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July 10, 2017

Most Say Trump Aggressively Pro-American But Worry About West’s Future

Voters agree that President Trump is pushing harder for America than his recent predecessors in the White House but question his relationships with other world leaders. Most also aren’t as optimistic as Trump that the West will survive.

July 10, 2017

52% Oppose Repeal of Obamacare If Fixes Can't Be Found

President Trump has urged Congress to repeal Obamacare and fix it later if legislators can't agree on changes to it now. But while most voters agree the health care law hasn't been a success, they would rather leave it as is than throw it out completely.

July 8, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 8, 2017

This week a divided nation celebrated the anniversary of the signing of one of its founding documents while its new president made his second trip abroad.

July 7, 2017

Few Think States Should Be Able to Ignore Federal Laws

California is on the brink of declaring itself a sanctuary state which would shield illegal immigrants from federal immigration authorities. But most voters don’t think states should have the right to go against the federal government.

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July 7, 2017

Patching It Up With Putin By Patrick J. Buchanan

President Donald Trump flew off for his first meeting with Vladimir Putin -- with instructions from our foreign policy elite that he get into the Russian president's face over his hacking in the election of 2016.

July 7, 2017

Voters Think U.S. Military Should Fight Enemies, Not Play Peacekeeper

Most voters continue to think highly of the U.S. military and feel its primary role is to fight enemies -- not play peacekeeper.

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July 7, 2017

Will Trump Republicans Avoid the Off-Year Curse? By Michael Barone

Curious fact, and one disquieting for Republicans looking ahead to 2018: In the past 65 years, starting with 1952, the president's party has managed to win a majority of seats in an off-year election only four times. In the other 12 off-year elections, the opposition party won a majority.  

July 6, 2017

Voters Think Military is Overstretched

The Trump administration is preparing to use military action against North Korea if deemed necessary, but most voters already think our military is stretched too thin and don’t want the United States policing the world.

July 6, 2017

Support Grows for Military Response to North Korea

Voters here strongly believe world leaders need to confront North Korea with military force if necessary to end the rogue communist nation’s push for nuclear weapons. But a growing number say the United States should go it alone if necessary.

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July 6, 2017

Keeping Freedom and Growth in the Fourth by Lawrence Kudlow

What is the Fourth of July? It's a wonderful time. We're outdoors. We're with family and friends. We're playing golf or fishing. There are barbecues and baseball games and fireworks and all that good stuff.
And beneath it all, supporting it all, there is freedom. Freedom. The Fourth of July is about freedom, if nothing else. America's freedom, of course. But a freedom that extends to all people. One that leads to greatness and prosperity. A freedom that has become the backbone of the world.

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July 6, 2017

Generic Ballot Model Gives Democrats Early Advantage in Battle for Control of House By Alan I. Abramowitz

Results of recent special elections have fueled speculation about whether Democrats have a realistic chance to regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections. Although Republican candidates have won recent special elections for seats vacated by President Donald Trump’s Cabinet appointees in Georgia, Kansas, Montana, and South Carolina, the GOP victory margins in all four contests have been much smaller than those for the former Republican incumbents in 2016.

July 6, 2017

Voters Split on Funding Sanctuary Cities, Favor ‘Kate’s Law’

The House passed legislation last week that cuts off some funding to cities that protect illegal immigrants and increases penalties for those who reenter the United States illegally after being deported. Voters strongly support the latter but are now closely divided regarding funds for sanctuary cities.

July 5, 2017

Americans See Too Many Unnecessary Laws

Most Americans think there are too many unnecessary laws in the United States today but are split over whether the U.S. system of justice as a whole is fair to most Americans.

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July 5, 2017

39% Think Trump’s Temporary Travel Ban Will Make U.S. Safer

The Supreme Court has temporarily allowed President Trump’s newest travel ban against people from six majority-Muslim nations to go into effect, but with strict limitations...

July 5, 2017

Voters Lack Faith in Congress

After reaching its highest level in a decade, voter confidence in members of Congress is back down.

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July 5, 2017

Independence By John Stossel

Did you think about the signing of the Declaration of Independence this week?

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July 5, 2017

Trump Seizes Moral High Ground in Charlie Gard Case By Charles Hurt

The secret to President Trump’s remarkable outsider success is his fearless willingness to walk into the most politically fraught situations, redefine every long-held prejudice and seize the moral high ground by embracing the simplest truth.

July 4, 2017

Most Still Link July 4 With Declaration of Independence

Most Americans still rate the Fourth of July high on their list of holidays, second only to Christmas, and correctly identify what it commemorates.

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July 4, 2017

Is America Still a Nation? By Patrick J. Buchanan

In the first line of the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, Thomas Jefferson speaks of "one people." The Constitution, agreed upon by the Founding Fathers in Philadelphia in 1789, begins, "We the people..."

And who were these "people"?

July 3, 2017

36% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-six percent (36%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending June 29.