41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-one percent (41%) 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 April 13.
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April 17, 2017
April 17, 2017
Americans Still Won't Trade Deductions for Lower Taxes
Even if it means lower tax rates, Americans still aren’t ready to eliminate tax deductions, but they wouldn’t mind a flat tax rate system.
April 17, 2017
89% Plan To Meet April 18 Tax Deadline
Once again, the overwhelming majority of Americans have filed their income taxes just in the nick of time.
April 15, 2017
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 15, 2017
Foreign policy dominated the news cycle for the second straight week, thanks to the chilling relations between the United States and Russia, escalating tensions with North Korea and the U.S. decision to drop the biggest ever conventional bomb on an ISIS enclave in eastern Afghanistan.
April 14, 2017
Our Three Presidents Born in 1946 By Michael Barone
With the inauguration of Donald Trump this year, we have now had, for the first time in our history, three American presidents who were born in the same year. There have been three pairs of presidents born in the same year -- the very dissimilar John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, in 1767; Richard Nixon and his surprise successor, Gerald Ford, in 1913; and Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush, in 1924.
April 14, 2017
Half of Americans Will Celebrate Easter in Church
Easter may not be the top holiday for Americans, but half will still honor the holiday in church. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
April 14, 2017
Many Still Question IRS’ Honesty
Voters’ views of the Internal Revenue Service may be improving, but a plurality are still dubious of the tax-collecting agency’s ability to fairly enforce tax laws.
April 14, 2017
Will Christianity Perish in Its Birthplace? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? (My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?)" Those are among Jesus' last words on the Cross that first Good Friday.
April 13, 2017
Most Still Think Children Are Safe At School
Even after the shooting and death of an eight-year-old student and a teacher at a school in San Bernardino, California, earlier this week, most Americans still think schools are safe places for children.
April 13, 2017
Voters Still See Russia As Possible Ally
President Trump says U.S. relations with Russia are at “an all-time low,” but voters think the United States can still work with Russia on some issues.
April 13, 2017
Special Circumstances By Kyle Kondik
Whatever happens in the first round of voting in the special election in Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District on Tuesday, it seems like a safe bet that the result will get a fair amount of national attention because of what it may tell us about the 2018 midterm. But before getting into what those lessons may be, let’s remember that this is a special election — and thus it features special circumstances.
April 13, 2017
Voters Question Obama-Era Police Agreements, Agree With Sessions' Review
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered a review of the reform agreements President Obama's Justice Department required of several urban police departments following high-profile police shootings.
April 12, 2017
Americans Reject Proposed Online Access Law
Senate Republicans recently voted to eliminate proposed privacy rules that prevent Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from selling or sharing users’ browsing history and other personal information, and voters aren’t having it.
April 12, 2017
Who's Unsafe on Campus? By Michelle Malkin
Springtime may be in bloom, but snowflakes never go out of season at America's most prestigious colleges and universities.
April 12, 2017
Voters Less Fearful of Worsening U.S.-Russia Relations
Voters appear to be less concerned that tense United States-Russia relations will have a negative impact on America, but they still strongly believe the two nations are headed for another Cold War scenario.
April 12, 2017
Remember When the Establishment Thought Trump Was Crazy? By Charles Hurt
Remind me again: Who is the impulsive, trigger-happy pugnacious brute who cannot be trusted with the nuclear codes?
April 12, 2017
Warrior Trump by John Stossel
Somehow, firing Tomahawk missiles at Syria suddenly changed people's opinions of President Trump. Now they call him a "serious" leader.
April 12, 2017
Most Democrats Still Say Trump Didn't Win
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez recently said he doesn't accept that Donald Trump is president. Most Democrats agree.
April 11, 2017
Most Support Trump’s Airstrike But See Syria As A UN Problem
Most voters support President Trump’s missile strike on Syria but feel further action against the Syrian government should come from the United Nations and not the United States alone.
April 11, 2017
Tactical Nuclear Option Inside Reconciliation By Lawrence Kudlow
"Drain the swamp." It was one of President Trump's most powerful messages on the way to victory. Shake up Washington, D.C. Break a few eggs to create a new omelet. Overturn the establishment.
