No Party for Old White Men By Patrick J. Buchanan
For Nancy Pelosi, 78, Steny Hoyer, 79, and Joe Biden, 75, the primary results from New York's 14th congressional district are a fire bell in the night.
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June 29, 2018
June 29, 2018
Voters Think It’s Easier for Illegals to Get In, Stay In Compared to Other Countries
Despite President Trump’s efforts to toughen border enforcement, voters still think it’s easier for illegal immigrants to get into the United States and stay here than in much of the rest of the world.
June 29, 2018
Justice Kennedy's First Priority: The First Amendment By Michael Barone
It became official just after lunchtime on Wednesday, just after the Supreme Court announced its final decisions of the term and went into recess. Justice Anthony Kennedy, the 104th person to serve on the court, is retiring, effective just after his 82nd birthday next month, after 30 years of service.
June 28, 2018
Most Want Tightly Controlled Borders
Voters have stronger faith in the government’s efforts to tighten border security these days than they did in the past, but they still believe more can be done - especially Republicans.
June 28, 2018
Voters Are Still Angry at the Feds, Media
Tempers are running hot across the political aisle these days, and while voters are as angry at the government as ever, they’re less angry with the media these days.
June 28, 2018
The Uncertain Political Ramifications of Justice Kennedy’s Exit By Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoffrey Skelley
An already turbulent national political environment was rocked by another major development Wednesday afternoon: Justice Anthony Kennedy, the closest thing there is to a swing vote on the Supreme Court, decided to retire. President Donald Trump, who already got to appoint conservative Neil Gorsuch to the court after Senate Republicans decided not to consider then-President Barack Obama’s replacement for the deceased Antonin Scalia in early 2016, is now poised to pick a second justice, and one who likely will push the court further to the right. This comes on the heels of several key, 5-4 decisions released at the end of this year’s Supreme Court term that broke against the court’s liberal bloc.
June 27, 2018
37% Are Tuning In to This Year’s World Cup
The World Cup may be under way in Russia, but U.S. interest in soccer remains a mixed bag, with younger Americans more likely to watch than older Americans, and an overall decline in recognition of the event.
June 27, 2018
31% Think U.S. Civil War Likely Soon
Most voters fear that political violence is coming from opponents of the president’s policies, just as they did in the second year of Barack Obama’s presidency, and nearly one-in-three think a civil war is next.
June 27, 2018
'Abolish ICE' Zealots Occupy Fantasy Island By Michelle Malkin
"No ban. No wall. No borders at all."
June 27, 2018
Shut Up, They Explain By John Stossel
I'm not surprised that mobs shriek at Trump administration officials in restaurants and that Maxine Waters wants more of that. I've watched this happen at American colleges.
June 27, 2018
Democrats Lead Republicans on Generic Ballot
Democrats maintain a slight lead on this week’s Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
June 26, 2018
51% Say Trump to Blame for Bad Relationship with Press
Half of voters point the finger at President Trump for his troubled relationship with the press, but a sizable number don’t think it’s possible for the president to get a fair shake from the media no matter what he does.
June 26, 2018
A Fascist Right -- or a Hysterical Left? By Patrick J. Buchanan
If Trump's supporters are truly "a basket of deplorables ... racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic" and "irredeemable," as Hillary Clinton described them to an LGBT crowd, is not shunning and shaming the proper way to deal with them?
June 26, 2018
The State of the American Worker -- Never Better By Stephen Moore
Last week, I testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on the state of the American labor market. I summarized my message in one sentence: For American workers, the job market has never -- or at least seldom -- been better. If you don't have a job, go out and get one, because jobs are out there for the taking.
June 26, 2018
Half Think Their Fellow Americans Play Video Games Too Much
The World Health Organization now classifies “gaming disorder,” or a video game addiction, as a mental health condition. But while most Americans say they rarely or never play video games, half think most Americans play too much.
June 25, 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 June 21.
June 25, 2018
Voters Don’t Regret Hillary’s Loss
The economy’s booming, but America remains sorely divided. Would we all be better off with a second President Clinton in the White House instead? Voters don’t think so.
June 25, 2018
51% See Democrats as Party of 'Identity Politics and Victimology'
A Democratic gubernatorial candidate from Wisconsin raised eyebrows last week when he said his party is now made up of warring identity groups that won't assimilate. A sizable number of Democrats - and just over half of all voters - agree.
June 23, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 23, 2018
Is the border children “crisis” dinging President Trump’s job approval numbers? With the left and its media allies in full cry, his job approval fell to 46% for the last two days of the week, his lowest numbers since March.
June 22, 2018
33% Support Creating a National ‘Space Force’
A proposal has been made to create a national “Space Force” that would be the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces. While just one-in-three voters support this proposal, half see space as key to national security.
