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March 15, 2019Chicago's Clues for the 2020 Democrats By Michael Barone
There was a record-sized field of candidates containing as many women as men. Their surnames ranged from the long familiar to the novel and exotic; they had multiple racial and ethnic backgrounds, and at least one gay candidate was in the running. This sounds like the ever-expanding list of candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, but it's also a description of the field in last month's primary election for mayor of Chicago.

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                            March 15, 2019Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Springs Forward
The Rasmussen Reports Economic Index climbed to 142.4 in March, up seven points from last month  and ranking with 2018’s highs.

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                            March 15, 2019Most See Admissions Scandal as Sign of Bigger Problem at Elite Colleges
Americans strongly suspect that the just uncovered college admissions cheating scandal is only the tip of the iceberg as far as the country’s top schools are concerned.
March 15, 2019Is Diversity a Root Cause of Dual Loyalty? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"We can't be divided by race, religion, by tribe. We're defined by those enduring principles in the Constitution, even though we don't necessarily all know them."

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                            March 14, 2019Trump Seen As Better Leader But Still Too Confrontational
Voters have a more favorable opinion of President Trump’s leadership these days, but they still think he’s too confrontational.

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                            March 13, 2019Most Reject Democrats’ Debate Ban on Fox
Most voters think Democrats are wrong to bar Fox News from hosting any of their presidential candidate debates but don’t want President Trump to retaliate against pro-Democratic networks.

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                            March 13, 2019Voters Want Spending Cuts But Say They’re Unlikely
Voters still like the idea of across-the-board cuts in the federal budget but are increasingly pessimistic that big cuts are on the way - despite President Trump’s plan for a five-percent reduction in all non-defense discretionary spending.
March 13, 2019How to Protect Your Kids From Google Predators By Michelle Malkin
The father of the World Wide Web is right: It's time to take back "complete control of your data."
March 13, 2019Your Fair Share By John Stossel
Do you pay enough taxes? What is enough?
March 12, 2019The Tariffs Nobody Wants Stephen Moore
In almost every case, whenever a tariff or quota is imposed on imports, that tax is strongly supported by the domestic industry getting the protective shield from lower-priced foreign competition. The sugar industry supports sugar tariffs; textile mills lobby for tariffs on foreign clothing. The steel industry and the aluminum makers are getting rich off of the high taxes on imported metals.

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                            March 12, 2019Wall Emergency Is A Closer Call for Voters, But Opponents Are Favored
Voters still tend to oppose President Trump’s declared national emergency to build a border wall and are more likely to reward than punish members of Congress who vote to stop it.
March 12, 2019How Middle America Is to Be Dispossessed By Patrick J. Buchanan
In all but one of the last seven presidential elections, Republicans lost the popular vote. George W. Bush and Donald Trump won only by capturing narrow majorities in the Electoral College.
March 12, 20198 Ways to Fix America's Messed-Up Presidential Elections  By Ted Rall
In 2016, there were 17 major candidates for the Republican presidential nomination, so many they had to have two sets of debates, and the guy who won was the first of all. Seven pundit-viable candidates have declared for 2020 on the Democratic side, more probably on the way, yet many Democrats say they're not excited by any of them.

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                            March 11, 201937% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-seven percent (37%) 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 March 7.

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                            March 11, 2019Voters Think Democrats Have A Growing Anti-Semitism Problem
Voters rate anti-Semitism as an increasingly serious problem in America today and see it on the rise among Democrats.
March 9, 2019What Was Good For Clinton Is Good for Trump By Joe Conason
When the Office of Special Counsel completes its assigned tasks and sends its findings to Attorney General William Barr, Americans will expect to learn what is in that document. Despite recurrent warnings that Barr can legally withhold some or even all of the Mueller report, those expectations of transparency must be fulfilled.

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                            March 9, 2019What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 9, 2019
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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                            March 8, 2019Daylight Saving Time: Which Way to Turn?
Daylight Saving Time is upon us again, and most Americans know which way to re-set their clocks. But that doesn’t mean they like it.
March 8, 2019Impeachment Quest Lets AOC Types Set Democrats' Agenda By Michael Barone
Has the Democratic Party reduced its chances of denying President Trump a second term by continuing to concentrate on throwing him out before the end of his first? You can make a good case that it has.
March 8, 2019Can Trump Stop the Invasion? By Patrick J. Buchanan
In its lede editorial Wednesday, The New York Times called upon Congress to amend the National Emergency Act to "erect a wall against any President, not just Mr. Trump, who insists on creating emergencies where none exist."