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October 26, 2018

Confidence Grows In Political Leaders’ Plan For The Future

As the election nears, voters are slightly more confident in the nation’s political players to lead the country into the future.

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October 26, 2018

Will Burly Men Stop House Democrats' Blue Wave? By Michael Barone

Do they live in two different worlds? White college graduate women favor Democrats over Republicans in House elections by a 62 to 35 percent margin. White non-college-graduate men favor Republicans over Democrats in House elections by a 58 to 38 percent margin.

October 26, 2018

Americans Oppose Third Gender Option on IDs

Canada last year became the 10th country to allow residents to choose a gender option other than male or female on their passports, but most Americans agree with the Trump administration’s current consideration of limiting the definition of gender strictly to biology and oppose a third gender option on legal documents in this country.

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October 26, 2018

Did Trump Goad and Guide the Pipe Bomber? By Patrick J. Buchanan

By Thursday, the targets of the mailed pipe bombs had risen to nine: George Soros, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Maxine Waters, John Brennan, Eric Holder, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Joe Biden and Robert De Niro.

October 25, 2018

Trump, Economy Top Voter Concerns

President Trump and the economy are the major concerns for voters going into the midterm congressional elections.

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October 25, 2018

A Dozen Days To Go: Ratings Changes in Gubernatorial, House Races By Kyle Kondik

KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE

— The battles for the state governorships are getting more volatile as Election Day nears. We are moving three races, Kansas, Oregon, and South Dakota, to Toss-up.

— Republican odds of holding the Senate are as good as ever.

— The playing field continues to expand in the House.

October 25, 2018

Voters Think Reporters Trying to Help Democrats in Midterm Elections

Voters think the media is trying to help Democrats in the upcoming elections which helps explain why Democratic voters are much bigger fans of election news coverage than others are.

October 24, 2018

Voters Feel Khashoggi Disappearance, ‘Arab NATO’ Important to National Security

According to voters, the disappearance and death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a matter of U.S. national security. But regardless of whether voters see this as a national security issue or media overreaction, most support the Trump administration’s plan to organize several Middle Eastern nations into a so-called “Arab NATO.”

October 24, 2018

Voters Support U.S. Sanctions Against Saudi Arabia In Death of Journalist

If the Saudi government was involved in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, most voters think the nation should be reprimanded by the United States.

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October 24, 2018

2018 Midterms: All About Obama By Michelle Malkin

Former President Selfie Stick is back in action, firing up Democrats before the midterms with his signature rallying cries:

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October 24, 2018

Politicians' Deceitful Promise By John Stossel

Will you be able to retire? Maybe not.

Will your state pay what its politicians promised? Almost certainly not.

October 24, 2018

Democrats Regain Minor Lead on This Week's Generic Ballot

As Election Day draws closer, Democrats have stepped back out to hold a small lead over Republicans on this week’s Generic Congressional Ballot.

October 23, 2018

Few Consider Themselves Wealthy, Even Among Highest Earners

Republican and Democratic candidates alike are making their last-minute attempts at earning the middle class vote. But while Americans may not agree what income qualifies as middle class, most are pretty sure they fall into that category. Even among the country’s highest earners, only one-in-five consider themselves wealthy.

October 23, 2018

Voters Say Government Should Stop Hondurans At the Border

Voters agree with President Trump’s efforts to stop the horde of Hondurans marching through Mexico from entering the United States illegally.

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October 23, 2018

'Medicare-for-All' By Stephen Moore

It seems like just yesterday that Democrats were telling us that under Obamacare, "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan."   

October 23, 2018

More Parents Feel Bullying Is Schools' Responsibility, Not Theirs

Many Americans continue to feel the impact of bullying but now are more convinced that schools rather than parents need to do something about it.

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October 23, 2018

Time for Trump to Cut the Prince Loose? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Was the assassination of JFK by Lee Harvey Oswald still getting as much media coverage three weeks after his death as it did that first week after Nov. 22, 1963? Not as I recall.

October 22, 2018

43% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

For the third week in a row, 43% of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, this time according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending October 18.

October 22, 2018

Nearly Half View The Federal Reserve Favorably

President Trump called the Federal Reserve his “biggest threat” in a recent interview, claiming that the central bank is raising interest rates too fast. But it appears Americans have warmed up to the Fed these days.

October 22, 2018

Health Care Is a Major Voting Issue in Midterm Elections

Health care is a major factor when it comes to whom voters will choose at the ballot this midterm election, but they continue to look to the free market, not the government, to solve the woes of rising health care costs.