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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.

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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.

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

September 6, 2019

Most Support Speeding Death Penalty for Mass Shooters

Attorney General William Barr hopes to make it easier and quicker to sentence mass shooters to death, and most Americans think that’s a good idea.

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September 6, 2019

Can Joe Biden Run This Marathon? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Thursday, Sept. 14, looks to be a fateful day in the half-century-long political career of Joe Biden.

That night, a three-hour debate will be held, a marathon in politics.

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September 6, 2019

Elites Abandon Norms and Show Contempt for Voters on Both Sides of the Atlantic By Michael Barone

Wars by the elites on the people are flaring in English-speaking nations on both sides of the Atlantic. It's being waged fiercely in the Palace of Westminster House of Commons and in the House of Lords. And in the newsrooms and greenrooms of American journalism.

September 5, 2019

Trump’s Monthly Approval Down Again in August

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.

September 5, 2019

52% Plan to Vote Against Trump Next Year - For Now

Just over half of voters say they are likely to vote against President Trump next year, and most of them say Trump, not the Democratic candidate, is the likeliest reason why.

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September 5, 2019

House Ratings Changes: NC-9 Do-Over Election Going Down To The Wire By Kyle Kondik

MN-7 moves to top tier of GOP targets.

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— We’re moving the NC-9 special from Leans Republican to Toss-up with less than a week to go until the election. A confluence of factors makes the race too close and unpredictable for us to call.

— We’re also moving the NC-3 special election from Safe Republican to Likely Republican.

— MN-7, a truly unique Democratic district, moves from Leans Democratic to Toss-up.

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September 4, 2019

Natural Gas, America's Wonder Fuel By Stephen Moore

One of the many idiocies of the "Green New Deal" and other such anti-fossil fuel crusades is that all of this arrives on the political scene at a time when the price of producing energy from fossil fuels is lower than at any time before in human history.

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September 4, 2019

Biden’s Still Democrats’ Clear Favorite for 2020

The gaffes may be piling up on Joe Biden, but the former vice president is still well ahead in the race for next year’s Democratic presidential nomination.