The Ryancare Rout -- Winning by Losing? by Patrick J. Buchanan
Did the Freedom Caucus just pull the Republican Party back off the ledge, before it jumped to its death? A case can be made for that.
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March 28, 2017
March 27, 2017
38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 March 23.
March 27, 2017
Most Think Fed, Big Banks Too Close for Comfort
In response to the growing economy, the Federal Reserve Board is cautiously raising interest rates for the first time in years. Voters are slightly less wary of the economic power the Fed chairman has, but most still think the Fed is too cozy with big banking interests.
March 27, 2017
Americans Slow Down on Paying Their Taxes
Americans have put the brakes on doing their income taxes after getting off to a record start.
March 25, 2017
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 25, 2017
Business executive Donald Trump is used to making decisions. President Trump is learning politics is a more collaborative process.
March 24, 2017
35% Want to Live in a Sanctuary Community
The rape of a 14-year-old girl in a Maryland suburban high school by two older students who were in this country illegally has moved the sanctuary city debate back on the front burner. Most voters don’t want to live in a community that shields illegal immigrants from the government, and many question the safety of such communities.
March 24, 2017
The Obama Plot to Sabotage Trump by Patrick J. Buchanan
Devin Nunes just set the cat down among the pigeons.
March 24, 2017
Ride-Sharing Still Not Catching On
While ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft are gaining popularity - and notoriety - across the country, the vast majority of Americans say they seldom, if ever, use either service.
March 24, 2017
The Base's Rage Ill Serves the Democratic Party By Michael Barone
In a week chock-full of news, the party that on the night of Nov. 8 found itself, much to its surprise, very much out of power has been having difficulty finding a way to return.
March 23, 2017
42% Think It’s Too Easy To Get Food Stamps
Florida recently proposed a bill that would cut food stamp eligibility for hundreds of thousands of residents, and a sizable number of Americans still agree that food stamps are too easy to come by in the United States.
March 23, 2017
Most Say Too Many Still Dependent on Government
Americans continue to feel that too many people are getting financial help from the government and that anti-poverty programs just make the problem worse.
March 23, 2017
Another Look Back at 2016 by Geoffrey Skelley
On election night in November, exit polls provided the first insight into how different demographic groups voted. But months later, other richer data sets are being released, and they provide researchers with new information about the election and the voters that participated in it. One such tool is the Cooperative Congressional Election Study, which is a large-sample national survey. The preliminary 2016 post-election version of the CCES study came out in early March, and it provides a treasure trove of information.
March 23, 2017
Voters Don't Think Feds Do Enough to Fight Global Warming
President Trump is expected to dismantle President Obama’s climate change policies, but most voters already think the government isn't doing enough about the problem.
March 22, 2017
Most Still Think Too Many On Welfare Who Shouldn’t Be
Most Americans still think welfare programs in this country are being abused.
March 22, 2017
Voters See Gorsuch Opposition As Politics, Not Issue-Based
Voters remain confident that Judge Neil Gorsuch will be approved for the Supreme Court and think he deserves it more than President Obama’s nominees did at this stage of the process. Opposition to Gorsuch is seen as driven more by politics than concerns about his judicial thinking.
March 22, 2017
Bring Assata Back ASAP By Michelle Malkin
If FBI agents have time to track down Tom Brady's stolen Super Bowl jerseys, why can't they bring back AWOL convicted cop-killer Assata Shakur?
March 22, 2017
Trump-obsessed Media Pay No Attention to the Man Holding the Political Puppet Strings By Charles Hurt
For a guy who claims to be above or beneath or beside grubby politics in America, FBI chief James Comey sure does manage to insert himself into the seamiest corners of politics and seize the spotlight at the most fraught moments possible. In this past election, Jim Comey was the “Where’s Waldo?” of American politics.
March 22, 2017
Kindest Cuts by John Stossel
"Devastating!" shouts Chuck Schumer. Even Republicans are unhappy. Big spending "conservative" congressman Hal Rogers calls President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts "draconian, careless and counterproductive."
March 22, 2017
Americans Are Much More Likely to Get A New Car
A new car is on a lot more Americans’ shopping lists this year.
March 21, 2017
Voters Blame Size of Deficit on Politicians’ Unwillingness to Cut
Voters want budget cuts, but most also recognize that politicians will be hard to sell on the idea.
