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October 4, 2018
October 3, 2018
Voters Want IDs at the Polls, Don’t See Them as Discriminatory
The state of Missouri is wrapping up its lawsuit over voter identification laws, which the plaintiffs in the case argue are discriminatory toward certain groups of people. Other states across the country, nonetheless, are attempting to enact their own voter identification laws leading up to November’s midterm elections.
October 3, 2018
Most Agree With Kavanaugh’s Harsh Criticism of Confirmation Process
An angry Judge Brett Kavanaugh told the Senate Judiciary Committee late last week: “This confirmation process has become a national disgrace. The Constitution gives the Senate an important role in the confirmation process, but you have replaced advise and consent with search and destroy.”
October 3, 2018
Investigate the Senate Democrat Wrecking Machine By Michelle Malkin
How did we get here? The Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination circus didn't happen by accident. The emergence of incredible -- and by "incredible," I mean the literal Merriam-Webster definition of "too extraordinary and improbable to be believed" -- accusers in the 11th hour was no mistake.
October 3, 2018
Democrats Still Ahead on Generic Ballot
Democrats continue to lead Republicans on the Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
October 3, 2018
Seriously Mentally Ill By John Stossel
They live on the street, often foraging through dumpsters. Some threaten us. Occasionally, they assault people.
October 2, 2018
Voters Oppose Voting By Cell Phone, See Higher Fraud Risk
In the upcoming midterm elections, West Virginia will be the first state to allow voters to cast their ballots using their mobile phones, but voters are not jumping to follow suit, citing fraud concerns.
October 2, 2018
62% Say Trump Can't Win With Supreme Court Nominee
As Republicans and Democrats continue to spar over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, more voters these days feel it’s impossible for President Trump to locate a Supreme Court nominee both sides of the political aisle will get behind.
October 2, 2018
A Trillion-Dollar Blunder By Stephen Moore
I have spent some three decades railing against faulty budgetary scoring of tax bills, but the latest charade from the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Tax Committee takes the cake. The story of fiscal phony math is so indefensible when it comes to the Trump tax cut that you may not believe it could be true. Alas, it is.
October 2, 2018
Trump’s Full-Month Approval Holds in September
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.
October 2, 2018
Are Republicans Born Wimps? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Republican leaders are "a bunch of wimps," said Jerry Falwell Jr.
Conservatives and Christians need to stop electing "nice guys."
October 1, 2018
40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty percent (40%) 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 September 27.
October 1, 2018
Who Do You Believe - Kavanaugh or Ford? It’s A Tie
Voters are slightly more likely now to believe Christine Ford’s allegations of sexual assault against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but last Thursday’s high-profile Senate hearing didn’t change many minds. Most voters still think Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation is likely.
October 1, 2018
Dress Rehearsal for Impeachment By Patrick J. Buchanan
Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court was approved on an 11-10 party-line vote Friday in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Yet his confirmation is not assured.
October 1, 2018
Few Think Social Media Sites Can Edit Themselves in An Unbiased Way
Americans agree that social media sites need to do a better job of separating fact from opinion in their feeds but have very little confidence that they'll do it fairly.
September 29, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 29, 2018
The Senate Judiciary Committee Friday afternoon voted 11-10, strictly along partisan lines, to approve for full Senate action Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the United States Supreme Court.
September 29, 2018
The Brett Kavanaugh Sex Scandals Teach Us that Extremism, Even Supporting Torture, Are A-OK By Ted Rall
What is wrong with us? Specifically: What is wrong with liberal Democrats?
September 28, 2018
Voter Opinions on Kavanaugh Grow Stronger
As America becomes more familiar with Brett Kavanaugh, voters are developing strong opinions about the Supreme Court nominee, but their willingness to vote for senators who support him hasn’t wavered.
September 28, 2018
Voters Still See Benefit of UN Involvement
President Trump reinforced his “America First” doctrine at the United Nations this week in a rejection of globalism, but nonetheless, voters still support our continued involvement in the UN and a growing number say the United States should continue to be the organization’s biggest benefactor.
September 28, 2018
How Abortion Polarized America By Michael Barone
Here's my question," tweets legal scholar Jeffrey A. Sachs, obviously in response to the controversy over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. "what is the alternative reality where Roe was never decided, levels of partisan polarization are identical to our own, and the SCOTUS appointments process is markedly better?"
