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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.

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February 3, 2017

The Case for Left Nationalism By Ted Rall

Make America Great Again. Trump's campaign slogan was a direct appeal to nationalism. As a son of the Rust Belt city of Dayton, Ohio, I wasn't surprised to see that it worked.

February 3, 2017

Americans More Confident in Children’s Futures

More Americans see a brighter future for the kids.

February 3, 2017

Voters See Gorsuch in the Judicial Mainstream

What does America want in a Supreme Court justice?

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February 3, 2017

The Coming Clash With Iran By Patrick J. Buchanan

When Gen. Michael Flynn marched into the White House Briefing Room to declare that "we are officially putting Iran on notice," he drew a red line for President Trump. In tweeting the threat, Trump agreed.

His credibility is now on the line.

February 3, 2017

Most Voters Think Trump, Unlike Obama, Puts U.S. Interests First

Most voters think President Trump agrees with them and will put America first on the world stage unlike his predecessor.

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February 3, 2017

Trump's 2nd-Week Follow-through by Michael Barone

Donald Trump's second week as president has been full of surprises and Sturm und Drang.

February 2, 2017

40% Say Election Has Hurt a Close Relationship

A lot of Americans have hard feelings after last November's presidential election.

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February 2, 2017

Most Still Favor Refugee Freeze

Despite continuing protests and legal challenges, just over half of voters favor President Trump's temporary refugee ban, although there's a lot less concern about the threat of domestic Islamic terrorism.

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February 2, 2017

2018 House: The Ground Moving Under Their Feet By Kyle Kondik

Election years are separate but also connected. Assuming he is confirmed by the Senate to be the next secretary of Health and Human Services, Rep. Tom Price (R, GA-6) will be vacating his suburban Atlanta seat sometime soon. He would be replaced by the winner of a special election, which could be held as soon as this spring. All candidates from all parties will compete in a single “jungle primary,” and barring anyone winning a majority of the vote, the top two finishers will advance to a runoff election.