What Americans Think about Politics

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 91% of Likely U.S. Voters believe that, when determining how much bail to require for suspects arrested and awaiting trial, it is important for judges to consider whether the suspect would represent a danger to the community if released. That includes 76% who say it’s Very Important for judges to consider whether a suspect is a danger to the community. Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis made headlines last month when he went to Staten Island to criticize New York as “the only state that doesn’t allow judges to consider — when they’re making a bail determination — whether someone’s a danger to the community.” Majorities of every political category – 72% of Democrats, 81% of Republicans and 75% of voters unaffiliated with either major party – think danger to the community should be a Very Important consideration in determining bail for criminal suspects.

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. This week’s finding is up three points from a week ago. Fifty-five percent (55%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, down four points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 32% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 62% said it was on the wrong track.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 78% of American Adults believe it’s at least somewhat important for schools to teach the traditional values of Western Civilization, including 57% who say it’s Very Important. This finding shows an increase from May 2022. Twelve percent (12%) don’t think it’s important to teach traditional Western values, with only five percent (5%) who say it’s Not At All Important. Thirty-six percent (36%) believe public schools do a good job teaching the traditional values of Western civilization – up from 25% in May 2022 – while 42% don’t think schools don’t do a good job teaching traditional values and 22% are not sure.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that, looking back on the pandemic, 42% of Likely U.S. Voters rate the job done by U.S. public health officials in dealing with COVID-19 as good or excellent. Thirty-seven percent (37%) give U.S. officials a poor rating for their handling of the virus. The U.S. Energy Department recently issued a report concluding that COVID-19 most likely originated with a laboratory leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. Only 20% of voters say they’re surprised by the report that COVID-19 came from the Wuhan lab, while 67% had already believed the virus came from a lab leak before the recent report. Another 13% are not sure. Sixty-five percent (65%) of voters believe it is likely that some U.S. officials were involved in a cover-up of China’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic, including 48% who say it’s Very Likely. Twenty-eight percent (28%) don’t think U.S. officials helped cover up China’s role in the pandemic.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 28% of Likely U.S. Voters rate Congress’ performance as good or excellent, up from 25% in December and the highest approval in more than 15 years of polling this question. Thirty-nine percent (39%) think Congress is doing a poor job, down from 45% in December, and the lowest since March 2007. Not only do voters now have a higher opinion of Congress in general, but of their own representatives. Forty percent (40%) believe their representative in Congress is the best possible person for the job. That’s up from 30% in April 2022, and the highest in the history of surveying on this question. Thirty-nine percent (39%) of voters now say their representative in Congress is not the best possible person for the job, and 21% are not sure.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 53% of American Adults believe the economy is at least somewhat fair to women – up from 46% in January 2022. Thirty-eight percent (38%) now think the economy isn’t fair to women, while 10% are not sure. Interestingly, fewer Americans believe in the general fairness of the economy, compared to how fair they think it is for women. Forty-five percent (45%) say that, generally speaking, the U.S. economy today is at least somewhat fair, including 18% who believe the economy is Very Fair. Forty-eight percent (48%) don’t think the economy is generally fair, including 24% who say it’s Not At All Fair. Thirteen percent (13%) believe having a successful career is more important to most women, while 21% think having a happy marriage and children is more important. Fifty-nine percent (59%) say both career and family are about equally important to most women.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 50% of Likely U.S. voters have a favorable impression of the FBI, including 22% who have a Very Favorable view of the bureau. Forty-five percent (45%) now view the FBI unfavorably, including 24% who have a Very Unfavorable impression of the bureau. These findings are nearly unchanged since October 2022. Former FBI Special Agent Nicole Parker testified to a House subcommittee last month that the FBI has become “politically weaponized, starting from the top in Washington.” Sixty-four percent (64%) of voters agree with that statement, including 44% who Strongly Agree that the FBI has been “politically weaponized.” Thirty percent (30%) disagree, including 17% who Strongly Disagree. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Republican voters Strongly Agree that the FBI has been “politically weaponized,” as do 28% of Democrats and 45% of voters not affiliated with either major party.

Economic confidence increased to 97.4 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than seven points higher than February. Enthusiasm about the economy surged under former President Donald Trump, reaching as high as 147.8 in January 2020 before tumbling after the coronavirus lockdown threw Americans out of work and closed many businesses. By November 2020, it had recovered to 126.4, but dropped sharply after President Joe Biden was elected. The index fell to 97.8 in February 2021 before beginning a three-month rebound that took the index to 123.7 in May 2021.

Twenty-nine percent (29%) of American Adults rate the economy as excellent or good this month, up one point from last month, and but still 13 points below the 42% mark in November 2020. The number who rate the economy as poor was 42%, down five points from February. Twenty-four percent (24%) now think the economy is getting better, up one point from last month. Fifty-five percent (55%) expect a worsening economy, down three points from February. Fifteen percent (15%) now see things staying about the same, unchanged from last month. Fifty percent (50%) of Democrats view the economy as good or excellent, compared to 18% of Republicans and 20% of those not affiliated with either major party. GOP confidence has declined more than 50 points since November 2020, when 74% of Republicans had a positive view of the economy, while Democrats’ confidence is now 18 points higher than it was before Biden’s election, when 32% of Democrats rated the economy good or excellent.

 

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A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 45% of Likely U.S. voters have a favorable impression of Buttigieg, including 25% who have a Very Favorable view of him. Forty-four percent (44%) see Buttigieg unfavorably, including 34% with a Very Unfavorable opinion. Another 10% are not sure. Criticism of Buttigieg has increased since a Norfolk Southern train derailed last month, releasing toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, and some members of Congress have demanded the secretary’s resignation. Fifty-one percent (51%) of voters think Buttigieg should resign, while 36% do not, and another 13% aren’t sure if the Secretary of Transportation should resign as a result of the East Palestine derailment. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Republicans, 35% of Democrats and 51% of voters not affiliated with either major party say Buttigieg should resign.

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 March 9, 2023. This week’s finding is up one point from a week ago. Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, up one point from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 29% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 65% said it was on the wrong track.

 

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A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 60% of Likely U.S. voters agree – including 47% who Strongly Agree – with Vivek Ramasamy’s recent statement that climate change has become a religion that “actually has nothing to do with the climate” and is really about power and control. Thirty-five percent (35%) disagree with Ramaswamy’s statement, including 25% who Strongly Disagree. Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Republicans, 45% of Democrats and 60% of voters not affiliated with either major party at least somewhat agree with Ramaswamy’s description of climate change as a religion. Twenty-one percent (21%) voters believe the problem of climate change is getting better, up from 18% in May 2022. Thirty-two percent (32%) now say climate change is getting worse, down from 38% last May. Forty-two percent (42%) think the climate change problem is staying about the same.

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of March 5-9, 2023, decreased to 90.2, down slightly from 90.6 two weeks earlier. The Immigration Index has been under the baseline in every survey since Election Day 2020, and reached a record low of 82.3 in late March 2021. The index is about 15 points below where it was in late October 2020, indicating voters are looking for tighter immigration control from President Joe Biden’s administration.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 79% of Likely U.S. voters believe Mexican drug cartels are a serious threat to the United States, including 55% who say the threat is Very Serious. Only 16% don’t think the drug cartels are a serious threat. Four Americans were kidnapped earlier this month, and two of them were killed, by drug cartel members in Matamoros, Mexico. Republican Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Roger Marshall of Kansas introduced legislation to designate the cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of voters believe the U.S. government should officially designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations. Twenty percent (20%) disagree, and another 10% are not sure.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 52% of Likely U.S. voters view Trump favorably, including 31% who have a Very Favorable impression of him. Forty-four percent (44%) have an unfavorable opinion of Trump, including 34% whose view of the former president is Very Unfavorable. Trump’s general favorability among Likely Voters is matched by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, although fewer have a Very Favorable impression of the California Republican. Among GOP voters, however, Trump’s favorability (77%) is higher than McCarthy’s (71%). Trump is far more popular than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is seen favorably by just 31% of all Likely Voters and 32% of Republican voters. Fifty-five percent (55%) of all voters believe it’s at least somewhat likely that Republican politicians in Washington, D.C., worked secretly with Democrats to keep Trump from being reelected in 2020, while 33% don’t think it was likely. Among GOP voters, 67% think Republican politicians helped Democrats prevent Trump’s reelection.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 47% of Likely U.S. voters approve of the federal government’s takeover of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), including 22% who Strongly Approve. Forty percent (40%) disapprove, including 24% who Strongly Disapprove of the SVB takeover. Another 13% are not sure. In announcing the federal rescue of SVB, officials said it was not a “bailout” and taxpayers would not pay for it. Sixty-seven percent (67%) believe it’s likely that the SVB takeover will result in taxpayer money being used to bail out wealthy investors, including 43% who say it’s Very Likely. Twenty-three percent (23%) don’t think it’s likely taxpayer money will be used to bail out SVB’s wealthy investors. Sixty-six percent (66%) believe it’s likely that political considerations influenced the Biden administration’s decision-making in regard to Silicon Valley Bank, including 45% who say it’s Very Likely. Twenty-four percent (24%) don’t think politics influenced the administration’s SVB decision-making, and another 11% are not sure.

Of course taxpayers are going to be on the hook for this--just like corporate taxes, whether because we are taxpayers or because we are bank customers, any funds the government uses for bailing out the wealthy will be coming out of our pockets.

Thirty-six percent (36%) 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 16, 2023. This week’s finding is down three points from a week ago. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, up two points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 29% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 65% said it was on the wrong track.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 50% of Likely U.S. voters believe the Russian invasion of Ukraine has made America's national security situation worse – up from 42% last September. Just 14% now say the Russian invasion has made U.S. national security better, and 28% think it has not made much difference. Forty-five percent (45%) of voters believe it would be better for American interests if Ukraine keeps fighting until the Russian invasion is completely defeated, while 41% think it would be better if Ukraine negotiates for peace with Russia. Another 14% are not sure. Last July, 63% said Ukraine should keep fighting until Russia completely ends its invasion. More Democrats (52%) than Republicans (40%) or voters not affiliated with either major party (42%) now believe American interests would be best served if Ukraine keeps fighting until Russia is defeated. Forty-eight percent (48%) of Republicans, 38% of Democrats and 37% of unaffiliated voters think a negotiated peace would be better for U.S. interests.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 58% of American Adults are confident in the stability of the U.S. banking industry today, including 23% who are Very Confident. Thirty-six percent (36%) are not confident in the nation’s banks, including 10% who are Not At All Confident. When thinking about the money they have in the bank, 44% are worried that it will be lost due to a bank failure, including 11% who Very Worried. However, a majority (51%) are not worried about losing money in a bank failure, including 21% who say they’re Not At All Worried. The findings of the latest survey are comparable to the last time we asked these questions, in February 2015. Another indicator that most Americans aren’t rattled by the SVB failure is that the number who expect a serious economic depression has actually declined slightly. Forty-nine percent (49%) believe that, over the next few years, it’s likely that the United States will enter a 1930s-like Depression – down from 55% in late January. Forty-two percent (42%) now say it’s unlikely America will have a major depression in the next few years, including 13% who say such a depression is Not At All Likely. Another 10% are not sure.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 50% of Likely U.S. voters say the way the government handled the COVID-19 pandemic caused them to have less trust in public health officials. Thirty percent (30%) say the government’s pandemic response caused them to have more trust in public health officials, while 18% say it did not have much impact. Similarly, 53% of voters say the way the news media covered the COVID-19 pandemic caused them to have less trust in the news media. Just 23% say the pandemic coverage made them trust the media more, while 22% say the coverage did not have much impact on their trust in the news media. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week said the experts in charge of the government’s COVID-19 policy “were wrong about almost everything.” Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters agree with that statement, including 36% who Strongly Agree. Thirty-four percent (34%) disagree with the DeSantis quote, including 20% who Strongly Disagree.

Yeah, definitely count my in the majorities that think that the way the government and MSM(D) handled the pandemic hurt their brand ... badly.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 53% of American Adults view the Disney entertainment corporation favorably, including 23% who have a Very Favorable impression. Thirty-nine percent (39%) have an unfavorable opinion of Disney, including 22% with a Very Unfavorable impression. in 2009, the Disney corporation bought the Marvel comics movie franchise. Twenty-five percent (25%) believe the new Marvel movies made by Disney are better than the original Marvel movies. Slightly more (27%) think the Disney-made Marvel films are worse than the originals, while 24% say the Marvel movies are about the same as they were before Disney took over. Another 24% are not sure. In 2012, Disney bought the “Star Wars” movie franchise. Twenty-two percent (22%) of Americans think the new “Star Wars” movies made by Disney are better than the originals, while 31% say the new Disney versions are worse than the original “Star Wars” movies. Twenty-five percent (25%) say “Star Wars” movies are about the same since Disney took over, and another 22% are not sure.

Sure, minorities might currently disapprove of Disney and what it's been doing with their movies, but those minorities are large enough to be a significant hit to the bottom line. And if the speculation I've heard about Victoria Alonso's firing at Disney is at all accurate, Disney executives might agree.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 49% of Likely U.S. voters approve of bringing criminal charges against Trump, including 35% who Strongly Approve. Forty-seven percent (47%) disapprove of prosecuting Trump on criminal charges, including 34% who Strongly Disapprove. While there is an almost even divide among voters over this issue, a majority agree with a quote from Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, who said on Twitter that prosecuting the former president in Manhattan would be “an outrageous abuse of power by a radical DA who lets violent criminals walk as he pursues political vengeance against President Trump." Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters agree with that statement, including 43% who Strongly Agree. Thirty-seven percent (37%) disagree that Bragg’s prosecution of Trump would be “an outrageous abuse of power,” including 24% who Strongly Disagree.

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 23, 2023. This week’s finding is up two points from a week ago. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, down one point from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 32% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 63% said it was on the wrong track.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 46% of Likely U.S. voters trust Democrats more to handle Social Security, while 44% trust Republicans more. Another 10% are not sure. That finding marks a shift from January, when Republicans held a slight edge on the issue. Beginning in February with his State of the Union speech, Biden has repeatedly accused Republicans of trying to cut Social Security. Forty percent (40%) of voters believe the GOP is trying to cut the program, while 45% don’t think Republicans are trying to cut Social Security. Fourteen percent (14%) are not sure. Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw reacted to Biden’s State of the Union rhetoric on Twitter: “The President has devolved into just lying shamelessly about GOP positions to frighten senior citizens into voting for him.” Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters agree with that statement, including 39% who Strongly Agree. Thirty-seven percent (37%) disagree with Crenshaw’s statement, including 25% who Strongly Disagree.

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of March 19-23, 2023, decreased to 86.4, down nearly six points from 90.2 two weeks earlier. The Immigration Index has been under the baseline in every survey since Election Day 2020, and reached a record low of 82.3 in late March 2021. The index is about 15 points below where it was in late October 2020, indicating voters are looking for tighter immigration control from President Joe Biden’s administration.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 49% of Likely U.S. voters say the federal takeover of SVB made them less confident in the U.S. economy. Twenty percent (20%) say the SVB takeover made them more confident in the economy, while 27% say it has not made much difference in their confidence in the economy. Forty-eight percent (48%) of voters trust Republicans more to handle the economy, while 44% trust Democrats more. Among voters who say the SVB takeover made them less confident in the U.S. economy, 74% trust Republicans more to handle the economy.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 51% of Likely U.S. voters believe stricter gun control laws would help prevent shootings like the recent one in Nashville. Forty-two percent (42%) disagree. Last May, after a teenage gunman killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket, only 40% of voters said stricter gun control would help prevent such shootings. Police say a 28-year-old woman who identified as transgender killed three children and three adults at Nashville’s Covenant School. Fifty percent (50%) of voters say it is not possible to completely prevent mass shootings like the one in Nashville, while 38% believe it is possible to completely prevent such shootings and another 12% are not sure.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 11% of American Adults say a member of their household died from COVID-19, while 86% answer no. Ten percent (10%) say a member of their household has died whose death they think may have been caused by side effects of COVID-19 vaccines, while 85% say there were no such deaths in their household. These findings come at a time when overall concern about COVID-19 is clearly on the decline. Forty-eight percent (48)% of Americans are less concerned about COVID-19 than they were a year ago, compared to 20% who say they’re more concerned. Thirty-one percent (31%) say their concern about COVID-19 has not changed much in the past year.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 60% of Likely U.S. voters believe violent crime in America is getting worse – almost unchanged from 62% last October. Eighteen percent (18%) think the crime problem is getting better, while 21% see it as staying about the same. Forty-one percent (41%) rate Biden as doing a good or excellent job of handling crime and law enforcement issues while 42% give Biden a poor rating on crime issues. Last October, 48% rated Biden poor on his handling of crime. Two-thirds (66%) of Democrats rate Biden good or excellent for his handling of crime and law enforcement issues, but that view is shared by only 21% of Republicans and 32% of voters not affiliated with either major party. Sixty-six percent (66%) of Republicans give Biden a poor rating on crime, as do 16% of Democrats and 47% of unaffiliated voters.

Thirty-five 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 March 30, 2023. This week’s finding is down three points from a week ago. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, up two point from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 30% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 65% said it was on the wrong track.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 46% of American Adults have a favorable impression of the IRS, including 15% who have a Very Favorable view of the federal tax agency. That’s up from last March, when 41% viewed the IRS favorably. Forty-two percent (42%) now view the IRS unfavorably, down from 44% last year. Another 11% are not sure. Forty-two percent (42%) trust the IRS to fairly enforce tax laws – up from 37% last March – while 42% don’t trust the IRS, up from 40% last year. Another 16% are not sure. Forty percent (42%) are concerned that the IRS will audit their taxes, including nine percent (17%) who are Very Concerned about an IRS audit. Worries about being audited by the IRS are up since last March, when 27% were concerned, including nine percent (9%) who were Very Concerned that the IRS would audit their taxes.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 70% of Likely U.S. voters believe it is likely that China will invade Taiwan in the next few years, including 38% who say such an invasion is Very Likely. Just 18% don’t think a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is likely. Another 11% are not sure. After McCarthy announced he would meet with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen during her U.S. visit, China’s Communist government said such a meeting would be a “provocation” and warned China would “definitely take measures to resolutely fight back.” Sixty-six percent (66%) of voters said McCarthy should meet with President Tsai anyway, while just 17% opposed the meeting and another 17% were not sure.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 30% of Likely U.S. voters rate Biden good or excellent for his handling of issues related to immigration, unchanged from January. Fifty percent (50%) of voters trust Republicans more to handle immigration, while 38% trust Democrats more and 12% are undecided. The GOP’s advantage on the issue has shrunk from 17 points in January. The Republican advantage on immigration is due both to greater party loyalty on the issue, as well as a 21-point edge among independent voters. Eighty-six percent (86%) of Republicans trust their own party more to handle immigration, while 73% of Democrats trust their own party more on the issue. Among voters not affiliated with either major party, 49% trust Republicans more on immigration and 28% trust Democrats more, while 24% are undecided.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 55% of Likely U.S. voters believe the felony charges against Trump are bad for America. Thirty-nine percent (39%) believe that prosecuting the former president is good for the country. Trump’s appearance in a Manhattan courtroom last week marked the first time in history a former president has been arraigned for a crime. Former federal prosecutor Francey Hakes said: "This is a really serious time because this is banana republic sort of stuff. Using the law as a weapon against a political opponent is so wrong.” Sixty-four percent (64%) of voters agree with that statement, including 48% who Strongly Agree that Trump’s prosecution is “banana republic sort of stuff.” Twenty-eight percent (28%) disagree, including 20% who Strongly Disagree.

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 6, 2023. This week’s finding is up three points from a week ago. Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, down three points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 30% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 64% said it was on the wrong track.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 42% of Likely U.S. voters believe mental health is more to blame for mass shootings in America, while 29% blame access to firearms. Another 11% say social media is more to blame for mass shootings, while seven percent (7%) blame school problems and six percent (6%) think family problems are more to blame. These findings are only slightly changed from March 2022. About two-thirds (67%) of voters believe it is likely that the attack on Nashville’s Covenant School will inspire similar “copycat” attacks on Christian schools, including 32% who think it’s Very Likely. Twenty percent (20%) don’t think “copycat” shootings are likely, and 12% are not sure. The Nashville shooter reportedly left behind a “manifesto” that has been given to the FBI, which hasn't released it yet. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of voters believe the FBI should release the Nashville shooter’s manifesto, while 17% don’t think the manifesto should be released. Another 15% are not sure.

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of April 2-6, 2023, increased to 92.2, up nearly six points from 86.4 two weeks earlier. The Immigration Index has been under the baseline in every survey since Election Day 2020, and reached a record low of 82.3 in late March 2021. The index is about 15 points below where it was in late October 2020, indicating voters are looking for tighter immigration control from President Joe Biden’s administration.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 75% of American Adults say religious faith is important to their daily lives – up from 71% in 2018 – including 49% who say faith is Very Important to their lives. Only 23% don’t consider religious faith important to their daily lives. Forty-three percent (43%) of adults report attending church, synagogue or mosque at least once a month, including 24% who attend at least once a week. Another 24% attend religious services occasionally, while 33% rarely or never attend. These findings haven’t changed much since 2018. Sixty-five percent (65%) agree that too many religious institutions nowadays are watering down or abandoning their traditional beliefs, including 35% who Strongly Agree. Twenty-three percent (23%) disagree, and another 12% are not sure.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 45% of American homeowners think the value of their home is likely to go up over the next year. That’s up from 40% last October. Sixteen percent (16%) now say the value of their home is more likely to go down – down from 22% in October – while 35% expect their home’s value to remain about the same. Confidence in rising home values remains below its all-time high of 53% in October 2017, but is well above the levels during President Barack Obama’s term. Eighty-one percent (81%) of American Adults say they own their own home, while 16% say they’re not homeowners. Sixty-three percent (63%) of homeowners say their home is worth more than the amount they still owe on their mortgage, a finding that peaked at 69% in November 2018. Twenty-five percent (25%) now say they owe more than their home is worth – down from 28% in October – while another 12% are not sure.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 88% of Likely U.S. voters are concerned about the economy, including 60% who are Very Concerned. Only 11% are not concerned about the economy. These findings are nearly unchanged since last October. Forty-two percent (42%) of voters rate Biden good or excellent on his handling of the economy – up from 36% last October – while 45% now give him a poor rating on the issue. Sixty-one percent (50%) believe that, over the past year, the U.S. economy has gotten worse, compared to 26% who think it’s gotten better. Twenty-two percent (22%) say the economy has stayed about the same over the past year.

Thirty-five 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 April 13, 2023. This week’s finding is up down points from a week ago. Sixty-one percent (61%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, up five points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 30% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 64% said it was on the wrong track.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 40% of American Adults say Anheuser-Busch’s transgender promotion makes them less likely to purchase Bud Light, while 19% say the Mulvaney promotion makes them more likely to buy Bud Light and 37% say it doesn’t make much difference to their beer-buying plans. Some beer drinkers have called for a boycott of Anheuser-Busch products because of the Dylan Mulvaney promotions. Fifty-four percent (54%) of Americans support a boycott of Anheuser-Busch, including 37% who Strongly Support such a boycott. Thirty percent (30%) oppose a boycott, including 18% who Strongly Oppose boycotting Anheuser-Busch. Another 16% are not sure. Fifty-two percent (52%) think major corporations give too much attention to transgender issues, while 18% believe big companies don’t give enough attention to such issues, 15% say the amount of attention to transgender issues is about right, and another 15% are not sure.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 65% of Likely U.S. voters think it’s likely that undercover government agents helped provoke the so-called J6 riot, including 46% who say it is Very Likely. Twenty-six percent (26%) don’t believe it is likely the riot was provoked by government agents, including 12% who think it is Not At All Likely. In late February, before Carlson aired the videos on Fox News, 61% thought it was likely undercover agents played a role in provoking the J6 riot. Democrats criticized Carlson for broadcasting videos of the Capitol riot that were not previously released by the congressional committee that investigated the riot. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of voters say they have closely followed recent news about the riot videos, including 39% who have followed the news Very Closely. Twenty-nine percent (29%) haven’t closely followed news about Carlson’s broadcast of the videos. While 32% say the new videos of the Capitol riot made them more likely to think supporters of former President Donald Trump were engaged in an illegal insurrection, an equal 32% are less likely to believe Trump supporters were engaged in an insurrection. Thirty-one percent (32%) say the new videos have not changed their opinion much about the Capitol riot.

 

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 54% of Likely U.S. voters think most media outlets that publish classified information are doing it for political reasons. Thirty-seven percent (37%) say the media publish classified leaks because they believe in the public’s right to know these things. These findings haven’t changed much since February 2021. Only 34% of voters now think that when media outlets release classified information, they are providing a public service, while 46% say the media are hurting national security by releasing classified leaks. Twenty percent (20%) are not sure. A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was arrested last week for leaking classified documents that show U.S. officials have doubts about Ukraine's ability to make a successful counter-offensive against Russia. Thirty-two percent (32%) of voters say the leak makes them less likely to support U.S. military assistance to Ukraine, while 31% say it makes them more likely to support such assistance and 31% say it doesn’t make much difference in their support for military assistance to Ukraine.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 57% of American Adults believe social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are not safe for children and teenagers, including 16% who say the sites are Not At All Safe for minors. Forty percent (40%) think sites like Facebook and Twitter are safe for kids, including 10% who believe social media sites are Very Safe for minors. Support for a “Wild West” free-speech frontier on social media has declined. While 44% still believe it’s better for the owners of social media like Facebook and Twitter to allow free speech without interference, 41% now think it’s better for social media sites to regulate what is posted to make sure some people are not offended. Another 15% are not sure. As recently as January 2022, 51% favored free speech without interference on social media. Thirty percent (30%) of adults rarely or never use social media like Facebook and Twitter, while 12% use social media once a week or less. Twenty-two percent (22%) use sites like Facebook and Twitter several times a week, while 34% use social media every day or nearly every day. The number of frequent social media users has declined slightly since January 2022.

 

[Integrityrespec]

If the public hears the strongest message from one side, and little if anything from the other, they will most likely roll with the one side. Dems are proving this by being relatively silent to the strong words from the Trump/Rep/con side. Cowards.

Seems the dems have been screaming about taking parental control from parents, allowing minor children to hide gender transition from parents, receive medical transition proceedures, killing babies in the womb, letting biological men compete against biological women in sports. In fact very loudly. They seem to scream loudest on things that defy science, God, and parental control.

 

[Integrityrespec]

Wow, @Doug64, that sounds like some really good news for us Conservatives... We may need to send that uppity Jackson gal and her ilk back to the cotton fields... Whata you say???
-peace

As verbs the difference between imply and apply is that imply is (of a proposition) to have as a necessary consequence while apply is to lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another);—with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body.

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Ketanji Bown Jackson may have a Harvard Law degree but that doesn't mean she has good judgement or that she doesn't support a far left ideaology. Her politics seem to override her education.

 

[HangLow]

Ketanji Bown Jackson may have a Harvard Law degree but that doesn't mean she has good judgement or that she doesn't support a far left ideaology. Her politics seem to override her education.

just another racist and bigoted remark...
-peace

 

[Doug64]

letting biological men compete against biological women

The "biological" is unnecessary--it is biology that determines whether one is a man or woman.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 74% of Likely U.S. voters are concerned about the U.S. government spying on American citizens, including 49% who are Very Concerned. Only 25% aren’t concerned about domestic spying. Eight-two percent (82%) of voters are concerned about foreign governments spying on the United States, including 52% who are Very Concerned. Seventeen percent (17%) aren’t concerned about foreign espionage. Republicans are most concerned about both foreign and domestic spying. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of Republicans, 40% of Democrats and 49% of voters not affiliated with either major party are Very Concerned about foreign governments spying on the United States. Seventy percent (70%) of Republicans, 28% of Democrats and 50% of unaffiliated voters are Very Concerned about the U.S. government spying on American citizens.

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 April 20, 2023. This week’s finding is up two points from a week ago. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, down three points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 31% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 63% said it was on the wrong track.