What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 7, 2018
President Trump’s policies were making waves beyond our borders this week, and voters like most of what they saw.
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April 7, 2018
April 6, 2018
#Neveragain Movement: Settle On A Clear Demand By Ted Rall
Eight hundred thousand people participated in the March for Our Lives rally in Washington on March 24, say organizers with the #NeverAgain movement sparked by the Parkland, Florida school massacre. The turnout was impressive -- but will it lead to new gun legislation?
April 6, 2018
Republicans Welcome U.S.-China Trade Spat, Democrats Don’t
Voters are closely divided over whether the United States and China are now in a trade war and whether America will emerge as the victor. But political affiliation once again colors the opinions.
April 6, 2018
Syrian Showdown: Trump vs. the Generals By Patrick J. Buchanan
With ISIS on the run in Syria, President Trump this week declared that he intends to make good on his promise to bring the troops home.
April 6, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Drops Again, Spending Holds Steady
Following another bumpy month on the stock market and with a potential trade war with China brewing, economic confidence has fallen again this month. But it still remains well above where it was in the Obama years.
April 6, 2018
Genetics Is Undercutting the Case for Racial Quotas By Michael Barone
"I am worried," writes Harvard geneticist David Reich in The New York Times, "that well-meaning people who deny the possibility of substantial biological differences among human populations are digging themselves into an indefensible position, one that will not survive the onslaught of science."
April 5, 2018
Trump Up on Immigration, Still Better Than Obama
President Trump recently announced his plan to send military troops to the Mexican border to help prevent illegal immigration until his border wall is built. Just over a year into his term, voters see Trump’s handling of immigration as a mixed bag, but that’s better than how they felt about Obama.
April 5, 2018
Fewer Voters See Syria As a Vital National Security Interest
As President Trump talks to his staff about pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, fewer voters see the war-torn nation as a vital national security interest for the United States. And nearly half continue to believe the best way to handle the Syrian crisis is to leave it alone.
April 5, 2018
Notes on the State of Politics By Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
Mirror images of vulnerability; two statewide Democrats get upgrades; electoral consequences from #MeToo
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The partisan structure of the races for governorships and Senate seats are now exact mirror opposites.
— Sen. Angus King (I-ME) and Gov. Tom Wolf (D-PA) get ratings upgrades.
— Rep. Elizabeth Esty’s (D, CT-5) retirement gives Republicans an upset opportunity and is another example of how #MeToo is contributing to a high number of open House seats this cycle.
April 5, 2018
Americans Don't Want to Outlaw After-Hours Work E-mail
A bill was introduced in New York City that would make it illegal for businesses to contact their employees by e-mail or instant message during after-work hours. Just over half of Americans oppose a law like that, and few think it would have a positive impact on the economy.
April 4, 2018
Working Americans Have a Hard Time Unplugging While On Vacation
Are Americans workaholics? Maybe, since many can’t seem to step away from the office, even on vacation.
April 4, 2018
51% Favor Using NAFTA To Stop Illegal Drugs, Immigrants from Mexico
Voters here are strongly critical of Mexico’s efforts to keep illegal drugs and illegal immigrants out of the United States, and just over half agree with President Trump that NAFTA is a good weapon to use to make our southern neighbor clean up its act.
April 4, 2018
Caravans, Churches and Criminal Sanctuaries By Michelle Malkin
Open borders tour guides in Mexico illegally shepherding 1,500 Central Americans to the United States border declared victory this week. Mexican officials reportedly are offering humanitarian visas to avert a showdown. But the parade of immigration lawlessness marches on -- with reckless aiding and abetting by churches across the U.S.
April 4, 2018
Poisonous Taxes By John Stossel
Soda will cost you more in Philadelphia, Seattle, Boulder, Colorado, and a bunch of California cities because politicians in those places voted to tax it.
April 4, 2018
Parents Don't Think Schools Favor Boys or Girls
Education experts have long debated whether boys and girls learn differently and should therefore be catered to in school differently. But most Americans with school-age kids think schools today treat students of both sexes about the same.
April 3, 2018
The Art of the Trump Trade Deal By Stephen Moore
Is it possible that Donald Trump is winning on trade?
April 3, 2018
Voters Not Overly Excited About Privatizing the VA
The ousted secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin, said he was canned because he opposed privatizing care for veterans. One-in-three voters support privatization of the VA department, as positive views of the department are up.
April 3, 2018
How Trump's Presidency Will Be Judged By Patrick J. Buchanan
On many issues -- naming Scalia-like judges and backing Reagan-like tax cuts -- President Trump is a conventional Republican.
Where he was exceptional in 2016, where he stood out starkly from his GOP rivals, where he won decisive states like Pennsylvania, was on his uniquely Trumpian agenda to put America and Americans first -- from which the Bush Republicans recoiled.
April 3, 2018
Trump’s Full-Month Approval Slips in March
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.
April 2, 2018
38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 March 29.
