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June 20, 2020

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 20, 2020

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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June 19, 2020

Military Voters Are A Lot More Critical of Trump

President Trump drew criticism from retired military leaders when he recently threatened to use the armed forces to calm domestic unrest, and veterans in general are a lot more critical of the president than they have been in the past.

June 19, 2020

Most Say Political Party Leaders Out of Step With Their Voters

Most voters in both major parties continue to believe their ideological views are moving away from the leaders of their parties.

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June 19, 2020

Success Breeds Failure By Michael Barone

Success breeds failure. That's a lesson taught by America's current woes, the stumbling attempts to cope with the novel coronavirus, and the all-too-familiar scripts for responding to police misconduct and violent riots.

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June 19, 2020

Can We Coexist with Asia's Communists? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met for seven hours at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii with the chief architect of China's foreign policy, Yang Jiechi.

The two had much to talk about.

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June 18, 2020

Most Don’t Trust Political News But Following More Closely

Voters still don’t trust the political news they get and think it remains biased against President Trump. But they’re also following the news more closely these days.

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June 18, 2020

Our Revamped VP Rankings By Kyle Kondik J. Miles Coleman and Larry J. Sabato

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and former National Security Adviser Susan Rice enter our list of Joe Biden’s vice presidential contenders.

— Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) drops off.

— The top names remain the same.

June 17, 2020

Homeowners Still Feel Bullish About Housing Market

The economy has been hard hit by the coronavirus crisis, but confidence in the housing market remains high.

June 17, 2020

30% Say Black Lives Matter More Than All Lives

Belief that black lives matter more than all lives is up from five years ago, but most voters still put all lives first. Voters also still favor a Blue Lives Matter law in their state to protect the police.

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June 17, 2020

The White Supremacist Lynching Hoax By Michelle Malkin

If you type "#HoustonLynching" in Twitter's search engine, hundreds and hundreds of tweets appear. Thousands more appear under the hashtags "#Lynchings" and "#Lynched." Social media activists supporting the Black Lives Matter movement have spread a terrifying story: Evil racists are hanging black men from trees across the country.

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June 17, 2020

Bad Cops -- Bad Unions By John Stossel

For my internet video this week, my staff showed me clips of violent cops.

It's not just Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes -- it's the other cops who just watch.

June 16, 2020

Rasmussen Reports Weekly Immigration Index - Week Ending June 11, 2020

The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of June 7-11, 2020 has climbed further to 105.7, up from 104.6 the week before, as America moves beyond the coronavirus crisis.

June 16, 2020

28% of Blacks Think Most Americans Are Racist

Positive views of race relations in this country have taken a beating in recent days, although most continue to reject the idea that racism is rampant in America.

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June 16, 2020

Comparing National Polls in 2016 and 2020 By Alan I. Abramowitz

Biden’s lead has been similar to Clinton’s, but it has been more stable.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— In aggregate, Joe Biden’s national lead over Donald Trump so far this year is very similar to the lead Hillary Clinton held over Trump in the first half of 2016.

— However, Biden’s lead has been more stable.

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June 16, 2020

Don't Break Up Big Tech By Stephen Moore

It's the oddest thing. The more America's Big Tech companies such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have contributed to keeping America's economy afloat during the coronavirus lockdown, the louder the voices get to break them up or to tie them up into regulatory knots.

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June 16, 2020

Cancel the White Men -- And What's Left? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Can we all just get along?"

That was the plea of Rodney King after a Simi Valley jury failed to convict any of the four cops who beat him into submission after a 100-mile-an-hour chase on an LA freeway.

June 15, 2020

25% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-five percent (25%) 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 June 11, 2020.

June 15, 2020

40% of GOP Voters Think Civil War Likely

With race-driven anti-police protests nationwide, one-in-three voters continue to believe America is on the brink of another civil war. Blacks are the least optimistic that the protests will lead to positive change but the most supportive of removing Confederate symbols from public display.

June 13, 2020

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 13, 2020

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

June 12, 2020

Economic, Consumer Confidence Rebound to 2016 Election Levels

As more of the country exits the lockdown and the stock market climbs to pre-pandemic levels, economic confidence is on the rebound, jumping 16 points from last month to 109.8 in June. This finding is comparable to the level of confidence Americans held just prior to President Trump’s 2016 election.