Most Support Voting By Mail But Have Fraud Concerns
Democrats are pushing hard to allow more voting by mail this November because of the coronavirus, and most voters concur. But most also agree with critics that more voter fraud is likely.
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April 23, 2020
April 23, 2020
The Democrats’ House Polling Lead: Remarkably Steady By Kyle Kondik
Generic ballot, money edge point to retained blue majority; seven rating changes.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The Democratic lead in House generic ballot polling has been very consistent over the course of Donald Trump’s presidency.
— Democrats also have a significant money edge in the lion’s share of their most vulnerable districts. Money is not everything, but it can help.
— We have seven House rating changes, four in favor of Republicans and three in favor of Democrats.
— Put it all together, and Democrats remain favored to hold their House majority.
April 22, 2020
Voters Nix State Coronavirus Economic Aid for Illegal Immigrants
California Governor Gavin Newsom has authorized $500 cash payments to all illegal immigrants in his state in response to the economic impact of the coronavirus, but voters aren’t keen to that idea in their home state.
April 22, 2020
Voters Say Trump More Likely Than Pelosi To Put Country First With COVID-19
Voters are evenly divided when asked if President Trump or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would do a better job dealing with the coronavirus but think Trump is more likely to put the country ahead of his political party.
April 22, 2020
Piercing Illusion of Trump's 'Immigration Ban' By Michelle Malkin
President Donald Trump unleashed his "April surprise" on Monday night, sending shock waves from the Beltway Swamp to Silicon Valley with a long-overdue announcement: "In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens," he declared, "I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!"
April 22, 2020
Government Goes Too Far By John Stossel
I'm "social distancing." I stay away from people.
I do it voluntarily.
April 21, 2020
Rasmussen Reports Weekly Immigration Index - Week Ending April 16, 2020
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of April 12-16, 2020 stands at 102.2, little changed from 102.6 the week before.
April 21, 2020
40% Say Immediate Family Member Out of Work Thanks to Coronavirus
Financial anxiety over the coronavirus has eased slightly, even as more Americans report a close family member out of work.
April 21, 2020
Save Our Energy Industry by Slashing Royalty Payments and Energy Taxes Now By Stephen Moore
America's domestic energy producers are under siege. The price of oil fell to below $5 a barrel on Monday, down from roughly $50 a barrel a year ago. This 90% drop in price is sending nearly the entire oil and gas industry into bankruptcy.
What is going on here?
April 21, 2020
What Will Be the New American Cause? By Patrick J. Buchanan
After the Great Pandemic has passed and we emerge from Great Depression II, what will be America's mission in the world?
What will be America's cause?
April 20, 2020
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 April 16, 2020.
April 20, 2020
60% of Democrats Blame Trump More Than China for Coronavirus
Most Democrats blame President Trump, not China, for the coronavirus crisis the country is now experiencing. Other voters disagree.
April 18, 2020
Why We Need a New Progressive Party and How We Can Create It By Ted Rall
There is no room for progressives in the Democratic Party.
No matter how many votes he or she gets, no progressive will be permitted to be the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party.
April 18, 2020
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 18, 2020
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
April 17, 2020
Most Democrats Want Woman, Person of Color As VP Nominee But Have No Favorite
If Joe Biden ends up as the Democrats’ presidential nominee, most voters in his party think he should choose a woman or person of color as his running mate, but there’s no clear favorite.
April 17, 2020
Colleges and Universities Threatened By COVID-19 By Michael Barone
Some of America's most beautiful spaces -- our colleges and university campuses -- are closed and empty these days. Schools have canceled their spring semesters and commencements because of the COVID-19 virus; classrooms, dormitories and athletic facilities have been closed.
Students at many institutions are told that they can continue to access instruction online. But exams and grades have been canceled in many cases, and one suspects that online viewership will be sporadic and concentration intermittent.
April 17, 2020
Will COVID-19 Retire the World's Policeman? By Patrick J. Buchanan
For declaring in March that the U.S. economy might be reopened by Easter, President Donald Trump was roundly mocked.
Yet, it appears his political instincts were correct. He was more in tune with his country than were his critics.
April 16, 2020
Voters Say Most Politicians Want Bigger, More Expensive Government
Voters still agree most politicians are intent on growing the size of government but aren’t as worried about that as they used to be.
April 16, 2020
36% Say It’s Time for America To Get Back to Work
A sizable number of voters are ready for America to begin returning to normal and think another six weeks is the most we can afford to remain closed down. Most worry, though, that they will get the coronavirus if they return to work.
April 16, 2020
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Race: Don’t Project it Forward to the Fall By Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman
Wisconsin is one of perhaps the two or three likeliest states to vote for the winning presidential candidate this fall, so it is no surprise that anything that happens politically in the Badger State attracts widespread attention.
