Who’s More Racist? Not Whites, Americans Say
Americans believe Blacks are more racist than whites, and think Hispanics and Asians are less racist.
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July 22, 2021
July 22, 2021
Redistricting in America, Part One: Gerrymandering Potency Raises the Stakes for the 2020s By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— While partisan gerrymandering is nothing new in American politics, it has become easier to find examples of states where gerrymanders are consistently effective and harder to find examples of “dummymanders” — gerrymanders that fail.
— Republicans control the drawing of more districts in this round of decennial redistricting than Democrats do.
— Democrats arguably would be better off if no states had bipartisan/independent redistricting commissions.
July 21, 2021
Cuba Libre? Most Voters Blame Communism for Cuba’s Problems, Welcome Refugees
The Biden administration has warned Cubans they will be turned away if they seek asylum in the United States, but a majority of voters say Cuban refugees should be admitted. And most voters blame Communism for Cuba’s problems, rather than the U.S. trade embargo.
July 21, 2021
Two-Thirds of Voters Want Congress to Investigate 2020 Riots
Now that House Democrats have created a committee to investigate the January 6 Capitol riot, most voters believe Congress should also investigate the Black Lives Matter protests that sparked violence in major cities last year.
July 20, 2021
Most Voters Agree With Trump on Need for State Election Reform
Joe Biden may have won the White House, but in the political battle over election integrity, former President Donald Trump seems to be winning.
July 20, 2021
In Biden's America, Everyone is Entitled to Everything by Stephen Moore
Despite its liberal tendencies, The Washington Post editorial board once acknowledged that in a democracy, "everyone can't be entitled to everyone else's money."
July 20, 2021
Why Can't Biden Stop This Invasion? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Article IV of the Constitution addresses the obligations of the federal government to the state governments that were being asked to surrender aspects of their sovereignty to form our new Union.
July 19, 2021
39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 15, 2021.
July 19, 2021
Trump Deserves More Credit for COVID-19 Vaccine, Voters Say
While most voters approve of President Joe Biden’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, they give former President Donald Trump more credit for the coronavirus vaccine program.
July 17, 2021
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 17, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
July 16, 2021
Most Democrats Favor Mandatory Masks, COVID-19 Vaccine for School Children
When children return to school this fall, will they be required to wear masks and get the COVID-19 vaccine? Democrats hope so.
July 16, 2021
Joe Biden's Big Lie by Michael Barone
Did you know that Black people are not going to be allowed to vote in America anymore? At least in states controlled by Republicans. Sounds a bit unlikely, but that's a conclusion you might have come to if you took seriously what President Joe Biden said in Philadelphia Tuesday.
July 16, 2021
Is Biden Really the Lincoln of Our Time? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Traveling to Philadelphia Tuesday, President Joe Biden laid out in apocalyptic terms the gravity of the "threat" to American democracy from Republican efforts to reform and rewrite state election laws.
July 15, 2021
Voters Less Supportive of Publishing Official Email Leaks
Maybe it was the hacking of Hillary Clinton’s emails, or maybe it was the endless investigations of Donald Trump, but clearly something has happened to shift public opinion against the publication of leaked emails.
July 15, 2021
Most Democratic Voters Strongly Support Texas Walkout
Democratic lawmakers in Texas fled the state this week to prevent the GOP-controlled legislature from passing an election integrity bill, and most Democrats support the fugitive legislators.
July 15, 2021
Republican Governors Draw Primary Challengers, But History Suggests They Face Long Odds By J. Miles Coleman
Checking in on gubernatorial races in Georgia, Massachusetts, Ohio, Texas, and elsewhere.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— With months to go until the 2022 gubernatorial primaries, several Republican governors have drawn notable primary challengers.
— Still, it is relatively rare for sitting governors to lose renomination, and all GOP incumbents appear to be favored in their primaries.
— Most, though not all, Republican primary challengers who have emerged are running to the right of their incumbents.
— While we’re holding off on making any ratings changes for now, any primary upsets may prompt us to reevaluate some races.
July 14, 2021
Biden’s Argument for Afghanistan Withdrawal Gets Majority Support
Voters are divided over the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, but most agree with President Joe Biden’s explanation for the decision.
July 14, 2021
Break Rules By John Stossel
America has so many regulations that today, often the only way to do something new, to create something great, to prosper is to ignore rules.
July 13, 2021
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending July 8, 2021
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of July 6-8, 2021, declined to 89.3, down from 89.5 two weeks earlier. This is the second consecutive decrease in the index, following three months of gains.
