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October 21, 2019

Pollsters Push Sketchy Polls Again By Brian C. Joondeph

Pollsters are at it again, pushing sketchy polls, not to reflect public opinion, but to shape it. This is called propaganda, a popular tool for dictators who want to control the information flow from an all-powerful government to their subjects, the people.

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October 21, 2019

Biden Holds His Lead Nationally Among Democrats

Despite his lukewarm performance at the most recent Democratic presidential debate, Joe Biden holds a near two-to-one lead over Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren among his fellow Democrats nationally.

October 19, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 19, 2019

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

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October 18, 2019

Voters Still Suspect High-Level Crimes Against Trump But Doubt Anyone Will Pay

Just over half of voters still believe in the likelihood of an illegal high-level effort to stop the Trump presidency, but not nearly as many expect anyone to be punished for it. Voters are evenly divided over which of the major 2016 presidential campaigns is more likely to have had illegal foreign help.

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October 18, 2019

Westerville Debate Leaves Democratic Race Wider Open By Michael Barone

The world's oldest political party set an all-time record Tuesday night, with 12 presidential candidates on a single stage in Westerville, Ohio. That's a suburb of Columbus, the fastest-growing big metro area in the Midwest, in Franklin County, which voted Republican in every presidential election but one for a half century (1944-92) but has voted Democratic in the six elections since.

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October 18, 2019

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:

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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.