Consumer Spending Update: Consumer Confidence Levels Off - At Record Levels
Consumer confidence appears to have plateaued, but it remains at record highs.
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September 7, 2018
September 7, 2018
Democrats' Visions of Hand Signals From White Supremacists By Michael Barone
The highlight, at least for some television watchers, of the first day of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, came when the young woman seated directly behind the nominee rested her right hand on her opposite elbow and pressed her index fingertip against her thumb, forming a kind of circle or OK sign.
September 6, 2018
Voters Don’t Think Government Should Interfere With Business Over Political Differences
With all the latest calls to boycott everything from Nike to In-N-Out Burger to the New Yorker, voters draw the line at government interference in the marketplace.
September 6, 2018
Most Americans Think Catholic Church Has A Serious Problem with Sexual Predators
The Roman Catholic Church has been making headlines recently for all the wrong reasons. Most Americans – including Catholics -- think the church has no one to blame but itself.
September 6, 2018
Balance Sheet of the Forever War By Patrick J. Buchanan
"It is time for this war in Afghanistan to end," said Gen. John Nicholson in Kabul on his retirement Sunday after a fourth tour of duty and 31 months as commander of U.S. and NATO forces.
September 6, 2018
Polls Are Just More Media Propaganda By Brian C. Joondeph
Election season is upon us again, two years after one of the wildest roller coaster political campaigns in recent memory. This time it’s Congress on the ballot, not Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton. Yet President Trump is still on the ballot – his agenda, his policies, his future.
September 6, 2018
58% See Politically-Driven Boycotts as Effective
Nike, the New Yorker and west coast burger chain In-N-Out are the latest recipients of calls to boycott from members of various political parties. But while just one-in-three have participated in politically-spurred boycotts, many think they’re effective.
September 6, 2018
Senate 2018: At Least for Now, the Elephant Endures By Kyle Kondik
GOP maintains edge in race for upper chamber, but Democratic path to majority remains open.
September 5, 2018
Voters Put More Trust in SCOTUS Than Congress, President
Voters trust the Supreme Court much more than the other branches of the federal government these days, and they think the high court does a good job regulating what the feds can and cannot do.
September 5, 2018
Voters Say Politics, Not Issues, Driving Kavanaugh Opposition
Democrats insist the fight against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is based on the issues, but Republicans and independent voters think it’s chiefly about politics.
September 5, 2018
Death Be Not Loud By Michelle Malkin
Question: What is more cringe-inducing than a celebrity funeral?
Answer: Two back-to-back celebrity funerals.
September 5, 2018
Democrats Hold Lead on Generic Congressional Ballot
Democrats maintain their lead over Republicans on this week's Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
September 5, 2018
Judging Kavanaugh By John Stossel
Some people are very angry about President Trump's new Supreme Court pick.
September 5, 2018
The Threat of Tariffs May Work By Stephen Moore
Love him or hate him, you've got to hand it to Donald Trump. His trade and tariff strategy -- risky as it is -- seems to be working. The master negotiator is hammering out agreements -- first with the Europeans and now with Mexico -- that are better deals for American firms and workers.
September 4, 2018
69% See Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation As Likely
Most voters think President Donald Trump’s newest nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, will be confirmed. But they’re not as confident as they have been with previous selections.
September 4, 2018
Voters See Midterms As Referendum on Trump
Voters think the upcoming midterm elections are more about President Trump than individual candidates and issues, but they don’t think a Democratic win necessarily means Trump should change course.
September 3, 2018
43% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-three percent (43%) 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 August 30.
September 3, 2018
Americans Honor Workers This Labor Day
More Americans are celebrating the “labor” in Labor Day this year.
September 1, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 1, 2018
Mexico and the United States on Monday completed negotiations for a new trade pact that would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and U.S. and Canadian officials on Friday were attempting to arrive at a deal to meet President Trump’s deadline that day.
August 31, 2018
A Cancer on the Papacy? By Patrick J. Buchanan
This summer, the sex scandal that has bedeviled the Catholic Church went critical.
