What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 1, 2017
Americans are still sounding more confident than they did for much of the Obama presidency, but how long will it stay that way?
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April 1, 2017
April 1, 2017
Middle-Income Wage Earners Need a W -- Cut Business Taxes First By Lawrence Kudlow
After the breakdown of health care reform, both President Trump and the Republican Congress need a W -- a win.
April 1, 2017
Five Things Democrats Could Do To Save Their Party (But Probably Won't) By Ted Rall
Coupla weeks ago, I speculated that we may soon witness the end of the Democratic Party as we know it. I was kind. I didn't mention the fact that the party is all out of national leaders. I mean, can you name a likely, viable Democratic candidate for president in 2020? Can you name three?
March 31, 2017
Why the Curious Silence From Obama Over Tapped Trump Tower? By Charles Hurt
What is with this curious — now deafening — silence from former President Barack Obama on these charges that his administration spied on a political opponent at the very height of a presidential campaign?
March 31, 2017
Voters See More Partisanship Coming in D.C.
Congressional Democrats already say they will oppose everything that President Trump attempts, but most voters think the Republican-Democrat divide is going to get even worse.
March 31, 2017
Is Putin the 'Preeminent Statesman' of Our Times? by Patrick J. Buchanan
"If we were to use traditional measures for understanding leaders, which involve the defense of borders and national flourishing, Putin would count as the preeminent statesman of our time.
March 31, 2017
Doesn't Anybody Know How to Play This Game? By Michael Barone
"Dare I suggest," writes the economist and blogger Tyler Cowen, "that the quality of governance in this country has taken a downward turn of late?" Or as Casey Stengel, while managing the New York Mets on their way to a 40-120 season in 1962, reportedly asked, "Can't anybody here play this game?"
March 31, 2017
41% of Homeowners See Home Value Rising
Confidence in the housing market continues to grow among homeowners.
March 30, 2017
Faith in Economic Future Lessens
Americans were quite optimistic about the economy following President Trump's inauguration. Two months later, their optimism seems to be waning.
March 30, 2017
57% Say Trump Too Confrontational
Republicans give President Trump high marks for leadership so far. Democrats and unaffiliated voters don’t and think he’s too confrontational.
March 30, 2017
Rooting for Failure By Kyle Kondik
It’s been nearly a week since the Republican plan to dramatically alter the Affordable Care Act died without a vote in the House of Representatives. It’s 84 weeks until the next national election, the 2018 midterm.
March 30, 2017
Is Support for Big Government on the Grow?
Most voters still think government is too big and too expensive, but most Democrats now disagree.
March 29, 2017
Taxpayers Still Feel Gypped Compared to Others
Few Americans think those richer or poorer than they are pay as much as they do in taxes.
March 29, 2017
Voters Measure Illegal Immigration in Major Crime, More Tax Dollars
Voters tend to view illegal immigrants as the source of more major crime and a big drain on taxpayers’ wallets.
March 29, 2017
Benjamin Crump: TV's Rising Fake News Star By Michelle Malkin
He's the new Al Sharpton on steroids -- and he's coming to a TV near you.
March 29, 2017
Trumpcare Failure a Sign of Real Change in Congress by Charles Hurt
It sure ain’t pretty, but this is what “post-partisan” politics looks like. And despite all the caterwauling you hear from the political press here in Washington, that is a good thing.
“Ryancare” or “Trumpcare,” or whatever the hell you want to call it, is dead.
March 29, 2017
Free Market Care by John Stossel
The law mandates benefits and offers subsidies to more people. Insurers must cover things like:
March 29, 2017
Voters Like Ryan Less Now
The early clashes on Capitol Hill have hurt House Speaker Paul Ryan's popularity and made the Democrats' most visible congressional leader, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, more liked and more disliked.
March 28, 2017
42% Think U.S. Winning War on Terror
Confidence that the United States has the edge in the war on terror remains higher than it has been in several years, while concern about the dangers of domestic Islamic terrorism is down.
March 28, 2017
Americans Squawk Less About Taxes
They still have doubts, but Americans are more confident these days that they aren't being overtaxed.
