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February 10, 2017

Make SCOTUS Great Again: Liberal Judges Push Their Own End By Charles Hurt

Democrats should be very, very careful what they wish for.

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February 10, 2017

Trump Must Break Judicial Power By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Disheartening and demoralizing," wailed Judge Neil Gorsuch of President Trump's comments about the judges seeking to overturn his 90-day ban on travel to the U.S. from the Greater Middle East war zones.

February 10, 2017

Consumer Spending Update: More Confidence, More Spending?

For the fourth straight month, the Rasmussen Reports Consumer Spending Update shows confidence in the economy trending upward - with an amazing 25-point overall increase in economic confidence and a 26-point increase in confidence in the direction of the economy since the 2016 presidential elections.

February 9, 2017

Does It Hurt U.S. to Criticize President’s Foreign Policy?

President Trump is receiving lots of pushback from Democrats and many in the media over his foreign policy direction. Like most major issues, voters' partisan identification colors how they view this criticism.

February 9, 2017

Most Oppose Trump Going It Alone Without Congress

Most voters still agree the federal government should only do the things Congress and the president agree on. But Democrats and Republicans have reversed their positions on executive actions by the president now that a Republican sits in the White House.

February 9, 2017

Americans Like School Choice, More Power For States In Education

Democrats unsuccessfully opposed newly-confirmed Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, but many Americans share her views on some key areas in education.

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February 9, 2017

House 2018: Crossover Appeal By Kyle Kondik

It’s become far less common in recent years for voters to vote for one party for president and another for their local U.S. House seat. While the number of “crossover” districts did go up from 2012 — there are 35 of them, as opposed to 26 after the 2012 election — the percentage of crossover seats, just 8% of the 435 districts, is low historically. To put that in perspective, 40 years ago during the 1976 presidential election — a race that, like this one, saw a national popular vote difference between the two candidates of just about two percentage points — 28.5% of the seats (124 of 435) voted differently for president and for House.

February 8, 2017

Voters Still See America As a Special Place

Voters now believe even more strongly that the United States is special among the nations of the world.

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February 8, 2017

Hillary's 'Future Is Female' Femme-A-Goguery by Michelle Malkin

All that was missing from Hillary Clinton's video address to a left-wing women's group this week was a pink pussyhat and a "BOYS SUCK" T-shirt.

February 8, 2017

Most Say Trump Protests Unlikely to Change His Policies

Most voters blame disagreements between President Trump and congressional Democrats on politics alone but don’t think the ongoing protests against the new president are going to make any difference.

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February 8, 2017

Smearing Team Trump By John Stossel

Oh, no! I did it again.

It was a foolish mistake. But I slipped.

I read The New York Times.

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February 8, 2017

‘1984’: Making Liberals Great Again By Charles Hurt

Donning dirty T-shirts that say things like “nasty woman” and “resist,” the melting snowflakes are fleeing this Orange Revolution for their latest safe space. But it is probably one that should come with a trigger warning for these tender little kiddies.

In droves, the precious political “liberals” and “progressives” are gobbling up copies of George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984” about “the perils of a totalitarian police state,” according to The Washington Post.

February 8, 2017

More Voters See Government As Protector Of Liberty

More voters than ever consider the federal government a protector of individual liberty, although slightly more still view it as a threat. With a new Republican president in office, though, voters in the two major political parties have reversed their stances: GOP voters have more respect for the government, while Democrats are more wary.

February 7, 2017

Democrats Think Muslims Worse Off Here Than Christians Are In Muslim World

Most voters agree that Christians living in Muslim-majority countries are mistreated for their religion. But Democrats are more likely to think Muslims are mistreated in America than to think Christians are persecuted in the Islamic world.

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February 7, 2017

Moral Supremacy and Mr. Putin By Patrick J. Buchanan

Is Donald Trump to be allowed to craft a foreign policy based on the ideas on which he ran and won the presidency in 2016?   

February 6, 2017

46% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-six percent (46%) 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 February 2.  

February 6, 2017

Most Support Renewing Sanctions On Iran After Missile Tests

Voters strongly support President Trump's decision to reimpose economic sanctions on Iran after it tested a ballistic missile and a cruise missile, both capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

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February 6, 2017

Education at a Crossroads By Thomas Sowell

In just a matter of days -- perhaps next Monday -- a decision will be made in Washington affecting the futures of millions of children in low-income communities, and in the very troubled area of race relations in America.

February 6, 2017

86% See Gorsuch Confirmation As Likely

Voters are more supportive of President Trump’s first nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court than they were initially for either of President Obama’s choices and strongly suspect that Judge Neil Gorsuch will be the next Supreme Court justice.

February 4, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 4, 2017

Just like the presidential campaign before it, the post-election political reality is all Trump, all the time, and Americans overall are feeling pretty good about that.