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.
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January 18, 2016
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
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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.
January 13, 2016
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.
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.
