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April 1, 2019

38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 March 28.

April 1, 2019

Voters Are More Suspicious Now of Clinton Collusion

Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has ruled out collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians in 2016, voters, like senior Republicans, are turning a suspicious eye toward Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Most also still suspect high-level wrongdoing at the U.S. Department of Justice.

March 30, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 30, 2019

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

March 29, 2019

Political Party Governs Assessment of Media’s Mueller Coverage

President Trump’s exoneration by the Mueller report has highlighted the highly inaccurate reporting of many major media outlets, but partisan affiliation overrides the facts when it comes to how voters grade the media’s performance.

March 29, 2019

White House Watch: Biden Bests Trump in Early Matchup

Former Vice President Joe Biden tops President Trump in Rasmussen Reports’ first biweekly White House Watch presidential race tracking poll.

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March 29, 2019

Must the West Beg the World for Forgiveness? By Patrick J. Buchanan

As the Democratic Party quarrels over reparations for slavery, a new and related issue has arisen, raised by the president of Mexico.

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March 29, 2019

R.I.P. Collusiongate By Michael Barone

Collusiongate is now history. The late-Friday afternoon announcement that special counsel Robert Mueller had completed his investigation and Attorney General William Barr's four-page letter released Sunday made it clear. "The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities," Barr wrote.

March 28, 2019

61% Nix Congressional Democratic Probe of Trump After Mueller

Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has finished his investigation of the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia, most voters say enough is enough. But many Democrats want to keep on going.

March 27, 2019

44% of Democrats Think Socialism Hasn’t Been Given A Fair Chance

Democrats are far more willing than other voters to support a socialist presidential candidate and tend to dismiss criticism of socialism as unfair.

March 27, 2019

Voters OK With Mueller’s Report; Most Say it Was An Honest Effort

Voters generally approve of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report exonerating President Trump, although Republicans are more critical than ever of his probe and Democrats aren’t as happy about Mueller as they used to be.

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March 27, 2019

Crony State: Obamas' Chicago Fixer Tina Tchen By Michelle Malkin

How did hate crime huckster Jussie Smollett get away with it? All crooked roads in Chicago lead back to the Obamas.

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March 27, 2019

The Socialist Fantasy By John Stossel

Venezuela is a disaster.

March 26, 2019

Democrats See Number of Presidential Candidates As A Mixed Blessing

While more than 10 prominent Democrats are already in the race for the party’s 2020 presidential nomination, Democratic voters remain closely divided over whether a lot of candidates is a good thing.

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March 26, 2019

How the First 'Green New Deal' Flopped By Stephen Moore

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal has been widely ridiculed for its massive disruption to the economy and a price tag of tens of trillions of dollars.

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March 26, 2019

Russiagate -- a Bright, Shining Lie By Patrick J. Buchanan

"The Special Counsel's investigation did not find that the Trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with Russia ... to influence the 2016 US presidential campaign."

March 25, 2019

37% 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 March 21.

March 25, 2019

Most Favor Presidential Age Limit That Excludes Trump, Biden, Sanders, Warren

Most voters say there should be a ceiling on how old a presidential candidate can be. Among these voters, most say it should be 70 or younger, a requirement that would rule out President Trump and several of the top Democratic contenders for 2020.

March 23, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 23, 2019

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

March 22, 2019

Americans Step Up Their Taxpaying

Americans have stepped up the pace of filing their income taxes and aren’t particularly worried about an IRS audit.

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March 22, 2019

Old Rules of Thumb Yield to Even Older Ones By Michael Barone

Success in politics -- and in political predictions -- depends on the ability to distinguish between old rules of thumb that don't apply any more and old rules of thumb that do.