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                            February 18, 2021Trump Still Favorite of Most GOP Voters After Impeachment Trial
In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s acquittal in his second impeachment trial, Republican voters still overwhelmingly favor Trump as their party’s leader.
February 18, 2021Moving Past Impeachment: Trump Acquitted (Again) By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— In the second impeachment trial of his presidency, former President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate. Seven Republicans joined 50 Democrats in voting to convict Trump.
— The sole Republican running for reelection in 2022 who voted to convict Trump was Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) — she has a reputation as a political maverick.
— Democrats will be targeting a few open-seat contests next year in the Senate, specifically North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where retiring Republicans have been censured by their local parties.
— For now, Senate Democrats probably won’t see much electoral backlash from their votes, though Democrats representing Trump states may feel heat in 2024.
February 17, 2021Voters Want Congress to Investigate Whether Officials Report COVID-19 Cases Accurately
With New York Governor Andrew Cuomo accused of concealing facts about COVID-19 nursing home deaths in his state, most voters want Congress to investigate whether public officials are accurately reporting coronavirus cases.
February 17, 2021Privacy By John Stossel
I love my digital devices, but people keep telling me to worry more about my privacy.

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                            February 16, 202166% Say News Media Sacrifice Accuracy for Speed
Americans overwhelmingly say the media should care more about getting a story right than about getting it first, but two-thirds believe it’s usually the other way around.

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                            February 16, 2021Voters Sharply Divided Over Impeachment Verdict
In the wake of former President Trump’s acquittal in his second impeachment trial, voters are deeply divided over the verdict.
February 16, 2021Why Aren't School Districts Giving Taxpayers Their Money Back? By Stephen Moore
In Naperville, Illinois, the school board announced it would distribute $10 million back to taxpayers this year. Yes, a tax refund.
February 16, 2021Will the Radical Left Reunite the GOP? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Our historic, patriotic and beautiful movement to Make America Great Again has only just begun." So said Citizen Trump Saturday on his acquittal by the Senate of the impeachment article of "incitement of insurrection" in the Jan 6 invasion of the Capitol.

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                            February 15, 202138% 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 11, 2021.

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                            February 15, 2021Americans Admire Lincoln More Than Washington, But Don’t Favor Separate Holiday
The third Monday in February is observed as a federal holiday to honor our nation’s first president, George Washington, born February 22, 1732. It is commonly known as Presidents’ Day, to include Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809) in the honor, but Americans don’t favor a separate holiday for Lincoln’s birthday.

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

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                            February 12, 2021Most GOP Voters Still Don’t Think Biden Was Elected Fairly
Much of the impeachment case against former President Trump in this week’s Senate trial has focused on his claims about election fraud, but a majority of Republican voters agree with his claim that Joe Biden was not elected fairly.

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                            February 12, 2021Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Declines for Third Month in a Row
The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index dropped by nearly four points this month, the third consecutive monthly decline since Joe Biden was elected President. The index fell to 97.8 from 111.5 in January, Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Continues Post-Election Decline continuing the decline from 126.4 just before Election Day.

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                            February 12, 2021Voters Don’t Trust Social Media Censorship
Social media censorship made news again with Twitter’s announcement that former President Trump’s ban from the platform will be permanent, but most voters don’t trust social media companies to censor content fairly.
February 12, 2021The Republican Party Won't Fall Apart This Time Either by Michael Barone
When you've been consuming and producing political commentary for many years, you get used to certain recurring themes. One is the imminent disappearance or relegation to permanent minority status of the Republican Party.
February 12, 2021Dark Winter of a Grand Old Party By Patrick J. Buchanan
It has been a dreadful three months for the Grand Old Party.

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                            February 11, 2021Americans Don’t Have Much Love for Valentine’s Day
Sunday is Valentine’s Day, and if you’re not looking forward to the annual celebration of romance, you’re not alone.

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                            February 11, 2021With Trump Gone, So Are the Old COVID Rules By Brian C. Joondeph
What a difference an election makes, one president leaves and a new one takes over, with COVID rules changing on a dime.
February 11, 2021The House: As 2020’s Final Contests Settle, Vacancies Arise By J. Miles Coleman
Look for House seat openings in Ohio, New Mexico to come up soon.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— With the race for NY-22 settled, 2020’s House elections may finally be fully in the rearview mirror, though IA-2’s results will be reviewed by Congress.
— Before this week, we rated two special elections in Louisiana as safe for either party; with a new vacancy in TX-6, we see an imminent special election there as Likely Republican.
— Two more districts, NM-1 and OH-11, seem likely to host special elections soon, as their incumbents have been designated for positions in the Biden administration.
— Sen. Richard Shelby’s (R-AL) retirement doesn’t impact our Safe Republican rating for the Alabama Senate race.

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                            February 10, 2021With Biden in the White House, Democrats Become More Concerned About Leaks
Half of voters believe America’s national security is damaged when media outlets publish classified information, and Democrats are more likely to share that view now than when Donald Trump was president.