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October 14, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 14, 2017

One hallmark of the Trump administration has been its untangling and elimination of federal regulations, especially those imposed throughout the Obama administration.  Among the regulations being eliminated are those stemming from the Paris climate agreement, which President Trump is walking away from.

October 13, 2017

67% of Americans Oppose Tax Breaks for NFL Teams

President Trump has repeatedly called out National Football League team owners in the partially tax-subsidized league for allowing player protests during the national anthem.

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October 13, 2017

Is Trump the Heir to Reagan? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Three decades ago, as communications director in the White House, I set up an interview for Bill Rusher of National Review.

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October 13, 2017

Today's Turn-of-the-Century Problems By Michael Barone

Is America in a new Gilded Age? That's the contention of Republican political consultant Bruce Mehlman, and in a series of 35 slides, he makes a strong case.

October 13, 2017

Voters Favor EPA Reduction in CO2 Emissions, Are Torn on Environmental Impact

The Trump administration plans to roll back an Obama-era Environmental Protection Agency regulation that requires a big drop in carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 2030.

October 12, 2017

Voters Say EPA Regulations Need Congressional Approval

The Environmental Protection Agency is rolling back a regulation that requires a big drop in carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 2030, but most voters think they shouldn’t be allowed to make such calls without the approval of Congress.

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October 12, 2017

Voters Credit Obama As Much As Trump For Improving Economy

Voters are evenly divided over whether President Trump or President Obama is responsible for the current economic boom but continue to have a lot more economic faith in themselves than in the man in the White House.

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October 12, 2017

Virginia’s Gubernatorial Race: Where Things Stand With Less Than a Month to Go By Geoffrey Skelley

The November of the year following a presidential election is always relatively quiet on the electoral front, with only regularly-scheduled statewide races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia. With the Garden State’s contest looking like a safe Democratic pickup and Alabama’s special election for the U.S. Senate not happening until December, coverage of the competitive Virginia race seems to be accelerating as it enters the final month before Election Day. This is only natural: gubernatorial elections in the Old Dominion traditionally ramp up around Labor Day, and now that the election is less than four weeks away, the candidates are beginning to go all-in on television ads, which attracts more notice inside and outside of the commonwealth.

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October 12, 2017

Voters Say Trump Hurts More Than Helps Candidates

Even Republicans don't see President Trump as a major asset on the campaign trail, and voters in general think support for the president's agenda is more likely to hurt rather than help a congressional incumbent.

October 11, 2017

Optimism About Future Home Values At Record High

For the first time in eight years of tracking, more than half of homeowners see a rising home value in their future.

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October 11, 2017

Let Them Leave By John Stossel

The United States was born when the Founding Fathers seceded from England.    

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October 11, 2017

Democrats Not Big on Removing Pelosi, Schumer

A senior House Democrat said last week that it was time for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to step down. But only a fifth of Democrats think that’s a good idea.

October 11, 2017

Support For Current Constitution Hits 10-Year Low

Polarization among today’s voters is glaringly apparent when they are asked whether the U.S. Constitution should be changed or left alone, with support for the Constitution as is at its lowest level in a decade.

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October 11, 2017

Obama Lied. My FOURTH Health Plan Died. By Michelle Malkin

Cue the funeral bagpipes. My fourth health insurance plan is dead.

October 10, 2017

Most Recognize Evil But Question If Some Are Born That Way

President Trump called the mass killings in Las Vegas last week “an act of pure evil” when many of his opponents were trying to blame the guns involved instead.

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October 10, 2017

Kevin Hassett Spanks the Tax Policy Center By Lawrence Kudlow

President Trump's new chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Kevin Hassett, walked into the lion's den last week with his first official speech. He used the moment to pound the leftist Tax Policy Center. It was a wonderful sight.

October 10, 2017

Support for Columbus Day Is Up, But 32% Want A Change

Support for Columbus Day is at its highest level in several years, but a sizable number of Americans are ready to replace it with Indigenous Peoples’ Day, an idea that’s already caught on in a number of places around the country.

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October 10, 2017

Trump Embraces the Culture War By Patrick J. Buchanan

To attend the Indianapolis Colts game where the number of the legendary Peyton Manning was to be retired, Vice President Mike Pence, a former governor of Indiana, flew back from Las Vegas.

October 9, 2017

32% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-two percent (32%) 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 October 5.

October 9, 2017

Voters Still Highly Skeptical of Politicians Who Raise Gun Issues

The mass shooting in Las Vegas has renewed talks of gun-control legislation in Congress, but most voters continue to question the motives of politicians who raise gun-related issues.