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March 13, 2019

Voters Want Spending Cuts But Say They’re Unlikely

Voters still like the idea of across-the-board cuts in the federal budget but are increasingly pessimistic that big cuts are on the way - despite President Trump’s plan for a five-percent reduction in all non-defense discretionary spending.

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March 13, 2019

How to Protect Your Kids From Google Predators By Michelle Malkin

The father of the World Wide Web is right: It's time to take back "complete control of your data."

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March 13, 2019

Your Fair Share By John Stossel

Do you pay enough taxes? What is enough?

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March 12, 2019

The Tariffs Nobody Wants Stephen Moore

In almost every case, whenever a tariff or quota is imposed on imports, that tax is strongly supported by the domestic industry getting the protective shield from lower-priced foreign competition. The sugar industry supports sugar tariffs; textile mills lobby for tariffs on foreign clothing. The steel industry and the aluminum makers are getting rich off of the high taxes on imported metals.

March 12, 2019

Wall Emergency Is A Closer Call for Voters, But Opponents Are Favored

Voters still tend to oppose President Trump’s declared national emergency to build a border wall and are more likely to reward than punish members of Congress who vote to stop it.

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March 12, 2019

How Middle America Is to Be Dispossessed By Patrick J. Buchanan

In all but one of the last seven presidential elections, Republicans lost the popular vote. George W. Bush and Donald Trump won only by capturing narrow majorities in the Electoral College.

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March 12, 2019

8 Ways to Fix America's Messed-Up Presidential Elections By Ted Rall

In 2016, there were 17 major candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, so many they had to have two sets of debates, and the guy who won was the first of all. Seven pundit-viable candidates have declared for 2020 on the Democratic side, more probably on the way, yet many Democrats say they're not excited by any of them.

March 11, 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 7.

March 11, 2019

Voters Think Democrats Have A Growing Anti-Semitism Problem

Voters rate anti-Semitism as an increasingly serious problem in America today and see it on the rise among Democrats.

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March 9, 2019

What Was Good For Clinton Is Good for Trump By Joe Conason

When the Office of Special Counsel completes its assigned tasks and sends its findings to Attorney General William Barr, Americans will expect to learn what is in that document. Despite recurrent warnings that Barr can legally withhold some or even all of the Mueller report, those expectations of transparency must be fulfilled.

March 9, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 9, 2019

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

March 8, 2019

Daylight Saving Time: Which Way to Turn?

Daylight Saving Time is upon us again, and most Americans know which way to re-set their clocks. But that doesn’t mean they like it.

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March 8, 2019

Impeachment Quest Lets AOC Types Set Democrats' Agenda By Michael Barone

Has the Democratic Party reduced its chances of denying President Trump a second term by continuing to concentrate on throwing him out before the end of his first? You can make a good case that it has.

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March 8, 2019

Can Trump Stop the Invasion? By Patrick J. Buchanan

In its lede editorial Wednesday, The New York Times called upon Congress to amend the National Emergency Act to "erect a wall against any President, not just Mr. Trump, who insists on creating emergencies where none exist."

March 7, 2019

Support Remains Strong for English As Official Language

Most states have designated English as their official language, and Americans continue to strongly believe that should be national policy as well.

March 7, 2019

Most Agree Some in Congress Hate America

Talk about the enemy within – voters think it’s Congress.

March 6, 2019

Most Think U.S. Should Legalize Pot

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would legalize marijuana nationally, and most voters like the idea.

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March 6, 2019

Vaccine Skeptics Under Siege By Michelle Malkin

Watch out. Capitol Hill and Silicon Valley have locked their sights on the next targets of a frightening free speech-squelching purge: independent citizens who dare to raise questions online about the safety and efficacy of vaccines.

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March 6, 2019

Hoax By John Stossel

If you are an American college professor, the way you get a raise or tenure is by getting papers published in "academic journals."

The stupidity of these journals says a lot about what's taught at colleges today.

March 5, 2019

Trump’s Full-Month Approval Bounces Back to 2018 Levels

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.