Support for Body Cameras Up, Police Expected to Benefit Most
More Americans favor requiring police officers to wear body cameras while on duty but still tend to believe they will protect the cops more than those they deal with.
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July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016
Kaine Provides Little Spark to Clinton Ticket
Despite complaints from progressives in her party, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s decision to make Virginia Senator Tim Kaine her running mate makes little difference to voters.
July 28, 2016
Clinton Cash By John Stossel
This week, as Democrats fawn over Hillary Clinton, I'm struck by how both Clintons continue to thrive despite their remarkable record of sleazy dealings.
July 28, 2016
White House Watch: Clinton 43%, Trump 42%
Apparently conventions don’t mean much. The major party nominees remain deadlocked in our latest weekly White House Watch survey.
July 27, 2016
42% Suspect Most Countries Don't Play by Olympic Rules
The summer Olympics are just over a week away, and Americans are gearing up to watch even though they suspect many of the participating countries are cheating.
July 27, 2016
28% Have Switched Presidential Choice Since January 1
Voters give mixed marks to this year’s primaries and candidate debates, but a sizable number say they’ve changed horses since the first of the year.
July 27, 2016
#BlueLightFriday: From the White House to Your House By Michelle Malkin
When you need something done, call a retired cop.
July 27, 2016
Clinton Over the Hump, and Trump Gets a Bump by Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
After Donald Trump picked Mike Pence to be his running mate two weeks ago -- that feels like two months ago, right? -- we suggested that Trump could end up taking at least a temporary lead because of the convention bounce that presidential candidates typically get after their conventions.
July 27, 2016
Voters Turn to Cable News First; Fox Still #1
Voters still prefer cable news over the big three traditional television networks when it comes to political news, and despite the recent sexual harassment controversy that led to the resignation of its chairman, Fox News continues to lead the pack. Which political party a voter is affiliated with also remains a key indicator of his or her viewing habits.
July 26, 2016
Clinton carnival hits Philly; blame the Russians by Charles Hurt
Turns out Donald J. Trump is right. The system really is rigged! At least the Democratic Party’s system is.
July 26, 2016
Nevada: Trump 43%, Clinton 38%, Johnson 8%
Following last week’s Republican National Convention, Donald Trump has a slight lead over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the key state of Nevada.
July 26, 2016
Democrats Think Sanders Voters Likely to Support Clinton
Less that half of Democrats feel Hillary Clinton has done enough to win over supporters of her primary rival Senator Bernie Sanders, but most voters in their party still think there's a good chance Sanders supporters will back Clinton in the fall.
July 26, 2016
Black Votes Matter By Thomas Sowell
Black votes matter. If Republicans could get 20 percent of black votes, the Democrats would be ruined. This is highly unlikely, given the approach used by Republicans. However, the point is that Democrats must not only continue to get nine-tenths of black votes, they also need to get a high turnout of black voters on election day.
July 26, 2016
Nevada Senate: Heck (R) 46%, Cortez Masto (D) 37%
Republican Joe Heck holds a nine-point lead over Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto in our first look at the race to replace retiring U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.
July 26, 2016
What's 'Making America One Again' About? By Michael Barone
"Make America One Again." That was the stated theme of the last night of the Republican National Convention. In the welter of analysis of Donald Trump's acceptance speech, few have commented on it, but it's worth taking it seriously.
July 25, 2016
24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) 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 July 21.
July 25, 2016
Has Clinton Turned Her Back on Progressives?
The WikiLeaks scandal. A centrist and “safe” VP pick. A party platform battle. Heading into the 2016 Democratic National Convention this week, the party’s progressive wing has a lot to be fired up about, and it's not the party's nominee.
July 25, 2016
Clinton-Kaine: A Not-So Surprising Ticket by Kyle Kondik, Geoffrey Skelley, and Larry J. Sabato
If someone had told us at the start of this election cycle that the Democratic presidential nominee would be Hillary Clinton, and that she would choose Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate, we would have said that would be… very, very plausible.
July 25, 2016
Users Strongly Reject Censorship on Facebook, Twitter
Political conservatives have charged in recent months that major social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are censoring their points of view. Regular users of those sites, especially those under the age of 40, strongly disagree with any attempts to close down free speech.
July 25, 2016
Voters Remain Wary of Political News They’re Getting
Television, primarily cable, still reigns supreme for political news among voters, and while they remain skeptical, voters are slightly more trusting of the news they are getting this election cycle compared to past years.
