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June 22, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 22, 2019

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

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June 22, 2019

In Defense of Purity Tests By Ted Rall

Supporters of center-right Democrats such as Cory Booker and Kamala Harris have a response to left progressives who criticize their candidates for cozying up to Wall Street banks and trying to execute innocent men: Stop with the purity tests!

June 21, 2019

Most Have Summer Vacay In Mind

Just over half of Americans took a summer vacation last year and plan to do so again this summer.

June 21, 2019

White House Watch: Booker Runs Close Second to Trump

Cory Booker is close to a Spartacus moment in the latest White House Watch survey, pitting the New Jersey senator against President Trump in a hypothetical 2020 election matchup.

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June 21, 2019

Yes, AOC, Your Generation Has Seen American Prosperity By Michael Barone

"An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America," says Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., whose visibility as a spokesperson for this generation has been boosted by political friend and foe, "came of age and never saw American prosperity."

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June 21, 2019

Will Joe Repudiate His Segregationist Friends? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Apologize for what? Cory should apologize. He knows better. There's not a racist bone in my body."

June 21, 2019

Trump and the Latest Polls – Summertime Blues or More Fake News? By Brian C. Joondeph

Recent polls show President Trump in big trouble, likely to lose in a landslide to many of the 20-plus Democrat contenders. Once again, the media tells its dwindling audience how “the walls are closing in” on Trump and that no one likes him.

Should Trump supporters be worried? Or is this just the latest edition of the Fake News Gazette, courtesy of the Trump-loathing media?

June 20, 2019

Health Care Promises To Be Sizable Voting Issue in 2020

Voters continue to criticize the quality of health care in America and rate cost reduction as a key reform. Health care is also shaping up as a critical voting issue again next year.

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June 20, 2019

Senate 2020: The Primary Challengers By Kyle Kondik

No incumbents lost in 2014, 2016, or 2018. Who might be vulnerable in 2020?

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— The postwar renomination rate for Senate incumbents is 96%. That’s a little bit lower than the rate in the House.

— However, no senators have lost renomination in 13 of the last 19 elections. So recent history does not necessarily suggest that there will be even a single Senate primary loser.

— A few senators appear to face challenges that could threaten them.

— Primary upsets could change the general election odds in some key races.

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June 19, 2019

Oberlin's Racial Hucksterism Comes Home to Roost By Michelle Malkin

As a right-wing alumna of far-left Oberlin College, I have four words for the administration in response to last week's ground-breaking $11 million jury verdict in the defaming of humble Gibson's Bakery:

June 19, 2019

Youngest Voters Remain Most Likely To Question Social Security

Voters continue to respect the Social Security system, but most of those under 40 still don’t expect it to fully pay off when they retire.

June 19, 2019

Most See U.S.-Iran War As Likely

Most voters suspect Iran of the recent torpedo attacks in the Gulf of Oman and say there’s a good chance of war for the United States in the days ahead.

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June 19, 2019

Moral Capitalism By John Stossel

Presidential candidates and the media keep telling people "it's immoral" that a few rich people have so much more money than everyone else.

June 18, 2019

Voters Give a Thumbs Down to California's New Health Care Initiative For Illegal Immigrants

California is set to become the first state to give full health care benefits to young, low-income immigrants living in the United States illegally, but a majority of U.S. voters don't support a similar initiative in their own state.

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June 18, 2019

Without Mining There Is No 'Green Revolution' By Stephen Moore

The recent threats by Beijing to cut off American access to critical mineral imports have many Americans wondering why our politicians have allowed the United States to become so overly dependent on China for these valued resources in the first place.

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June 18, 2019

War With Iran Would Become 'Trump's War' By Patrick J. Buchanan

President Donald Trump cannot want war with Iran.

June 17, 2019

41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-one percent (41%) 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 13.

June 17, 2019

Voters Say Trump Better for Blacks Than Obama, But More Is Needed

With unemployment for black Americans at an historic low, voters continue to believe President Trump has been better for young blacks than President Obama. But voters also still feel the government could do more and don’t think Trump’s rotten relationship with black members of Congress helps.

June 15, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 15, 2019

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

June 14, 2019

Consumer Spending Update: Americans Slightly Less Confident in Economy, But OK to Keep Spending

The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index dropped to 136.0 in June, down seven points from last month and the lowest finding since February.