What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 22, 2016
The debates are done. Is it a race or a runaway? Depends on whom you ask.
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October 22, 2016
October 21, 2016
The Four Things Hillary Could do to Close the Deal Against Trump By Ted Rall
She's ahead in the polls by roughly three to four points. Given her opposition, however, Hillary Clinton ought be doing a lot better than that.
Consider Clinton's structural advantages over Donald Trump.
October 21, 2016
Most Still Say Clinton Should Have Been Indicted
Most voters still disagree with the FBI's decision not to seek a criminal indictment of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over her mishandling of classified information when she was secretary of State, and even more rate the issue as important to their vote.
October 21, 2016
An Establishment in Panic By Pat Buchanan
Pressed by moderator Chris Wallace as to whether he would accept defeat should Hillary Clinton win the election, Donald Trump replied, "I will tell you at the time. I'll keep you in suspense."
October 21, 2016
Despite Trump, Demotic Protest Politics Doesn't Always Fail by Michael Barone
2016 has been a big year for protest politics -- not just in the United States, what with Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump getting over 40 percent of primary votes, but also all over Europe and Latin America, where voters have been rejecting the advice of their nations' political, financial and media establishments.
October 20, 2016
Utah Senate: Lee (R) 57%, Snow (D) 25%
While the presidential race in Utah is unusually close, Republican Senator Mike Lee appears poised to keep his seat against Democratic challenger Misty Snow.
October 20, 2016
Voters Put More Emphasis on a Candidate's Business Experience
Voters now rate a candidate's business past as more important to their vote than experience in government.
October 20, 2016
Voters Say This Year’s Presidential Race More Negative Than Ever
Many commentators predicted an ugly presidential race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and voters say that’s just what they got.
October 20, 2016
With 19 Days to Go, Clinton’s Lead Is Bigger Than Ever by Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik, and Geoffrey Skelley
The mist is lifting from the map of the United States and the moment of clarity for the 2016 general election campaign has arrived. Yes, there is still uncertainty about some states in the Electoral College. But nearly all of it comes in states that Mitt Romney won in 2012 or a couple of Barack Obama states that Hillary Clinton doesn’t need to win.
October 19, 2016
Democrats More Confident Their Nominee Will Help in Congress Races
Democrats are nearly twice as likely as Republicans to think their presidential nominee will help congressional candidates in their party.
October 19, 2016
Clinton, Trump Still Unpopular With Most Voters
Most voters still share unfavorable opinions of the two major party candidates for president.
October 19, 2016
Despite All the Slime and Party Traitors, Donald Trump Still Has a Chance By Charles Hurt
Donald Trump is still in this race, and he can still win it.
October 19, 2016
Voters Rate A Candidate's Policies More Important Than Character
Nearly half of voters still say their choice this presidential election will be the lesser of two evils, although Trump supporters feel that way more strongly than Clinton voters do. Fortunately for both major party candidates who have been beset with questions about their honesty and integrity, most voters put their policy positions ahead of their character.
October 19, 2016
Debate Depressive Disorder By Michelle Malkin
How many more broadcast bust-ups will it take before America finally decides to make its presidential election debates tolerable again? I can't take it anymore. Can you?
October 18, 2016
Voters Show More Support For a No-Fly Zone in Syria
The nature of U.S. involvement in the ongoing war in Syria has been one of the key foreign policy issues this presidential election season, and most voters now favor a no-fly zone in the embattled country despite increasing concern that it may bring the United States into a military confrontation with Russia.
October 18, 2016
Most Say Media, Not Russians, Tilting the Election
Most voters aren’t buying the story that the Russians are trying to manipulate the election for Donald Trump but think the U.S. media is trying to swing things for Hillary Clinton.
October 18, 2016
The Left and the Masses By Thomas Sowell
The greatest moral claim of the political left is that they are for the masses in general and the poor in particular. That is also their greatest fraud. It even fools many leftists themselves.
October 18, 2016
Is the System Rigged? You Betcha. by Patrick J. Buchanan
"Remember, it's a rigged system. It's a rigged election," said Donald Trump in New Hampshire on Saturday.
October 18, 2016
Which Party Will Hold the Senate and House? By Michael Barone
Which party is going to control the House and hold a majority in the Senate in January 2017? Even if you regard the presidential contest as over -- a proposition for which there is powerful evidence, including Donald Trump's current campaign message choices -- the answers to those questions are, respectively, mildly and very unclear.
