, 2021

COVID-19: Most Unvaccinated Voters Have Concerns About Vaccine Safety

While most voters say they’ve already been vaccinated against COVID-19 and are confident it will protect them against the coronavirus, more than half of those who aren’t vaccinated don’t plan to get the vaccine, and safety concerns are a major factor.

July 27, 2021

What happens when ‘follow the science’ makes no sense? By Brian C. Joondeph

With all things COVID-19, we are told to “follow the science.” Yet the “science” is what Dr Anthony Fauci and the medical establishment says it is, and when other science is used to question official dogma, social media fact checkers are quick to pounce and censor.

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July 27, 2021

How the Left Has Used COVID-19 to Bankrupt the United States by Stephen Moore

I have never bought the conspiracy theories that COVID-19 was a diabolical political plot to undermine the country. But what is apparent with each passing week is that the virus has been the springboard for the left's agenda to transform America in a way that Sen. Bernie Sanders, Michael Moore or Rachel Maddow could have never imagined.

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July 27, 2021

Why the Left Can't Let Go of Jan. 6 By Patrick J. Buchanan

To understand what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's select committee investigation of the Capitol Hill events of Jan. 6 is all about, a good place to begin is with the sentencing hearing last week of Paul Hodgkins.

July 26, 2021

37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-seven percent (37%) 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 July 22, 2021.

July 26, 2021

Media Gets Lower Scores for COVID-19 Coverage

Only 42% of Americans rate the media’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic excellent or good, and many have concerns about the accuracy of reporting on vaccine safety.

July 24, 2021

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 24, 2021

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

July 23, 2021

Views Toward Job Market Improving

As the economy recovers from more than a year of COVID-19 pandemic, Americans have become somewhat more optimistic about the job market in recent months.

July 23, 2021

Biden Not More Popular Than Trump, And Most Voters Like Obama Better

There’s good news and bad news for President Joe Biden. The good news is that most voters have a favorable opinion of him. The bad news is that his numbers aren’t better than former President Donald Trump’s, and are worse than former President Barack Obama’s.