Only 28% Trust Feds to Fairly Enforce Gun Control
Supporters of additional gun control generally consider the National Rifle Association their biggest problem, but distrust of the federal government remains a big hurdle for them to clear.
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January 13, 2016
January 13, 2016
Will An Obama Endorsement Matter In This Year’s Election?
While voters in general say a candidate endorsement from President Obama will not impact their voting decision this November, most in his own party say it would. But voters regardless of partisan affiliation agree that the upcoming election will have little to do with the president’s record.
January 13, 2016
Optimism and Obama By John Stossel
In the commercial that President Obama released prior to his final State of the Union address, Obama said he would tell Congress how "optimistic" he is about America's future.
January 13, 2016
Powerball's Biggest Winner: Government by Michelle Malkin
Ka-ching! Wednesday's Powerball jackpot soared to $1.5 billion as get-rich-quick mania seized America this week. But you don't need to wait for the drawing to know who'll score the royal payoff.
January 13, 2016
The State of the Union Obama Really Wanted to Give By Charles Hurt
Even at the end of seven good and prosperous years, a president’s final State of the Union address is a tough act. There is no one left to blame. By this point in a presidency, he owns the current state of the union.
January 13, 2016
State of the Union: Does Obama’s Agenda Divide Us?
President Obama acknowledged in his final State of the Union speech last night that “the rancor and suspicion between the parties has gotten worse instead of better” during his presidency, while at the same time speaking proudly of what he considers his greatest accomplishments. But for many voters, his accomplishments are exactly what have divided us.
January 12, 2016
Voters Say State of the Union Speech Leads Nowhere
President Obama is scheduled to deliver his final State of the Union address this evening, and Democrats once again are the most likely to be paying attention. But even voters in Obama’s party admit that presidents don’t accomplish most of what they promise in the annual speeches.
January 12, 2016
Census 2015 Shows Increasing Cultural Division and Political Polarization By Michael Barone
The Census Bureau has delivered its annual Christmas gift to demographic junkies: its estimates of the populations of the 50 states and the District of Columbia for mid-2015.
January 12, 2016
What Bernie & The Donald Portend by Pat Buchanan
Three weeks out from the Iowa caucuses, and clarity emerges.
January 12, 2016
'Messing With the Constitution' By Thomas Sowell
In recent years, a small but growing number of people have advocated a convention of states to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States. The reaction to the proposal has been hostile, out of all proportion to either the originality or the danger of such a convention.
January 12, 2016
Just 15% Think It's More Dangerous Here Than In Other Countries
Despite the threats of terrorism and mass shootings, few U.S. voters believe that life in the United States is more dangerous than elsewhere in the world.
January 11, 2016
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) 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 7.
January 11, 2016
Voters See North Korean Nuclear Attack As More Likely
North Korea claims to have made its first hydrogen bomb, and Americans are more concerned that the rogue Communist nation will use a nuclear weapon to attack the United States. Most welcome an international response, including military action if necessary, to stop North Korea from going further.
January 11, 2016
Do Voters Think A Candidate Should Quit If Indicted?
A former federal prosecutor recently made headlines with his prediction that Hillary Clinton will be indicted soon for trafficking in classified information on a private e-mail server while working as secretary of State. But should a criminal indictment put Clinton’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on hold? Just over half of Democrats say no.
January 9, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 9, 2016
Look for more debates next week, the Republicans on Thursday night, the Democrats on Sunday. More of the same or are these races in flux?
January 8, 2016
Most Voters Oppose Obama Acting Alone on Gun Control
Voters don’t approve of President Obama’s decision to go it alone with several gun control initiatives and don’t believe his actions will reduce the number of mass killings the country has experienced recently.
January 8, 2016
Negative Campaigning Breaks Out in Republican Race by Michael Barone
Rough and tumble. Hammer and tongs. In the race for this year's Republican nomination, Donald Trump has not hesitated to attack and ridicule many of his opponents, and some of them have teed up attacks on him, only to hold back when they seemed to help rather than hurt him.
January 8, 2016
Why Is North Korea Our Problem? By Patrick J. Buchanan
For Xi Jinping, it has been a rough week.
Panicked flight from China's currency twice caused a plunge of 7 percent in her stock market, forcing a suspension of trading.
January 8, 2016
Trump Change: More Voters Than Ever See Trump As Eventual GOP Nominee
Belief among Republicans that Donald Trump will be the next GOP presidential nominee now ties its highest level ever, and among all likely voters, more than ever agree.
January 7, 2016
38% of Adults Under 40 Have A Tattoo
Tattoos are certainly more commonplace in society, but are they becoming completely acceptable?
