64% Worry About Cop Shortage and Public Safety; Blacks Worry Most
Most Americans value the role of the police and worry that increasing criticism of cops will make their communities less safe. Black Americans are the most concerned.
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June 23, 2020
June 23, 2020
Stop the Madness of Congressional Spending By Stephen Moore
The coronavirus shutdown has flattened multiple industries across America -- everything from airlines and manufacturers to hospitals, retailers, oil and gas producers, and restaurants. Many of the 30 million small and large businesses in the country have reported a 30% reduction in revenues. Amid the carnage, one sector of the economy is thriving like never before in the history of the republic: the government.
June 23, 2020
How Long Will the Vandals Run Amok? By Patrick J. Buchanan
The left's war on America's past crossed several new frontiers last week.
Portland's statue of George Washington, the Father of his Country and the first president of the United States, the greatest man of his age, was toppled and desecrated.
June 22, 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 18, 2020.
June 22, 2020
Most Don’t Agree With Democrats or Republicans in Congress
Voters continue to see Democrats in Congress as more liberal than they are and congressional Republicans as more conservative.
June 20, 2020
Our Politics Need a Culture of Atonement By Ted Rall
Culturally informed by Roman Catholicism's expectation that regret must prompt an apology as well as penance, Western European tradition calls for a rhetorical journey by politicians who claim to have changed course. A chastened leader should explain why and how he came to his previous belief, explain the circumstances that changed his mind and make the case for his new, different policy. He must expend political capital in order to get changes enacted.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
