Most Voters Say Trump Is His Own Worst Enemy
President Trump has met the enemy, and it’s himself.
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August 2, 2017
August 2, 2017
Procter & Gamble's Identity-Politics Pandering By Michelle Malkin
Once upon a time, brothers-in-law William Procter and James Gamble sold candles and soap. Their 19th-century family business grew into the largest consumer goods conglomerate in the world -- launching the most recognizable brands on our grocery shelves, including Tide, Pampers, Crest, Nyquil and Old Spice.
August 2, 2017
Health Care Debate Hasn’t Dulled Trump’s Political Instincts by Charles Hurt
Even amid the cosmic chaos that is this White House, President Trump maintains the laser focus of his wickedly sharp political instincts.
August 2, 2017
Trump’s Full-Month Approval Takes a Hit in July
When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results for Trump’s presidency can be seen in the graphics below.
August 1, 2017
Voters Say Trump No Better Than Obama On Immigration
Illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border has fallen to a 17-year low since President Trump took office, but voters don’t think he’s doing any better than his predecessor handling the nation’s immigration situation in general.
August 1, 2017
Shall We Fight Them All? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Saturday, Kim Jong Un tested an ICBM of sufficient range to hit the U.S. mainland. He is now working on its accuracy, and a nuclear warhead small enough to fit atop that missile that can survive re-entry.
August 1, 2017
Most Still Oppose Driver’s Licenses For Those Here Illegally
California, one of 12 U.S. states that allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses, is on track to issue nearly a million such licenses by the end of the year. But most voters continue to oppose licenses for illegals in the state they live in.
July 31, 2017
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
For the third week in a row, 33% 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 July 27.
July 31, 2017
Most Voters Say ‘No’ To Border Wall
The House last week approved $1.6 billion in spending for President Trump’s proposed wall along the Mexican border, but with illegal immigration at the Mexican border at a 17-year low, most voters don’t want it anymore.
July 31, 2017
Most Democrats, GOP Voters Don't Agree With Party Leaders
Over half of voters in both major political parties continue to say that they are moving away from the positions of their party's leaders.
July 29, 2017
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 29, 2017
So much for one-party rule. President Trump ended the week with his job approval rating down to a new low of 41%, while GOP Senator John McCain late Thursday killed the Republican effort to change Obamacare and was hugged by a prominent Democratic senator in thanks.
July 28, 2017
Republicans Welcome Military Transgender Ban; Democrats Don’t
Voters are evenly divided over President Trump’s decision to prohibit from military service those who want to live openly as the opposite sex.
July 28, 2017
Is Trump Entering a Kill Box? by Patrick J. Buchanan
Given the bravery he showed in stepping out front as the first senator to endorse Donald Trump, Jeff Sessions deserves better from his boss than the Twitter-trashing he has lately received.
July 28, 2017
47% Still Paying More for Health Care
Most Americans still say their health hasn't changed in recent years, but nearly half are also paying more for health care.
July 27, 2017
More Americans Report Being Scolded By Their Doctors
Nearly half of Americans say their doctor recommended a lifestyle change during their last checkup.
July 27, 2017
Voters Say They’re More Socially Liberal, More Fiscally Conservative
Voters tend to believe the body politic is becoming more liberal on social issues but still leans conservative in fiscal areas.
July 27, 2017
Democrats and Trump: Both Behaving Irrationally By Michael Barone
What is it about Russia -- some vestige of all those Cold War spy films, perhaps -- that makes so many people, on all political sides, behave so irrationally when it's mentioned?
July 27, 2017
House 2018: How Big Is The Playing Field? by Kyle Kondik
If Democrats do have a chance to win the House next year, it might be because they translated a currently big field of announced candidates into credible opportunities to flip not just some of the top seats on their list of targets, but also some seats that, on paper, might not seem like they should be competitive. If that’s what happens — a big if at such an early point in the cycle despite President Trump’s unpopularity and the usual midterm trends that favor the party that does not hold the White House — it would mirror what happened when the Democrats last won the House from Republican control in 2006.
