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March 21, 2017
Will Russiagate Backfire on the Left? by Patrick J. Buchanan
The big losers of the Russian hacking scandal may yet be those who invested all their capital in a script that turned out to based on a fairy tale.
March 20, 2017
40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty percent (40%) 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 16.
March 20, 2017
Most See U.S. Foreign Aid As A Bad Deal for America
Most voters think the U.S. government gives away too much in foreign aid and that taxpayers aren’t getting their money’s worth.
March 20, 2017
Judge Gorsuch and The Corpse Flower by Charles Hurt
Every few years, the botanical garden down on the National Mall proudly boasts its prized “corpse flower.” In years when our federal swamp gets hot and icky enough, the foul-smelling plant turns a throbbing purple and blooms.
March 20, 2017
Americans Scoff At Participation-Only Rewards
Americans recognize the importance of sports and teamwork in a child’s development, but they also think there should be winners and losers at the end of the day.
March 18, 2017
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 18, 2017
Finally, the political debate has turned away from gotcha fake news stories to real issues – Obamacare and the biggest proposed cuts in the federal government in decades, to be precise.
March 17, 2017
The Splitting Up Of The Democratic Party by Ted Rall
Before the election, some pundits were predicting that a Trump defeat would cause the Republican Party to split into at least two discrete new parties -- one representing the old GOP's business establishment, the other for the populist firebrands of the Tea Party. As the fight over gutting Obamacare reveals, those factions are in an uncomfortable marriage. But a full-fledged rupture doesn't appear imminent.
March 17, 2017
Americans Don’t Want to Get Rid of Valedictorians
More and more schools around the country are eliminating long-standing systems that rank high school students on the level of their academic achievement including the designation of senior class valedictorians and salutatorians. But Americans aren’t eager to embrace the change.
March 17, 2017
Perceptions Are That Trump's Policies Are Working By Michael Barone
Perceptions matter. People make decisions, even life-altering decisions, based on what they perceive as likely to happen. To the extent that public policy affects such decisions, the perception of likely policy change can affect behavior even before the change happens -- even if it ends up never happening.
March 17, 2017
Is McCain Hijacking Trump's Foreign Policy? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"The senator from Kentucky," said John McCain, speaking of his colleague Rand Paul, "is working for Vladimir Putin ... and I do not say that lightly."
What did Sen. Paul do to deserve being called a hireling of Vladimir Putin?
March 17, 2017
Most See Major Changes in Obamacare As Likely
Voters are a little more protective of Obamacare now that Congress is debating its future, but most still believe big changes in the law are likely in the next few months.
March 16, 2017
Voters Oppose Requiring All Pregnancy Centers to Cite Abortion Providers
Lawmakers in Hawaii are considering a bill that would require all pregnancy centers to refer patients to facilities that provide abortions, a move pro-lifers say violates their religious beliefs and free speech rights. While most voters are pro-choice, few favor a law like the one in Hawaii.
March 16, 2017
52% Worry Changes in ‘Collapsing’ Obamacare May Go Too Far
Voters tend to agree that Obamacare is in big trouble but fear Republicans may go too far in trying to fix it.
March 16, 2017
Initial 2018 House Ratings By Kyle Kondik
Democrats have a path to winning a House majority next year, but that possibility is highly dependent on variables over which they have effectively no control. That’s the takeaway from our initial ratings of 2018’s House races, a list that is heavy on Republicans who start this cycle only mildly endangered.
March 16, 2017
Voters Say Trump More Focused on Future Than GOP, Democrats
Voters see President Trump as a man with a mission, more than either of the major political parties including the one he represents.
March 15, 2017
Voters Now See GOP As Party With A Plan
Voters have more confidence that Republicans know where they are going.
March 15, 2017
To Make the AHCA Better, the GOP Has to Practice Bipartisanship Within Itself by Lawrence Kudlow
The good should never be the evil of the perfect. House Speaker Paul Ryan's health care bill is a very good first step. Massive repeal of Obamacare tax hikes will be great for the economy. Getting rid of the Affordable Care Act mandates will be great for health care. Private-sector competition and choice are always better than government-run anything. The Republican Party has to practice bipartisanship within itself.
March 15, 2017
Republicans Favor Major Cut in Corporate Tax Rate, Democrats Don’t
The United States has the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world, but most voters don’t know that. Voters tend to see cutting the tax rate as an economic plus but are evenly divided over President Trump’s plan to cut it by over half.
March 15, 2017
The Dirty Dem Dogs of Disruption by Michelle Malkin
Here come the hyperpartisan hounds.
