Anger Still Runs High Against Trump - And His Opponents
Anger continues to run high on both sides of the Trump divide, but Democrats are a bit hotter under the collar now than they were a year ago.
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July 10, 2018
July 10, 2018
Is a Trump Court in the Making? By Patrick J. Buchanan
If Mitch McConnell's Senate can confirm his new nominee for the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump may have completed the capture of all three branches of the U.S. government for the Republican Party.
July 9, 2018
39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending July 5.
July 9, 2018
Most Oppose Affirmative Action in College Admissions
Americans have mixed feelings about affirmative action programs in general, but most agree with the Trump administration’s decision to reverse Obama era policies that made race a deciding factor in college admissions.
July 9, 2018
Most Think Every SCOTUS Nominee Should Get a Senate Vote
Trump is expected to announce his nominee to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy today, a selection Democrats are vowing to stop even before the name is known. But most voters still believe that every nomination made by a president is entitled to a deciding vote by the U.S. Senate.
July 7, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 7, 2018
News reports said President Trump had narrowed his search for his next U.S. Supreme Court nominee to three candidates, and he is expected to announce his selection on Monday.
July 6, 2018
Voters Don’t See Universally-liked SCOTUS Nominee as a Possibility
President Trump is expected to announce his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy by Monday, but voters don’t anticipate his pick will please everyone.
July 6, 2018
Will the Odd Couple -- AMLO and Trump -- Narrow the U.S.-Mexico Gap? By Michael Barone
Will NAFTA survive? Last week, Mexico elected as president longtime NAFTA critic Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (always called "AMLO") by a wide margin. He promptly had a cordial telephone conversation with longtime NAFTA critic President Donald Trump, who remains U.S. president for the next 30 months and, if re-elected, for all of AMLO's six-year term.
July 6, 2018
The Never-Trumpers Are Never Coming Back By Patrick J. Buchanan
With never-Trump conservatives bailing on the GOP and crying out for the Party of Pelosi to save us, some painful truths need to be restated.
July 6, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Still Among Record Highs
Spending may have grounded for summer, but sentiments on the economy are still flying high.
July 5, 2018
Most Don’t Want to Get Rid of ICE
A growing number of Democrats are calling for abolishing the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, but even among voters in their own party, there’s not much support for the idea. Maybe that’s because voters think the government needs to be even more aggressive in deporting illegal immigrants.
July 5, 2018
Voters Overwhelmingly Prefer Free Market to Socialism
In New York, a Democratic Socialist candidate just unseated a near-20-year veteran in one of the state’s Democratic congressional primaries, and she contends she represents the Democratic Party's future. But voters reject socialism in no uncertain terms.
July 4, 2018
Jahi's Life Mattered By Michelle Malkin
Amid all the raging political headlines and hyperventilating tweets of the Summer of Resistance, a searing ember of news stopped me in my tracks this week.
July 4, 2018
Independence Day Still An Important Holiday for Americans
The Fourth of July continues to be one of the nation’s most important holidays in the eyes of Americans, but the number of adults who feel that way is dwindling.
July 4, 2018
One Nation, Many Individuals By John Stossel
We celebrate the Fourth of July because that's the day the Declaration of Independence was signed, 242 years ago. You might call July 4 America's birthday.
The Declaration didn't just declare our independence from Britain; it vowed to create a government that respected all people's rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
July 4, 2018
Democrats Hold Lead on Generic Ballot
Democrats continue to hold onto their lead on this week’s Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
July 3, 2018
Voters See Illegal Immigrants as a Strain on U.S. Budget
Voters tend to see illegal immigration in terms of its detriments to the country’s safety and financial bottom line.
July 3, 2018
Give Us Your Young, Energetic, Talented Masses By Stephen Moore
Republicans are right to call for tough measures to deter illegal immigration -- which means building the wall, ending the "catch and release" policy and challenging the harboring strategies of sanctuary cities.
July 3, 2018
Voters Want Senate to Move ASAP on Supreme Court Vacancy
Voters agree with President Trump and Senate Republicans that the time to put a new justice on the U.S. Supreme Court is now.
July 3, 2018
Trump's Full-Month Approval Slips Again in June
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.
