More Republicans Align With Trump, Not Congress
Republicans relate more to President Trump these days than they have since he was first elected, and they believe more strongly now that it’s important to keep the party on his side.
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July 27, 2018
July 27, 2018
Will the Trend of Low Birth Rates Be Reversed? By Michael Barone
Sometimes a society's values change sharply with almost no one noticing, much less anticipating the consequences. In 1968, according to a Gallup survey, 70 percent of American adults said that a family of three or more children was "ideal" -- about the same number as Gallup surveys starting in 1938. That number helps explain the explosive baby boom after Americans were no longer constrained by depression and world war.
July 26, 2018
Adults Don't See Enough Exercise for Kids Today
Americans still think kids today aren’t getting enough exercise, but they’re less convinced that American kids are less fit than their foreign counterparts than in the past.
July 26, 2018
73% Say It’s Likely Iran Will Develop Nuclear Weapons
Voters continue to believe there's a strong possibility Iran will create a nuclear weapon soon, but they rate the threat of an Iranian nuclear attack as greater for Israel than for the United States.
July 26, 2018
Americans Like the Idea of a 4-Day Work Week
Companies in several countries around the world have experimented with changing employees’ work schedules from five eight-hour days to four 10-hour shifts with the goal of increasing employee productivity and morale. Americans are receptive to the idea and see the potential for improved productivity in the workplace.
July 25, 2018
Social Media Users Want Free Speech
In its ongoing fight against "fake news," Facebook has removed several pages from its site, but many users are angry that they've yet to remove a page known for spreading conspiracy theories and unsubstantiated rumors.
July 25, 2018
Democrats Like Socialism But Say ‘No’ to Becoming A Socialist Party
Democrats are less likely to know what socialism is compared to other voters but have a much more favorable opinion of it. They stop well short, however, of thinking the Democratic Party should become a national socialist party.
July 25, 2018
Shared Wisdom on a Silver Anniversary By Michelle Malkin
To commemorate my 25th wedding anniversary this week to my husband, Jesse, I asked readers on Facebook to share their own secrets to a long happy marriage.
July 25, 2018
Less-Communist Cuba By John Stossel
While self-proclaimed "democratic socialists" win Democratic primaries in America, actual socialists in Cuba are finally backing away from some of the ideas that kept Cubans poor.
July 25, 2018
Republicans Trail By Wider Margin on Generic Ballot
Democrats have once again widened their lead over Republicans on the latest Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
July 24, 2018
Voters Opposed to Illegal Immigrants Voting in Local Elections
San Francisco is allowing non-citizen parents and guardians of children, including illegal immigrants, to vote in the upcoming school board elections.
July 24, 2018
Liberal War on Work By Stephen Moore
Once upon a time, "work for welfare" was a pretty accepted notion. In 1996, Bill Clinton signed a strict workfare bill, which was so popular that it helped him get reelected. A Brookings Institute study by welfare scholar Ron Haskins proved those reforms moved more than half of those on welfare (mostly young single moms) into the workforce, and millions eventually gained economic self-sufficiency.
July 24, 2018
Is Putin's Russia an 'Evil Empire'? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce," a saying attributed to Karl Marx, comes to mind in this time of Trump.
July 24, 2018
Does the Government Do A Good Job Keeping Secrets?
As Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicts more Russian intelligence officials for hacking and publicly releasing Democrats’ e-mails as part of an effort to interfere with the 2016 presidential campaign, voters are leery of just how well the U.S. government protects its secrets and are divided over whether illegally obtained e-mails should be reported by the media.
July 23, 2018
41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-one percent (41%) 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 19.
July 23, 2018
Most Democrats Side With Those Who Say Trump Is A Traitor
Democrats strongly defend those who think President Trump is a traitor. Other voters say they’re just playing politics with the claim.
July 23, 2018
Trump Seen As More Faithful to the U.S. Constitution Than Obama
Voters still have a strong attachment to the U.S. Constitution and think President Trump has been more faithful to it than his predecessor in the White House.
July 21, 2018
The Outlook For Democrats In 2020 By Ted Rall
First: No. It's not too early to discuss the 2020 election. The Iowa caucuses are only a year and a half away. Any presidential hopeful who hasn't begun chatting up donors by now will find it nearly impossible to mount a viable campaign.
July 21, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 21, 2018
It wasn’t exactly the plot of the old James Bond thriller, “From Russia with Love,” Monday at the Helsinki summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, but for the rest of the week on TV and in print, it seemed like it could have been.
July 20, 2018
Republicans See Trump As More Aggressive With Russia
President Trump caught flack even from members of his own party following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but most Republicans think Trump is more aggressive with Russia than his predecessors and a majority of all voters continue to agree with Trump that Russia is an asset.
