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April 6, 2021

Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending April 1, 2021

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of March 28-April 1, 2021 rose to 84.9, up from 82.3 two weeks earlier. This is the first time the index has increased since Election Day, following four consecutive surveys in which the index reached new record lows.

April 6, 2021

75% Say Voter ID Necessary, Majority Oppose Georgia Boycott

Major League Baseball pulled its All-Star Game from Atlanta to punish Georgia for enacting a new election integrity law, but most voters support the law and oppose calls for business boycotts against Georgia.

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April 6, 2021

For What Should We Fight Russia or China? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Last Monday, in a single six-hour period, NATO launched 10 air intercepts to shadow six separate groups of Russian bombers and fighters over the Arctic, North Atlantic, North Sea, Black Sea and Baltic Sea.

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April 6, 2021

States Fight Back Against Biden War on the West by Stephen Moore

President Ronald Reagan used to refer to our country as "these United States," not "the United States."

April 5, 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 April 1, 2021.

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April 5, 2021

48% of Voters Say Ex-Policeman Guilty in George Floyd’s Death

As the murder trial of Derek Chauvin enters its second week, a near-majority of voters believe the former Minneapolis police officer should be found guilty in the death of George Floyd.

April 3, 2021

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 3, 2021

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

April 2, 2021

Fewer Americans Will Attend Church This Easter

Perhaps because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most Americans don’t expect to celebrate this Easter Sunday in church.

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April 2, 2021

Too Much Risk Aversion Is Too Risky by Michael Barone

"This is not politics," President Joe Biden said last week. "Reinstate the mandate if you let it down." Give him credit for consistency: When Gov. Greg Abbott ended Texas' mask mandate last month, Biden called it "Neanderthal thinking."

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April 2, 2021

Joe Biden's Bid to Remake America By Patrick J. Buchanan

If Joe Biden's American Jobs Program, outlined in Pittsburgh, is enacted, then the federal government will take a great leap forward toward irreversible control of the destiny of the Republic.

April 1, 2021

Most Americans Believe in Resurrection of Jesus

As Easter weekend approaches, Americans overwhelmingly believe Jesus was the son of God and was raised from the dead.

April 1, 2021

44% of Voters Approve ‘Vaccine Passport’

The Biden administration is reportedly working to develop a COVID-19 “vaccine passport,” but fewer than half of voters think it's a good idea to require proof of vaccination against the coronavirus.

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April 1, 2021

Demographics and Expectations: Analyzing Biden and Trump’s Performances By Lakshya Jain

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— The predictive power of demographics makes county margins strongly correlated and thus inferable from each other. Comparing the actual results to the expected results based on county demographics gives us a better idea of candidate performance.

— In the 2020 presidential election, Democrats overperformed in states with high numbers of educated white voters, such as Texas, Arizona, and Georgia. They also began to show signs of hitting their electoral floors in much of Appalachia.

— Strong Republican showings with evangelicals, non-college whites, and Hispanics helped Trump overperform in Florida, Iowa, and Ohio.

March 31, 2021

Voters Say Cost Is Top Health Care Problem, Favor Free-Market Solutions

Cost is by far the number one problem with America’s health care system, according to voters, but most don’t think more government regulation is the solution.

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March 31, 2021

Woke Colleges by John Stossel

Did you take the SATs to try to get into college? Your kids may not have to.

March 30, 2021

Americans Expect Gas Prices to Keep Rising

Gasoline prices have risen sharply in recent months, and most Americans expect the price to keep going up.

March 30, 2021

41% Favor Getting Rid of Senate Filibuster

Democrats are threatening to change the rules of the U.S. Senate to eliminate the filibuster, and voters are divided over whether this is a good idea.

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March 30, 2021

Are Democrats Dangerous to Your Health? by Stephen Moore

Rep. Jack Kemp used to say that minority voters "don't care what you know until they know that you care." Democrats have cleaned up with Black and Hispanic voters (although a little less so with each passing election) by professing how much they care.

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March 30, 2021

Autocracy vs. Democracy or China vs. America? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"I've known Xi Jinping for a long time. ... He doesn't have a democratic -- with a small 'd' -- bone in his body," said Joe Biden in his first press conference as president, and then he ambled on:

March 29, 2021

37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-seven percent (37%) 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 March 25, 2021.