Trump Should Consider Becoming His Own Solicitor General By Charles Hurt
President Trump’s single greatest strength is that he — and he alone — is his own top adviser and most trusted confidant. It’s just he, himself and @realDonaldTrump.
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June 7, 2017
June 6, 2017
52% Say Trump Travel Ban Anti-Terrorist, Not Anti-Muslim
Half of voters still favor President Trump’s temporary travel ban and see it as an anti-terrorist measure, not religious discrimination. Voters also think the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to uphold the ban.
June 6, 2017
The Forever War? By Patrick J. Buchanan
On May 22, Salman Abedi, 22, waiting at the entrance of the Arianna Grande pop concert in Manchester, blew himself up, killing almost two dozen people, among them parents waiting to pick up their children.
June 6, 2017
Voters Aren't Willing to Pay to Fight Climate Change
President Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris anti-global warming agreement last week in part because of his concern about its potential impact on the U.S. economy. Voters tend to agree the accord would have led to increased energy costs, and most remain unwilling to pay much, if anything, more to fight global warming.
June 5, 2017
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 1.
June 5, 2017
Voters Not Convinced World Leaders Should Have Trump’s Cell Number
Donald Trump is the first U.S. president to hand out his personal cellphone number to several other world leaders, but most voters don’t think he should break from the norm.
June 5, 2017
Americans Are Avid Readers, But Prefer Print to Digital
Despite living in a digital age, Americans still appreciate time with a good book—and they prefer that book be printed on paper rather than on a touchscreen.
June 3, 2017
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 3, 2017
President Trump continues to enact the agenda he promised voters, stunning the Washington, D.C. establishment and a media used to politicians who change their tune once they’re in office.
June 2, 2017
60% Think Senate Should Vote on Paris Climate Accord
Most voters disagree with President Trump’s decision to quit the Paris anti-global warming agreement and think its fate should be decided by the U.S. Senate instead.
June 2, 2017
Hillary Scrubs Her Hands Furiously, 'Out, Damned Spot!' By Charles Hurt
“Out, damned spot! Out, I say! — One, two. Why, then, ‘tis time to do ‘t. Hell is murky! — Fie, my lord, fie! A soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account? — Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him.”
— Lady Macbeth, Macbeth Act 5, Scene 1
June 2, 2017
Let's Stop Acting as if the 2016 Campaign Were Still On By Michael Barone
If you keep up with the news, you might think that the unpleasant and unedifying 2016 presidential campaign is still going on.
June 2, 2017
Is Afghanistan a Lost Cause? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"We are there and we are committed" was the regular retort of Secretary of State Dean Rusk during the war in Vietnam.
Whatever you may think of our decision to go in, Rusk was saying, if we walk away, the United States loses the first war in its history, with all that means for Southeast Asia and America's position in the world.
June 2, 2017
More Say U.S. Should Do What Allies Want
President Trump just recently returned from his first foreign trip where he told our reticent allies in the Middle East and Europe that they need to do more for their own defense, but now an unprecedented number of voters believes the United States should listen to its allies instead.
June 1, 2017
Trump’s Approval Continues to Fall in May
When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.
June 1, 2017
Cable News Watchers Now Turning To CNN, Not Fox News
In the wake of a shakeup at the Fox News channel, Fox has now taken a backseat to CNN as the most-watched by cable news viewers.
June 1, 2017
Just How Many Obama 2012-Trump 2016 Voters Were There? By Geoffrey Skelley
In the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, many observers understandably focused on the numerous places that swung from Barack Obama to Donald Trump. Because many of these areas congregated in swing states within the Rust Belt and Midwest, they played a pivotal role in Trump’s victory, as shown by the movement toward the GOP in Map 1 below. But how many total voters really switched from Obama to Trump in 2016? Different data sources tell a different story, but the answer is certainly in the millions.
June 1, 2017
Most Think America’s Best Days Are Behind Us
Voters saw a brighter future shortly after Donald Trump’s election, but after a few months in office, they once again think the best this nation has to offer has come and gone.
May 31, 2017
Most Think Americans Should Be Proud of U.S. History
There has been much debate lately over whether states should remove monuments and other symbols that reflect a part of American history that is no longer in line with the nation’s values today. But even with a speckled past, most Americans still believe they should be proud of this country’s history.
May 31, 2017
53% Say Media Leaks Are Act of Treason
When politics is the name of the game, one man’s treason is another man’s service to the nation.
