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 survey for the week ending April 7.
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April 11, 2016
April 11, 2016
GOP Voters Still See Trump’s Chances for Nomination Better than Cruz’s
Ted Cruz may have picked up more delegates than Donald Trump in recent days, but Republican voters don’t rate his chances for their party’s presidential nomination nearly as highly yet.
April 11, 2016
No Trump, No Show for 33% of GOP Voters
Members of the establishment in both major political parties worry that supporters of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders will not align with the party’s eventual nominee if their guy isn't chosen, but that appears to be a much more serious problem for Republicans than for Democrats.
April 9, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 9, 2016
What a mess! Both major political parties continue stumbling toward their national conventions after another state primary illustrates how far out of step party leaders are with their own voters.
April 8, 2016
Few Americans Support $15 Minimum Wage In Their State
New York and California recently passed bills that will gradually raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour, and several other states are considering similar legislation. Most Americans want their state’s hourly minimum wage to be above the federal level of $7.25, but they aren’t quite willing to go as high as $15.
April 8, 2016
Can the GOP Get Together in Cleveland? By Patrick J. Buchanan
After winning only six delegates in Wisconsin, and with Ted Cruz poaching delegates in states he has won, like Louisiana, Donald Trump either wins on the first ballot at Cleveland, or Trump does not win.
April 8, 2016
Trump Change: The Fall Continues
Donald Trump’s reverse momentum continues following his second-place showing in Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary.
April 8, 2016
Wisconsin Republicans Bid No Trump by Michael Barone
"Donald J. Trump withstood the onslaught of the establishment yet again." That's the first sentence in a Trump campaign statement tweeted out Tuesday night by the Washington Post's Robert Costa. It's also a strange way to respond to a solid defeat, reminiscent of the Monty Python knight who insists he is winning after both his arms are hacked off.
April 7, 2016
Voters Criticize the Primary Process
Voters are more critical of the presidential primary process than they have been in the past.
April 7, 2016
GOP’s Ryan Loses to Clinton, Sanders
Some top Republicans see House Speaker Paul Ryan as the party’s savior if they can just make him the GOP presidential nominee. But Ryan loses to both major Democratic candidates in head-to-head matchups, with roughly a quarter of Republicans looking somewhere else.
April 7, 2016
Senate/Governor 2016: Several Ratings Move Toward Democrats By Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
When you look at the big picture of presidential elections, and you try to discern the connection between the White House contest and the 34 Senate elections on the same ballot, it becomes obvious there are two types of years.
April 7, 2016
Most Doubt Next President Will Secure the Border
Few voters think the government will bring illegal immigration to an end regardless of who wins the White House in November. Most believe amnesty for illegal immigrants is more likely to happen instead.
April 6, 2016
Voters Put More Emphasis on Abortion As A Voting Issue
Presidential front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have both had to do damage control recently following comments they made about abortion. Voters place more importance than ever on the issue, and most remain pro-choice.
April 6, 2016
Requiem for a VA Victim by Michelle Malkin
What does a suffering military veteran have to do to force an unresponsive government to change its ways?
April 6, 2016
GOP Voters Still Favor Border Wall, Other Voters Less So
Most Republicans still favor construction of a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, but support is down among voters overall. Three-out-of-four, however, say illegal immigration is important to their vote this fall.
April 6, 2016
Freedom to Disagree By John Stossel
"Should a Jewish baker be forced to bake a cake for a Nazi wedding?"
April 6, 2016
Recent ‘Conservative’ Presidents Expanded Government By Charles Hurt
In the past 28 years America has elected two presidents from the “conservative” party, the one that claims to stand for lower taxes, responsible spending and limited government. Both have been named Bush.
April 6, 2016
Kasich Plays the Spoiler
Why is John Kasich still in the race for the Republican nomination?
His shutout in yesterday’s Wisconsin Primary shows there’s no groundswell of support for a non-angry, traditional Republican candidate in the race despite all the bad things he, the media and other prominent GOP officials have had to say about Donald Trump. There’s a perception that Ted Cruz is picking up some momentum, while Trump’s momentum is slowing. But Kasich? Forget it.
April 5, 2016
51% in GOP Say Candidate Who Enters Convention with Most Delegates Should Be Nominee
While Republican Party leaders talk increasingly of a brokered convention, just over half of GOP voters think their presidential nominee should be the candidate who arrives at the convention with the most delegates.
April 5, 2016
What Trump Has Wrought By Patrick J. Buchanan
As Wisconsinites head for the polls, our Beltway elites are almost giddy. For they foresee a Badger State bashing for Donald Trump, breaking his momentum toward the Republican nomination.
