Voters Believe Social Media Divides Us
It may not drive their politics, but most voters believe social media plays a role in dividing us.
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January 31, 2019
January 31, 2019
The Seats/Votes Relationship in the U.S. House 1972-2018 By Theodore S. Arrington
Redistricting in the U.S. House of Representatives is not a unified process as is the case for most national legislatures, but the result of the cumulative actions in the states that have more than one representative. Nevertheless, it is useful to look at the entire House to see how the decisions in the states combine to form a fair or biased playing field for the parties.
January 30, 2019
Voters Mixed on Harris, Don't See Her as 2020 Nominee
California Senator Kamala Harris has announced her intention to run for president, but voters aren’t paying the California Democrat much heed.
January 30, 2019
Most Voters Say No Wall, Another Shutdown Likely
Voters don’t expect Congress to fund President Trump’s border wall and think another federal government shutdown is likely on the way.
January 30, 2019
The Seen vs. the Unseen By John Stossel
Sunday is the Super Bowl.
I look forward to playing poker and watching. It's easy to do both because in a three-hour-plus NFL game there are just 11 minutes of actual football action.
January 30, 2019
The Manure-Spreaders of Media Sensationalism By Michelle Malkin
Here we go again. If you think the manure-spreaders of sensationalism who masquerade as ethical practitioners of journalism learned anything from last week's MAGA-bashing Covington Catholic High School hoax, I have three words for you:
January 30, 2019
Social Media Impacts Politics of Younger Voters Most
Most voters remain avid users of social media but say they’re not influenced by political posts on platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Those under 40 are far more likely than their elders to have their politics shaped by social media.
January 29, 2019
Just 14% Think It’s Too Easy to Become a U.S. Citizen
Fewer Americans now think it’s too easy to become a citizen of the United States, but then again, most are already citizens of this country.
January 29, 2019
Fewer Americans See The Value In A Four-Year College
Financial-strapped private colleges are closing around the country at an alarming rate, a recent report said. While most Americans still think a college degree is essential to finding employment, fewer adults these days see the value in a four-year institution. Still, most don’t think the college market is too crowded.
January 29, 2019
Democrats for Border Security? By Stephen Moore
The government shutdown is over -- for now -- but the political ramifications are still being sorted out. The media has been chortling that Donald Trump "caved," and he may well have lost this battle with congressional Democrats. Their "victory," such as it is, is to notify American voters that they are so opposed to a wall and a secure border that they were willing to keep the government shut down for four weeks to ensure it doesn't happen.
January 29, 2019
41% Think U.S. Should Do More to Encourage Democracy in Venezuela
The United States, among other nations around the world, has chimed in on the contentious presidential race in Venezuela, but U.S. voters aren’t so sure we should be butting into the affairs of the South American nation.
January 29, 2019
If the Army Stands With Maduro, What Is Plan B? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Pay the soldiers. The rest do not matter.
This was the deathbed counsel given to his sons by Roman Emperor Septimius Severus in A.D. 211.
January 28, 2019
34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-four percent (34%) 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 January 24.
January 28, 2019
More Voters See A Divided Nation, Blame Trump
Most voters still see America as a divided country and think President Trump is chiefly to blame.
January 28, 2019
Voters Say It’s Easier for Illegal Immigrants to Get In, Stay In the U.S.
Voters still think it’s easier to enter and stay in the United States illegally than it is in most other countries.
January 26, 2019
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 26, 2019
The tug of war for and against continued funding for the wall along the Mexican border led to a second missed paycheck yesterday for furloughed federal workers.
January 25, 2019
Most Voters Disagree With Ocasio-Cortez Comparison of Climate Change to World War
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez this week made comparisons to climate change being like a World War. Most voters disagree with that comparison, and even a plurality of Democrats don’t think it’s true.
January 25, 2019
Does the Media Deserve to Be Respected and Believed? By Michael Barone
Is it true that Donald Trump's bad habits are contagious? Is it true that his Democratic opponents and, even more, his critics in the press are increasingly given to terminological inexactitudes, if not downright lies?
January 25, 2019
A Nation Divided on Transgender Military Ban
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration’s ban on transgender service members in the military to go into effect, and it continues to be a particularly divisive issue for Americans, especially along party lines.
January 25, 2019
Democrats' America: The Heart of Darkness By Patrick J. Buchanan
If it was the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that black and white would come together in friendship and peace to do justice, his acolytes in today's Democratic Party appear to have missed that part of his message.
