Americans Are Ahead of the Game on Taxes This Year
Americans are slightly further ahead in the income tax-filing process than they were at this time a year ago.
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March 2, 2018
March 2, 2018
Fatal Delusions of Western Man By Patrick J. Buchanan
"We got China wrong. Now what?" ran the headline over the column in The Washington Post.
March 2, 2018
Still Saddled with the Politics of the Seventies By Michael Barone
Not since James Monroe left the presidency in 1825, 48 years after he fought in the Battle of Princeton, has America had political leadership with careers running so far back in the past. Our current government leaders have political pedigrees going back to the 1970s.
March 2, 2018
58% Say Florida Shooting Suspect Should Get Death Penalty
Most Americans think the death penalty is a fair punishment if the man accused of killing 17 people during a school shooting in Florida is convicted, and nearly half don’t think, in general, that leniency should be granted to suspected criminals if they are found to be mentally ill.
March 1, 2018
49% View NRA Favorably
In the aftermath of the most recent school shooting in Florida, fewer voters have a positive view of the National Rifle Association (NRA).
March 1, 2018
Trump in 2020?
If the presidential election were held today, President Trump would carry Republicans and unaffiliated voters, but Democrats would reject him in droves.
March 1, 2018
Voters Break Along Party Lines Over New Sanctions on North Korea
President Trump has imposed extensive new economic sanctions on North Korea to discourage that country's development of nuclear weapons. But voters are closely divided over the president's action, with politics as usual coloring the responses.
March 1, 2018
Donald Trump’s Short Congressional Coattails By Rhodes Cook
-- Although Donald Trump is remaking the Republican Party in his image, he had among the shortest coattails of any presidential winner going back to Dwight Eisenhower. In 2016, Trump ran ahead of just 24 of 241 Republican House winners and only five of 22 Republican Senate winners.
February 28, 2018
Voters Stop Short of Pulling Immigration Agents from California
President Trump has threatened to pull border control enforcement agencies out of California because of the state’s refusal to enforce most illegal immigration laws, but voters aren’t sure that’s the best approach.
February 28, 2018
Most Adults With School-Aged Kids Support Arming Teachers
A proposal has been made to give bonuses to teachers who are specially trained to have guns in schools. Americans in general are torn about whether that’s a good idea, but a majority of adults with school-aged children like it.
February 28, 2018
Release the Florida School Shooting Surveillance Video By Michelle Malkin
Open government isn't just good government. It's the public's right.
February 28, 2018
Fewer Voters See War on Police Today
While police officers continue to fall in the line of duty around the country, fewer voters now think there is a war on police.
February 28, 2018
The Political Oscars Bu John Stossel
Sunday, Hollywood sycophants give out Oscars.
February 27, 2018
Americans Blame Government More Than Guns for Florida Massacre
Most Americans think government error is more responsible than a lack of gun control for the Valentine’s Day massacre at a Florida high school.
February 27, 2018
The Eternal Lure of Nationalism By Patrick J. Buchanan
In a surprise overtime victory in the finals of the Olympic men's hockey tournament, the Russians defeated Germany, 4-3.
February 27, 2018
Americans Think Violent Games, Movies Lead to Violence
Most Americans continue to believe that what we watch and what we play are making America a more hostile place.
February 26, 2018
37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-seven percent (37%) 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 February 22.
February 26, 2018
Most Voters Don’t Think Non-Union Members Should Pay Dues
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could have huge ramifications for unions.
February 26, 2018
Gun Owners Say They Feel Safer
Amid renewed calls for stricter gun control following the Florida school shooting, most Americans who have guns at home say it makes them feel safer.
February 24, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 24, 2018
President Trump closed the week with his highest favorability rating since mid-June of last year while the finger-pointing continues over the latest school massacre.
