42% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-two percent (42%) 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 September 12.
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September 16, 2019
September 16, 2019
Most Agree Some Cities, States Make Homeless Problem Worse
The Trump administration is considering ways to address California’s worsening homelessness situation, but Americans don’t see that as a federal function. Most agree, though, that the actions of some states and cities make the homeless problem worse.
September 14, 2019
Fake News, Fake Polls – CNN Edition By Brian C. Joondeph
It’s been a tough few weeks for CNN. Who knew pushing fake news could be so challenging?
September 14, 2019
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 14, 2019
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
September 13, 2019
Consumer Spending Update: Consumer Confidence Remains Near Five-Year Highs
The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index held steady at 140.8 in September, virtually unchanged from last month and still among 2019's highs to date.
September 13, 2019
Most Oppose Taxpayer Bailout of Ailing Union Pension Funds
A number of trade union pension funds are now well short of the money they need to pay promised benefits. But most voters oppose legislation now working its way through Congress to siphon billions of dollars in loans and direct cash to these ailing funds.
September 13, 2019
Trump Era Not as Extraordinary as Never-Trumpers Think By Michael Barone
Around Washington, in sundry upscale locales, in large quadrants of the internet, you still encounter lamentations about Donald Trump's takeover of the Republican Party and prophecies of the party's approaching doom. Never-Trumpers are less thick on the ground than among ordinary voters, but they have an echo in affluent southern and southwest suburbs that have switched from Republicans to anti-Trump Democrats. And they're eager to tell you that nothing like this has ever happened before.
September 13, 2019
After Bolton, Trump Goals Remain Unrealized By Patrick J. Buchanan
The sudden and bitter departure of John Bolton from the White House was baked in the cake from the day he arrived there.
September 12, 2019
Voters Fear Economic Impact of Abrupt End to Fracking
The United States has become the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas thanks to the use of fracking, an hydraulic drilling practice opposed by many environmentalists. Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has vowed to end fracking if she’s elected, but voters aren’t sure that’s such a good idea.
September 12, 2019
Biden’s Challenge: Iowa and New Hampshire By Kyle Kondik
The schedule advantages Biden’s rivals, although it’s unclear if they can capitalize; NC-9 fallout.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Perhaps the biggest threat to Joe Biden is the nominating calendar.
— Biden is reliant on support from African Americans, but the electorates of the first two states, Iowa and New Hampshire, are almost entirely white.
— However, even if one or more of Biden’s rivals best him in the leadoff states, they may not necessarily have much appeal to the crucial African-American voting bloc themselves.
September 11, 2019
Nearly One-in-Four Have Tried Meatless Fast Food
Move over, beef burgers and chicken fingers. Vegetarian “meat” offerings are the latest rage at fast-food restaurants, and a sizable number of Americans are putting them on their tray.
September 11, 2019
This 9/11, Most Say U.S. Winning War on Terror, But It Isn’t Over
Eighteen years after the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, most voters here continue to believe the United States is beating the terrorists but don’t think the War on Terror is over. They’re evenly divided over whether America is a safer place these days.
September 11, 2019
7 Dem Debate Questions Jorge Ramos Won't Ask By Michelle Malkin
These are the rules of the militant open borders media:
September 11, 2019
Better Schools By John Stossel
With most services, you get to shop around, but rarely can you do that with government-run schools.
Philadelphia mom Elaine Wells was upset to learn that there were fights every day in the school her son attended. So she walked him over to another school.
September 10, 2019
Most Still Oppose Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
Massachusetts legislators are close to voting on whether to join the 13 states that now let illegal immigrants get legal driver’s licenses. While support continues to grow among voters nationally, most still oppose allowing such a policy where they live.
September 10, 2019
Democrats Once Again Embrace Population Control to Save the Planet By Stephen Moore
Is the left once again embracing Malthusian population control in order to save the planet?
September 9, 2019
39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 September 5.
September 9, 2019
28% of Democrats Say It Should Be Illegal to Join the NRA
The National Rifle Association is America’s largest gun rights organization with more than five million members. But a sizable number of Democrats views it as a terrorist group and believes it should be against the law for Americans to belong to pro-gun rights organizations like the NRA.
September 7, 2019
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 7, 2019
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
September 7, 2019
Billionaires Who Promise to Save Journalism and Then Default: It Ought to Be a Crime By Ted Rall
Let's talk about fraud: "A person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities," Lexico dictionary calls it.
