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December 18, 2018
December 18, 2018
O Little Poll of Washington...By Brian C. Joondeph
A popular Christmas carol is “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” In keeping with the Christmas season, and the ongoing efforts by the Washington, D.C. elites and ruling classes to destroy anything and everything related to President Trump, it’s time to review some current opinion polls.
December 18, 2018
Voters Say Cabinet Important But Less So to Trump
There’s more turnover at the highest levels of the Trump administration, but voters aren’t surprised: They continue to believe President Trump is less dependent on his Cabinet than his predecessors in the White House.
December 18, 2018
Follow the (Climate Change) Money By Stephen Moore
The first iron rule of American politics is: Follow the money. This explains, oh, about 80 percent of what goes on in Washington.
December 18, 2018
21% Are Willing to Privately Contribute to Build Border Wall
Congress appears likely to refuse funding again for President Trump's border wall, but one-in-five voters are willing to dig into their own pockets to privately fund the barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border.
December 18, 2018
Can America Fight Two Cold Wars at Once? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Kim Jong Un, angered by the newest U.S. sanctions, is warning that North Korea's commitment to denuclearization could be imperiled and we could be headed for "exchanges of fire."
December 17, 2018
41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-one percent (41%) 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 December 13.
December 17, 2018
Americans Blame Politicians, News Media for 'Toxic' Culture
The Oxford English Dictionary named “toxic” as the word of the year for 2018 because of its increased usage in the context of the environment, politics and in connection with the #MeToo movement. Americans are torn on whether the word should have received the honor, but agree that politicians and the media have contributed to a toxic culture.
December 17, 2018
Religion An Important Part of Most Americans’ Lives
With the holiday season upon us, most Americans still consider their faith an important part of their life, even if they don’t attend services regularly.
December 15, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 15, 2018
The 115th Congress is winding to a close with Democrats positioning themselves for hyper-partisan challenges to President Trump’s agenda in their new role as the majority party in the House next year. But the final showdown next week will be over approval of a budget with or without a wall.
December 14, 2018
Support for Border Wall on the Rise Again, But Not At Govt Expense
President Trump warned that a partial government shutdown is looming following a heated meeting with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer earlier this week in which the two parties failed to come to an agreement over spending for a border wall. Voters are getting more enthusiastic about building the wall, but they’re still not willing to risk a shutdown over it.
December 14, 2018
What Lies Behind the Malaise of the West? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Is it coincidence or contagion, this malady that seems to have suddenly induced paralysis in the leading nations of the West?
December 14, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Closes Out 2018 Among Four-Year Highs
Although 2018 didn’t end with the same fervor of economic confidence that we saw at the beginning of the year, the final numbers are certainly nothing to sneeze at.
December 14, 2018
Parties Need to Up Their Game By Michael Barone
Two weeks ago in this column, I asked what is to blame for the weakness of the heads of government here and in Western Europe, institutional failure, voter fecklessness, leaders' personal weaknesses or some combination of all three?
December 13, 2018
Americans Think More Religion Would Make the Country a Better Place
This holiday season, Americans think a little more religion would go a long way.
December 13, 2018
Americans Not Sold on Medicare For All
A proposal has been made to extend Medicare benefits to Americans of all ages. Voters are on the fence about the idea, but they do believe it would increase health care costs.
December 13, 2018
Most Voters Still See Government As A Problem
President Ronald Reagan said in his first inaugural address in 1981 that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem,” and voters still agree.
December 13, 2018
Senate 2020: Republican Exposure on Paper, But Not Necessarily in Practice By Kyle Kondik
In the 2018 cycle, the big story was that the Democrats faced a historically difficult map of Senate races. They had to defend 26 of the 35 seats being contested, including Democratic incumbents in several dark red states. Ultimately, Democrats won 24 of the 35 races, nearly 70% of those on the ballot. But Republicans netted two seats overall, boosting their majority from 51 seats to 53 seats when the new Senate convenes next month. Democrats will hold 47 seats, a total that includes independent Sens. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
December 12, 2018
Few Think They Have True Freedom of Speech Today
With beloved holiday songs and shows now coming under fire for supposedly inappropriate messages, many are wondering whether free speech is officially dead.
December 12, 2018
Voters Sour on Booker, Harris Giveaway Programs, See No Cut in Poverty
Several prominent Democrats trying to break out of the pack of potential 2020 presidential hopefuls are proposing new large-scale government spending programs. But voters aren’t big on these income transfer programs, and few think they will reduce the level of poverty.
