What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 21, 2017
Out with the old, in with the new.
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January 21, 2017
January 20, 2017
Voters Approve of Bible in Inaugural Ceremony
Donald Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States today on Abraham Lincoln’s Bible, the same one used by President Obama for both of his inaugurations. Voters strongly support the longstanding tradition of presidents swearing in on the Bible.
January 20, 2017
Most Plan To Watch Some of Trump’s Inauguration Live
As the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump gets underway, most voters expect to tune in to at least some of it, although nearly half of Democrats say they’ll be tuning it out. With widespread protests planned, just over half of all voters are concerned about Trump's safety.
January 20, 2017
Trump's Inauguration Is Not Without Precedent by Michael Barone
The United States has just had three consecutive eight-year presidencies, and it's only the second time in history that that's happened. The only other such moment came on March 4, 1825, 192 years ago.
January 20, 2017
Please Stop the Fear and Loathing of 2017 By Ted Rall
I admit it: it's hard to find empathy for the liberal Democrats who supported Hillary Clinton and are now shocked, shocked, shocked that that horrible man Donald Trump is about to become president. We lefties kept saying that Bernie would have beaten Trump; now that we've been proven right it's only natural to want to keep rubbing the Hillarites' faces in their abject wrongness.
January 20, 2017
New President, New World By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Don't Make Any Sudden Moves" is the advice offered to the new president by Richard Haass of the Council on Foreign Relations, which has not traditionally been known as a beer hall of populist beliefs.
January 20, 2017
Welcome to Trump’s America
It’s Day One of the presidency that will Make America Great Again or the first day of the presidency of the most unqualified political charlatan in history, depending on whom you talk to.
January 20, 2017
Donald Trump the Revolutionary By Charles Hurt
Not since 1980 — or perhaps 1932 — has such a political revolution hit the banks of the Potomac River.
January 19, 2017
Should Time Between Election and Inauguration Be Shorter?
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is still one day away, even though he officially won the presidency more than two months ago. But voters don’t seem to mind the wait.
January 19, 2017
52% View Trump Favorably
Voter attitudes about President-elect Donald Trump have changed little since Thanksgiving, with just over half of voters continuing to give him favorable marks.
January 19, 2017
The End of the Beginning By Larry J. Sabato
Tomorrow marks the start of the brave new world of President Donald J. Trump. But today marks the end of the Obama-to-Trump transition. They, and we, survived the interregnum, more or less — and it was not guaranteed and is worth celebrating.
January 19, 2017
83% Say Trump Likely to Erase Most of Obama's Achievements
Even as the media lavishes praise on President Obama's legacy, voters strongly believe his successor will wipe out most of the changes made during the Obama years.
January 18, 2017
Americans Warm to Police, Commercial Drone Use
The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department has announced that it will use unmanned drones in certain criminal situations, as support for both police and commercial drone use continues to rise.
January 18, 2017
Sponsors of Anarchy by Michelle Malkin
Hoodlums will be out in full force this Inauguration Day weekend. Count on it.
January 18, 2017
For Voters, Obama’s Legacy Is A More Divided America
President Obama promised America hope and change eight years ago, but voters believe his presidency drove us further apart instead.
January 18, 2017
Voters Rate Obamacare as Obama's Defining Moment
Voters are conflicted over outgoing President Barack Obama's place in history, but they agree the passage of Obamacare will be the defining marker of his presidency.
January 17, 2017
Only 32% Say America Safer After Obama Years
Confidence that the War on Terror is going America’s way has jumped to its highest level in over four years, but most voters don’t think this country is a safer place than it was eight years ago when President Obama took office.
January 17, 2017
Reagan and Trump: American Nationalists By Patrick J. Buchanan
Since World War II, the two men who have most terrified this city by winning the presidency are Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump.
January 17, 2017
Voters Say Trump More to Blame for Bad Media
Most voters blame President-elect Donald Trump for his problems with the media and think he ought to do something about them.
