24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending April 14.
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April 18, 2016
April 18, 2016
Few Say They Will Miss Today’s Income Tax Deadline
Pushing today’s Tax Day deadline back three days compared to the April 15 of years past hasn’t made a difference as far as taxpayers are concerned.
April 18, 2016
Hillary Meter: Primary Losses Don’t Break Clinton’s Momentum
Despite losing seven straight state primaries to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in the past month, Hillary Clinton is seen by more voters than ever as the eventual Democratic nominee.
April 16, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 16, 2016
The race for the Republican presidential nomination appears headed toward another roller coaster bump.
April 15, 2016
Inside the Media Bubble, No One Can Hear Us Scream By Ted Rall
"New York Times" headline, April 12: "Donald Trump, Losing Ground, Tries to Blame the System."
April 15, 2016
Most Still Say Middle Class Hit Hardest At Tax Time
With this year's Tax Day coming on Monday, Americans remain more convinced than ever that the middle class is shouldering more of the tax burden than the wealthy.
April 15, 2016
America's Imperial Overstretch By Patrick J. Buchanan
This week, SU-24 fighter-bombers buzzed a U.S. destroyer in the Baltic Sea. The Russian planes carried no missiles or bombs.
April 15, 2016
Donald Trump's Insincere Process Arguments By Michael Barone
"Gestapo tactics." That's how Donald Trump's recently installed campaign manager, Paul Manafort, characterized the Ted Cruz campaign's successful effort to win all 34 of Colorado's pledged national convention delegates at the long-scheduled Republican congressional district and state conventions.
April 15, 2016
Trump Change: ‘The Donald’ Holds Steady
Can next Tuesday’s New York primary restore Donald Trump’s fortunes?
April 14, 2016
Demand for Hybrid Cars Is Little Changed
More hybrid vehicles - part traditional gasoline-powered engine, part electric engine - seem to be on the roads these days, but Americans aren't expressing any increased willingness to buy one.
April 14, 2016
Clinton vs. Sanders: Whom Do Democrats Trust More?
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has been on a hot streak lately in the Democratic primary race, but Democratic voters still put more trust in his rival when it comes to key issues.
April 14, 2016
House 2016: How a Democratic Wave Could Happen By Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
Pennsylvania’s Seventh Congressional District, which forms a misshapen U linking Greater Philadelphia in the east to the outskirts of Lancaster and Reading to its west and north, provides a vivid example of the challenges Democrats face on the current U.S. House map.
April 13, 2016
Americans Put Country and God First
After family, what do Americans believe in most strongly? Their country and their religious faith.
April 13, 2016
American Workers Matter: A Chicago Wake and Wake-Up Call by Michelle Malkin
Circle this date on your calendar: April 22. I'll be in Chicago that day attending what may be a very significant milestone in American politics and domestic policy. It's going to be a wake and a wake-up call, part memorial and part protest.
April 13, 2016
Why Are Americans Buying So Many Guns?
Law-abiding Americans are buying guns at a record pace, and most tell us it’s for self-defense. Democrats, however, are far more likely than others to believe it is too easy to buy a gun these days.
April 13, 2016
Another Libertarian Moment? By John Stossel
The Libertarian Party might get more votes this year.
April 13, 2016
Those Words You Hear From Paul Ryan Don’t Herald the Arrival Of a Knight in Shining Armor By Charles Hurt
Here in Washington, nothing ever goes “bump” by itself. Which leads us to the question, “What is Paul Ryan up to?”
April 13, 2016
Most Still Oppose Religious Freedom Laws
Mississippi and North Carolina are the latest states to adopt laws that allow a private business not to serve someone if it violates the business owner's religious beliefs, but critics contend that gay, lesbian and transgender customers will suffer. Most voters nationwide agree and still don’t want their state to adopt such laws.
April 12, 2016
Will Trump Be Swindled in Cleveland, Too? By Patrick Buchanan
In the race for the Republican nomination, Donald Trump would seem to be in the catbird seat. He has won the most states, the most delegates and the most votes -- by nearly two million.
April 12, 2016
Most Republicans Say Kasich, Cruz Ready to Be President, Not Trump
Most Republicans think Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich have what it takes to be president, but GOP voters are evenly divided over whether the same is true of Donald Trump. Among all voters, however, only Kasich fills the bill.
