Most Americans Still Want to Take Christmas, Religion Public
Most Americans still believe religious displays have a place on government property, and they want to see more Christmas in schools, too.
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December 12, 2017
December 12, 2017
What Should We Fight For? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"We will never accept Russia's occupation and attempted annexation of Crimea," declaimed Rex Tillerson last week in Vienna.
"Crimea-related sanctions will remain in place until Russia returns full control of the peninsula to Ukraine."
December 11, 2017
35% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-five percent (35%) 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 December 14.
December 11, 2017
34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-four percent (34%) 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 December 7.
December 11, 2017
One-in-Three Republicans Say GOP Should Block Roy Moore If Elected
The special Senate election in Alabama is tomorrow, and if Roy Moore wins, a third of Republicans think their own party should refuse to seat him. Few GOP voters also think a Moore victory would be a positive for the party in the long run.
December 11, 2017
Voters Less Concerned That Providing Citizenship Path Will Lead to More Illegal Immigration
With the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) now a point of contention for Congress, voters have less concern that helping those here illegally become citizens will encourage more illegal immigration...
December 11, 2017
Democrats’ Chickens Come Home to Roost By Charles Hurt
Behold, Nancy Pelosi, the monster you yourself created.
Sure, Democrats have opened another front on their illusory Republican “War on Women.” But a key constituency of Mrs. Pelosi’s political jalopy is not too happy about how the party got there.
December 9, 2017
Will President Trump Last Another Year? By Ted Rall
Some political experts doubted that Donald J. Trump would tough it out this long. This, after all, was a very strange man, possibly afflicted by obsessive-compulsive disorder to the point that he even floated the idea of staying in New York.
December 9, 2017
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 9, 2017
The good economic news continues with Friday’s jobs report and the Dow inching ever higher, but President Trump still isn’t getting the credit.
December 8, 2017
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Continues to Soar
Today’s newly released jobs report, although unchanged from last month, finds the unemployment rate remaining at its lowest level in more than 17 years.
December 8, 2017
For U.S. Voters, Trump’s Jerusalem Decision Is A Close Call
Voters are closely divided over President Trump’s decision to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, but among those who value the Jewish state most as a U.S. ally, the majority thinks it’s a good idea.
December 8, 2017
Real Target of Republican Tax Bills: Feds, Eds and Meds Bloat By Michael Barone
Are the current Republican tax bills, passed by the House and Senate and being reconciled in conference committee, an attack on "feds, eds and meds"? That's a reference to the government, health care and education jobs that local Democrats in Dayton, Ohio, told Sen. Sherrod Brown have been fueling the area's comeback.
December 8, 2017
The Nutball the Neocons Wanted in NATO By Patrick J. Buchanan
Even interventionists are regretting some of the wars into which they helped plunge the United States in this century.
December 7, 2017
Most Believe Jesus is the Reason for the Season This Christmas
Even though Santa may get all the attention, Americans still want to keep the Christ in Christmas.
December 7, 2017
One-In-Three Say Political Agenda Driving Russia Probe
As special counsel Robert Mueller continues his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, one-in-three voters believe the probe is fueled by a political agenda.
December 7, 2017
Americans Show Growing Interest in Government Regulation of Internet
The FCC has announced plans to begin rolling back “net neutrality” laws. While Americans still prefer free market competition, they're growing more interested in government control of the world wide web.
December 7, 2017
Franken Out? How We’d Rate a Minnesota Senate Special By Kyle Kondik
As of Wednesday night, it appeared as though Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) was poised to announce his resignation from the Senate on Thursday morning. Franken has faced several credible accusations of groping women and making unwanted sexual advances, and on Wednesday, the dam finally broke and a slew of his Democratic Senate colleagues began asking for his resignation.
December 7, 2017
Partisanship in Media Wasn't Started By the Koch Brothers By Luke Phillips
The announcement of Meredith Corporation’s planned acquisition of Time, Inc., which owns TIME magazine, amounts to a Koch Industries-funded takeover that has sent shockwaves through the journalistic world. Many still remember Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ purchase of The Washington Post some time ago. Both acquisitions — happening in an age when corporate mergers and consolidations are take place more often than usual — have prompted debates about objectivity and sponsorship, with many arguing that The Post’s quality has gone down since the Bezos purchase and that TIME’s will certainly do so as well.
December 6, 2017
64% Think Stores Start Christmas Season Too Soon
It appears stores start stocking the shelves with Christmas items and playing holiday songs earlier each year. Most Americans think stores start the Christmas season too early, and believe the holiday is way too commercialized.
December 6, 2017
Voters Reject Steinle Verdict, Favor Punishing ‘Sanctuary’ Lawmakers
Few voters agree with a San Francisco jury’s decision clearing an illegal immigrant repeat criminal of killing 32-year-old Kate Steinle, and there’s sizable support for punishing lawmakers who protect criminal illegals from federal immigration authorities.
