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September 19, 2018

Voters Aren’t Politically Correct And Say Neither is Trump

Voters view so-called political correctness as a problem and see it as a wedge used to silence opposition. President Obama was politically correct, they say; President Trump is not.

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September 19, 2018

Prices Should Rise By John Stossel

Officials in states hit by Hurricane Florence are on the lookout for "price gouging."   

September 19, 2018

Democrats Expand Lead Over Republicans on Generic Ballot

Democrats have widened their lead over Republicans on this week's Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.

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September 19, 2018

'Believe Women' Is Perilous Baloney By Michelle Malkin

I have a message for virtue-signaling men who've rushed to embrace #MeToo operatives hurling uncorroborated sexual assault allegations into the chaotic court of public opinion.

September 18, 2018

Nearly Half of Adults Have Gone a Week Without Cash

Some southern California businesses have announced plans to go cashless, but the use of cash probably isn’t going away anytime soon, even though nearly half of adults still say they’ve gone a week without it - and that number’s even higher among younger adults.

September 18, 2018

56% Say Global Warming Is Causing Extreme Weather Events

Voters are much more likely these days to believe that global warming is causing more extreme weather events in the United States. But they still aren’t willing to pay more in taxes to fight against it.

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September 18, 2018

How Solar and Wind Mandates Tax the Poor and Middle Class By Stephen Moore

Liberals love to talk about helping the poor and the middle class, and they are obsessed with reducing income inequality. So why is it that across the country they are pushing one of the most regressive taxes in modern times?

September 18, 2018

First Responders Shouldn’t Be Responsible for Those Who Ignore Evacuation Orders

As Hurricane Florence pounded the Carolina coast this weekend, many in the storm’s path chose to stay put and ride it out rather than follow the government’s mandatory evacuation orders. But Americans don’t think emergency responders are obligated to help those who ignore those orders.

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September 18, 2018

The Late Hit on Judge Kavanaugh By Patrick J. Buchanan

Upon the memory and truthfulness of Christine Blasey Ford hangs the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, his reputation, and possibly his career on the nation's second highest court.

September 17, 2018

44% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-four percent (44%) 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 September 13.

September 17, 2018

Just Don’t Call A Candidate A Socialist

When it comes to political labels, moderate and conservative are best for candidates, socialist the worst.

September 17, 2018

Voters Promise Big Turnout in November

Voters in both major parties are equally enthusiastic - and determined - about casting their ballots this fall.

September 15, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 15, 2018

Storms over the direction of the U.S. Supreme Court and off the coast of the Carolinas dominated this week’s headlines, but both turned out to be less powerful than originally projected.

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September 15, 2018

All the Anonymous BS That's Fit to Print: Self-Serving Newspapers Ditch Their Own Ethics Rules By Ted Rall

The most disturbing aspect of The New York Times op-ed by an anonymous "senior official in the Trump Administration" isn't its content.

The content isn't significant enough to make an impression.

September 14, 2018

Florida Governor: Gillum (D) 48%, DeSantis (R) 42%

Democrat Andrew Gillum holds a six-point lead over Republican Ron DeSantis in the race to be Florida’s next governor.

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September 14, 2018

A Cold Wind off Lake Michigan -- for Chicago and America By Michael Barone

"It's the Lord of the Flies on LaSalle Street," wrote columnist John Kass in the Chicago Tribune. In case the references are unclear, whether because high schools haven't been assigning the William Golding novel in the last few decades or because out-of-towners unaccountably don't realize that Chicago's City Hall front is on LaSalle Street, the curmudgeonly Kass was writing about Mayor Rahm Emanuel's announcement that he won't run for a third term as mayor next February.

September 14, 2018

Voters Turn Their Backs on Incumbents

Most voters say they plan on voting for someone other than the incumbent in the upcoming election and, if given the option, would send everyone in Congress packing.

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September 14, 2018

The Unpardonable Heresy of Tucker Carlson By Patrick J. Buchanan

Our diversity is our greatest strength.

After playing clips of Democratic politicians reciting that truth of modern liberalism, Tucker Carlson asked, "How, precisely, is diversity our strength? Since you've made this our new national motto, please be specific."

September 13, 2018

Florida Senate: Nelson (D) 45%, Scott (R) 44%

Incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson and retiring Republican Governor Rick Scott are in a virtual tie in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Florida.

September 13, 2018

Voters Think Charges Against ‘Deep State’ Anti-Trumpers Unlikely

Despite the release of additional private text messages this week discussing an anti-Trump effort among senior federal law enforcement officials, most voters don’t expect anyone to be punished.