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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 4, 2019
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
March 4, 2019: Our nation’s founding document—the Declaration of Independence—states that the purpose of government is to protect our unalienable rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It was grounded in an idea known as natural rights, the idea that human beings all possess certain rights that no government can take away.[1]
A recent ScottRasmussen.com survey found that 50% of voters today believe the rights we enjoy as Americans were given to us by the government and the Constitution. Another 50% believe that we were endowed by a creator with certain rights that no government can take away.
Virtually all measured partisan and demographic groups are fairly evenly divided on this question.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- March 1, 2019 – 3 gubernatorial races in 2019
- February 28, 2019 – 2,036,296 miles covered by self-driving cars in California last year
- February 27, 2019 – 37.1 percent increase in audiobook sales
- February 26, 2019 – 54 percent of advertising dollars will be spent on digital platforms this year
- February 25, 2019 – 73 percent of voters favor increasing the minimum wage
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