Is Putin the New King of the Middle East? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Russia Assumes Mantle of Supreme Power Broker in the Middle East," proclaimed Britain's Telegraph. The article began:
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October 18, 2019
October 17, 2019
Most Plan for A Flu Shot Again This Year
Fewer Americans suffered through the flu last winter, and most plan to get a flu shot to make sure they duck it again.
October 17, 2019
Americans Agree Religion Is Under Punishing Assault
Most Americans who value their faith agree with Attorney General William Barr’s strongly worded speech last week declaring that religion is under heavy cultural attack.
October 17, 2019
The Democrats Descend on Ohio By Kyle Kondik
But will they next year?
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— As the Democrats debate in Ohio, questions loom about how important the state will be in next year’s presidential election.
— Two key demographic indicators help explain why the state swung toward the Republicans in 2016 and why it seems likely to again vote to the right of the nation in 2020.
— The state remains competitive, but it’s far more important now to Republicans than Democrats.
October 16, 2019
Democrats Value Syria A Lot More Than GOP, Unaffiliated Voters
Nearly half of voters still regard Syria as important to America’s well-being, but Democrats feel that way much more strongly than other voters.
October 16, 2019
Beltway Bidenspawn-Ship Has Its Privileges By Michelle Malkin
I wrote the book on the Obama administration's "Culture of Corruption" 10 years ago, including a thick and sordid chapter on the Beltway swamp creatures of the Biden family. See-no-evil liberals scoffed at my catalogue of back-scratching, shady Delaware deals and Wall Street funny money: What nepotism? What ethical lapses? What corruption?
October 16, 2019
Different Sexes By John Stossel
The media keep telling us: There's no difference between male and female brains.
October 15, 2019
Voters See Trump, Democrats With Plans for the Future
Voters remain sure that President Trump and the Democratic Party know where they’re headed, but they’re less confident that Republicans have a similar focus.
October 15, 2019
19% of Democrat Debate Watchers Have Switched Candidates
Even Democrats aren’t overly thrilled about their party’s presidential debates so far, but one-in-five who’ve followed the debates say they’ve switched candidates since they began.
October 15, 2019
Is the Interventionists' Era Over for Good? By Patrick J. Buchanan
President Donald Trump could have been more deft and diplomatic in how he engineered that immediate pullout from northeastern Syria.
Yet that withdrawal was as inevitable as were its consequences.
October 15, 2019
It's a Middle-Class Boom By Stephen Moore
How much of the monetary gains from the Trump economic speedup have gone to the middle class? If you ask Democratic senators and presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders, the answer to that question is ... almost none.
October 14, 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 October 10.
October 14, 2019
Most Still Champion A Holiday for Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus is still hanging in there. Most Americans still favor a national holiday – celebrated today this year – for the man generally credited with “discovering” America.
October 12, 2019
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 12, 2019
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
October 11, 2019
Consumer Spending Update: Americans Still Ride High on Trump Economic Bump
The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index held steady at 139.4 in October, virtually unchanged from last month and still among all-time highs to date.
October 11, 2019
Approval of the U.S. Supreme Court Remains High
Despite the controversy surrounding its latest member, voter approval of the U.S. Supreme Court which began its latest session this week remains higher than it has been in years. Voters also clearly think President Trump with his two nominations to the high court has moved it to the right.
October 11, 2019
Is Impeachment Now Inevitable? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader," is a remark attributed to a French politician during the turbulent times of 1848.
Joe Biden's Wednesday declaration that President Donald Trump should be impeached is in that tradition. Joe is scrambling to get out in front of the sentiment for impeachment in the party he professes to lead.
October 11, 2019
The Democrats' Faute de Mieux Front-Runner By Michael Barone
Is Elizabeth Warren the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination? You can make a strong argument that the answer is yes. You can also argue that she is, at most, a default front-runner and a problematic general election nominee.
October 10, 2019
Trump’s Tax Returns Remain A Big Deal for Democrats Only
Most voters still think President Trump should turn over his tax returns to his Democratic opponents, but the tax return question is a lot stronger voting issue for Democrats than it is for others.
October 10, 2019
Louisiana 2019: Welcome to the Jungle (Primary) By J. Miles Coleman
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Gov. John Bel Edwards (D-LA) defied the partisan lean of his state in 2015, but he will have to navigate an increasingly partisan electorate to win again. He’ll need Republican support, but he also must energize black voters.
— Louisiana’s unique jungle primary has shaped the contours of state elections for nearly 50 years and will be a key feature of the 2019 election.
— Regionalism has always been salient in Louisiana politics, and it should be a decisive factor in which Republican candidate makes a potential runoff with Edwards: Rep. Ralph Abraham (R, LA-5) or businessman Eddie Rispone (R).
