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January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016
Most Voters Are Still Angry
Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump recently responded to critics of his abrasive campaign rhetoric by saying he would “gladly accept the mantle of anger” because the government is being run by “incompetent people.” Voters, especially Republicans, share that sentiment.
January 19, 2016
50% Say Race Relations in America Getting Worse
Confidence in race relations in America continues to fall, with hopes for the future at their lowest level yet.
January 19, 2016
The Republican Race Heats Up While Hillary Clinton Falters by Michael Barone
The race for president is accelerating in high gear, or, rather, the races for president -- in the Republican and Democratic parties, in the Iowa caucuses, the New Hampshire primary and primaries and caucuses to come. How's it going? Let's look at these separate races.
January 19, 2016
What Are Elections For? By Thomas Sowell
After months of watching all sorts of political polls, we are finally just a few weeks away from actually beginning to see some voting in primary elections. Polls let people vent their emotions. But elections are held to actually accomplish something.
January 19, 2016
Do Voters Want One-Party Rule?
As election season moves into full swing, voters are closely divided over whether one- or two-party rule is better for Washington, D.C.
January 19, 2016
Is Iran Taking the China Road? By Pat Buchanan
Is the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme leader of the Islamic Republic, a RINO -- a revolutionary in name only?
January 18, 2016
30% Say U.S. 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 survey for the first week of 2016, ending January 14.
January 18, 2016
Hillary Meter: Are Democrats Less Certain About A Clinton Nomination?
Following their party’s fourth debate yesterday evening, most Democratic voters still believe Hillary Clinton will be the party’s nominee this November, but they feel less strongly than they have in recent surveys.
January 18, 2016
Most Say MLK’s Dream Still Unfulfilled
Views of Martin Luther King Jr. Day haven’t changed, but even after seven years of having the first black president in office, Americans are more dubious than ever that King’s dream of equal opportunity has been achieved. Blacks are the most skeptical.
January 16, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 16, 2016
Now it’s the Democrats’ turn. Look for the exchanges between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to get sharper in Sunday night’s debate as some polls show the race for the Democratic presidential nomination tightening.
January 15, 2016
Trump Change: Belief in Trump Nomination Remains High
Going into last night’s debates, expectations remained high among Republican voters that Donald Trump is likely to be the GOP’s presidential nominee.
January 15, 2016
American Exceptionalism: How Has It Fared in the Obama Years? by Michael Barone
In his final State of the Union speech Barack Obama made at least a few bows toward the idea that America is an exceptional nation, an idea he once derided by saying, "I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks" -- this was before their fiscal crisis -- "believe in Greek exceptionalism." We remain exceptional, he said in Tuesday's speech, as the world's strongest nation militarily and because we're doing better economically than most other large nations.
January 15, 2016
US, Iran Step Back From the Brink By Pat Buchanan
To awaken Thursday to front-page photos of U.S. sailors kneeling on the deck of their patrol boat, hands on their heads in postures of surrender, on Iran's Farsi Island, brought back old and bad memories.
January 15, 2016
Did You Buy A Powerball Ticket?
Half of Americans intended to get in on this week’s unprecedented $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot even though very few know someone who has ever won a big lottery.
January 14, 2016
Important Message Regarding Your Monthly Rasmussen Reader Account
Effective January 15, 2016, the monthly Rasmussen Reader subscription rate will be increasing to $4.95/month.
As an existing accountholder, you can expect to keep your rate at $3.95 until your March 2016 bill date at which point the price will automatically convert to $4.95/month.
January 14, 2016
Most Americans View Bowie Favorably
Ground Control to Major Tom: Most Americans are sorry you're gone.
January 14, 2016
Voters Say Terrorism Should Be Obama’s Chief Concern
Voters are increasingly critical of President Obama’s handling of national security issues and think he should focus on terrorism for the remainder of his time in the White House.
January 14, 2016
18 Days to Iowa: Presidential Demolition Derby Revs Up By Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
What is there to add about Donald Trump that has not already been said? The political world has moved from disbelieving that he would even follow through and become a candidate, to expecting him to wither on the vine as more conventional choices gained steam, to accepting his nomination as a distinct possibility, to speculating that he will go all the way and defeat Hillary Clinton in November.
January 14, 2016
Do Americans Want Automatic Voter Registration?
Democratic lawmakers in Maryland have proposed legislation that would automatically register to vote all eligible residents who avail themselves of government social services or sign up for Obamacare through the state's health insurance exchange. California and Oregon automatically add people to the state voter rolls when they seek driver's licenses, but the Maryland plan would go well beyond that.
