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March 8, 2023

Traditional Values Still Matter in Schools, Americans Say

Teaching traditional values remains important, according to an overwhelming majority of Americans, but less than half think public schools do a good job at it.

March 8, 2023

Voter Approval of Congress Hits Record High

Five months after contentious midterm elections, more voters now give Congress good marks for the job they’re doing.

March 8, 2023

Students Defend Freedom By John Stossel

 Government imposes a million rules. Americans seem to want more!

March 7, 2023

COVID-19 Cover-Up? 67% Not Surprised by Lab Leak Confirmation

Recent reports confirming that the COVID-19 virus probably came from a Chinese lab don’t surprise most voters, who suspect U.S. officials may have been involved in a cover-up.

March 7, 2023

America's $100 Billion Climate Change Flop By Stephen Moore

For at least the last 20 years, politicians in Washington, at the behest of green energy groups, have spent some $100 billion of taxpayer money to fight climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. How is that going for us so far?

March 6, 2023

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 March 2, 2023.

March 6, 2023

Public Safety Matters in Bail Decisions, Voters Say

Crime has emerged as a major political issue, and voters overwhelmingly disagree with controversial “bail reform” measures that return criminals to the streets.

March 4, 2023

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 4, 2023

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

March 3, 2023

Most Voters Think Biden Will Be Too Old for a Second Term

Although more voters now think President Joe Biden is healthy enough to do the job, a majority agree that his age disqualifies the 80-year-old for a second term in the White House.

March 3, 2023

Lab Leak Story: How Elite Scientists Lied and Concealed the Truth By Michael Barone

When the Wall Street Journal reported in a front-page lead story that the Department of Energy had concluded the COVID-19 pandemic resulted from a leak from China's Wuhan laboratory, you might have argued it was old news. The FBI had already, it turns out, come to the same conclusion and with a higher degree of confidence (moderate) than the Energy Department (low).

March 2, 2023

Media Bias: Most Voters Say It’s Getting Worse

The news media are going easy on President Joe Biden, according to a majority of voters, who also think the problem of media bias is getting worse.

March 2, 2023

61% Believe Feds Helped Incite Capitol Riot

Voters overwhelmingly support releasing all videos of the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, and a majority think it’s likely that government agents helped provoke the riot.

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March 2, 2023

Republicans Retain Edge in Electoral College Tie By Kyle Kondik

GOP controls bare majority of House delegations and should continue to in the next Congress.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— If no candidate receives a majority of Electoral College votes, the U.S. House of Representatives elected in the 2024 election would decide the presidency.

— Republicans are very likely to continue to control enough House delegations to select the GOP nominee as the winner, meaning that 269 is effectively the winning Electoral College number for Republicans, while it’s 270 for Democrats.

— Republicans currently control 26 of the 50 House delegations, the bare majority to win in the House if the Electoral College does not produce a majority winner.

March 1, 2023

Biden Approval Bounces Up in February

When tracking President Biden’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture...

March 1, 2023

Divided States of America? 34% Approve ‘National Divorce’

A majority of voters don’t think President Joe Biden has kept his campaign promise to unite Americans, and one-third endorse a GOP congresswoman’s recent call for a “national divorce” between red states and blue states.

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March 1, 2023

The Stupid Act By John Stossel

After a recent hurricane, Puerto Ricans desperately needed fuel.

February 28, 2023

Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending February 23, 2023

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of February 19-23, 2023, increased to 90.6, up more than three points from 87.4 two weeks earlier.

February 28, 2023

41% Say Race Relations Are Getting Worse

As Black History Month comes to an end, a plurality of Americans believe race relations in the country are getting worse.

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February 28, 2023

Scholars Rank Biggest Spending Presidents as the Greatest By Stephen Moore

Before President Joe Biden entered the White House, he consulted with several prominent historians about how to be a great commander in chief. Their answer: Grow government. Spend, spend, spend. Don't worry about blowing up the debt.

February 27, 2023

35% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-three percent (35%) 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 23, 2023.