Less than two weeks after a nationwide survey by the McLaughlin group found a majority of American voters favor enforcing existing gun laws over passing new ones, Rasmussen has released the results of a similar poll that arrived at a similar conclusion. According to Rasmussen, “65% of Likely U.S. Voters say the country needs stricter […]
Alarming Poll: Most Republicans Expect Crime to Rise Under Biden
A majority of Republicans (69%) expect crime to rise under incoming President Joe Biden, according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey released this week. The revelation will likely add new momentum to gun and ammunition sales, which skyrocketed during 2020, leaving shelves bare at gun shops and sporting goods stores. Last year saw homicides spike […]
Rasmussen: 22% Added Guns in Homes Due to Anti-Police Protests
A new Rasmussen survey says 22 percent of “Americans who have a gun in their home added one since the Black Lives Matter anti-police protests began in late May and feel safer because they’ve done so.” The survey also revealed that “Among those who have added a gun in the last four months, however, 90% […]
Polls Show Majority Rejects Defunding of Police Agencies
Two independent surveys released Tuesday show a majority of Americans think efforts to reduce police funding will result in a disaster producing more violent crime. A new Rasmussen survey shows 66 percent of American adults “now oppose reducing the police budget in the community where they live to channel that money into more social services.” […]
Polls: Can the Establishment Media be Trusted?
A new Gallup survey says “Americans remain largely mistrustful of the mass media” and that the degree of trust has slipped with only 41 percent of the people having a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in newspapers. And a new Rasmussen survey says only one-in-three voters think the New York Times “gets it […]
Jobs Up, Dems Double Down; Pelosi, Waters Expect Win
With the crucial midterm elections just four days away, CNBC is reporting that October saw a gain of 250,000 jobs and average hourly earnings inching up at “the best pace since 2009,” and Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters are virtually salivating over the prospects that they will be in the majority after Tuesday. But […]