Voters Veto Pelosi’s Idea of Letting 16-Year-Olds Vote
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters last week that she’s always favored lowering the voting age to 16, but there’s very little voter support for that idea.
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March 19, 2019
March 19, 2019
The Democrats' $100 Trillion Agenda Could Easily Tilt the Nation By Stephen Moore
Remember when Democrats complained that $5.7 billion for a border wall was too expensive? Well, that's chump change compared to what many of the congressional Democrats and nearly all of those 15 declared Democrats in the presidential race are now rallying behind.
March 19, 2019
Who Spawned the Christchurch Killer? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Last Friday, in Christchurch, New Zealand, one of the more civilized places on earth, 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant, an Australian, turned on his cellphone camera and set out to livestream his massacre of as many innocent Muslim worshippers as he could kill.
March 18, 2019
37% 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 14.
March 18, 2019
Americans Say Colleges, Universities Discourage Freedom of Speech
Americans continue to agree with President Trump that free speech, especially the conservative kind, is at risk on college campuses today.
March 16, 2019
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 16, 2019
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
March 15, 2019
Chicago'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.
March 15, 2019
Consumer 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.
March 15, 2019
Most 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, 2019
Is 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."
March 14, 2019
Trump 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.
March 13, 2019
Most 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.
March 13, 2019
Voters 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, 2019
How 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 12, 2019
The 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.
March 12, 2019
Wall 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, 2019
How 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, 2019
8 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.
March 11, 2019
37% 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.
