What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 23, 2019
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
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November 23, 2019
November 22, 2019
Most Say Trump Uses Cabinet Less Than Other Presidents
President Trump’s Cabinet seems to have a revolving door at times, but then most voters agree this president doesn’t depend on his Cabinet like the majority of his predecessors.
November 22, 2019
61% Say Most Politicians Intent on Dividing Us
Come together? Not likely, voters say, if most politicians have their way.
November 22, 2019
The Impeachment Pseudo-Event By Michael Barone
"The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America" is the title of a 1960s book by historian and librarian of Congress Daniel Boorstin. Pseudo-events, he wrote, are staged solely to generate news media coverage. Real events involve independent actors and have unpredictable outcomes. Pseudo-events are shows.
November 22, 2019
Let the People Decide Trump's Fate By Patrick J. Buchanan
Was there linkage between the withholding of U.S. military aid and the U.S. demand for a Ukrainian state investigation of the Bidens?
November 21, 2019
Voters Fear Violence From Trump’s Foes More Than His Supporters
Voters see a bigger threat from President Trump’s opponents over policy issues than from his supporters if Democrats succeed in removing him from office. One-in-three still see the threat of civil war in the near future.
November 21, 2019
2020 House: Assessing the Open Seats So Far By Kyle Kondik
Openings won’t match the volume of 2018, but Democrats may once again benefit more than Republicans.
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— Of 28 open House seats, Republicans are defending 20 while Democrats are defending only eight.
— Of eight the Crystal Ball rates as competitive, Republicans are defending all but one.
— Open seats, along with pending redistricting in North Carolina, give Democrats a small buffer as they defend their majority.
November 20, 2019
34% of Online Streaming Service Users Complain of Too Many Choices
More Americans than ever are watching online streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, but with several new companies including Disney and Apple entering the market, many now say there’s too much to look at.
November 20, 2019
Voters Show Little Support for U.S. Role in Hong Kong Protests
Most voters here are aware of the escalating pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong but don’t favor U.S. involvement. They’re also slightly less likely to suspect that our government gives China a pass on bad behavior because of its economic muscle.
November 20, 2019
Cancel Culture Hypocrites on Left and Right By Michelle Malkin
Cancel culture is metastasizing. No one is safe anymore, including yours truly.
On Tuesday afternoon, I was informed that Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, had pulled the plug on my book discussion of "Open Borders Inc." with the Center for Immigration Studies' Director of Policy Studies Jessica Vaughan. The event had been scheduled for this Friday and co-hosts from Bostonians Against Sanctuary Cities were expecting a crowd of about 300 people.
November 20, 2019
Climate Myths By John Stossel
"How dare you? You have stolen my dreams and my childhood!" insisted teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg at the United Nations. "We are in the beginning of a mass extinction!"
November 19, 2019
Americans Are Strongly Supportive of America and Its Past
Americans still aren’t buying the attacks on this country made by some politicians and college campus radical groups.
November 19, 2019
Trump Needs Tax Cut 2.0 By Stephen Moore
Every single plausible Democratic candidate for president has endorsed tax increases as a centerpiece of their economic agenda. Think about what we are hearing from Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and the rest of the "Punch and Judy" show: new wealth taxes, carbon taxes, energy taxes, higher death and income taxes with rates up to 70%. Payroll taxes would rise to pay for Social Security benefit expansions and Medicare for All.
November 19, 2019
What's Behind Our World on Fire? By Patrick J. Buchanan
When the wildfires of California broke out across the Golden State, many were the causes given.
November 18, 2019
39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 November 14.
November 18, 2019
Impeachment Hearings Haven’t Swayed Voters; Many Ask, ‘Where’s Biden?’
The House impeachment hearings haven’t moved voters so far, with a plurality still expecting President Trump to be reelected next November. The number who thinks the president’s impeachment is likely hasn’t changed, but there’s sizable support for expanding the hearings to include the activities of Joe Biden and his son.
November 16, 2019
'Far Left'? There's No Such Thing in This Democratic Party By Ted Rall
America has lots of leftists. Forty percent of voters say that they would prefer to live in a socialist country than a capitalist one.
November 16, 2019
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 16, 2019
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
November 15, 2019
Consumer Spending Update: Confidence in Personal Finances, Spending Jump to Record Highs
As overall confidence in the economy continues to hover near record highs, Americans are now feeling it in their wallets as well with sentiments on their own personal finances and anticipated spending shattering previous highs.
November 15, 2019
When Did Ukraine Become a 'Critical Ally'? By Patrick J. Buchanan
On hearing the State Department's George Kent and William Taylor describe President Donald Trump's withholding of military aid to Ukraine, The New York Times summarized and solemnly endorsed their testimony:
