Rasmussen Reports Weekly Immigration Index - Week Ending May 28, 2020
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of May 24-28, 2020 stands at 101.4, up from 98.5 the week before.
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June 2, 2020
June 2, 2020
Most in Blue States Say Their State Finances Are Worsening; Democrats Favor Bailouts
Voters in so-called Blue Democratic-run states are more likely than those in Red GOP-led states to say their state finances are worsening. No wonder Democrats are much bigger fans of federal bailouts of financially troubled states than other voters are.
June 2, 2020
Suspending the Payroll Tax Really Would Stimulate the Economy By Stephen Moore
The recovery stage for our economy is finally here, and now the policy priority has to shift to getting people back on the job and getting businesses up and running. The best incentive to get businesses hiring again and get workers off unemployment is to suspend the payroll tax for the rest of the year.
June 2, 2020
Assaulted and Vilified, the Cops Save the Cities By Patrick J. Buchanan
On the fifth night of rioting, looting and arson in Minneapolis, the criminal elements were driven from the streets.
By whom? By the same cops who had been the constant objects of media derision and mob hatred.
June 1, 2020
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 May 28, 2020.
June 1, 2020
Voters See Bias at Twitter, Facebook: 33% Embrace Trump’s Order to Punish Them
Voters agree with President Trump that the operators of social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook are politically biased, but they stop short of endorsing his punitive executive order opening them up to lawsuits over posts on their sites.
May 30, 2020
What Happens Next in Afghanistan? The Neo-Taliban By Ted Rall
I shouted the text of my latest story about the invasion from a Palm Pilot into a balky Iridium satellite phone. It was at least my third attempt, and the battery was dying. A Village Voice employee assigned to take dictation on the other side of the world interrupted me.
"I don't understand," she said, irritated. "Why don't you just go to Kinko's and email it to us?"
May 30, 2020
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 30, 2020
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
May 29, 2020
Harris Tops Democrats’ List of VP Hopefuls
After last week’s flap over Joe Biden’s black voter comment, Kamala Harris has edged ahead among her fellow Democrats on a list of the party’s top potential vice presidential candidates.
May 29, 2020
Plague in a Time of Partisanship By Michael Barone
America faces a contagious infection: partisanship. Consider the responses to a poll question about treating the COVID-19 virus with the long-approved and widely used drug hydroxychloroquine.
A Morning Consult poll shows 52% of Republicans supporting the drug and 16% against. At the same time and in the same country, 56% of Democrats opposed it, and 13% were in favor.
May 29, 2020
A Fatal Failing of Establishment Elites By Patrick J. Buchanan
In his half-century in national politics, Joe Biden has committed more than his fair share of gaffes. Wednesday, he confused Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 7, 1941, with D-Day, June 6, 1944.
The more serious recent gaffe, a beaut, came at the close of a recent contentious interview with black activist Charlamagne tha God.
May 28, 2020
COVID-19 Fear Remains, Especially Among Older Americans
Even as the coronavirus lockdown eases in many parts of the country, Americans are less concerned about the threat of the disease but still aren’t overly confident in the ability of the public health system to protect them.
May 28, 2020
27% of Blacks Say Black Voter Who Chooses Trump Over Biden Is Not Really Black
One-in-four black voters agree with Joe Biden that a black voter who chooses Donald Trump over Biden is not really black.
May 28, 2020
Republican Presidential Primary Turnout: Trump vs Bush By J. Miles Coleman
Early in the primary season, Republican pollster John Couvillon noted that President Trump’s "unshakable" rapport with the Republican Party’s base may be leading GOP partisans to do something unusual historically: turn out in uncontested primaries.
May 27, 2020
Most Remain Suspicious of Politicians Who Play the ‘Race Card’
Joe Biden triggered a backlash last week when he said blacks who choose President Trump over him aren’t really black, but most voters continue to believe politicians only play the so-called ‘race card’ to win, not to fix minority problems. Still, they see Democrats like Biden as a bigger help than Republicans.
May 27, 2020
Cashing In on Contact Tracing By Michelle Malkin
Look out. An "army of contact tracers" is about to be unleashed on America. Corporations, political lobbyists and government bureaucracies all win. Privacy, freedom and family autonomy all lose. Big time.
May 27, 2020
A Different Presidential Candidate By John Stossel
We have a choice!
Next presidential election, we don't have to decide between two big-spending candidates, neither of whom has expressed much interest in limited government.
May 27, 2020
Jinping Takes Up the US Challenge By Patrick J. Buchanan
Is the U.S. up for a second Cold War -- this time with China?
What makes the question newly relevant is that Xi Jinping's China suddenly appears eager for a showdown with the United States for long-term supremacy in the Asia-Pacific and the world.
May 26, 2020
Rasmussen Reports Weekly Immigration Index - Week Ending May 21, 2020
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of May 17-21, 2020 stands at 98.5, down from 99 the week before.
May 26, 2020
Politics Remains A Big Factor in Voter Views of COVID-19 and America’s Response
Views of the coronavirus crisis and how America has responded continue to break down along party lines, which helps explain why Red Republican states are opening up while Blue Democrat states are extending their lockdowns.
