30% Say U.S. is Heading in Right Direction
Thirty percent (30%) 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 November 22.
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November 28, 2016
November 28, 2016
U.S. Voters Still View Fidel Castro Unfavorably
Communist revolutionary and longtime leader of Cuba Fidel Castro has died at the age of 90, but U.S. voters haven’t changed their opinions of the man who defied the United States for decades.
November 28, 2016
50% Still Say Abortion Is Morally Wrong
As the Roman Catholic Church softens its stance on women who receive abortions, most U.S. voters remain pro-choice on the issue but half still see abortions as morally wrong in most cases.
November 26, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 26, 2016
After a drawn out and contentious year in politics, Americans finally took a break this week to give thanks with family and friends.
November 25, 2016
Most Americans Are Skipping Black Friday
Despite all the hype, most Americans are sitting out the Black Friday sales this year.
November 24, 2016
Most Say They Have Much To Be Thankful For
An overwhelming percentage of Americans still say they have a lot to be thankful for, even if they put slightly less importance on Thanksgiving as a holiday.
November 24, 2016
The Arc of History Doesn't Always Bend Toward Justice By Michael Barone
History is on our side. That's a claim Barack Obama has made frequently, in his two successful campaigns for president and during his nearly eight years in office. It's a claim that looks a little shakier this Thanksgiving holiday than it did during the Halloween holiday three weeks ago.
November 24, 2016
Football and Fallacies By Thomas Sowell
This is a football story with both political and legal implications.
It was fourth down in a National Football League game, and the punting team came onto the field. The other team went into their formation to defend against the punt. Then somebody noticed that the man set to kick the punt was black.
November 23, 2016
More Surprising 2016 Victory: The Cubs or Donald Trump?
This year was full of surprises, but it turns out that the election of Donald Trump for president shocked more Americans than the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series after 108 years.
November 23, 2016
The Return of Assassination Fascination by Michelle Malkin
Alert the CDC: Left-wing America has been overcome by another contagious epidemic of assassination fascination. It's time to declare a public health crisis.
November 23, 2016
Most Americans Are Staying Put This Thanksgiving
Maybe it’s to host friends and family, maybe it’s to gear up for Black Friday shopping, or maybe there’s really just no place like home. Whatever the reason, most Americans don’t plan on traveling away from home this Thanksgiving.
November 23, 2016
Thanksgiving Tragedy By John Stossel
Tomorrow, as you celebrate the meal the Pilgrims ate with Indians, pause a moment to thank private property.
November 23, 2016
Democrats Honed the Dog Whistle of Racism on Sessions By Charles Hurt
It all began with Jeff Sessions from Alabama. Even before they coined a term for it — Borking — they did it to Jeff Sessions, a decent man with a stellar legal reputation as a fearless and tough but fair federal prosecutor down South.
November 23, 2016
Voters View Trump More Favorably
Voters have a more positive opinion of president-elect Donald Trump following his unexpected victory than they did throughout his campaign.
November 22, 2016
A Besieged Trump Presidency Ahead By Patrick J. Buchanan
After a week managing the transition, vice president-elect Mike Pence took his family out to the Broadway musical "Hamilton."
November 22, 2016
Voters More Comfortable With One-Party Rule Compared to 2008
More than half of voters feel comfortable with the prospect of one party controlling both the Executive and Legislative branches of government, as Republicans will do when Donald Trump enters the White House in January. Democratic voters have changed their tune on this arrangement following Election Day.
November 22, 2016
Backward-Looking 'Progressives' By Thomas Sowell
People who call themselves "progressives" claim to be forward-looking, but a remarkable amount of the things they say and do are based on looking backward.
November 22, 2016
Do Voters Worry Trump Will Bring Too Much or Too Little Change?
He may have been the outsider candidate elected on a promise to “drain the swamp” of Washington, DC, but voters are more concerned president-elect Donald Trump will try to make too many changes than too few.
November 22, 2016
The Not-Yet-Emerging Democratic Majority by Michael Barone
What is to become of the Democratic Party? The world's oldest political party, which traces its roots to 1792, is in as dire straits as it has ever been.
November 21, 2016
33% Say U.S. is Heading in Right Direction, Matching 2016 High
Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 November 17. All five nights included in the survey followed Republican Donald Trump's election as the next president of the United States.
