Voters Say U.S. Is More Divided, Doubt Biden Can Unite Americans
Most voters think the country has become more divided since Election Day, and fewer than 1-in-5 say they are very confident President Biden will be able to unite Americans.
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January 27, 2021
January 27, 2021
Rule-Breaking Politicians by John Stossel
After Joe Biden's inauguration, he ordered everyone on federal lands to wear a mask. That night, he and his family posed for pictures at the Lincoln Memorial -- none of them wearing a mask.
January 26, 2021
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending January 21, 2021
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of January 17-21, 2021 fell to 91.6, down from 95.0 two weeks earlier. This is the lowest it’s been since the Immigration Index began in December 2019, and the sixth consecutive survey in which the index has been under the baseline. Since the election, the index has been below the baseline every week but two, indicating voters are looking for tighter immigration control from the incoming Biden administration.
January 26, 2021
Most GOP Voters Say Trump Third Party Is a Good Idea
While advisers to Donald Trump have denied this week that the former president is planning to organize a third party, most Republican voters think a separate Trump party would be a good idea.
January 26, 2021
The Left Wants Unconditional Surrender, Not Unity By Stephen Moore
About two years ago, one of my wife's best friends began to turn down invitations to get together. Then, out of the blue, she unfriended my wife on Facebook.
January 26, 2021
Coexistence or Cold War with China? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"The United States acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is a part of China. The United States... does not challenge that position."
January 25, 2021
24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) 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 January 21, 2021.
January 25, 2021
52% Say Biden’s Paris Climate Agreement Decision Will Mean Lost Jobs, Higher Bills
On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to have the United States rejoin the Paris climate agreement, but most voters believe Biden’s decision will mean lost jobs and higher bills for Americans.
January 23, 2021
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 23, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
January 22, 2021
By 2-to-1 Margin, Voters Want Migrant Caravan Stopped at the Border
With another caravan of migrants from Honduras heading north toward the United States, Americans overwhelmingly want the caravan stopped at the U.S. border.
January 22, 2021
Trump Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows...
January 22, 2021
Biden's Heartfelt Appeal for Unity Likely to Be Unavailing By Michael Barone
"We must end this uncivil war," Joe Biden proclaimed shortly after he became the 46th president on Wednesday. Hours earlier, in his last moments as the 45th president, Donald Trump extended "best wishes" to the "new administration." Graceful words, but accompanied by sharp and, in some cases, deserved attacks. Our presidents since George Washington have come to office through an inevitably adversary process, and while they may inspire "unity" on occasion, that's more the exception than the rule.
January 22, 2021
Biden's America: One Nation or Us Versus Them? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"We have met the enemy and he is us," said Walt Kelly's cartoon character Pogo, half a century ago, about what we Americans were doing to our environment.
January 21, 2021
Voters Oppose Biden’s Keystone XL Pipeline Decision, Expect Higher Gas Prices
On his first day in the White House, President Joe Biden signed an executive order blocking further construction on the Keystone XL Pipeline project. Most voters disagree with Biden’s decision.
January 21, 2021
Only 19% View Celebrities as Good Role Models
Celebrities like Tom Hanks and Lady Gaga were part of what the media called President Biden’s “star-studded” inauguration this week, but most Americans don’t have a very high opinion of show-business stars.
January 20, 2021
Presidential Approval: Comparing the Numbers
So how does America view the sitting President these days? It depends on how you ask the question and whom you ask.
Rasmussen Reports in our daily Presidential Tracking Poll gives respondents four options – Strongly Approve, Somewhat Approve, Somewhat Disapprove and Strongly Disapprove - as opposed to just two - Approve/Disapprove. We are also the one major national pollster who asks this question only of likely U.S. voters, those who tell us they are likely to vote in the next election.
January 20, 2021
Most Voters Concerned About Biden’s Safety at Inauguration
Thousands of National Guard troops are deployed in Washington, D.C., to protect Joe Biden as he is sworn in today as the 46th President of the United States. Most voters say they are concerned for Biden’s safety, but fewer plan to watch the entire inauguration ceremony.
January 20, 2021
As Biden Takes Office, Trump’s Shadow is Inescapable – at Least for Now By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Even as a new president is inaugurated today, the outgoing president looms large.
— As Senate Republicans ponder how to vote in the Trump impeachment trial, they may be incentivized to move the party past Trump as they seek to recapture power in Washington next year.
January 20, 2021
Standing Up to the Mob By John Stossel
Joe Biden says he'll "advance racial equity" by making "bold investments" in "Affordable Housing," aiding "businesses owned by Black and Brown people," establishing an "Equity Commission," etc.
January 19, 2021
36% Say Postal Service Was Worse This Holiday Season
If your mail hasn’t been arriving on time in recent weeks, you’re not alone. More than 40% of Americans rate the performance of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as fair or poor, and many say it was worse over the holidays than in previous years.
