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Ridgewood NJ, despite soaring gasoline prices, a majority of Americans still don’t think electric cars are practical and aren’t interested in owning one.
Continue reading Most Americans Say “No Thanks” to Electric Cars
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Ridgewood NJ, soaring fuel prices have caused a majority of Americans to drive less and reduce spending in other areas of their household budgets.
Continue reading High Gas Prices Force Americans to Drive Less and Cut Spending
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Ridgewood NJ, with gas prices soaring, energy policy is likely to be a major issue in the midterm election campaign, and voters strongly favor a policy of promoting domestic petroleum production.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 70% of Likely U.S. Voters believe the U.S. government should encourage increased oil and gas production to reduce America’s dependence on foreign sources of oil and gas. Only 18% oppose a policy of encouraging U.S. energy independence, while 12% are not sure. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Continue reading 70% Favor Increased U.S. Oil and Gas Production
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Ridgewood NJ, as Ukraine seeks to repel a Russian invasion, fewer than a third of voters have a favorable view of President Joe Biden’s handling of the situation.
Continue reading 49% of Voters Rate Biden’s Handling of the Russia-Ukraine Situation as ‘Poor’
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Ridgewood NJ, two-thirds of voters say crime is getting worse in America and even more expect the issue to be important in the midterm congressional elections.
A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that 65% of Likely U.S. voters believe the problem of violent crime in America is getting worse. Only 11% think the crime problem is getting better, while another 22% say violent crime is staying about the same. These findings have changed only slightly since December. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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Ridgewood NJ, most voters believe that President Joe Biden’s mental abilities have declined since he took office, and two-thirds agree with GOP members of Congress who have urged the president to take a cognitive test and release the results.
Continue reading 66% Of Voters Believe Joe Biden Should Take Mental Test
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Ridgewood NJ, according to Rasmussen Reports ,Football remains America’s favorite sport, and a plurality of fans expect the Los Angeles Rams to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Continue reading Fans Favor L.A. Rams for the Win In Super Bowl LVI
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Ridgewood NJ, despite all the silly media hype most Americans say this winter hasn’t been worse than usual, but they believe climate change could cause severe snow storms.
Continue reading Despite the Media Hype Most Americans say this winter hasn’t been worse than usual
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Ridgewood NJ, Bergen County is not the only place where crime is spiking, at least 16 American cities hit new peaks in their homicide rates last year. Nationwide, the number of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2021 reached 73, according to FBI data. The 2021 figure was the highest since 1995, with the unique exception of 2001, when many police officers died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Continue reading 61% of Voters are Very Concerned with Violent Crime
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Ridgewood NJ, a majority of voters think congressional Democrats are too liberal, and agree with the Senate GOP leader that voters don’t want to “fundamentally transform America.”
Continue reading Most Voters Believe Democrats In Congress Are Too Liberal
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Ridgewood NJ, voters overwhelmingly believe “fake news” is a problem, and a majority agree with former President Donald Trump that the media have become “the enemy of the people.”
A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that 58% of Likely U.S. Voters at least somewhat agree that the media are “truly the enemy of the people,” including 34% who Strongly Agree. Thirty-six percent (36%) don’t agree, including 23% who Strongly Disagree. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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Ridgewood NJ, President Joe Biden’s first year in office has been a failure, according to a majority of voters who say the Democrat has left the country more divided than when he was inaugurated.
A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that just 12% of Likely U.S. voters rate Biden’s first year in office Very Successful, while another 26% say his first year as president has been Somewhat Successful. Ten percent (10%) believe Biden has been Somewhat Unsuccessful during his first year in office, while 50% rate his first year Very Unsuccessful. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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Ridgewood NJ, while many voters have become skeptical toward the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of Democrats embrace restrictive policies, including punitive measures against those who haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine.
Continue reading COVID-19: Democratic Voters Support Harsh Measures Against Unvaccinated
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Ridgewood NJ, as the nation nears the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, only a quarter of Americans have a positive view of race relations in the country.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that only 25% of American Adults believe race relations in the nation today are good or excellent, including just eight percent (8%) who rate them as excellent. That’s barely changed from April 2021. Thirty-five percent (35%) now give U.S. race relations a poor rating, down from 44% last spring. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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Ridgewood NJ, after a year in which many cities set new homicide records, a plurality of Americans say crime is getting worse in their communities.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 45% of American Adults say crime has increased in their community over the past year. That’s a sharp rise from January 2018, when just 28% said crime in their community had increased. Only nine percent (9%) now say crime has decreased in their community the past year, while 40% say the level of crime has remained about the same. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
