Quo Vadis, Mother Russia? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"The demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century," said Russia's new ruler Vladimir Putin in his 2005 state of the nation address.
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May 20, 2022
May 19, 2022
Do Traditional Values Still Matter in School?
Many schools are embattled by controversies around race, gender and sexuality, while most Americans think teaching traditional values is an important task.
May 19, 2022
Most Voters Think Hillary’s Campaign Broke the Law
With the first trial of Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation now in a D.C. courtroom, a majority of voters believe Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign acted illegally by encouraging federal agencies to spy on Donald Trump's campaign.
May 19, 2022
The Battle for State Legislatures By Louis Jacobson
Looking for competition in sorted statehouses.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
– In addition to usually facing midterm headwinds in federal races, the presidential party also often struggles in state legislative races in those years.
– However, Republicans have already made such impressive state legislative gains over the past dozen years that they do not have a ton of Democratic-held chambers to target.
–Republicans could plausibly flip chambers in states like Maine and Minnesota, while a better redistricting map could help Democrats in Michigan, a key battleground.
May 18, 2022
53% Think World Leaders See Biden as Weaker Than Trump
Voters don’t see President Joe Biden as having good relationships with most world leaders, and more than half believe those world leaders view him as weaker than his predecessor.
May 17, 2022
Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index - Week Ending May 12, 2022
The Rasmussen Reports Immigration Index for the week of May 8-12, 2022, increased to 92.5, up more than three points from 89.3 two weeks earlier.
May 17, 2022
Abortion: Two-Thirds of Voters Favor Limits
More voters describe themselves as pro-choice than pro-life, but a significant majority support state laws that limit how late in a pregnancy an abortion can be performed.
May 17, 2022
When the People Tasked With Protecting Our Children Are the Villains by Stephen Moore
The evidence shows that school closures during COVID were an epic public policy blunder. The school lockdowns in many states were arguably the most significant episode of government-sponsored child abuse in American history.
May 17, 2022
Why Would US Give a War Guarantee -- to Finland? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Seeing Russia invade Ukraine, historically neutral Finland has undergone a late conversion and decided to join NATO immediately.
May 16, 2022
26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-six percent (26%) 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 May 12, 2022.
May 16, 2022
Climate Change: Democrats More Concerned Than Other Voters
Climate change isn’t a very important issue for most voters, but Democrats are significantly more concerned about the problem.
May 14, 2022
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 14, 2022
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
May 13, 2022
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Plummets in May
Economic confidence fell to 87.7 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than 20 points lower than April.
May 13, 2022
‘Fake News’ Still a Media Problem, Voters Say
The news media don’t question President Joe Biden as aggressively as they questioned former President Donald Trump, according to a majority of voters who say “fake news” is still a major problem.
May 13, 2022
Progressives' Version of 'Democracy': 2 Plus 2 Equals 5 by Michael Barone
They may or may not have been playing the song "The World Turned Upside Down" when Lord Charles Cornwallis's troops surrendered to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown in 1781, but there's good reason to sing it now.
May 13, 2022
Are All Court-Created Rights Now in Peril? By Patrick J. Buchanan
In the storm that erupted over the leaked draft opinion of Justice Samuel Alito, which would overturn Roe v. Wade, a secondary alarm has arisen among our elites.
May 12, 2022
Voters More Worried About Inflation Than Abortion Rights
Despite news reports that the Supreme Court may be ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion rights haven’t displaced inflation at the top of the list of issues most concerning to voters.
May 12, 2022
The Kinds of Seats that Flip in Midterms By Kyle Kondik
Looking back on past recent waves to assess Republicans’ potential in November.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— While increasingly salient issues like abortion could change the political environment, Republicans still appear on track for a strong showing in the U.S. House.
— Recent midterms have hollowed out the presidential party’s holdings of districts where the president either did the same or worse than he did nationally or only a little better.
— Republicans likely will have trouble winning districts where Joe Biden won more than 55% of the vote, but that still leaves them dozens of Democratic-held targets below that mark as redistricting is finalized.
May 11, 2022
Organic BS by John Stossel
Activists have convinced Americans that "organic" food is better -- healthier, better-tasting, life-extending.
