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December 18, 2015

Open-Borders Money Backs Marco Rubio By Michelle Malkin

Political analysis of the Las Vegas debate immigration dust-up between Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio is missing a key ingredient: the money factor.   

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December 18, 2015

Trump Still Rules GOP Roost After Tuesday’s Debate

Donald Trump still holds the lead in Rasmussen Reports’ latest look at the race for the Republican presidential nomination following Tuesday night’s debate. His voters also are by far the least likely to say they’re going to change their minds.

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December 18, 2015

No, There Won't Be a Brokered National Convention by Michael Barone

All around the political blogosphere you can find folks smacking their lips over the prospect of a "brokered" Republican national convention. They look forward to the spectacle of delegates assembling in Cleveland with no candidate having a majority, of multiple ballots with governors, floor demonstrations after nominating speeches, congressmen running as favorite sons and delegates demanding that state delegations be polled.

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December 18, 2015

America First -- or World War III By Patrick Buchanan

"If you're in favor of World War III, you have your candidate."

So said Rand Paul, looking directly at Gov. Chris Christie, who had just responded to a question from CNN's Wolf Blitzer as to whether he would shoot down a Russian plane that violated his no-fly zone in Syria.

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December 18, 2015

Trump Change: Trump Treads Water This Week

Confidence that Donald Trump will be next year’s Republican presidential candidate is down slightly following the last GOP pre-primary debate of the year.

December 17, 2015

Most Shoppers Are Going Online for Christmas

A sizable majority of Americans are again using the Internet to finish their holiday shopping this year.

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December 17, 2015

Hillary Meter: Voters Still Confident Clinton Going All The Way

Just before the Democrats’ third pre-primary debate Saturday night, Hillary Clinton remains comfortably ahead in the expectations game.

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December 17, 2015

10 Factors That Will Determine the Next President By Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley

Here’s a thought experiment: What if Republicans nominated the 2012 version of Mitt Romney — same fundraising, same baggage, same everything — at their 2016 convention? What sort of odds would that candidate have in 2016?

December 17, 2015

Americans Ready to Queue Up for New 'Star Wars' Film

The Force is still strong.

December 16, 2015

Christmas is a Joyous Time for Most Americans

Christmas cheer is spreading more than ever this holiday season.

December 16, 2015

Voters Question Cost of Paris Climate Deal

While voters are evenly divided on the effectiveness of the new international climate change agreement, most think it will increase energy costs here at home, and few are willing to pay those additional costs.

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December 16, 2015

Pretend Answers on Terror by John Stossel

I wish I were as confident as many politicians and news commentators. They know what America should do about ISIS and terrorism.

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December 16, 2015

Vetting Obama's Witless Vetters at DHS By Michelle Malkin

Gaping holes in the K1 fiance visa interview process. Reckless bans on scrutinizing visa applicants' social media posts. Ignored alarms over marriage fraud. New details keep seeping out about all the "red flags" Obama's immigration officials missed in the case of the San Bernardino jihadists.   

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December 16, 2015

CNN turns GOP debate into aggravating, irrelevant snoozefest — as planned By Charles Hurt

Stop the madness. These debates cannot go on.

There were, literally, more candidates on stage for Tuesday night’s Republican debate than there were at a Jeb! Bush debate watching “party” in Miami.

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December 16, 2015

It’s Donald Trump’s Party Now

Only voters can now stop businessman Donald Trump’s march to the White House. Last night’s Republican debate seemed a tacit acknowledgement of that, with only the long-shot candidates willing to take Trump head-on.

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December 15, 2015

Will Elites Blow Up the GOP? By Pat Buchanan

"Buchanan, if you ever hear of a group getting together to stop X, be sure to put your money on X."  

December 15, 2015

Americans Want Christmas, More Religion in Schools

Americans continue to strongly support the celebration of Christmas in public schools, places that most already believe lack enough religion.

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December 15, 2015

Attacking the Truth by Thomas Sowell

Among the many sad signs of our time are the current political and media attacks on Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, for speaking the plain truth on a subject where lies have been the norm for years.

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December 15, 2015

Questions Legitimate Journalists Should Be Asking Hillary Clinton By Michael Barone

On Sept. 14, 2012, three days after the murder of Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods in Benghazi, Libya, Hillary Clinton appeared at Andrews air force base, where she spoke with family members of those slain.

December 15, 2015

Have the Debates Made Any Difference?

A lot of voters claim to be following the debates between the presidential candidates from both major parties but don’t feel they have learned much about those candidates so far.