Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 13, 2026
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February 13, 2026: One hundred eighty-eight dollars and seventeen cents ($188.17) is the projected average spending per household for Valentine’s Day in 2026. The record high was set in 2020, when the average spent per household was $196.31. In all, the expected total to be spent is $27.7 billion.[1]
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- February 12, 2026-84% of school board incumbents won re-election in 2025
- February 11, 2026-63 Years Ago, The French Chef debuted on television
- February 10, 2026-48% of voters claim they are better off today than four years ago
- February 9, 2026-42% of voters are very worried about government efforts to restrict freedom of speech
- February 6, 2026-57% of voters favor the creation of more charter schools
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