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May 10, 2017

Improved Health Bill by John Stossel

The House repealed Obamacare!

May 10, 2017

Voters Think Religious Institutions Have a Place in Politics

President Donald Trump this week signed an executive order that seeks to overturn the Johnson Amendment barring tax-exempt organizations like churches from participating in politics or political campaigns. Many worry this blurs the line between church and state, but most voters feel churches and other similar organizations should have a proverbial seat at the political table.

May 9, 2017

Voters Want Guaranteed Health Care, Even If Taxpayers Can’t Afford It

Voters tend to believe it’s the government job to make sure Americans have health care, even though they doubt the government will do it fairly and question whether taxpayers can afford it.

May 9, 2017

Voters Trust Comey More Than Clinton

Voters are more convinced that outside forces cost Hillary Clinton the election, but despite the finger-pointing at FBI Director James Comey as one of those forces, Comey is more trusted than Clinton.

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May 9, 2017

Nixon and Trump, Then and Now by Patrick J. Buchanan

For two years, this writer has been consumed by two subjects.

May 8, 2017

39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 May 4.  

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May 8, 2017

Negative Views of Putin Reach New High

As the United States prepares to sit down with high-level Russian diplomats this week, disdain among U.S. voters for Russian leader Vladimir Putin has reached a new high.

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May 8, 2017

Voters Don’t See Eye-to-Eye With Congress

Voters are not likely to say the average congressional representative shares their views. They’re not even convinced their own representative does.

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May 6, 2017

Despite Everything, I Am Happy She Lost By Ted Rall

His fans hoped he was another Ronald Reagan. His critics thought he was Hitler. Who would have guessed that, 100 days into a presidency, few besides me saw coming, Donald Trump would look like Jesse Ventura? 

May 6, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 6, 2017

The unemployment rate on Friday fell to a 10-year low, but Americans still suspect there’s more to be done.

May 5, 2017

Voters Don’t Trust Polls, See Anti-Trump Bias

Most voters don’t trust political polls and tend to think pollsters are out to stop President Trump’s agenda.

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May 5, 2017

How Berkeley Birthed the Right by Patrick J. Buchanan

In December 1964, a Silver Age of American liberalism, to rival the Golden Age of FDR and the New Deal, seemed to be upon us.

May 5, 2017

Job Market Still Seen As Rough Going for Most College Grads

College graduation season is upon us, but while Americans still stress the importance of a degree, few think the class of 2017 has marketable job skills.

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May 5, 2017

Cultural Appropriation: A Modest Proposal By Michael Barone

"Cultural appropriation" has become the latest evil denounced by soi-disant social justice warriors, on campus and off. Examples:

"I was taught that white people shouldn't listen to rap music because it's cultural appropriation and could be offensive to my classmates," writes Pomona College student Steven Glick in The Washington Post.

May 4, 2017

Americans Not Tuning in For Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby is running this Saturday, but most Americans aren’t planning to watch the famous horse race. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

May 4, 2017

One-in-Three Think Feds Own Too Much Land

President Donald Trump last month ordered an unprecedented review of national monuments owned by the United States government. The federal government owns just over a quarter of the land in the United States, but voters continue to be divided over whether that’s too much.

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May 4, 2017

Do Voters Miss Obama?

With President Trump’s first 100 days in office a decidedly mixed bag, it begs the question: do voters miss his predecessor in the White House?

May 3, 2017

No Need To Increase Nuclear Stockpile, Voters Say

Voters strongly believe the nation’s stock of nuclear weapons is crucial to its national security, but they don’t feel the country needs to increase its nuclear stockpile.

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May 3, 2017

A Thinking Mom's Message for Jimmy Kimmel by Michelle Malkin

I feel your pain. But please use your brain.

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May 3, 2017

Voters Are Less Sure Trump Will Undo Obama’s Accomplishments

Voters believe more strongly that President Trump is a conservative, but one hundred days into his presidency, Republicans in particular are much less confident that he will erase President Obama’s legacy.