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December 5, 2019The Democratic Race: Biden 2020 as Romney 2012 By Kyle Kondik
As one shaky frontrunner endures, we’re reminded of another from the recent past.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Biden’s endurance at the top of the Democratic race is reminiscent of Mitt Romney’s endurance in the 2012 Republican race.
— Despite considerable liabilities, Romney benefited — and Biden benefits — from splintered opposition and being the best fit for a significant bloc of party regulars.
— The Democratic field is far from perfect, but other fields that seemed weak have produced winning candidates.

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                            December 4, 2019Trump’s Monthly Approval Inches Up in November
When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.

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                            December 4, 2019Voters Question NATO’s Worth
NATO was created after World War II to protect a war-ravaged Europe from the communist Soviet Union, but 70 years later voters here question whether U.S. taxpayers should still pay the biggest bill and wonder what they’re getting for it.
December 4, 2019Citizen Revolt: Resist Refugee Resettlement Dumps By Michelle Malkin
Should U.S. citizens have input into whether their neighborhoods are fundamentally and permanently transformed into United Nations refugee camps full of welfare dependents and tax burdens?
December 4, 2019Hollywood Socialism By John Stossel
Hollywood is now obsessing about increasing ethnic and gender diversity. Good. There's been nasty racial and gender discrimination in the movie business.

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                            December 3, 201938% Favor Banning Hate Speech Offenders From Public Office
Most voters don’t favor a ban on so-called hate speech, but a sizable number are prepared to bar offenders from political office.
December 3, 2019In Hong Kong, It's US vs. China Now By Patrick J. Buchanan
At first glance, it would appear that five months of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong had produced a stunning triumph.
December 3, 2019Congress Bans Short-Term Lending; the Poor Pay a High Price By Stephen Moore
Washington do-goodism almost always fails to help the people it is supposed to because politicians ignore the Law of Unintended Consequences. Nowhere is that more evident than when it comes to a congressional plan to put payday lenders and other short-term lending institutions, such as the burgeoning online lenders, out of business.

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                            December 2, 201937% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-seven percent (37%) 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 November 25.

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                            December 2, 2019Biden Still Leads Democratic Pack, Buttigieg Gains
Joe Biden remains the candidate to beat in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. In the battle for second place, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have lost ground, while Pete Buttigieg is gaining.
December 2, 2019Why are Journalists so Humorless? By Brian C. Joondeph
Are humor and satire taught in journalism school? Apparently not, as President Donald Trump continues to reveal how media magpies are completely devoid of humor. They are the epitome of “Bah Humbug” from Ebenezer Scrooge in the upcoming Christmas season.
November 30, 2019If There's a Warrant for Your Arrest, the Government Should Have to Tell You By Ted Rall
There ought to be a law.

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                            November 30, 2019What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 30, 2019
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            November 29, 2019Are Democrats Losing Interest in the Impeachment Hearings?
A lot of voters say they’re following the House impeachment hearings, but Democrats don’t seem as interested as they were when the hearings first started.
November 29, 2019Give Thanks for America's Increasing Fairness By Michael Barone
It's Thanksgiving week in a country whose warring political tribes are not much inclined to giving thanks. But any American with a reasonable historic perspective can easily find reasons to do so.

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                            November 28, 201983% Give Thanks This Thanksgiving
The vast majority of Americans feel thankful this time of year.

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                            November 27, 2019Voters Are Less Hopeful Congress Will Approve Trade Deal to Replace NAFTA
The new trade deal the Trump administration has negotiated with Canada and Mexico is languishing in the House of Representatives. While voters still regard it as an improvement over the much-maligned NAFTA, they’re a lot less confident that Congress will approve it.
November 27, 2019Fight for the Freedom to Question Vaccines By Michelle Malkin
Thank you, Rob Schneider. Thank you.
November 27, 2019Thanks, Private Property! By John Stossel
Families will argue this Thanksgiving.

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                            November 26, 2019Strong Voter Support for Second Amendment Doesn’t Extend to Assault Rifles
Voters strongly defend Americans’ right to a gun but still tend to feel a ban on assault rifles isn’t a bad idea.