What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 30, 2022
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports:
- President Biden ended the polling week with a daily job approval of 42%.
- As the war in Ukraine raises issues of U.S. national security, a majority of voters continue to view President Joe Biden as a weaker leader than his predecessors.
- President Joe Biden has tried to shift blame for the spike in gasoline prices, but most voters aren’t buying his excuses.
- Two-thirds of voters think America has become more divided since President Joe Biden was elected president.
- Illegal immigration has soared to record levels since President Joe Biden took office, and a majority of voters believe this is not a coincidence.
- Now that Twitter has agreed to billionaire Elon Musk’s buyout offer, most Americans think the social media platform will be better.
- Inflation is hitting hard at the grocery store, as more Americans say rising food prices have caused them to change the way they eat.
- Although most Americans aren’t paying much attention to the defamation trial between actor Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, those who do think Depp is the one telling the truth.
- Thirty-one percent (31%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.
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