Who’s Setting the Agenda in D.C. Now? Democrats Say Biden, Others Disagree
When Donald Trump was President, there wasn’t much doubt who was running the show in Washington. Now that Joe Biden is in the White House, however, attitudes have changed.
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March 3, 2021
March 3, 2021
Climate Change Alarmism Takes Another Big Hit By Stephen Moore
Throughout the midsection of the United States in February, record frigid temperatures were inconvenient for those politicians who call global warming an "existential threat."
March 2, 2021
54% Oppose Transgender Sports Trend
President Biden sparked controversy by signing an executive order mandating that transgender athletes be allowed to compete in girl’s and women’s sports, a move that most Americans oppose.
March 2, 2021
50% Approved of Biden’s First Full Month as President
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 first results for Biden’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.
March 2, 2021
Is Biden Reenlisting in the Forever Wars? by Patrick J. Buchanan
Thursday, in its first military action, the Biden Pentagon sent two U.S. F-15Es to strike targets of Kataib Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia just inside the eastern border of Syria.
March 1, 2021
38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 February 25, 2021.
March 1, 2021
55% Oppose D.C. Statehood
Democrats in Congress are pushing to confer statehood on the District of Columbia, but most Americans are against the idea. In fact, statehood for Puerto Rico is more popular than statehood for the nation’s capital.
February 27, 2021
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 27, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
February 26, 2021
Americans Say Teaching Is an Important Job That Most Wouldn’t Want to Do
Amid concerns about schools reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans overwhelmingly consider teaching an important job, but most wouldn’t want to do it.
February 26, 2021
Mask Pollution – Where are the Environmentalists? By Brian C. Joondeph
Masks are now a seemingly permanent staple of American life with no end in sight. Mask recommendations change like spring weather, from none to one to two or more, all based on flimsy evidence from the “follow the science” crowd.
February 26, 2021
Most Voters Have Unfavorable Opinion of AOC
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has only been in Congress a little more than two years, but the New York Democrat known as “AOC” is already widely disliked by voters, who prefer House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the leader of congressional Democrats.
February 26, 2021
Partisan Strife Produces High Voter Turnout -- and No Big Boost for Either Party by Michael Barone
The last decade has seen a boom in voter turnout -- for both parties. Between the 2012 and 2020 presidential elections, total voter turnout rose 23%, with Democratic turnout up 23% and Republican turnout up 22%.
February 26, 2021
Trump -- Once and Future King? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"I don't know if he'll run in 2024 or not. But if he does, I'm pretty sure he will win the nomination."
February 25, 2021
50% of Voters Say Biden’s China Policy Worse Than Trump’s
A week after President Joe Biden stirred controversy by saying China has “different norms” toward human rights, half of voters view Biden’s China policy as worse than former President Trump’s.
February 25, 2021
Assessing the Impact of Absentee Voting on Turnout and Democratic Vote Margin in 2020 By Alan I. Abramowitz
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— While the 2020 presidential election saw a record volume of absentee votes cast, not all states made it equally accessible.
— Eased absentee voting rules contributed to higher voter participation rates.
— With higher turnout, President Joe Biden’s performance still tracked closely with Hillary Clinton’s state-by-state results in 2016 — he just performed slightly better across the board.
— All told, the sharp increase in absentee voting in 2020 wasn’t disproportionately beneficial to either presidential candidate.
February 24, 2021
Most Americans See Homelessness as Primarily a State and Local Issue
President Biden has promised billions of dollars in new federal spending to fight homelessness, but most Americans believe the problem is primarily a responsibility of state and local governments.
February 24, 2021
Most Voters Say Biden’s Cabinet Nominees Deserve Up-or-Down Senate Vote
The nomination of Neera Tanden to be President Joe Biden’s director of the Office of Management and Budget appears to be in trouble, but most voters still believe the president’s nominees for office deserve an up or down vote on the Senate floor.
February 24, 2021
Save the Rhino! By John Stossel
Today's environmental activists are so hostile to capitalism that they end up killing animals they want to protect.
February 23, 2021
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending February 18, 2021
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of February 14-18, 2021 fell to 86.0, down from 88.3 two weeks earlier. This is the lowest it’s been since the Immigration Index began in December 2019, and the second consecutive survey in which the index has reached a new record low. The Immigration Index has been under the baseline in eight consecutive surveys. Since the week before the November election, the index has fallen by nearly 15 points, indicating voters are looking for tighter immigration control from President Biden’s administration.
