Long Live President Trumpopov! By Charles Hurt
You don’t have to be a seasoned Kremlinologist steeped in the chicanery of klepto-thugocracies to realize that America really dodged a bullet in last year’s presidential election.
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July 12, 2017
July 12, 2017
The Crisis in America's Crime Labs By Michelle Malkin
Junk science endangers lives. Forensic junk science in the hands of overzealous prosecutors, ignorant police detectives and reckless experts threatens liberty.
July 12, 2017
For Voters, Democrat Takeover of House Is A Close Call
Democrats need to pick up at least 25 new seats to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's elections, but even after several high-profile losses in special elections this year, Democrats remain confident they can do it. Other voters are not.
July 11, 2017
Voters Not Too High on Trump-Putin Meeting
Following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump said he looks forward to “very positive things happening” for the two nations. But U.S. voters are not so sure that will be the case for America.
July 11, 2017
59% Expect Gas Prices to Climb
Americans haven’t felt the pinch of rising gas prices that they typically experience this time of year, but they expect that to be short-lived.
July 11, 2017
Alone Perhaps, but Is Trump Right? by Patrick J. Buchanan
At the G-20 in Hamburg, it is said, President Trump was isolated, without support from the other G-20 members, especially on climate change and trade.
July 10, 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 July 6.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
