Voters Give Edge Now to Amnesty Over Border Control
There's been a dramatic shift in attitudes about illegal immigration in recent years, with voters now for the first time ever putting legalizing those here illegally over more border control.
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June 28, 2017
June 27, 2017
Democrats Say U.S. Benefits from Trump Opposition
In light of Democratic losses in this year’s special congressional elections, most voters continue to believe that it’s bad for America and bad for the Democratic Party if Democrats resist everything President Donald Trump does. But a majority of Democratic voters think the opposite is true.
June 27, 2017
Voters Support Barring Immigrants From Welfare for Five Years
President Trump said at a rally last week that immigrants "must be able to support themselves financially," and called for stricter enforcement of laws that prevent them from receiving welfare until they’ve been in the United States at least five years. Most voters are on board.
June 27, 2017
Are Illinois & Puerto Rico Our Future? By Patrick J. Buchanan
If Gov. Bruce Rauner and his legislature in Springfield do not put a budget together by Friday, the Land of Lincoln will be the first state in the Union to see its debt plunge into junk-bond status.
June 26, 2017
37% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-seven percent (37%) 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 22.
June 26, 2017
58% of Democrats Say Their Party Needs New Leadership
Some Democrats are saying it’s time for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to go, arguing that losses in this year’s special congressional elections show that their party needs new, younger leadership. Most Democrats agree.
June 26, 2017
For Sale: Congress
Voters still think members of Congress aren’t above selling their vote, although they’re less likely to believe that their own local representative has.
June 24, 2017
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 24, 2017
This week witnessed the conclusion of the most expensive congressional race in history, and big money and divisive politics were on full display.
June 23, 2017
Voters Fear Worsening Syria Relationship Will Lead to Russia Conflict
In the wake of the United States’ downing of a Syrian warplane, voters believe this is just the beginning of a situation that will get worse and could result in direct military conflict with Russia.
June 23, 2017
The Passing of the Pelosi Era by Patrick J. Buchanan
In the first round of the special election for the House seat in Georgia's Sixth District, 30-year-old Jon Ossoff swept 48 percent. He more than doubled the vote of his closest GOP rival, Karen Handel.
June 23, 2017
The Outlook After the Special Elections By Michael Barone
The victory of Republican Karen Handel in the special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District on Tuesday has discouraged Democrats and encouraged Republicans. Democrat Jon Ossoff won 48.1 percent in the special election's first round April 18, and Democrats had high hopes that they could take this House seat from the Republicans.
June 23, 2017
Few Americans Would Run for Congress
Congress member isn’t a job most Americans want, even if they knew they would win. But nearly four-out-of-10 still want in.
June 23, 2017
Democrats Want To Lose The 2020 Election By Ted Rall
"I am not a member of any organized political party," Will Rogers said ages ago. "I am a Democrat."
June 22, 2017
Voters Want Tightly-Controlled Borders
Voters want to crack down on illegal immigration, and to many, that still means locking down the borders.
June 22, 2017
Voters Say Money Too Big A Hurdle for Most to Run for Congress
Following the most expensive congressional race in U.S. history, voters agree money makes it impossible for most people to run for Congress, but they also still believe that money is not the most important factor in an election.
June 22, 2017
76% of GOP Voters Believe Most Reporters Biased Against Trump
Voters are still critical of the news coverage President Trump is getting and continue to believe most reporters are out to get him.
June 22, 2017
Working-Class Republicanism By Kyle Kondik
A new book tells the story of a president who made his name as an entertainer and a Democrat before moving to the Republican Party and then launching a bid for the presidency. This candidate won his party’s presidential nomination despite objections from some party stalwarts that he was unelectable in the fall. He then captured the presidency in part because he was able to perform better than Republicans typically do in some traditionally white, working-class areas in key states.
June 21, 2017
Voters Don’t Trust Anonymous Sources
President Trump’s deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein warned the American public late last week against putting much stock in news stories that cite anonymous officials. Voters seem to agree.
June 21, 2017
The Double Murder of Otto Warmbier by Michelle Malkin
We may never know what brutal torture and malign neglect American student Otto Warmbier suffered at the hands of North Korea's dictatorship before losing his life this week at the age of 22.
June 21, 2017
Voters Say It's Easier to Stay in U.S. Illegally Than Other Countries
Voters think it's easier to enter the United States illegally and stay here illegally than it is in most other countries around the globe.
