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August 6, 2019
Trump’s Monthly Approval Stumbles Slightly in July
When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.
August 6, 2019
For Democrats, Candidate Attacks on Obama Are A Close Call
Front-runner Joe Biden’s Democratic presidential challengers have attacked him for policies enacted under President Obama with whom he served as vice president. Some Democrats complain that criticism of Obama is bad for the party, and Democratic voters are closely divided.
August 6, 2019
Why the Fed Shouldn't Compete With Private Banks By Stephen Moore
Do we want the U.S. Federal Reserve Board to operate as a commercial bank -- and compete with our private banking system? The Fed apparently wants to, and it's a policy shift that could greatly expand the mission of the Fed.
August 6, 2019
Exploiting Massacres to Raise Poll Ratings By Patrick J. Buchanan
It was two days of contrast that tell us about America 2019.
In El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, following the mass murders of Saturday and Sunday morning, the local folks on camera -- police, prosecutors, mayors, FBI and city officials -- were nonpartisan, patient, polite and dignified in the unity and solemnity of their grief for their dead and wounded.
August 5, 2019
41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-one percent (41%) 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 1.
August 5, 2019
Voters Say Tax Dollars Haven’t Helped Inner City But Think More Might Work
Most voters agree that the billions in taxpayer dollars poured into the inner cities hasn’t worked, but they think spending even more might do the trick.
August 3, 2019
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 3, 2019
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
August 3, 2019
Bernie's Plan to Address the Retirement Crisis: Good It Exists, But Not Nearly Enough to Solve the Problem By Ted Rall
Two weeks ago, Bernie Sanders announced his "right to a secure retirement" plan. The media didn't notice, the voters didn't care, and no one's talking about it. But the problem is huge and about to get huger. And the government isn't doing jack.
August 2, 2019
Trump Support Up This Week Among Black Voters
President Trump triggered a media firestorm when he criticized a longtime Democratic congressman’s job performance, saying his Baltimore district is “a rat and rodent infested mess” and “the worst run and most dangerous anywhere in the United States.”
August 2, 2019
Trump Voters Are Likely To Be More Public This Time Around
Republicans appear less likely to hide their support in the next presidential election.
August 2, 2019
White House Watch: Sanders Ties Trump, But Is His Dem Support Fading?
President Trump and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are in a virtual tie in the latest White House Watch hypothetical 2020 matchup, but Democrats don’t seem to be catching the Bern after two rounds of debates.
August 2, 2019
A Multicultural Mugging of Uncle Joe By Patrick J. Buchanan
In his opening statement at Wednesday's Democratic debate in Detroit, Joe Biden addressed Donald Trump while pointing proudly to the racial and ethnic diversity of the nine Democrats standing beside him.
August 2, 2019
Nationalism, Rightly Understood, Is a Necessary Ingredient of Political Success By Michael Barone
Nationalism has a bad name. For many Americans, mention of the word summons up visions of Hitler and Nazism. Some condemn nationalism as thoughtless bragging that your nation is better than others, which should be discouraged just as second graders are told not to brag, lest they hurt classmates' feelings.
August 1, 2019
Democrats Remain Only Ones Still Pushing Impeachment
Democratic voters are strongly convinced that President Trump is guilty of impeachable crimes, but most voters in general say congressional Democrats need to focus their attention elsewhere.
August 1, 2019
Notes on the State of Politics By Kyle Kondik
Debate effects can fade; Trump may be running behind his approval; the NC-9 special; a Magnolia runoff?
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The polling effects from the first debate largely wore off by the time the second round started.
— In 2016, President Trump won some voters who otherwise did not like him, but there are some signs he isn’t benefiting from such a dynamic at the moment.
— The NC-9 special House election moves from Toss-up to Leans Republican.
— Mississippi’s GOP gubernatorial primary may be headed to a runoff.
July 31, 2019
Voters Say Politicians Want to Grow Government Much More Than They Do
Voters continue to believe that their elected representatives want a lot bigger government than they do.
July 31, 2019
49% of Democrats Think Trump Voters Are Racist
Most voters don’t consider supporters of President Trump to be racist, but half of Democrats do.
July 31, 2019
Dems Rely on Phony Impeachment Polling By Brian C. Joondeph
Despite the embarrassing spectacle of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony where he finally learned about the report he supposedly created and wrote, Democrats are doubling down on stupid.
July 31, 2019
Freedom of Assembly Under Fire By Michelle Malkin
Do law-abiding American citizens still have the right to gather peacefully to discuss their ideas without fear of government censorship and retribution?
