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By Torus34
#15131149
Polls are, well, polls.

Here's a little story which, I think, relates.

Years back, it's said, two automobile car companies polled people in an attempt to make sure that the next year's model would be a success. One company asked, "What would you want next year's car to be like?" The other company asked, "What kind of a car do you think your neighbor will buy next year?" 'Nuf said.

Regards, stay safe 'n well. Remember the Big 3: masks, hand washing and physical distancing.
By Doug64
#15131829
Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

    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 October 22, 2020. This week’s finding is up four points from a week ago and the highest finding since March 2020. By comparison, this number ran in the mid- to upper 20s for much of 2016, President Obama's last full year in office. 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, 35% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 59% said it was on the wrong track.

    The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of October 18-22, 2020 rose to 105.5 from 102.6 the week before. The Index is based on a series of questions designed to determine whether voters are moving toward an immigration system that encourages more immigration to the United States or one that reduces the level of immigration here. All surveys are compared to a baseline – set the week of December 2-6, 2019 - which has been given an Index of 100. A weekly finding moving up over 100 indicates growing support for a more expansive immigration system. A weekly index number falling below 100 indicates increased support for a more restrictive immigration system.

    54% of Likely U.S. Voters believe it’s likely that Biden was consulted about and perhaps profited from Hunter’s overseas business deals including at least one involving a company in mainland China. Forty-four percent (44%) consider it Very Likely. But 38% think it’s unlikely Biden was involved with his son’s business dealings, including 21% who say it’s Not At All Likely. Republicans (72%) feel a lot more strongly than Democrats (26%) and voters not affiliated with either major party (36%) that a father-son business connection was Very Likely. Thirty-five percent (35%) of all voters say Joe Biden is less ethical than most politicians, but that’s down from 40% in late August. Nearly as many (33%) now say he’s more ethical than most, up from 28% two months ago, while 29% rate his ethics as about the same as those of his political peers. Unchanged from August is the 46% who believe Trump is less ethical than most politicians. Thirty-six percent (36%) feel he’s more ethical, up from 32% in the previous survey. Fourteen percent (14%) rate his ethics as about the same as most others.

    62% of Likely Voters now think they are likely to cast their vote in this year’s presidential election in person at the polls, up from 59% in late August. Unchanged are the 25% who still plan to vote by absentee ballot and the 12% who will vote by some other kind of mail-in ballot. Fifty percent (50%) of Democrats planned to vote by mail in August, but now 57% say they’re more likely to go to the polls instead. Seventy-one percent (71%) of Republicans and 59% of voters not affiliated with either major party say they’re likely to vote in person. Ninety-four percent (94%) of all voters say it’s likely their vote will be correctly recorded and counted, with 73% who say it’s Very Likely. This compares to 91% and 65% respectively in the prior survey. Seventy-three percent (73%) trust the election system where they live, unchanged from August but up from 63% four years ago when the Obama administration expressed growing alarm about foreign interference. Seventeen percent (17%) do not, while 10% are not sure.

    51% of all Likely U.S. Voters agree that the United States is about to enter “a dark winter” thanks to COVID-19. Forty-two percent (42%) disagree with Biden’s prediction from last week’s presidential debate. But a closer look finds that while 73% of Democrats think Biden is right, just 30% of Republicans agree. Voters not affiliated with either major party are almost evenly divided. Sixty-three percent (63%) of all voters say they are likely to get the COVID-19 vaccination when it becomes available, with 38% who say they are Very Likely to do so. In early August, 61% of Americans said they were likely to get the vaccine, including 43% who said it was Very Likely. But that was down from 70% and 53% respectively in late April.

    President Trump has moved to a three-point lead over Democrat Joe Biden in Arizona just days before Election Day. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone and online survey of Likely Voters in Arizona shows Trump leading Biden 48% to 45%. Little over a week ago, the Democrat had a 48% to 46% advantage. Two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate, while four percent (4%) are undecided. Factor in those who haven’t made up their minds yet but are leaning toward one candidate or the other, and Trump gains a point, taking a 49% to 45% lead. In 2016, Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton by three-and-a-half points in Arizona, carrying 48% of the state’s voters. Ninety-three percent (93%) of Arizona voters say they’ve made up their minds whom they’re going to vote for. Trump has a negligible 49% to 48% advantage among this group. Seventy percent (70%) have already voted. The Democrat nominee has a seven-point lead among these voters. Among the 95% of voters in the state who definitely plan to vote, Trump leads 48% to 46%.

    Democratic challenger Mark Kelly has grown his lead over incumbent Republican Martha McSally in Arizona’s U.S. Senate special election race. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone and online survey of Likely Voters in Arizona shows Kelly with 48% support to McSally’s 43%. Four percent (4%) like some other candidate, while five percent (5%) remain undecided. Just over a week ago, Kelly had just a 46% to 44% lead. Among the 70% who say they have already voted, Kelly leads by 10 - 53% to 43%. Ninety-five percent (95%) say they are certain to vote in this election. Kelly is ahead 49% to 45% among these voters. McSally, a former Air Force fighter pilot and member of the U.S. Congress, was named to the Senate in 2019 by Republican Governor Doug Ducey to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Senator Jon Kyl. Kelly, a retired Navy captain and astronaut, is seeking his first political office. He is married to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords who was nearly killed in a 2011 assassination attempt.

    President Trump has edged to a two-point lead over Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state of North Carolina. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone and online survey of Likely Voters in North Carolina finds Trump with 48% support to Biden’s 46%. A week ago, it was Trump 48%, Biden 47%. Two percent (2%) still like some other candidate, while four percent (4%) remain undecided. Factor in those who haven’t made up their minds yet but are leaning toward one candidate or the other, and Trump has a slight 48% to 47% lead. In 2016, Trump won nearly 50% of the vote in North Carolina, beating Democrat Hillary Clinton by almost four points. Ninety-four percent (94%) of voters in the Tar Heel State have already made up their minds whom they’re going to vote for. Trump leads 49% to 47% among this group. Among the 71% who say they have already voted, Biden has a 51% to 43% advantage. Ninety-four percent (94%) say they are definitely going to vote, and Trump leads 48% to 46% among these voters.

    Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham has moved into a three-point lead over incumbent Republican Thom Tillis in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone and online survey of Likely Voters in North Carolina finds Cunningham with 47% support to Tillis’ 44%. A week ago, the two men were tied at 45% apiece. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate, while a surprisingly high six percent (6%) are still undecided. Among the 71% who say they have already voted, Cunningham leads 52% to 41%. Ninety-four percent (96%) of Tar Heel State voters say they are certain to vote in this election. Cunningham leads 47% to 45% among these voters. Tillis, a former speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, was elected to the Senate in 2014, edging incumbent Democrat Kay Hagen by less than two points. Cunningham, a lawyer and former state senator, appears to have regained his footing after the disclosure of an extramarital sexual relationship.

    And it looks like Trump's recovery continues:

    • Strongly Approve: 40%
    • Strongly Disapprove: 42% (-3)
    • Total Approve: 52% (+2)
    • Total Disapprove: 47% (-2)

    And over the past month:

    • Strongly Approve: 38%
    • Strongly Disapprove: 45% (-1)
    • Total Approve: 49% (+1)
    • Total Disapprove: 50% (-1)
By Doug64
#15135693
A little late this week, I know, I've come to the conclusion that the difference between shifting rooms within your apartment and actually moving out is that shifting means 150% more lifting and you don't get the break while driving the truck to the new home. Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

    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 November 6, 2020. This week’s finding is down five points from a week ago and since Election Day. By comparison, this number ran in the mid- to upper 20s for much of 2016, President Obama's last full year in office. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, up five points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 39% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 56% said it was on the wrong track.

    The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of November 1-5, 2020 has fallen to 98.5 from 101.8 the week before, suggesting that prospective President Biden may be at odds with voters if he pursues many of his proposed immigration policies. The Index is based on a series of questions designed to determine whether voters are moving toward an immigration system that encourages more immigration to the United States or one that reduces the level of immigration here. All surveys are compared to a baseline – set the week of December 2-6, 2019 - which has been given an Index of 100. A weekly finding moving up over 100 indicates growing support for a more expansive immigration system. A weekly index number falling below 100 indicates increased support for a more restrictive immigration system.

    27% of Likely U.S. Voters think Trump supporters and Biden supporters are likely to find common ground on many of the major issues facing the nation, and that includes only eight percent (8%) who say it’s Very Likely. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 68% consider common ground between the two sides unlikely, with 31% who say it’s Not At All Likely. These views are shared across the partisan spectrum. Just nine percent (9%) of Republicans, 10% of Democrats and five percent (5%) of voters not affiliated with either major party think Trump supporters and Biden supporters are Very Likely to find common ground on many major issues. If President Trump wins reelection, 67% of all voters think violent protests are likely to follow, with 36% who say they are Very Likely. If Democrat Joe Biden wins, by comparison, 52% say violent protests are likely, including 28% who believe they are Very Likely to occur.

    48% of Likely U.S. Voters voted for Democrat Joe Biden in this year’s presidential election. Forty-four percent (44%) chose Trump instead. Six percent (6%) liked some other candidate, while two percent (2%) were undecided. For Biden voters, the most important issue to their vote in descending order was: Trump’s overall job performance (41%); the coronavirus (35%); racial justice (8%); the economy (7%) and national security (5%). Public safety and illegal immigration were most important to statistically 0%. Two percent (2%) opted for something else. Among Trump voters, the most important voting issue was: the economy (42%); Trump’s overall job performance (36%); the coronavirus (7%); national security (4%); illegal immigration (3%) and public safety (2%). Racial justice was most important to statistically 0%, while three percent (3%) put something else first. For those who chose some other candidate, the most important issue was: the economy (28%); racial justice (20%); Trump’s job performance (20%); the coronavirus (17%); national security (6%) and public safety (4%). Illegal immigration was the top voting concern for statistically 0% of these voters. Three percent (3%) emphasized something else.

    Trump earned a monthly job approval of 49% in October, down from 50% in September which was his high for the year to date. In 2019, Trump’s monthly approval ran from a low of 44% in January to a high of 50% in April. He ended the year at 49%. Fifty percent (50%) disapproved of the president’s job performance this October, unchanged from the month before. Trump’s monthly approval rating during 2017, his first year in office, ranged from a high of 51% in February to a low of 42% by August. In 2018, his job approval ratings also began to improve after that year’s State of the Union speech. President Obama's monthly approval ran from a high of 59% in February 2009, his first full month in the White House, to a low of 44% in August and October of 2011. For December 2016, his final full month in office, Obama earned a monthly job approval of 56%. Forty-three percent (43%) disapproved.

    40% of all Likely U.S. Voters rate the media coverage of this year’s presidential campaign as good or excellent. Thirty-nine percent (39%) describe it as poor. But this compares to 30% and 46% respectively in early November 2016. A closer look, however, finds that 71% of Trump voters think the media campaign coverage was poor, a view shared by only 11% of Biden voters. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Biden voters give the coverage positive marks, compared to 19% of Trump voters. But then 75% of Republicans and a plurality (47%) of voters not affiliated with either major party expected the media to try to help Democrat Joe Biden more than President Trump during the campaign. Only 29% of Democrats agreed. Thirty-eight percent (38%) of all voters said they got most of their news about the presidential campaign this year from cable news networks. Twenty-two percent (22%) relied most on traditional TV network news, followed by 18% who were most dependent on internet news sites. Just eight percent (8%) used print newspapers the most. Five percent (5%) found social media the best political news source and four percent (4%) radio.

    And it looks like Trump's recovery continues:

    • Strongly Approve: 39% (-1)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 42%
    • Total Approve: 50% (-2)
    • Total Disapprove: 49% (+2)

    And over the past month:

    • Strongly Approve: 39% (+1)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 44% (-1)
    • Total Approve: 49%
    • Total Disapprove: 50%
By Doug64
#15136635
Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

    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 November 6, 2020. This week’s finding is down five points from a week ago and since Election Day. By comparison, this number ran in the mid- to upper 20s for much of 2016, President Obama's last full year in office. Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, up five points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 39% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 56% said it was on the wrong track.

    The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of November 1-5, 2020 has fallen to 98.5 from 101.8 the week before, suggesting that prospective President Biden may be at odds with voters if he pursues many of his proposed immigration policies. The Index is based on a series of questions designed to determine whether voters are moving toward an immigration system that encourages more immigration to the United States or one that reduces the level of immigration here. All surveys are compared to a baseline – set the week of December 2-6, 2019 - which has been given an Index of 100. A weekly finding moving up over 100 indicates growing support for a more expansive immigration system. A weekly index number falling below 100 indicates increased support for a more restrictive immigration system.

    49% of Likely U.S. Voters say they voted for Democrat Joe Biden. Forty-five percent (45%) opted for the president instead, while four percent (4%) chose some other candidate. Among Trump voters, 90% say they voted for the president, while just eight percent (8%) say they were voting against Biden. But among Biden voters, only 56% say they were voting for Biden. Twenty-nine percent (29%) of these voters say they were voting against Trump, while a surprisingly high 15% are not sure.

    58% of Likely U.S. Voters made up their minds about how they were going to vote in the presidential election more than a month ago. Eighteen percent (18%) decided within the last month. Twenty-two percent (22%) made up their minds within the last week, with nine percent (9%) who did so on Election Day. This is virtually identical to findings just after the Donald Trump/Hillary Clinton contest in 2016. By comparison,70% had made their minds up more than a month out in the 2012 and 2008 presidential contests. But 28% of voters are not confident that the votes in their state for this year’s election will be correctly recorded and counted, with 15% who are Not At All Confident. Seventy-one percent (71%) are confident the vote in their state will be correct, but that includes only 47% who are Very Confident. Just two weeks before this year’s Election Day, 94% said their vote would be correctly recorded and counted, with 73% who said it was Very Likely. Fifty-nine percent (59%) are now concerned that the increased use of voting by mail will lead to more voter fraud, including 44% who are Very Concerned. That compares to 58% and 36% respectively last April.

    64% of Likely U.S. Voters think America is a more divided nation than it was four years ago. Just 15% say the country is less divided, while 19% say the level of division is about the same. These findings are little changed from August, but are an improvement over four years ago when 72% said America was a more divided nation as Obama’s second term came to a close. Fifty percent (50%) of voters now say Trump is more to blame for the division in America, while 44% blame his political opponents more, also unchanged from August. A year ago in October, 52% put the blame on Trump and 38% on his political opponents. A plurality (44%) continues to believe that America will become more divided if Biden takes the top seat, down from 46% in August, but up from 38% last fall. Thirty-two percent (32%) say the country would be less divided under the Democrat’s charge and 21% say the level of division would be about the same.

    In the days prior to the 2020 presidential election, economic confidence jumped to 126.4 in the Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, up nine points from October but still shy of the highest finding since March when states started locking down due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Enthusiasm about the economy started to grow immediately following Donald Trump's election as president in November 2016 and had jumped to 147.8 by January 2020. Then it began its steep decline this February as the coronavirus lockdown threw Americans out of work and closed many businesses. Enthusiasm has started working its way up again in recent months. By comparison, in President Obama’s final years in office, this index reached a high of 121.5 in January 2015 and was at 108.1 his last month in the White House. Forty-two percent (42%) of American Adults rate the economy as good or excellent this month, up seven points from last month. Twenty-seven percent (27%) still rate the economy as poor, but that's down four points from a month ago. Thirty-five percent (35%) think the economy is getting better, up six points from October. Forty-four percent (43%) still expect a worsening economy. Seventeen percent (17%) see things staying about the same. By comparison, just prior to the 2016 presidential election, 31% rated the economy as good or excellent, and only 26% expected it to get better. Political party makes a difference in economic attitudes, however. Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republicans now have a positive view of the economy. Just 32% of Democrats and 30% of those unaffiliated with either major party agree. Similarly, 68% of Republicans are optimistic that the economy will improve, a view shared by only 22% of Democrats and 23% of unaffiliateds. But 56% of all Americans now have a positive view of their personal finances. Just 11% rate their personal finances as poor. Thirty-six percent (36%) expect their personal finances to continue improving, up nine points from October, while 25% predict they will worsen. Another 36% think their personal finances will remain about the same.

    And ironically, Trump's numbers head up:

    • Strongly Approve: 42% (+3)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 39% (-3)
    • Total Approve: 52% (+2)
    • Total Disapprove: 47% (-2)

    And over the past month:

    • Strongly Approve: 40% (+1)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 43% (-1)
    • Total Approve: 50% (+1)
    • Total Disapprove: 48% (-2)
By Doug64
#15138981
Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

    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 November 12, 2020. This week’s finding is down one point from a week ago. By comparison, this number ran in the mid- to upper 20s for much of 2016, President Obama's last full year in office. 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, 39% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 56% said it was on the wrong track.

    The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of November 8-12, 2020 has climbed to 102.6 from 98.5 the week before. The Index is based on a series of questions designed to determine whether voters are moving toward an immigration system that encourages more immigration to the United States or one that reduces the level of immigration here. All surveys are compared to a baseline – set the week of December 2-6, 2019 - which has been given an Index of 100. A weekly finding moving up over 100 indicates growing support for a more expansive immigration system. A weekly index number falling below 100 indicates increased support for a more restrictive immigration system.

    60% of Likely U.S. Voters now think China should pay at least some of the financial costs that have resulted from the global transmission of the coronavirus which originated in a Chinese city. That’s up from 42% when Rasmussen Reports first asked this question in mid-March and 53% in late July. Only 24% believe China should not be made to pay some of these costs, while 16% are undecided. Thirty-three percent (33%) now consider China an enemy of the United States, up from 18% in March 2018 and a new high. Twelve percent (12%) still see the Chinese as allies, while 47% rate them somewhere in between. President Trump, in his dealings with China, has been more aggressive than most recent presidents in pushing what’s best for America, according to 66% of voters. Only 16% believe Trump has been less aggressive, while 10% view his attitude as about the same as that of most of his recent predecessors.

    21% of American Adults say they or someone in their immediate family have been diagnosed with COVID-19, up 10 points from the end of July. Three quarters of Americans (76%) continue to say their families have not experienced a positive diagnosis. Thirty-seven percent (37%) say their state is continuing to ease its coronavirus-related lockdown restrictions, while 48% say their state is reinstating some of those restrictions because of a surge of new COVID-19 cases. These findings are little changed from July. Seventeen percent (17%) are not sure.

    61% of Likely U.S. Voters think Trump should concede the presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden. Just 33% disagree. Eighty-four percent (84%) of Democrats, 37% of Republicans and 59% of voters not affiliated with either major party believe Trump should concede. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Republicans disagree. Among all voters, though, only 51% think their friends and neighbors believe Trump should concede. Thirty percent (30%) suspect they would disagree, but 18% are not sure. Forty-seven percent (47%) say it’s likely that Democrats stole votes or destroyed pro-Trump ballots in several states to ensure that Biden would win, but 50% disagree. This includes 36% who say it’s Very Likely and 41% who consider it Not At All Likely.

    45% of American Adults who identify as Democrats say they are more likely to get the vaccine than they were a month ago. This compares to 35% of Republicans and 24% of those not affiliated with either major party. Among all adults, 34% are more likely to be vaccinated, while 15% are less likely to do so. Forty percent (40%) rate the likelihood as about the same. Eleven percent (11%) are undecided. Sixty-five percent (65%) of Americans now say they are likely to get the vaccine, with 42% who say it’s Very Likely. This compares to 70% and 53% respectively in late April when Rasmussen Reports first asked this question. National Democrats were increasingly critical of the vaccine during the campaign season, prompting Vice President Mike Pence to caution Kamala Harris during their debate about endangering public safety. But now that Biden appears to be the next president, he and other Democrats are embracing the pending vaccine.

    And unsurprisingly, Trump's numbers drop a bit:

    • Strongly Approve: 40% (-2)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 42% (+3)
    • Total Approve: 50% (-2)
    • Total Disapprove: 48% (+1)

    And over the past month:

    • Strongly Approve: 40%
    • Strongly Disapprove: 42% (-1)
    • Total Approve: 51% (+1)
    • Total Disapprove: 48%
By Doug64
#15140204
Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

    Thirty-two percent (32%) 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 November 19, 2020.

    This week’s finding is down three points from a week ago and continues the downward trend since Election Day.

    From the start of the year, the number of voters who felt the country was headed in the right direction ran in the low to mid-40s most weeks but dropped dramatically when the coronavirus lockdown began in the spring. It fell to a low of 24% from late June through mid-July but then began to rebound as some states reopened. By the last full week in October, 41% again felt the country was headed the right way. That number fell to 36% during the week that included Election Day and was at 35% the week after that. It ran in the mid- to upper 20s for much of 2016, President Obama's last full year in office. Sixty percent (60%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, up four points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 38% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 56% said it was on the wrong track.

    With likely new President Joe Biden vowing to undo many of the immigration restrictions imposed by President Trump, the Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of November 15-19, 2020 fell to 96.6 from 102.6 the week before. This is the lowest finding since the Index debuted last December. The Index is based on a series of questions designed to determine whether voters are moving toward an immigration system that encourages more immigration to the United States or one that reduces the level of immigration here. All surveys are compared to a baseline – set the week of December 2-6, 2019 - which has been given an Index of 100. A weekly finding moving up over 100 indicates growing support for a more expansive immigration system. A weekly index number falling below 100 indicates increased support for a more restrictive immigration system.

    41% of all Likely U.S. Voters feel it is better for the country with one political party running both the White House and Congress. Thirty-four percent (34%) disagree and prefer each being run by a different party. Twenty-five percent (25%) are undecided. This is comparable to findings four years ago. But a closer look finds that while 53% of Democrats now favor one-party control, just 38% of Republicans and 29% of voters not affiliated with either major party agree. Before Election Day in 2016, 50% of Democrats preferred one-party rule, compared to 44% of GOP voters and 29% of unaffiliateds. In 2012, however, pluralities of Republicans (44%) and Democrats (45%) both favored having one party in charge.Unaffiliated voters preferred divided government by a 39% to 33% margin. In surveys since 2008, support for one-party rule always has run slightly higher in election years.

    59% of Likely U.S. Voters agree with the late President Reagan’s inaugural declaration that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” Just 27% disagree, while 14% are undecided. This is the highest level of agreement with Reagan’s statement since Rasmussen Reports first asked this question in 2008. Fifty-two percent (52%) prefer a smaller government with fewer services and lower taxes over a more active one with more services and higher taxes, down from 57% in May. Thirty-seven percent (37%) want bigger government instead, while 11% are not sure. Support for smaller government has ranged from 52% to 70% in regular surveying since 2006. But when asked which is more likely if Joe Biden becomes the next U.S. president, 69% say a more active government with more services and higher taxes. Only 16% believe Biden is more likely to deliver a smaller government with fewer services and lower taxes. Fourteen percent (14%) are undecided.

    18% of American Adults were planning to travel away from home this Thanksgiving. This finding has run in the low 20s in annual surveys for years. Those under 40 were more likely than their elders to be traveling for the holiday. Fifty percent (50%) of all Americans planned on getting together with family or friends for Thanksgiving this year. Among those who planned to travel away from home, 86% would be gathering with family or friends.

    33% of American Adults were still likely to go shopping on the day after Thanksgiving to take advantage of Black Friday sales deals, with 16% who were Very Likely to do so. This compares to 38% and 20% in 2018, the last time we asked this question. The latest findings are comparable to Americans’ attitudes prior to the strong economic recovery that began in 2017 but higher than most years back to 2012. Only 13% of Americans said they would not do any of their holiday shopping online this year. Among the 83% who plan to shop online, 47% say they’ll do all or most of their shopping this way, up from 37% a year ago.

    And unsurprisingly, Trump's numbers continue to drop a bit:

    • Strongly Approve: 37% (-3)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 43% (+1)
    • Total Approve: 48% (-2)
    • Total Disapprove: 50% (+2)

    And over the past month:

    • Strongly Approve: 40%
    • Strongly Disapprove: 41% (-1)
    • Total Approve: 50% (-1)
    • Total Disapprove: 48%
By Doug64
#15141340
Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

    Thirty-two percent (32%) 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 November 24, 2020. This week’s finding remains the same as a week ago and continues the downward trend since Election Day. From the start of the year, the number of voters who felt the country was headed in the right direction ran in the low to mid-40s most weeks but dropped dramatically when the coronavirus lockdown began in the spring. It fell to a low of 24% from late June through mid-July but then began to rebound as some states reopened. By the last full week in October, 41% again felt the country was headed the right way. That number fell to 36% during the week that included Election Day and was at 35% the week after that. It ran in the mid- to upper 20s for much of 2016, President Obama's last full year in office. Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, down two points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 37% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 55% said it was on the wrong track.

    The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of November 22-24, 2020 fell to 95.8 from 96.6 the week before. This is the third time in the four weeks since Election Day that the Index has closed below its baseline, indicating that voters want tighter immigration control. The Index is based on a series of questions designed to determine whether voters are moving toward an immigration system that encourages more immigration to the United States or one that reduces the level of immigration here. All surveys are compared to a baseline – set the week of December 2-6, 2019 - which has been given an Index of 100. A weekly finding moving up over 100 indicates growing support for a more expansive immigration system. A weekly index number falling below 100 indicates increased support for a more restrictive immigration system.

    47% of Likely U.S. Voters think America’s best days still lie in the future. Thirty-three percent (33%) disagree and say America’s best days are in the past. Twenty percent (20%) are not sure. This is virtually identical to findings in early May as the coronavirus lockdown began to take hold. In January before the coronavirus hit, 50% said America’s best days are in the future, down from an all-time high of 54% in April of last year. Prior to the last couple years, however, the number of voters who felt America’s best days were in the future ran in only the mid- to upper 30s in most regular surveys since November 2006.As recently as May 2017, 52% thought America’s best days were in the past. In the spring, however, 55% of Republicans said America’s best days are in the future, but just 42% of Democrats and 41% of voters not affiliated with either major party agreed. Now with Democrat Joe Biden as the likely new president, 61% of Democrats see a brighter future, compared to 40% of GOP voters and 39% of unaffiliateds.

    24% of Likely U.S. Voters think Biden voters are America’s biggest enemy as 2020 draws to a close. The same number (24%) see China as enemy number one. Nearly as many (22%) regard Trump voters as the biggest enemy, while 10% view Russia and seven percent (7%) North Korea as the largest threat to the United States. Eleven percent (11%) are more wary of something else. A deeper dive finds that 37% of Republicans feel Biden voters are the biggest enemy, just edging the 34% who feel that way about China. Thirty-five percent (35%) of Democrats think Trump voters are the biggest threat, far and above the danger posed by all the others. Voters not affiliated with either major party rate China, Biden voters and Trump voters all equal as threats.

      Now Roman is to Roman more hateful than a foe,
      And the Tribunes beard the high, and the Fathers grind the low.
      As we wax hot in faction, in battle we wax cold:
      Wherefore men fight not as they fought in the brave days of old.

    45% of Likely U.S. Voters say doing more on the national level to fight the COVID-19 pandemic is the first thing Biden should do when he takes office. In a distant second place, nine percent (9%) say reversing President Trump’s executive orders should come first. Five percent (5%) think Biden should raise taxes on corporations and wealthy Americans first, while four percent (4%) say loosening border control and legalizing the status of the so-called Dreamers should be the priority. Two percent (2%) each put the emphasis on police reform and reentering the Paris climate accord. A whopping 26%, however, think Biden should do something else first. Among his fellow Democrats, 59% see doing more nationally against the coronavirus as Biden’s first task, again with nothing else even close. Republicans and voters not affiliated with either major party agree that the pandemic is the number one priority but are not nearly as emphatic as Democrats.

    65% of American Adults still believe the U.S. Census should ask respondents whether they are citizens of the United States. Twenty-five percent (25%) disagree, while 10% are not sure. This is unchanged from January 2019 when a federal judge ruled against including a citizenship question in the 2020 Census. A plurality (48%) thinks illegal immigrants should not be counted as part of the Census and not used in the state-by-state breakdown of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Forty-one percent (41%) believe they should be counted. Eleven percent (11%) are undecided. Sixty percent (60%) of Democrats say illegal immigrants should be counted and used to determine how many House seats a state has. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Republicans and 55% of those not affiliated with either major party disagree. New York, with a higher illegal immigrant population than most states, is challenging the citizenship question in court, and the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case this week. Eighty-nine percent (89%) of all Americans believe it is important for the government to get as accurate a count of the U.S. population as possible in the Census, with 70% who say it’s Very Important. Only seven percent (7%) say it’s not very or Not At All Important.

    60% of American Adults have started their holiday shopping. That’s comparable to findings this early in the season in past years. Eighteen percent (18%) are already done with their holiday shopping, up slightly from 14% this time last year but also in line with recent years. This holiday season, 24% of Americans plan to spend more on gifts than they did last year, while 43% intend to spend less. That compares to 28% and 34% respectively two years ago and is the tightest Americans have been with a buck since 2015. Twenty-seven percent (27%) expect their level of spending this year to be about the same.

    41% of Likely U.S. Voters think likely new President Joe Biden’s economic policies should be more like President Trump’s. Fifty-two percent (52%) disagree and say Biden’s economic policies should be more like Obama’s. Predictably, 80% of Democrats - and a plurality (49%) of voters not affiliated with either major party - want Biden’s policies to be more like Obama’s, while 72% of Republicans think Trump’s economic policies should be the model. Like Obama, Biden envisions greater government involvement in the U.S. economy. Forty percent (40%) of all voters believe more government will be good for the economy, while just as many (40%) see it as bad for the economy instead. Eleven percent (11%) say more government economic involvement will have no impact. In mid-September, 52% of voters gave Trump good or excellent marks for his handling of the economy. By contrast, just 41% said the same of Obama as he neared the end of his fourth year in office.

    Trump earned a monthly job approval of 50% in November, up one point from October and tying his high for the year to date first reached in September. In 2019, Trump’s monthly approval ran from a low of 44% in January to a high of 50% in April. He ended the year at 49%. Forty-eight percent (48%) disapproved of the president’s job performance this November, down two points from the month before. Trump’s monthly approval rating during 2017, his first year in office, ranged from a high of 51% in February to a low of 42% by August. In 2018, his job approval ratings also began to improve after that year’s State of the Union speech. President Obama's monthly approval ran from a high of 59% in February 2009, his first full month in the White House, to a low of 44% in August and October of 2011. For December 2016, his final full month in office, Obama earned a monthly job approval of 56%. Forty-three percent (43%) disapproved.

    And surprisingly, Trump's numbers actually recover a bit this week:

    • Strongly Approve: 38% (+1)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 41% (-2)
    • Total Approve: 49% (+1)
    • Total Disapprove: 49% (-1)

    And over the past month:

    • Strongly Approve: 39% (-1)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 41%
    • Total Approve: 50%
    • Total Disapprove: 48%
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By Drlee
#15141351
A new low for them. What a remarkably stupid set of polls. Who is more dangerous. :lol:
By Doug64
#15141579
In spite of some people's desire to stick their heads in the sand, this is important:

Who is America's biggest enemy as 2020 draws to a close?

  • Russia 10%
  • China 24%
  • North Korea 7%
  • Trump voters 22%
  • Biden voters 24%
  • Something else 11%
  • Not sure 1%

Republicans
  • Russia 6%
  • China 34%
  • North Korea 6%
  • Trump voters 8%
  • Biden voters 37%
  • Something else 8%
  • Not sure 2%

Independents
  • Russia 11%
  • China 22%
  • North Korea 4%
  • Trump voters 22%
  • Biden voters 21%
  • Something else 19%
  • Not sure 1%

Democrats
  • Russia 13%
  • China 18%
  • North Korea 10%
  • Trump voters 35%
  • Biden voters 14%
  • Something else 9%
  • Not sure 1%
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By Drlee
#15141634
Nothing that Rasmussen posts is important except that most Trump drones go to the site looking for solace.
By Doug64
#15141659
@Drlee, so tell me, how did Rasmussen do this year for president, compared to your preferred pollsters?
By Doug64
#15143190
Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

    Thirty-one percent (31%) 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 December 3, 2020.

    This week’s finding is down one point from a week ago and continues the downward trend since Election Day.

    From the start of the year, the number of voters who felt the country was headed in the right direction ran in the low to mid-40s most weeks but dropped dramatically when the coronavirus lockdown began in the spring. It fell to a low of 24% from late June through mid-July but then began to rebound as some states reopened. By the last full week in October, 41% again felt the country was headed the right way. That number fell to 36% during the week that included Election Day and was at 35% the week after that. It ran in the mid- to upper 20s for much of 2016, President Obama's last full year in office. Sixty percent (60%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, up two points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 39% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 55% said it was on the wrong track.

    The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of November 29-December 3, 2020 rose to 100.6 from 95.8 the week before. But the Index has closed below its baseline most weeks since Election Day and remains well below its high of 108.0 in June. The Index is based on a series of questions designed to determine whether voters are moving toward an immigration system that encourages more immigration to the United States or one that reduces the level of immigration here. All surveys are compared to a baseline – set the week of December 2-6, 2019 - which has been given an Index of 100. A weekly finding moving up over 100 indicates growing support for a more expansive immigration system. A weekly index number falling below 100 indicates increased support for a more restrictive immigration system.

    57% of Likely U.S. Voters think mail-in voting worked well for the most part. Thirty-nine percent (39%) disagree and say it led to unprecedented voter fraud in this election. Forty-seven percent (47%) say it’s likely that Democrats stole voters or destroyed pro-Trump ballots in several states to ensure that Joe Biden would win. Forty-nine percent (49%) consider that unlikely. This includes 36% who say voter fraud was Very Likely and 39% who think it was Not At All Likely. These findings are little changed from mid-November. Sixty-two percent (62%) of Republicans say it’s Very Likely the Democrats stole the election, a view shared by 17% of Democrats and 28% of voters not affiliated with either major party. Also virtually unchanged from the earlier survey are the 60% of all voters who think Trump should concede the election to Biden. Thirty-four percent (34%) disagree.

    41% of American Adults believe an anti-coronavirus lockdown will be needed for less than six additional months. But 36% say a lockdown will be necessary for six months to a year more. Seventeen percent (17%) think it will be even longer, although that includes only three percent (3%) who say it will need to last indefinitely. But only 28% think that in less than six months Americans will no longer be required to wear masks in public places. Thirty-nine percent (39%) say we will be wearing masks for another six months to a year. Twenty-eight percent (28%) are more pessimistic, with five percent (5%) who think we’ll need masks indefinitely. Eighty percent (80%) of Americans are personally concerned about the coronavirus threat, with 51% who are Very Concerned. That’s up from 74% and 47% respectively in late August. Eighty-four percent (84%) were concerned about the coronavirus threat in late March, up from 56% when the virus first reached these shores in late January.

    31% of Likely U.S. Voters think the president of the United States has too much power, while 15% say he doesn’t have enough. A plurality (49%) rates the level of presidential power as about right. These findings have changed little over the last few years, but a high of 64% thought the president had the right amount of power just after Trump’s inauguration in January 2017. Little changed from a year ago are the 32% who think the presidency has become more powerful under Trump. Twenty-four percent (24%) say it’s less powerful, while 37% view the level of power as about the same. Similarly, 33% of voters believe the presidency will become more powerful under Biden, but 26% expect it to be less powerful. Thirty-two percent (32%) predict it will remain about the same.

    53% of Likely U.S. Voters are at least somewhat confident that Biden and Congress can work together to do what’s best for the American people, but that includes only 27% who are Very Confident. Forty-five percent (45%) do not share that confidence, with 32% who are Not At All Confident. By comparison, at this time in 2016 with Trump little over a month away from his inauguration, 48% were confident that he and Congress could work together to do what’s best for the American people, with 26% who were Very Confident. Interestingly, Trump was preparing to govern with his fellow Republicans in charge of both houses of Congress. Biden faces a Democratic-led House of Representatives, but the partisan leadership of the U.S. Senate will not be determined until the January 5 runoffs in Georgia. Unchanged from four years ago are the 57% of voters who believe it is more important for Congress to pass good legislation than to prevent bad legislation from becoming law. Thirty-three percent (33%) still think it’s a more important role for Congress to stop bad legislation. This is generally in line with regular surveying since 2010.

    52% of Likely U.S. Voters believe what voters think matters more to Trump than what the media thinks. Thirty-five percent (35%) say he cares more about what the media thinks. This compares to 55% and 33% respectively in July 2019. Thirteen percent (13%) are not sure. By comparison, 50% say Biden cares more about what voters think, but 41% feel he puts the media first. Just 34% of voters, however, believe the average member of Congress cares more about what voters think. A plurality (49%) still says the average congressional representative puts what the media thinks first, although that’s down from 53% last year. Seventeen percent (17%) are undecided.

    The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index has dropped 12 points from 126.4 just before Election Day to 114.5, reversing the fall rebound from the coronavirus lockdown that began in March. Many states in recent days have begun reimposing lockdown restrictions with the new surge in COVID-19 cases. Enthusiasm about the economy started to grow immediately following Donald Trump's election as president in November 2016 and had jumped to 147.8 by January 2020. Then it began its steep decline this February as the coronavirus lockdown threw Americans out of work and closed many businesses. Enthusiasm started working its way up again in recent months, but this month marks a significant drop. By comparison, in President Obama’s final years in office, this index reached a high of 121.5 in January 2015 and was at 108.1 his last month in the White House. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of American Adults rate the economy as good or excellent this month, down five points from last month and more in line with findings since June. Little changed are the 26% who still rate the economy as poor. Just 26% also think the economy is getting better, down nine points from November. Forty-five percent (45%) expect a worsening economy. Twenty-three percent (23%) see things staying about the same, up six points from a month ago. By comparison, just prior to the 2016 presidential election, 33% rated the economy as good or excellent, and only 30% expected it to get better. Just 33% of Democrats and 27% of those not affiliated with either major party view the economy as good or excellent, little changed from a month ago. But now Republicans who were previously much more optimistic are joining them in that pessimism. Fifty-six percent (56%) of Republicans still have a positive view of the economy, but that's down 18 points since just prior to the election. While 68% of Republicans were convinced a month ago that the economy will improve, only 36% feel that way now. Just 25% of Democrats and 19% of unaffiliateds agree. Forty-nine percent (49%) of all Americans now have a positive view of their personal finances, a seven-point month-over-month drop, while 19% rate their personal finances as poor. Twenty-eight percent (28%) expect their personal finances to continue improving, down eight points from November but also more in line with findings since June. Thirty percent (30%) predict their personal finances will worsen, while 37% expect them to remain about the same.

    85% of Americans Adults celebrate Christmas in their family, although that’s down from 91% when we first asked this question in 2012. Of these Americans, 60% celebrate Christmas primarily as a religious holiday, while it’s chiefly a secular one for 31%. This is little changed from eight years ago. Sixty-three percent (63%) of all Americans think Christmas should be more about Jesus Christ than about Santa Claus. Only 16% put Santa first, while 21% are undecided. Support for Jesus as the primary reason for the holiday which celebrates his birth has ranged from 60% to 76% in surveys over the past eight years. Among adults who celebrate Christmas in their family, 78% say the holiday should be more about Jesus, 16% more about Santa.

    And surprisingly, Trump's numbers stay pretty much the same this week:

    • Strongly Approve: 38%
    • Strongly Disapprove: 40% (-1)
    • Total Approve: 49%
    • Total Disapprove: 49%

    And over the past month:

    • Strongly Approve: 39%
    • Strongly Disapprove: 41%
    • Total Approve: 50%
    • Total Disapprove: 49% (+1)
By Doug64
#15143952
Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

    Twenty-eight percent (28%) 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 December 10, 2020. This week’s finding is down three points from a week ago and continues the downward trend since Election Day. From the start of the year, the number of voters who felt the country was headed in the right direction ran in the low to mid-40s most weeks but dropped dramatically when the coronavirus lockdown began in the spring. It fell to a low of 24% from late June through mid-July but then began to rebound as some states reopened. By the last full week in October, 41% again felt the country was headed the right way. That number fell to 36% during the week that included Election Day and was at 35% the week after that. It ran in the mid- to upper 20s for much of 2016, President Obama's last full year in office. Sixty-two percent (62%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, up two points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 38% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 57% said it was on the wrong track.

    The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of December 6-10, 2020 fell slightly to 99.2 from 100.6 the week before. The Index has closed below its baseline most weeks since Election Day and remains well below its high of 108.0 in June.

    36% of Likely U.S. Voters believe court challenges of election results in several states will result in President Trump’s reelection, but that includes only 21% who say it’s Very Likely. Fifty-nine percent (59%) think it’s unlikely Trump will emerge as the winner, with 43% who feel it’s Not At All Likely. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Republicans, however, say the legal challenges are likely to result in Trump’s reelection, with 36% who say it’s Very Likely. That compares to only 14% of Democrats and 15% of voters not affiliated with either major party who see a Trump victory as Very Likely. Among all voters, 43% view the Trump campaign’s challenges as the result of widespread voter fraud in several states. But 50% disagree and think they are just a political effort to delay Joe Biden’s victory.

    52% of Likely U.S. Voters think many news organizations ignored the Hunter Biden story to help his father’s presidential campaign. Thirty-two percent (32%) disagree and say they ignored it because they felt it was a partisan hit job. Seventeen percent (17%) are not sure. Fifty-six percent (56%) believe it is likely Joe Biden was consulted about and perhaps profited from his son’s overseas business deals including at least one involving a company in mainland China. This includes 43% who say it’s Very Likely. This is little changed from late October. Thirty-eight percent (38%) still consider this connection unlikely, with 22% who say it’s Not At All Likely. Now that Hunter Biden has acknowledged publicly that he is under criminal investigation for tax evasion, many major news organizations like the New York Times and CNN are covering his questionable overseas business dealings, first reported several weeks before Election Day by the New York Post. Seventy percent (70%) of voters say they have been closely following news reports about Hunter Biden’s business dealings, with 38% who have been following Very Closely. Among those who have been following Very Closely, 76% say the media deliberately ignored the story before Election Day to help Joe Biden, and 72% think the president-elect is likely to have been consulted about and perhaps profited from his son’s overseas dealings.

    35% of Likely U.S. Voters are familiar with the Great Reset global economic strategy that seeks to change the priorities of capitalism in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Forty-one percent (41%) have not heard of it, while another 24% are not sure. Among those who are familiar with the Great Reset, 42% favor it, with 22% who Strongly Favor the idea. Most (53%) are opposed, with 43% who are Strongly Opposed.

    75% of Likely U.S. Voters favor a free-market economic system over a socialist one. Just 11% prefer socialism instead. This compares to 69% and 12% respectively a year ago. Fourteen percent (14%) are not sure. Fifty-one percent (51%) share a favorable opinion of President-elect Biden, with 32% who have a Very Favorable one. Forty-seven percent (47%) view Biden unfavorably, with Very Unfavorables of 36%. Among voters who prefer socialism over a free-market system, however, 52% have a Very Favorable opinion of Biden. That compares to just 25% of those who opt for a free-market system. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of all voters regard Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez favorably, including 18% with a Very Favorable view of her. Forty-eight percent (48%) hold an unfavorable opinion of the outspokenly socialist Congress member, with 38% Very Unfavorable. But among voters who prefer socialism, 44% have a Very Favorable view of the congresswoman known as AOC. Just 11% of free-market fans agree.

    56% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of Biden’s job performance to date, with 38% who Strongly Approve. Forty percent (40%) disapprove, including 31% who Strongly Disapprove. By comparison, 47% approved of Trump’s performance as president-election on this date in 2016, while 47% also disapproved. This included 30% who Strongly Approved and 37% who Strongly Disapproved. Sixty-two percent (62%) of Democrats Strongly Approve of Biden’s performance so far, compared to 15% of Republicans and 32% of voters not affiliated with either major party. Republicans predictably dislike Biden’s Cabinet picks to date, while most Democrats approve. That’s a mirror-reverse of partisan opinion four years ago. Among all voters, 50% rate Biden’s Cabinet nominations good or excellent, but 34% consider them poor.

    56% of Likely U.S. Voters are opposed to federal or state governments banning speech by individuals that a majority of Americans believe to be offensive including speech on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Twenty-six percent (26%) favor a ban on such speech, while 18% are undecided. Similarly, 55% do not believe that those who violate such bans against offensive speech should be punished with jail time. Twenty-three percent (23%) disagree and favor jail sentences for those who violate speech codes, with another 21% not sure. However, a closer look finds that 37% of those under 40 favor a government ban on speech that others find offensive, compared to roughly 20% of older voters. Thirty-two percent (32%) of younger voters think offenders should face jail time, a view shared by just 19% of those 40 and over. In a survey a year ago with similar questions, 38% of all voters said those who say things a majority of Americans find offensive, including speech considered racist or sexist, should be banned from public office. Forty-four percent (44%) disagreed, but 18% were undecided.

    56% of Likely U.S. Voters feel that Biden is their president. Thirty-four percent (34%) say he is not, while 10% more are not sure. Slightly fewer voters (52%) say their family and friends consider Biden their president. Thirty-two percent (32%) say they do not, with another 16% undecided. Eighty-four percent (84%) of Democrats recognize fellow Democrat Biden as their president, but only 28% of Republicans and 51% of voters not affiliated with either major party agree. Sixty-one percent (61%) of Republicans and 34% of unaffiliateds say Biden is not their president.

    And unsurprisingly, Trump's numbers finally drop a bit this week:

    • Strongly Approve: 36% (-2)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 43% (+3)
    • Total Approve: 48% (-1)
    • Total Disapprove: 51% (+2)

    And over the past month:

    • Strongly Approve: 37% (-2)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 42% (+1)
    • Total Approve: 49% (-1)
    • Total Disapprove: 50% (+1)
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By Drlee
#15143953
36% of Likely U.S. Voters believe court challenges of election results in several states will result in President Trump’s reelection, but that includes only 21% who say it’s Very Likely.


Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Republicans, however, say the legal challenges are likely to result in Trump’s reelection, with 36% who say it’s Very Likely.


OMG GOP WTF?

A conman a racist and a sexual predator walked int a bar. Bartender said, "what will it be Mr. President?"
By Doug64
#15144359
Drlee wrote:OMG GOP WTF?

A conman a racist and a sexual predator walked int a bar. Bartender said, "what will it be Mr. President?"

Biden hasn't been sworn in yet.
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By Drlee
#15144369
Biden hasn't been sworn in yet.


Very true. But he will be on the 20th.

And I am referring to Trump in case your almost sexual desire to protect the man blinds you to it.
By Doug64
#15145354
I hope everyone had a fun, and any road safe, Christmas holiday. Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

    Thirty-one percent (31%) 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 December 17, 2020. This week’s finding is up three points from a week ago, breaking the downward trend since Election Day. From the start of the year, the number of voters who felt the country was headed in the right direction ran in the low to mid-40s most weeks but dropped dramatically when the coronavirus lockdown began in the spring. It fell to a low of 24% from late June through mid-July but then began to rebound as some states reopened. By the last full week in October, 41% again felt the country was headed the right way. That number fell to 36% during the week that included Election Day and was at 35% the week after that. It ran in the mid- to upper 20s for much of 2016, President Obama's last full year in office. Sixty-one percent (61%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, down one point from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 39% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 56% said it was on the wrong track.

    The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of December 13-17, 2020 fell slightly to 99.0 from 99.2 the week before. The Index has now closed below its baseline in five out of the seven weekly surveys since Election Day, suggesting voters are looking for tighter immigration control from the incoming Biden administration.

    36% of Likely U.S. Voters think China’s influence in the United States will increase under President Biden’s administration. Nineteen percent (19%) say that influence will decrease, while 31% expect it to remain about the same. Fifteen percent (15%) are not sure. Forty-seven percent (47%) say it’s likely China illegally interfered with this year’s U.S. elections, including 20% who say it’s Very Likely. Forty-two percent (42%) consider that unlikely, with 16% who say it’s Not At All Likely. Sixty-four percent (64%) of voters say they have closely followed recent news reports about Chinese attempts to influence U.S. policy, with 23% who have been following Very Closely. Among voters who have been following Very Closely, 51% think it’s Very Likely China interfered in our elections, and 62% predict that China’s influence will increase under the Biden administration.

    49% of American Adults believe the new anti-COVID-19 vaccine will be safe and effective. Twenty-one percent (21%) do not, while 30% are not sure. Similarly, only 46% think the new vaccine will be available in a way that is fair to everyone. Twenty-four percent (24%) disagree, and 30% are undecided. Sixty-two percent (62%) of Americans say they are likely to get the vaccine when it becomes available, but that includes only 39% who are Very Likely to do so. That compares to 65% and 42% respectively a month ago and 70% and 53% in late April when Rasmussen Reports first asked this question. Among those who think the vaccine will be safe and effective, however, 69% say they are Very Likely to get one.

    As of last Tuesday, 65% of American Adults had finished their holiday gift shopping with two days left until Christmas. Twenty-nine percent (29%) had not. This is in line with surveying for the past several Christmas seasons. Seventy-six percent (76%) at least had started their holiday shopping. But 17% hadn’t even begun yet. That compares to 82% and 15% respectively at this time last year. Three weeks ago when we first checked, 60% had started their shopping, but just 18% were finished. Americans were planning to spend less this season than they have in the last several years. For 61% of adults, holiday gift shopping is a fun experience. But 24% consider it an unpleasant chore. Fifteen percent (15%) are undecided.

    61% of Likely U.S. Voters consider it likely that climate change will be catastrophic for humans, plants and animals, with 36% who say it’s Very Likely. This compares to 63% and 43% respectively a year ago. Thirty-five percent (35%) don’t view such a catastrophe as likely, but that includes only 16% who say it’s Not At All Likely. Forty-seven percent (47%) believe climate change is caused primarily by human activity. Thirty-eight percent (38%) disagree and say long-term planetary trends are to blame. Sixteen percent (16%) are not sure. These findings are virtually unchanged from last year at this time. Among voters who blame humans for climate change, 82% think the federal or state governments should require people to engage in activities that will lower carbon-dioxide emissions. That’s up from 76% in the previous survey. Just 10% disagree.

    55% of American Adults consider Christmas one of our nation’s most important holidays, while only 10% believe it’s one of the least important. Thirty percent (30%) place Christmas somewhere in between. These findings are consistent with surveys for years. The Fourth of July and Thanksgiving rank just behind Christmas respectively as the holiday most important to Americans. Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Americans said they’d attend religious services this holiday season, down from 49% last year and from a high of 57% in 2012. Forty-nine percent (49%) said they would not attend a holiday service, while 12% were not sure.

    And unsurprisingly, Trump's numbers continue to drop a bit this week:

    • Strongly Approve: 30% (-6)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 43%
    • Total Approve: 45% (-3)
    • Total Disapprove: 52% (+1)

    And over the past month:

    • Strongly Approve: 36% (-1)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 42%
    • Total Approve: 48% (-1)
    • Total Disapprove: 50%
By Doug64
#15146199
Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

    Twenty-nine percent (29%) 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 December 22, 2020. This week’s finding is down two points from a week ago. From the start of the year, the number of voters who felt the country was headed in the right direction ran in the low to mid-40s most weeks but dropped dramatically when the coronavirus lockdown began in the spring. It fell to a low of 24% from late June through mid-July but then began to rebound as some states reopened. By the last full week in October, 41% again felt the country was headed the right way. That number fell to 36% during the week that included Election Day and was at 35% the week after that. It ran in the mid- to upper 20s for much of 2016, President Obama's last full year in office. Sixty-two percent (62%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, up one point from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 38% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 55% said it was on the wrong track.

    The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of December 20-23, 2020 inched up slightly to 99.7 from 99.0 the week before. The Index has closed below its baseline for the past three weeks and six out of the last eight weeks, indicating voters are looking for tighter immigration control from the incoming Biden administration.

    72% of Likely Republican Voters think their party should be more like Trump than like the average GOP member of Congress. Twenty-four percent (24%) see the average Republican in Congress as a better model. Most Republicans have consistently identified more with Trump than the average GOP member of Congress in surveys for the last several years. Just over half (52%) of Republicans think their party should look for a fresh face to run for president in 2024. Thirty-three percent (33%) disagree and say the GOP should promote a candidate who has already run in the past. Fifteen percent (15%) are not sure. Sixty percent (60%) of GOP voters favored a new face in a survey six years ago, and outsider Trump ultimately defeated the party establishment favorites to win the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

    61% of American Adults are at least somewhat concerned that the stock market bubble will burst and push the economy back into recession with 23% who are Very Concerned. Twenty-five percent (25%) don't share that fear, but that includes only seven percent (7%) who are Not at All Concerned. Recession fears have risen since 2018, when 55% of those surveyed said they were at least somewhat concerned the stock market bubble would burst. Despite these concerns, 32% of Americans say they expect the market to be higher in a year, while 20% expect it to be lower. This compares to 34% and 19% respectively in February 2018. Twenty-six percent (26%) say they expect the market to be about the same, but 22% are not sure.

    63% of Likely U.S. Voters say domestic terrorism is the greater threat to the United States, compared to 24% who say foreign terrorism is the greater threat. Thirteen percent (13%) are not sure. Forty-two percent (42%) say the threat of terrorism has gone up during Trump’s presidency, while 27% say the threat has gone down. Twenty-five percent (25%) say the terror threat has remained about the same. Democrats and black voters are most likely to say the terrorist threat has gone up during Trump’s time in office, and the same groups are also more concerned about domestic terrorism than foreign threats. Fifty-six percent (56%) of all voters are confident in President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to deal with terrorist threats, but that includes only 31% who are Very Confident. Forty-one percent (41%) don't share that confidence, with 30% who are Not at All Confident in Biden’s ability to deal with terrorism.

    67% of Likely Voters say the United States should continue to participate in the United Nations, down slightly from a high of 72% three years ago. Just 18% disagree, while 14% are undecided. The United States gives over $10 billion annually to the UN, far more than any other country, funding 22 percent of the regular UN budget and 28 percent of its peacekeeping budget. Just 39% think the United States should continue to give more money to the UN than any other country. Forty-six percent (46%) say America should not continue paying more, unchanged from two years ago but down from a high of 60% in 2013. Fifteen percent (15%) are not sure. Forty-two percent (42%) of voters view the United Nations as a U.S. ally. Only 22% felt that way seven years ago. Sixteen percent (16%) see the international body as an enemy of this country. Thirty-one percent (31%) rate the UN “somewhere in between” an ally and an enemy.

    50% of American Adults rate the media coverage of the ongoing coronavirus crisis as good or excellent. Just 29% say the media is doing a poor job. This compares to 53% and 24% respectively in mid-April. An overwhelming 91% say they have closely followed news reports about the coronavirus pandemic, with 66% who have followed Very Closely. Among those who have followed the news Very Closely, 57% give the media positive marks for its coverage. Thirty-eight percent (38%) of Americans think the media have exaggerated the threat of coronavirus, but 52% disagree. Ten percent (10%) are undecided. In February before the coronavirus hit this country hard, a plurality (47%) of Americans said the media tends to make the outbreak of diseases like coronavirus sound worse than they really are.

    59% of American Adults consider 2020 a poor year, by far the worst rating a year has received in over a decade of regular polling. By comparison, a previous high of 38% rated 2008 as a poor year following the Wall Street meltdown. Only 18% felt that way about 2019. Still, five percent (5%) view 2020 as one of the best years ever. Fourteen percent (14%) more rate it as a good or excellent year. Interestingly, with the coronavirus pandemic several weeks away, 72% predicted in late December of last year that 2020 would be at a minimum a good year. That was the highest level of optimism ever. But Americans are guardedly hopeful about the year ahead. Just seven percent (7%) expect 2021 to be one of the best years ever, but 37% forecast it will be a good or excellent one. Twenty percent (20%) predict 2021 will be another poor year.

    And Trump's latest weekly approval numbers:

    • Strongly Approve: 34% (+4)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 45% (+2)
    • Total Approve: 46% (+1)
    • Total Disapprove: 53% (+1)

    And over the past month:

    • Strongly Approve: 36%
    • Strongly Disapprove: 42%
    • Total Approve: 48%
    • Total Disapprove: 51% (+1)
By Doug64
#15148356
Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

    Twenty-six percent (26%) 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 December 30, 2020. This week’s finding is down three points from a week ago. From the start of 2020, the number of voters who felt the country was headed in the right direction ran in the low to mid-40s most weeks but dropped dramatically when the coronavirus lockdown began in the spring. It fell to a low of 24% from late June through mid-July but then began to rebound as some states reopened. By the last full week in October, 41% again felt the country was headed the right way. That number fell to 36% during the week that included Election Day and was at 35% the week after that. It ran in the mid- to upper 20s for much of 2016, President Obama's last full year in office. Sixty-five percent (65%) of voters believe the nation is headed down the wrong track, up three points from a week ago. A year ago at this time, 41% said the United States was heading in the right direction, while 53% said it was on the wrong track.

    The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of December 27-30, 2020 fell to 97.2 from 99.7 the week before. The Index has closed below its baseline for the past four weeks and seven out of the last eight weeks, indicating voters are looking for tighter immigration control from the incoming Biden administration.

    68% of Likely U.S. Voters think a second stimulus is essential to America’s COVID comeback. Twenty-four percent (24%) disagree and say a second check would push the federal budget deficit dangerously higher. A majority of voters in both major parties support a new round of coronavirus stimulus payments, but Democrats (82%) are much more likely than Republicans (58%) and voters not affiliated with either party (63%) to see the checks as essential. Seventy-three percent (73%) of all voters say they or someone in their immediate family received a coronavirus government stimulus check last year. Of those with a previous stimulus check in the family, 72% say a second stimulus check is essential to pandemic recovery; 22% see it as a deficit buster.

    70% of Likely U.S. Voters are concerned about the government spying on American citizens, including 39% who are Very Concerned. Twenty percent (20%) are Not Very Concerned and 9% say they are Not At All Concerned about government spying. Forty percent (40%) expect government spying on U.S. citizens to increase in the Biden administration, compared to 18% who think such surveillance will decrease and 32% who expect it to stay about the same. Forty-eight percent (48%) of Republicans are Very Concerned about the government spying on Americans, compared to 37% of Democrats, and a 61% majority of GOP voters think surveillance of U.S. citizens will increase under Biden’s presidency.

    55% of Likely U.S. Voters believe Biden won the election fairly, but 69% of Republican voters disagree. Seventy-three percent (73%) of GOP voters support the Senate effort challenging Biden’s election, compared to just 22% of Republicans who oppose the Senate challenge. Democrat voters oppose the Senate challenge even more strongly (75% to 21%) than GOP voters support it. Despite doubts about the fairness of the election, however, 80% of all voters say it is likely Biden will be inaugurated as the next president, including 62% who say it is very likely. Even among voters who don’t think Biden was elected fairly, 56% say he is likely to be the next president. Doubts about the fairness of the election are highest among voters who say they strongly approve of Trump. Voters under 40 are significantly more likely to say Biden won the election fairly, while older voters are about evenly divided. On the question of Senators challenging Biden’s election, white voters are about evenly divided in their support for the challenge, while black voters oppose the Senate challenge by more than a 2-to-1 margin.

    The president earned a monthly job approval of 47% in December, his final full month in office, down three points from November, when his 50% approval tied his high for 2020, first reached in September. Fifty-one percent (51%) disapproved of the president’s job performance in December, up three points from the month before. Trump’s lowest monthly job approval during 2020 was 45% in April and June. For eight months of the year, his approval rating was in the range of 47% to 49%. In 2019, Trump’s monthly approval ran from a low of 44% in January to a high of 50% in April. Trump’s monthly approval rating during 2017, his first year in office, ranged from a high of 51% in February to a low of 42% by August. In 2018, his job approval ratings began to improve after that year’s State of the Union speech. President Obama's monthly approval ran from a high of 59% in February 2009, his first full month in the White House, to a low of 44% in August and October of 2011. For December 2016, his final full month in office, Obama earned a monthly job approval of 56%. Forty-three percent (43%) disapproved.

    41% of American Adults expect crime nationwide to increase under Biden’s presidency, compared to 28% who expect crime to decrease. Twenty-one percent (21%) expect crime to stay about the same and 10% are not sure. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Republicans expect a nationwide crime increase under Biden, compared to 20% of Democrats and 39% of those not affiliated with either major party. Forty-seven percent (47%) of Democrats expect crime to decline and 23% expect it to stay about the same. Opposition to calls from the political left to defund the police remains high. Sixty-one percent (61%) of Americans now oppose reducing the police budget in the community where they live to channel that money into more social services. That’s up from 59% in June when we first asked this question, but lower than the 66% who opposed defunding police in our July survey. Just 24% now favor defunding the cops where they live, down from 27% in the June survey. Sixteen percent (16%) are undecided. Violent crime increased last year in many major U.S. cities. Thirty percent (30%) of Americans say the amount of crime in their community has been higher in the past year, compared to 11% who say crime has been lower in their community and 50% who say the amount of local crime has been about the same.

    The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index dropped by three points this month, the second consecutive monthly decline since Joe Biden was elected President. The index fell to 111.5 from 114.5 in December, continuing the decline from 126.4 just before Election Day, amid a climate of public concern about new lockdowns to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Enthusiasm about the economy started to grow immediately following Donald Trump’s election as president in November 2016 and had jumped to 147.8 by January 2020. Then it began its steep decline last February as the coronavirus lockdown threw Americans out of work and closed many businesses. Enthusiasm started working its way up again last summer and fall, but the past two months mark a significant drop. By comparison, in President Obama’s final years in office, this index reached a high of 121.5 in January 2015 and was at 108.1 his last month in the White House.

    Thirty-five percent (35%) of American Adults rate the economy as good or excellent this month, down two points from last month and well below the 42% mark in November. The number who rate the economy as poor has increased to 30%, up four points since December. Just 22% now think the economy is getting better, down four points from last month and 13 points below November. Fifty percent (50%) expect a worsening economy, up five points from last month and seven points higher than November. Twenty-two percent (22%) see things staying about the same. Twenty-eight percent (28%) of both Democrats and those not affiliated with either major party view the economy as good or excellent, down slightly in the past two months. The big shift has been among Republicans, who were much more optimistic before the election. Fifty-two percent (52%) of Republicans still have a positive view of the economy, but that is four points lower than last month and down 22 points since November. While 68% of Republicans before the election said they expected the economy will improve, only 33% feel that way now. Growing GOP pessimism hasn’t been offset by increased optimism on the other side of the partisan divide. Just 20% of Democrats and 16% of unaffiliateds say the economy is getting better, both figures declining since November.

    Forty-nine percent (49%) of all Americans now have a positive view of their personal finances, the same as December, but seven points below November, while 15% rate their personal finances as poor. Thirty percent (30%) expect their personal finances to improve, slightly up since last month, but six points below November. Thirty percent (31%) predict their personal finances will worsen, while 36% expect them to remain about the same.

    53% of Likely U.S. Voters believe it will be better for the country if Congress works with Biden most of the time. Thirty-five percent (35%) say it would be better if Congress opposes the president most of the time, while 12% are not sure. Partisanship strongly influences views on congressional cooperation. Eighty-one percent (81%) of Democrats believe it’s better for Congress to work with Biden than to oppose him, while only 26% of GOP voters agree. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of Republican voters believe it is better for Congress to oppose Biden most of the time. Among voters unaffiliated with either major party, 50% say it’s better for Congress to work with Biden and 36% say it’s better if Congress opposes the president. Four years ago, 56% of all voters said it would be better if Congress worked with newly-elected President Trump, but only 27% of Democrats shared that view.

    And Trump's latest weekly approval numbers. It'll be interesting to see what they look like next week:

    • Strongly Approve: 36% (+2)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 43% (-2)
    • Total Approve: 48% (+2)
    • Total Disapprove: 51% (-2)

    And over the past month:

    • Strongly Approve: 35% (-1)
    • Strongly Disapprove: 43% (+1)
    • Total Approve: 47% (-1)
    • Total Disapprove: 51%
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53% of Likely U.S. Voters believe it will be better for the country if Congress works with Biden most of the time. Thirty-five percent (35%) say it would be better if Congress opposes the president most of the time, while 12% are not sure.


The majority will get their wish. Just as the constitution imagines.
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