Republicans Think U.S. Spends Too Much on Welfare, Democrats Disagree
Fewer Americans these days think the government is spending too much money on welfare programs, but Republicans and Democrats remain sharply divided on this issue.
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July 12, 2018
July 12, 2018
Most U.S. Voters Think Brexit is Going to Happen
Despite the turmoil in Britain, as two senior cabinet members to Prime Minister Theresa May resigned with just 100 days until the so-called Brexit deal is supposed to be done, most on this side of the pond think the ouster is still a go.
July 12, 2018
Registering by Party: Where the Democrats and Republicans Are Ahead By Rhodes Cook
This is not the best of times for the Democratic Party. No White House; no Senate; no House of Representatives; and a clear minority of governorships and state legislatures in their possession. Yet the Democrats approach this fall’s midterm elections with an advantage in one key aspect of the political process — their strength in states where voters register by party.
July 11, 2018
Americans Melt for Chocolate Ice Cream
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream—preferably chocolate, butter pecan or vanilla, and in the comforts of home.
July 11, 2018
44% Want Kavanaugh Confirmed; 83% Say It’s Likely
Voters strongly suspect that Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be the next member of the U.S. Supreme Court, but they are not as supportive of him as they were of President Trump’s first choice for the high court.
July 11, 2018
Dads Needed By John Stossel
Warren Farrell was once considered a feminist leader. He hung around with Gloria Steinem and wrote about why men and women should break out of rigid old gender roles.
July 11, 2018
Democratic Lead Grows on Generic Congressional Ballot
Democrats have lengthened their lead on the latest Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
July 11, 2018
Ghoulies: Parade of the Aborticrats By Michelle Malkin
I thought we had seen it all from radical feminists -- and what we've seen is way, way more than anyone other than a gynecologist needs to see.
July 10, 2018
Support for NATO Is Down
President Trump arrives in Brussels today for this year’s NATO summit meeting. At the top of Trump’s agenda is getting NATO allies to pay up for defense spending.
July 10, 2018
Trump's Zero-Tariff Solution By Stephen Moore
President Donald Trump's aluminum and steel tariff policies have now triggered retaliatory tariffs from other nations, including Canada, the EU and China.
July 10, 2018
Anger Still Runs High Against Trump - And His Opponents
Anger continues to run high on both sides of the Trump divide, but Democrats are a bit hotter under the collar now than they were a year ago.
July 10, 2018
Is a Trump Court in the Making? By Patrick J. Buchanan
If Mitch McConnell's Senate can confirm his new nominee for the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump may have completed the capture of all three branches of the U.S. government for the Republican Party.
July 9, 2018
39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 July 5.
July 9, 2018
Most Oppose Affirmative Action in College Admissions
Americans have mixed feelings about affirmative action programs in general, but most agree with the Trump administration’s decision to reverse Obama era policies that made race a deciding factor in college admissions.
July 9, 2018
Most Think Every SCOTUS Nominee Should Get a Senate Vote
Trump is expected to announce his nominee to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy today, a selection Democrats are vowing to stop even before the name is known. But most voters still believe that every nomination made by a president is entitled to a deciding vote by the U.S. Senate.
July 7, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 7, 2018
News reports said President Trump had narrowed his search for his next U.S. Supreme Court nominee to three candidates, and he is expected to announce his selection on Monday.
July 6, 2018
Voters Don’t See Universally-liked SCOTUS Nominee as a Possibility
President Trump is expected to announce his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy by Monday, but voters don’t anticipate his pick will please everyone.
July 6, 2018
Will the Odd Couple -- AMLO and Trump -- Narrow the U.S.-Mexico Gap? By Michael Barone
Will NAFTA survive? Last week, Mexico elected as president longtime NAFTA critic Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (always called "AMLO") by a wide margin. He promptly had a cordial telephone conversation with longtime NAFTA critic President Donald Trump, who remains U.S. president for the next 30 months and, if re-elected, for all of AMLO's six-year term.
July 6, 2018
The Never-Trumpers Are Never Coming Back By Patrick J. Buchanan
With never-Trump conservatives bailing on the GOP and crying out for the Party of Pelosi to save us, some painful truths need to be restated.
July 6, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Still Among Record Highs
Spending may have grounded for summer, but sentiments on the economy are still flying high.
