To Protect and Destroy By John Stossel
What happens when police, trying to catch a bad guy, destroy your house?
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October 11, 2023
October 10, 2023
Traditional Values Still Matter, Voters Say
An overwhelming majority of voters believe it’s important to teach traditional values, but less than a third think America’s public schools are doing a good job at it.
October 10, 2023
2024: Most Trump Voters Say VP Choice Doesn’t Matter
More than half of U.S. voters say they’re likely to vote for former President Donald Trump in next year’s election, and most don’t much care who Trump picks as a running mate.
October 10, 2023
Why Bidenflation Defines Bidenomics By Daniel McCarthy
As the world burns and President Joe Biden's inadequacies grow only more obvious, Democrats reassure themselves that voters next year will care most of all about domestic issues.
And there, they think, Biden has something to be proud of: Bidenomics.
October 10, 2023
Pope Francis Blames America First By Stephen Moore
When I was growing up and attending Catholic schools, I was taught that the pope is infallible.
October 9, 2023
28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) 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 October 5, 2023.
October 9, 2023
54% Approve Spending Bill
The spending bill that prevented a government shutdown is approved by a majority of voters, for whom border security is a higher priority than funding for the war in Ukraine.
October 7, 2023
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 7, 2023
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
October 6, 2023
Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce Romance: Good for the NFL?
Pop singer Taylor Swift has made headlines by dating Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, but most Americans don’t expect much impact on the National Football League
October 6, 2023
New Deal Politics Turned Upside Down By Michael Barone
"The World Turned Upside Down." That's the song, or so longstanding legend would have it, that the British army band played after surrendering to American and French forces at Yorktown, 242 years ago. You can understand, even while not sympathizing, with the choice of ditty.
October 5, 2023
Has Politics Damaged Disney’s Brand?
After getting in a high-profile conflict with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Disney company is viewed unfavorably by most Republicans.
October 5, 2023
Trump and Biden Seek Historic Combined Sweep By Kyle Kondik
Despite weaknesses, they could be the first-ever pair of modern nominees to each win every nominating contest.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Despite weak overall favorability, Joe Biden and Donald Trump could combine for the strongest presidential nominating performance in modern history.
— Since the advent of the current nominating system in each party, which dates to the early 1970s, at least one of the two eventual major party nominees suffered at least some losses during the primary season.
— It is possible that Biden and Trump could both sweep every contest next year.
— Several nominating seasons came close to producing such a sweep, particularly in the 1996-2004 range.
October 4, 2023
Most Still See Another Depression Ahead
Despite claims by President Joe Biden about the strength of America’s economy, most Americans still think we’re headed toward another Great Depression.
October 4, 2023
Mixed Verdict on Speaker McCarthy’s Ouster
In a survey taken before California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy was voted out as Speaker of the House, a plurality of voters didn’t think his ouster would make much difference.
October 4, 2023
Shut It Down! By John Stossel
This week Republicans and Democrats got together to avert a government shutdown.
Too bad.
October 3, 2023
Do U.S. Intelligence Agencies Have Their Own Agenda?
A majority of voters believe that U.S. intelligence agencies follow their own political agenda, and two-thirds suspect the agencies are influencing the news media.
October 3, 2023
Will Gavin Newsom Copy Trump? By Daniel McCarthy
Gavin Newsom wants to be Donald Trump.
Eight years ago, Trump took stock of the Republican Party and found it ripe for conquest.
October 3, 2023
Washington's Credit Card Price Controls Will Hurt Consumers By Stephen Moore
Why has Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) declared war on credit cards?
Americans are in love with paying with plastic.
October 2, 2023
35% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-five percent (35%) 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 September 28, 2023.
October 2, 2023
Homelessness: Bad and Getting Worse, Most Americans Say
Most Americans consider homelessness a very serious problem now, and nearly two-thirds say it’s gotten worse in the past two years.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 87% of American Adults believe homelessness is a serious problem in America, including 61% who say the problem is Very Serious.
