Admiring Foreign Leaders By John Stossel
Asked on a TV show to name a foreign leader he admires, Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gov. Gary Johnson choked. He couldn't produce a name. He said he had "a brain freeze." The media pounced.
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October 5, 2016
October 4, 2016
Are Americans Tuning Out the NFL Over Protests?
A sizable number of Americans say they may give the National Football League a pass this year, thanks to the player protests over racial issues.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that nearly one-third (32%) of American Adults say they are less likely to watch an NFL game because of the growing number of Black Lives Matter protests by players on the field. Only 13% say they are more likely to watch a game because of the protests. Just over half (52%) say the protests have no impact on their viewing decisions. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 American Adults was conducted on October 2-3, 2016 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
October 4, 2016
Voters Place More Importance on VP Debate
Indiana Governor Mike Pence and Tim Kaine, a U.S. senator for Virginia, are set to square off in their first and only vice presidential debate tonight. Voters are a bit more likely to say the debate is important to their vote compared to the previous election, putting it nearly even with the presidential debates in that regard.
October 4, 2016
Voters Reject John Lennon's 'World as One' By Michael Barone
"The president believes the world will be a better place if all borders are eliminated -- from a trade perspective, from the viewpoint of economic development and in welcoming people from other cultures and countries."
October 4, 2016
Aborting the Trump Revolution By Patrick J. Buchanan
In taking that $915 million loss in 1995, and carrying it forward to shelter future income, Donald Trump did nothing wrong. By both his family and his business, he did everything right.
October 4, 2016
The Academic Curtain by Thomas Sowell
Back in the days of the Cold War between the Communist bloc of nations and the Western democracies, the Communists maintained pervasive restrictions around Eastern Europe that were aptly called an "iron curtain," isolating the people in its bloc from the ideas of the West and physically obstructing their escape.
October 3, 2016
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-nine percent (29%) 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 September 29.
October 3, 2016
Obama’s Full-Month Approval Rating Dips Slightly in September
When tracking President Obama’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 can be seen in the graphics below.
October 3, 2016
Most Say Their Politics Aren’t Influenced By Social Media
Most voters regularly use social media sites, but they insist that their political views aren’t shaped by what their friends and family post online.
October 3, 2016
Why Trump Will Do Better in Ohio Than He Does Nationally By Kyle Kondik
For the first time since Ohio rejected Kennedy in favor of Richard M. Nixon in 1960, it seems quite possible that the Buckeye State will find itself on the losing side of a presidential election this year.
October 1, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 1, 2016
Rasmussen Reports is now updating its Clinton-Trump matchup numbers daily, so check White House Watch every morning at 8:30 Eastern Monday through Friday until Election Day.
September 30, 2016
Voters Don’t Trust Media Fact-Checking
Most voters believe news organizations play favorites when it comes to fact-checking candidates’ statements, but this skepticism is much stronger among voters who support Donald Trump than those who back his rival Hillary Clinton.
September 30, 2016
Trump Right on Trade Predators by Patrick J. Buchanan
Is America still a serious nation?
September 30, 2016
What the Debate Tells About How Candidates Would Govern By Michael Barone
You've heard and read by now lots of spin and speculation about who won and where the polls are going to move after Monday's presidential debate. We'll know the answers to these questions soon. The more important question for the long run is how each of these candidates would govern. The debate provides no certain answers to that question, but it does offer some useful clues.
September 29, 2016
Would You Boycott Trump Products?
A sizable number of Americans say they have boycotted businesses on political grounds, but how many would boycott those connected to billionaire Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump?
September 29, 2016
Is Mob Violence After Police Shootings About Race or Law and Order?
Americans are evenly divided as to whether the mob violence that has followed police shootings in recent years is a crime or a cry for justice, but most agree that it only makes the criminal justice situation worse.
September 28, 2016
Americans Remember Arnold Palmer Fondly
Americans have a warm spot in their hearts for Arnold Palmer, "the King of Golf," who passed away this past weekend at age 87.
September 28, 2016
Voters Show More Support for Stop and Frisk Laws
Citing rising murder rates in several major cities, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump argues that police should be allowed to stop and frisk anyone on the street whom they consider suspicious. His Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and other opponents of such laws say that minorities are unfairly targeted. Voters are more supportive of stop and frisk laws but remain concerned that they may violate some Americans’ rights.
September 28, 2016
The Debate I Heard By John Stossel
Something's wrong with me.
I watched Monday's presidential debate. But what I heard was different from what Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton seemed to say.
