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August 17, 2017Governors 2017-2018: The Democrats’ Complicated Path to Big Gains By Kyle Kondik
A couple of weeks ago, Crystal Ball senior columnist Alan Abramowitz unveiled a model for predicting party change in next year’s gubernatorial elections. The results were rosy for Democrats: The model suggested Democrats should gain somewhere between six to nine governorships depending on the Democratic lead in House generic ballot polling. The Democratic advantage is in large part simply because: 1.) There is a Republican in the White House, and the presidential party often loses ground in midterm elections up and down the ballot; and 2.) Republicans are defending 26 of the 36 governorships up for election next year, meaning that they have a lot of ground to defend while the Democrats have relatively little.

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                            August 16, 2017Most Still Say Newcomers Should Adopt American Culture
The majority of voters still say newcomers to America should adopt our culture, language and heritage, but that number is down from surveys over the past few years. More than ever now say they should keep their own customs.
August 16, 2017Where Is the Corporate Disavowal of Black Lives Matter? By Michelle Malkin
Liberal business executives are leaping like lemmings from President Donald Trump's manufacturing advisory council. Good riddance.

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                            August 16, 2017Voters Think China Should Be Doing More to Reduce North Korean Threat
China announced late last week that it will not intervene if North Korea initiates an attack against the United States, but will step in to prevent an attack on North Korea if the United States initiates.

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                            August 16, 201744% Say Opioid Abuse a Problem Where They Live
President Trump has officially declared the nation’s opioid crisis a national emergency. A plurality of Americans agree it’s a major problem where they live, and the number who think most doctors overprescribe drugs has jumped dramatically in the past three years.
August 16, 2017Google Women By John Stossel
Why aren't there more women criminals?! Men in jail outnumber women by a ratio of 14-to-1. We male stutterers outnumber women, too.
August 16, 2017Between Alt-right and 'Antifa,' Media Still Manages to Be Worse By Charles Hurt
Eight years after it was proved — even more convincingly than the moon landing — that a black man can get elected president of the United States of America, we still have slow learners stuck in the past.
It’s the “Obliterate History Neanderthals” versus the “I’m White and I’m Proud Brass Knuckle Draggers.” Truly, dumb and dumber — and not always in that order.

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                            August 15, 2017Voters Are More Supportive of Trump Opponents in Congress
Maybe Republicans in Congress who won’t work with President Trump are on to something. Voters, for now at least, say they’re more likely to reward the anti-Trumpers.
August 15, 2017If We Erase Our History, Who Are We? by Patrick J. Buchanan
When the Dodge Charger of 20-year-old Nazi sympathizer James Alex Fields Jr., plunged into that crowd of protesters Saturday, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer, Fields put Charlottesville on the map of modernity alongside Ferguson.
August 15, 2017Nearly Half Still Think Trump Less Ethical Than Most Politicians
Voters consider President Trump less ethical than his predecessor in the White House, and many still suspect he has less ethics than other politicians.

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                            August 14, 201736% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-six percent (36%) 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 August 10. 

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                            August 14, 201760% Rate U.S. Society As Fair and Decent
Most voters continue to believe that American society is generally fair and decent, but they don't feel as strongly when it comes to President Trump’s views on society.
August 14, 2017Index Capital Gains for Inflation, Mr. President By Lawrence Kudlow and James Carter
President Donald Trump's pledge to "Make America Great Again" requires nothing less than reigniting economic growth and prosperity. Wealth creation is essential. As Congress pivots to tax reform -- which is crucial to the wealth creation -- the president could take matters into his own hands by issuing an executive order to index capital gains for inflation.   

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                            August 14, 2017Most Republicans Credit Trump for Job Creation
Late last week, following the release of new employment numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, President Trump touted the success of more than one million new jobs added to the economy since he took office.
August 12, 2017Our Obsession With Trump Shows Authoritarianism Has Arrived by Ted Rall
Bernie Sanders has joined the chorus of politicians and pundits who warn that the U.S. is sliding into authoritarianism under Trump. But he's kind of wrong about how.

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                            August 12, 2017What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending August 12, 2017
As tensions with North Korea continue to rise, President Trump’s job approval also turned back up at week’s end.

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                            August 11, 2017Military Action Against North Korea Likely Soon, Voters Say
Most voters think it’s likely the United States will soon be at war with North Korea.
August 11, 2017Google's 'Tolerance' Requires Repression By Michael Barone
Would a fair society have exactly the same percentage of men and women, of whites and blacks and Latinos and Asians, in every line of work and occupational category? If your answer is yes, and that any divergence from these percentages must necessarily result from oppression, then you qualify for a job at Google.If not, forget about it.
August 11, 2017Is the American Empire Worth the Price? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight," Samuel Johnson observed, "it concentrates his mind wonderfully."   

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                            August 11, 2017Consumer Spending Update: Positive Economic Attitudes Mean More Spending
With the Dow Jones continuing to reach all-time highs and unemployment at its lowest level in years, consumers aren’t just feeling better about the economy and their own personal finances. They’re starting to feel better about spending, too.