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June 8, 2017
June 8, 2017
A Democratic Donnybrook in the Old Dominion? By Geoffrey Skelley
With the Virginia primary less than a week away, the eyes of the political world are now focused on the Old Dominion. Considering the early polling in New Jersey’s gubernatorial general election contest, where Phil Murphy (D) starts as the favorite over Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (R) after both won their respective party nominations on Tuesday (more on that below), it seems likely that Virginia’s race will be the marquee election of 2017, though the June 20 House special election in GA-6 might have a case. Here’s what to look for in the Virginia primary on Tuesday, June 13.
June 8, 2017
Comey Edges Trump In Voter Trust
Hillary Clinton blames former FBI Director James Comey for her loss last November, but a sizable majority of Democrats have more confidence in Comey than in the man who actually beat her. Republicans strongly disagree.
June 8, 2017
39% Say Americans Talk About Race Too Much, 33% Not Enough
Blacks tend to think Americans need to talk more about racial issues. Whites and other minorities are more likely to say enough's enough.
June 7, 2017
More Americans Are Streaming TV and Movies Now
Americans still watch a lot of television, but they’re doing more of it through streaming services these days.
June 7, 2017
YouTube Banned Me, But Not the Hate Imams by Michelle Malkin
One of the many maddening takeaways from the London Bridge jihad attack is this: If you post videos on YouTube radicalizing Muslim viewers to kill innocent people, YouTube will leave you alone.
June 7, 2017
Americans Have a Bleak Outlook for Race Relations
Confidence in race relations in America remains down, and there isn’t much hope for the future.
June 7, 2017
Prosperity Cities By John Stossel
Lovers of socialism didn't like my column last week. I wrote that Venezuela's collapse shows the cluelessness of celebrities like Michael Moore, Oliver Stone and Noam Chomsky, who'd praised Venezuela's leader.
June 7, 2017
Americans Recognize Importance of Police
It’s been a rough few years to be a police officer, with high-profile police shootings and riots dominating the news. But despite the negative press, Americans still value the police.
June 7, 2017
Trump Should Consider Becoming His Own Solicitor General By Charles Hurt
President Trump’s single greatest strength is that he — and he alone — is his own top adviser and most trusted confidant. It’s just he, himself and @realDonaldTrump.
June 6, 2017
52% Say Trump Travel Ban Anti-Terrorist, Not Anti-Muslim
Half of voters still favor President Trump’s temporary travel ban and see it as an anti-terrorist measure, not religious discrimination. Voters also think the U.S. Supreme Court is likely to uphold the ban.
June 6, 2017
The Forever War? By Patrick J. Buchanan
On May 22, Salman Abedi, 22, waiting at the entrance of the Arianna Grande pop concert in Manchester, blew himself up, killing almost two dozen people, among them parents waiting to pick up their children.
June 6, 2017
Voters Aren't Willing to Pay to Fight Climate Change
President Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris anti-global warming agreement last week in part because of his concern about its potential impact on the U.S. economy. Voters tend to agree the accord would have led to increased energy costs, and most remain unwilling to pay much, if anything, more to fight global warming.
June 5, 2017
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-three percent (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 June 1.
June 5, 2017
Voters Not Convinced World Leaders Should Have Trump’s Cell Number
Donald Trump is the first U.S. president to hand out his personal cellphone number to several other world leaders, but most voters don’t think he should break from the norm.
June 5, 2017
Americans Are Avid Readers, But Prefer Print to Digital
Despite living in a digital age, Americans still appreciate time with a good book—and they prefer that book be printed on paper rather than on a touchscreen.
June 3, 2017
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 3, 2017
President Trump continues to enact the agenda he promised voters, stunning the Washington, D.C. establishment and a media used to politicians who change their tune once they’re in office.
June 2, 2017
60% Think Senate Should Vote on Paris Climate Accord
Most voters disagree with President Trump’s decision to quit the Paris anti-global warming agreement and think its fate should be decided by the U.S. Senate instead.
June 2, 2017
Hillary Scrubs Her Hands Furiously, 'Out, Damned Spot!' By Charles Hurt
“Out, damned spot! Out, I say! — One, two. Why, then, ‘tis time to do ‘t. Hell is murky! — Fie, my lord, fie! A soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it, when none can call our power to account? — Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him.”
— Lady Macbeth, Macbeth Act 5, Scene 1
June 2, 2017
Let's Stop Acting as if the 2016 Campaign Were Still On By Michael Barone
If you keep up with the news, you might think that the unpleasant and unedifying 2016 presidential campaign is still going on.
