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November 18, 2021Six Decades of Regional Change in House Elections By Kyle Kondik
The GOP edge in the South, already large, could grow in 2022.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— The Greater South used to be the key cog in Democratic House majorities; now it is the region that allows Republicans to win majorities.
— Democrats’ dominance on the West Coast and Northeast have allowed them to win majorities even as they have fallen further behind in the Greater South.
— The Republican edge in the Greater South should only grow in 2022.

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                            November 17, 2021Gun Owners Oppose Federal Tracking, Fear Confiscation
Most gun owners don’t want the U.S. government compiling information on Americans who own firearms, and believe this could lead to all weapons being confiscated.
November 17, 2021Prove You're Needed! By John Stossel
"Why does Louisiana have the right to stop me from doing what I love to do?" asks Ursula Newell-Davis in my new video.

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                            November 16, 2021Most Hispanic Voters Favor Stronger Border Enforcement
A majority of Hispanics who voted in this month's midterm elections favor increased enforcement of U.S. immigration laws.

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                            November 16, 2021Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending November 11, 2021
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of November 7-11, 2021, decreased to 88.0 down from 88.3 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.

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                            November 16, 2021Voters Now Favor GOP By 13 Points for House, Senate
With the midterms elections now less than a year away, Republicans have a double-digit lead in their bid to recapture control of Congress.
November 16, 2021Are Democrats Looking to the Lifeboats? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Not so long ago, President Joe Biden was being talked of as a transformative president, a second Franklin D. Roosevelt in terms of the domestic agenda he would enact.

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                            November 15, 202133% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 November 11, 2021.

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                            November 15, 2021Media Bias? Voter Distrust of Political News Grows
Voters increasingly distrust reporting about politics, and most think the media are less aggressive in questioning President Joe Biden than they were with former President Donald Trump.

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                            November 13, 2021What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 13, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            November 12, 2021Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Remains Low in November
Economic confidence rose to 96.9 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, less than one point higher than October, which was the lowest index level since May 2020. 
November 12, 2021US and China: Collusion or Cooperation? By Patrick J. Buchanan
In a surprise announcement at the Glasgow summit, U.S. climate czar John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart declared that their two countries have pledged to work together to slow global warming.

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                            November 12, 202182% Worry Supply-Chain Problems Could Cause Shortages
As the supply-chain crisis continues, an overwhelming majority of voters are worried about potential shortages of basic supplies, and most think President Joe Biden’s administration is not doing enough about the problem.
November 12, 2021History Has Some Bad News for Biden Democrats by Micahel Barone
As in the 1880s, we live in an era of polarized partisan parity, in which changes of opinion among independent voters can sweep election results. One year ago, Joe Biden was elected president with 51% of the popular vote. Now, with his job approval down to 42%, his party is in trouble.

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                            November 11, 2021Parents Don’t Want ‘Woke’ Books in Schools
Many parents are concerned about the books provided to children in schools and libraries, especially those promoting “woke” progressive beliefs about sexuality and racial issues.

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                            November 11, 2021COVID-19: Majority Against Mandatory Vaccination for Public School Children
Most Americans don’t think public schools should require students to get COVID-19 vaccinations, and have concerns about whether the vaccines are safe for children.
November 11, 2021Less Than A Year Out: A Redistricting Update By J. Miles Coleman
Going over new maps in NC, TX, and other states.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— With some more populous states passing new district maps, the 2022 congressional landscape is getting a bit clearer.
— In Texas and North Carolina, Republicans took contrasting approaches — they were relatively tame in the former and more aggressive in the latter — but should likely net seats out of both states.
— In smaller states, like Alabama and West Virginia, redistricting has basically panned out as we expected.

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                            November 10, 2021Voters Still Want Balanced Budget, But Doubt They’ll Live to See One
As Congress keeps adding to the federal debt with multi-trillion-dollar spending bills, voters continue to prefer a balanced budget, but don’t have much hope it will happen any time soon.

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                            November 10, 2021Rittenhouse Trial: Most Democrats Think Kenosha Shooter Guilty, Others Disagree
As the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse continues in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this week, voters are largely divided along party lines about whether the teenage gunman should be convicted.
November 10, 2021Let Parents Choose By John Stossel
As Virginia's gubernatorial election drew to a close last week, Democrat Terry McAuliffe brought in teachers union president Randi Weingarten.