Neither Candidate Is Getting the Immigration Issue Right By Michael Barone
No contemporary political issue has been more controversial, or has been subject to more dubious analyses, than immigration.
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June 7, 2016
June 7, 2016
Is Personal Responsibility Obsolete? By Thomas Sowell
Among the many disturbing signs of our times are conservatives and libertarians of high intelligence and high principles who are advocating government programs that relieve people of the necessity of working to provide their own livelihoods.
June 7, 2016
Voters Rate Clinton Vs. Trump on Social Issues
As is the case on most issues Rasmussen Reports has asked about so far, voters tend to think Hillary Clinton will perform similarly to President Obama when it comes to social issues if she wins the presidency, while they expect big changes from Donald Trump - although not necessarily positive ones.
June 6, 2016
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) 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 June 2.
June 6, 2016
Voters Give Trump University Low Marks for Impact So Far
Former students of the now-defunct Trump University have filed a federal lawsuit against the for-profit educational institution started by presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump alleging fraud and predatory business tactics. However, most voters nationwide say the issue will not impact their support of Trump positively or negatively in the upcoming election.
June 4, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 4, 2016
The level of support for Hillary Clinton and for Donald Trump isn’t moving up, feeding interest in third-party candidates like former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, chosen last weekend as the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee.
June 3, 2016
Voters Sour on Black Lives Matter But Question Fairness of Justice System
Most voters view the Black Lives Matter movement unfavorably. Perhaps in part that’s because they tend to think the U.S. justice system is less likely to be unfair to blacks than to Americans in general.
June 3, 2016
The Dogs That Aren't Barking -- and Those That Are -- in 2016 By Michael Barone
Let's look back on the primary campaign -- completed for Republicans, still ongoing for Democrats -- and see if we can identify what Sherlock Holmes referred to as dogs that didn't bark.
June 3, 2016
Libertarians' Johnson Makes Little Dent in Clinton-Trump Race
The inclusion of Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson on a hypothetical 2016 general election ballot makes little difference in terms of support for likely major party nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, with a sizable number of voters still looking elsewhere.
June 3, 2016
Hillary Rejects 'America First' By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Clinton to Paint Trump as a Risk to World Order."
June 2, 2016
Many Voters Think Obama Less Faithful to Constitution and Blame Politics
A sizable number of voters continue to believe President Obama has ignored the U.S. Constitution more than most of his predecessors, and those voters overwhelmingly believe he's been motivated by politics rather than doing the right thing. His defenders strongly disagree.
June 2, 2016
Most Voters Favor 'Blue Lives Matter' Law in Their State
Louisiana last week became the first state to enact a so-called “Blue Lives Matter” law which classifies attacks on police, firefighters and emergency medical personnel as hate crimes. Most voters favor laws that designate certain acts of violence as hate crimes and agree that police and first responders should be protected under those laws.
June 2, 2016
Model Points to Close California Result Between Clinton and Sanders By Alan I. Abramowitz
On June 7, five states — California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota — will hold primary elections. It is the last major day of primaries of 2016, and with the Republican race already decided, almost all of the attention will be focused on the Democratic side, where 676 pledged (elected) delegates will be at stake in those five states.
June 2, 2016
White House Watch: Clinton 39%, Trump 38%
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump remain tied in Rasmussen Reports’ weekly White House Watch survey. But neither candidate has shown the ability yet to grow his or her basic support, despite Trump’s calls for party unity and Clinton’s hopes of quelling the Bernie Sanders revolt.
June 1, 2016
Obama's Full-Month Approval Holds Steady in May
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
June 1, 2016
How Do Voters Weigh Clinton’s Honesty vs. Trump’s?
Republicans have a lot more confidence in Donald Trump’s honesty than Democrats do in the honesty of Hillary Clinton.
June 1, 2016
The $16 Billion Tax-Credit Black Hole By Michelle Malkin
President Obama and GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan want to expand it. Tax preparation companies and illegal immigrants are cashing in on it. Fraudsters have found bottomless ways to exploit it.
June 1, 2016
Donald Trump Again Proves He Is Master of the Media By Charles Hurt
Politically speaking, nobody ever went broke beating up the media.
Add this truism to the long, long list of techniques and tactics that Donald Trump instinctively understands at a deep guttural level that nobody in media or politics seems to grasp. Even now, a year into Mr. Trump’s Presidential Spectacular.
June 1, 2016
Voters Say a Trump-Sanders Debate No Big Deal
The possibility of a televised debate between Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders fizzled out last week after the presumptive GOP presidential nominee decided it was “inappropriate” to debate a candidate in second place for the Democratic nomination. While it might have made great television, most voters say it wouldn’t have impacted their vote this November.
