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 May 25.
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May 28, 2018
May 28, 2018
Americans Continue to Honor Memorial Day
Memorial Day, a time when Americans honor those who lost their lives while serving in the U.S. military, remains one of the nation's most important holidays.
May 26, 2018
#MeToo: A Cultural Workaround to a Legal Failure By Ted Rall
Then there was Eric Schneiderman.
May 26, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 26, 2018
It’s Memorial Day weekend! Most Americans are marking it as the start of summer—unofficially, and most are also planning their summer vacations.
May 25, 2018
Most Say Summer is (Unofficially) Here
This Memorial Day weekend, most Americans are marking the start of summer--unofficially. Most are also planning their summer vacations.
May 25, 2018
Is US Bellicosity Backfiring? By Patrick J. Buchanan
U.S. threats to crush Iran and North Korea may yet work, but as of now neither Tehran nor Pyongyang appears to be intimidated.
May 25, 2018
More Homeowners Now Confident Their Home is Worth More Than They Owe on It
A new report released Thursday confirmed what homeowners were already feeling: Home values are on the rise and more homeowners than ever are breathing a sigh of relief that the value of their property outweighs their mortgage.
May 25, 2018
Obama Administration's Spying on Trump a Departure From Norms By Michael Barone
"F.B.I. Used Informant to Investigate Russia Ties to Campaign, Not to Spy, as Trump Claims," read the headline on a lengthy New York Times story May 18. "The Justice Department used a suspected informant to probe whether Trump campaign aides were making improper contacts with Russia in 2016," read a story in the May 21 edition of The Wall Street Journal.
May 24, 2018
Americans Not Confident State Pensions Will Be Paid to Public Employees
Fewer than half of Americans think the state they live in will be able to pay out promised pension benefits to public workers, but few are willing to pay more in taxes to cover them.
May 24, 2018
Most GOP Voters Say Feds Very Likely Broke the Law To Stop Trump
Most Republicans are now convinced that high-level federal law enforcement officials tried illegally to stop Donald Trump from being president.
May 24, 2018
Few See Pence As Better President Than Trump
President Trump may not be popular with a lot of voters, but not many of them think Vice President Mike Pence would be a suitable replacement.
May 24, 2018
Clues From the Upcoming California Primary By Kyle Kondik
House analysts know that handicapping results in individual seats can be tricky for a lot of reasons, including the lack of independent polling in most districts. Yes, the party committees, campaigns, and other outside groups will survey the districts, but many of these polls will never see the light of day, or will only be leaked to make one side look better than the other
May 23, 2018
After Southwest Incidents, is U.S. Air Travel Still Safe?
It’s been a rough couple of months for U.S. airlines, particularly Southwest, after a passenger died when one of the plane’s windows broke mid-flight and a similar incident happened again in early May. Nonetheless, Americans still generally believe air travel in this country is safe, though they’re slightly less likely to say it’s safer than in the rest of the world now.
May 23, 2018
34% Say Trump Not Aggressive Enough In Dealing with MS-13
As President Trump holds a forum on Long Island about the MS-13 street gang, most voters see the notorious gang as a serious problem and don’t believe he is being too aggressive in dealing with the issue.
May 23, 2018
Crapweasel of the Week: Educrat Arne Duncan By Michelle Malkin
Educrat (ED-yoo-krat) noun, usually pejorative. A government school official or administrator whose primary function is to spend tax dollars telling other parents what to do with their children.
May 23, 2018
The Innocence Project By John Stossel
On TV crime shows like "CSI," "NCIS" and "Law & Order," science gets the bad guys.
In real life, "science" often ensnares the innocent.
May 23, 2018
Generic Congressional Ballot Tightens
Republicans have closed the gap in the Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
May 22, 2018
34% Favor Ban on Federal Funds for Abortion
Voters still view Planned Parenthood favorably and aren’t overly supportive of the Trump administration’s new ban on taxpayer funding of abortion.
May 22, 2018
Trade Deals Must Protect Intellectual Property Rights By Stephen Moore
Donald Trump is now deep into trade negotiations with China and NAFTA 2.0 negotiations with Canada and Mexico. We are strong free traders, but we believe that Trump's plans to negotiate better trade agreements that reduce trade barriers abroad are right on the mark. He also has to make sure those deals fully protect U.S. intellectual property, or what is commonly called know-how.
May 22, 2018
Americans Want Prison, Fine for Bill Cosby
Disgraced actor and comedian Bill Cosby was found guilty last month of three counts of aggravated sexual assault and is set to be sentenced in September. Many have cited his age and declining health as potential reasons to not pursue a prison sentence, but Americans want to see him pay in both time and money for his crimes.
