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April 22, 2021Checking in on Biden’s Approval Rating as Hundred Days’ Mark Nears By Kyle Kondik
Steady on average, but individual pollsters vary greatly.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Joe Biden’s approval rating has been steady and positive, though many other presidents had better early numbers.
— The “honeymoons” of past presidents may have been stronger because of a less partisanized and polarized electorate.
— Individual national pollsters disagree on Biden’s approval rating.
— Some pollsters who were overly bullish on Biden in the national popular vote last year are a little bearish on him now.

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                            April 21, 2021‘Get Woke, Go Broke?’ 37% Buying Less Coke
Coca-Cola was one of the companies that publicly condemned Georgia’s new election integrity law, and the Atlanta-based soft drink bottler may pay a price for getting involved in that controversy.

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                            April 21, 2021Americans Worry That Anti-Police Rhetoric Endangers Public Safety
In the wake of the George Floyd murder trial, most Americans still support police and worry that criticism of cops will make their communities less safe.
April 21, 2021Go Green, Go Nuclear by John Stossel
This Thursday, Earth Day, politicians and activists will shout more about "the climate crisis."

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                            April 20, 2021Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending April 15, 2021
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of April 11-15, 2021 fell to 83.7, down from 84.9 two weeks earlier. The index is now just slightly above last month’s record low of 82.3.

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                            April 20, 202155% of Voters Oppose Supreme Court Expansion, But Most Democrats Support It
Democrats in Congress last week proposed legislation to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from nine to 13, but most voters oppose the so-called “court-packing” plan.
April 20, 2021GOP Trustbusters Are Embracing Progressives' Agenda By Stephen Moore
It's not too often that Republicans embrace the agenda of leftist Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. But it's happening.
April 20, 2021Who Will Be the Next "America First' President? By Patrick J. Buchanan
When President Joe Biden announced he would withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of 9/11, GOP hawks like Sens. Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham responded predictably.

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                            April 19, 202140% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty percent (40%) 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 April 15, 2021.

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                            April 19, 202148% Say Withdrawing U.S. Troops From Afghanistan Is a Good Idea
President Joe Biden announced last week his plan to end America’s longest war by withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan, and nearly half of voters approve his decision.

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                            April 17, 2021What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 17, 2021
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
April 16, 2021J&J Vaccine Pause – Prudence or Politics? - A Commentary by Brian C. Joondeph
The FDA and CDC this week recommended a pause in COVID vaccinations of the Johnson & Johnson single shot vaccine due to a small number of reports of blood clots in individuals receiving the vaccine.

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                            April 16, 202166% Say Most Cops Aren’t Racist
As the Minneapolis trial of a former police officer accused of murdering George Floyd nears its conclusion, most voters support their local police and reject claims that cops are racist.
April 16, 2021Workers Don't Share Democrats' Nostalgia for Unions By Michael Barone
It wasn't even close. The final count was 1,798 against and 738 for, 71% to 29%.
April 16, 2021Biden Bids Farewell to a 'Forever War' By Patrick J. Buchanan
"It is time to end the forever war."

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                            April 15, 2021Americans Confident in Online Commerce, But Don’t Trust Social Media Companies
After a data breach exposed Facebook users’ information, most Americans trust social media companies less than they do online retailers.

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                            April 15, 2021Most Voters Think Jury Will Convict Derek Chauvin, But Expect More Riots Anyway
As the trial of Derek Chauvin nears its conclusion, most voters expect the former Minneapolis police officer to be convicted in George Floyd’s death, but think riots will follow the verdict whatever the jury decides.
April 15, 2021The Mini-Midterms: Five Takeaways from Six Decades of House Special Elections By Kyle Kondik
Races often break against president’s party; winners rarely lose next election.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— There have been nearly 300 U.S. House special elections since the mid-1950s.
— These elections more often flipped against the party that holds the White House — just like what often happens to the president’s party in midterm House elections — but the president’s party has scored some noteworthy wins, too, which can cloud the predictive value of special elections.
— Special election winners rarely lose their next election, but it does happen.

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                            April 14, 2021Americans Still Support English as Official Language
More than half the states have made English their official language, and nearly three-quarters of Americans believe that should be the policy nationwide.
April 14, 2021Crowder Calls Out Censorship By John Stossel
The most viewed conservative commentator on YouTube is Steven Crowder with his channel, Louder with Crowder.