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February 10, 2018

Why Do The Democrats Take Trump's Trolling Lying Down By Ted Rall

This is advice for the Democrats. Democrats never take my advice. So why do I keep giving it to them?    

February 10, 2018

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 10, 2018

President Trump at week’s end was enjoying his best favorable ratings since early in his tenure in the White House, while Congress was off on a spending spree.

February 9, 2018

Consumer Spending Update: Confidence Rockets to New Four-Year High

Economic and consumer confidence have jumped to four-year highs.

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February 9, 2018

Gentry Liberals Own the Democratic Party By Michael Barone

Amid the brouhahas about the Nunes memo and immigration, an item from Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business caught my eye. Demographers crunching census data estimate that Chicago's black population fell to 842,000, while its white non-Hispanic population increased to 867,000. National political significance: In our three largest cities -- New York, Los Angeles and Chicago -- gentry liberals have become the dominant political demographic.

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February 9, 2018

Trump -- Middle American Radical By Patrick J. Buchanan

President Trump is the leader of America's conservative party.

February 9, 2018

Few Think Russia is Only Olympic Rule-Breaker

Russia has been banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics following exposure of a government-run program using performance enhancing drugs, but Americans don’t think they’re the only rule-breakers.

February 8, 2018

Americans Are Tuning in to Winter Olympics

The 2018 Winter Olympic Games began today in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with the official opening ceremony tomorrow night. Most Americans are planning to watch at least some of the games and feel pride when U.S. athletes take home the gold.

February 8, 2018

50% Think Senior Law Enforcement Officials Broke the Law to Block Trump Presidency

A once-secret memo released last week scrutinizes the FBI and Justice Department officials for their surveillance practices of a former Trump campaign adviser, and half of voters think those officials went too far.

February 8, 2018

Americans Support Paid Family Leave

Twenty-five years after the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was enacted, most Americans support expanding the Act to include government-mandated paid family or medical leave for full-time workers, though less than half say they’ve had to take unpaid leave.

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February 8, 2018

Senate 2018: Republicans Still Have Plenty of Targets By Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley

The victory by Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) in a special election in December did provide Democrats a potential path to a Senate majority, albeit a narrow one. The Democrats need to defend all 26 of the 34 seats they currently hold,[1] and then flip two of the eight Republican-held seats. Those would most likely be Arizona, an open seat, and Nevada, where Sen. Dean Heller (R) is seeking a second term.

February 7, 2018

Voters Now More Confident U.S. Is Winning War Against ISIS

The United States is expected to begin pulling troops out of Iraq after the government there declared victory over the Islamic State Group (ISIS), and more voters now agree that  America  and its allies have won that war.

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February 7, 2018

Memo to Dan Rather: Shut Up About Memos By Michelle Malkin

Old liberal media liars never fade away. They just rage, rage against the dying of their dinosaur industry's light.

February 7, 2018

Just 42% Think Russia Meddled More in 2016 Election Than FBI

Most voters are now unwilling to give the FBI a pass when it comes to playing politics in the last presidential election.

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February 7, 2018

Silk Road By John Stossel

Ross Ulbricht was a quiet nerd -- an Eagle Scout who never cursed.

February 7, 2018

Voters Say Health Care Good for Them, Bad in General

Voters still give the health care they receive high marks but are more critical of the U.S. health care system than ever.

February 6, 2018

54% Support Harsher Penalties For Police Attacks

Several states are considering a law that would make an attack on law enforcement officers a hate crime, and most voters continue to support a so-called “Blue Lives Matter” law.

February 6, 2018

"No" Tops "Yes" for Topless Beaches

While topless sunbathing is commonplace in many European countries, it is still not allowed on most public beaches in the United States. At least two states are trying to change those laws, but nearly half of Americans are more comfortable sticking with the status quo.

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February 6, 2018

Nunes Duels the Deep State By Patrick J. Buchanan

That memo worked up in the Intel Committee of Chairman Devin Nunes may not have sunk the Mueller investigation, but from the sound of the secondary explosions, this torpedo was no dud.

February 5, 2018

42% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-two percent (42%) 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 February 1.

February 5, 2018

Most Want Citizenship for Dreamers – And A Wall

Most voters favor the immigration reform plan detailed by President Trump in his State of the Union speech and think it’s likely to finally produce a secure southern border.