For Democrats, Biden’s Still The One
Vice President Joe Biden continues to lead the other prominent hopefuls for next year’s Democratic presidential nomination, while Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders remains a distant second.
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May 31, 2019
May 31, 2019
Sometimes Parties Have to Change to Thrive -- or Even Survive By Michael Barone
Political parties generally go unappreciated, even among those inclined to celebrate representative democracy. The Founding Fathers famously didn't like them yet found themselves forming them, not long after the First Congress assembled.
May 31, 2019
What a Hash Mueller Made of It By Patrick J. Buchanan
What is it about special counsel Robert Mueller that he cannot say clearly and concisely what he means?
May 30, 2019
Voters See Judges as Political But Hold the Criticism
Voters still regard most judges as political animals but think it is wrong for politicians to single certain judges out for criticism.
May 30, 2019
Most Doubt the Skills of New High School Graduates
As another school year comes to a close, voters continue to question the abilities of the students U.S. schools graduate.
May 30, 2019
House 2020: Incumbents Hardly Ever Lose Primaries By Kyle Kondik
A week before Rep. Joe Crowley decisively lost his primary last year, I tweeted about Crowley’s potential vulnerability, with the caveat that “I have little idea if Rep. Joe Crowley (D, NY-14) is actually seriously threatened by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in his primary next week.” A member of Crowley’s staff sent me an email that quoted this question I raised and said, “He's not. Not at all.”
May 29, 2019
Revoke Ilhan Omar's Marriage Fraud Immunity Card By Michelle Malkin
If you are not a member of the Democrats' protected class of bitter loudmouths who hate America, you can be investigated and prosecuted for marriage fraud. The headlines have been filled with recent crackdowns.
May 29, 2019
Even Democrats Like Trump’s Plan to Put Costs in TV Drug Ads
Americans strongly support President Trump’s plan to require TV ads to list drug prices, and most think it’s likely to force down costs.
May 29, 2019
Is the Liberal Hour Ending in the West? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Hillary Clinton called them "the deplorables." Barack Obama called them losers who "cling" to their Bibles, bigotries and guns.
May 29, 2019
'Victims' Dictate By John Stossel
"I don't feel safe," says a Harvard student in a video.
May 29, 2019
The Fed Hurts Farmers More Than China Does By Stephen Moore
There's no question that many farmers are struggling this year with incomes down and bankruptcies up. Though some of the more dire reports on the farm sector recorded in the media are exaggerated, what is indisputable is that prices for major commodities such as corn are on a downward trend and are significantly lower than they were less than a decade ago, when prices were at or near record highs.
May 28, 2019
Most Don’t Trust Government Spending, Want It Smaller
While Democratic presidential hopefuls attempt to outbid each other by offering more government freebies, most voters still call for smaller, cheaper government and don’t trust the feds with their money.
May 28, 2019
Opposition Grows to Scrapping Electoral College
Most Americans still understand the reason the Founding Fathers established the Electoral College and are increasingly opposed to efforts to get rid of it.
May 27, 2019
38% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-eight percent (38%) 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 23.
May 27, 2019
Americans Honor Military on Memorial Day – and the Start of Summer
Americans continue to view Memorial Day as one of the nation’s most significant holidays – and the beginning of summer.
May 25, 2019
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 25, 2019
In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...
May 25, 2019
Why Joe Biden Is the Least Electable Democrat By Ted Rall
As one of the few pundits who correctly called the 2016 election for Donald Trump, it would be wise to rest on my laurels rather than risk another prediction, one that might turn out wrong.
May 24, 2019
Americans Aren’t Eager for Ban on Fur Sales
New York City is considering joining San Francisco and Los Angeles in banning the sale of fur, but Americans aren’t eager to extend that ban to the area where they live. Few think it’s government’s job to regulate what’s legitimately for sale to the public anyway.
May 24, 2019
White House Watch: Warren Tops Trump One-on-One
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts edges President Trump in the latest White House Watch hypothetical 2020 matchup.
May 24, 2019
Using the Big Lie to Delegitimize Election Results By Michael Barone
The Big Lie is back in style. Wikipedia tells us that the term was invented by Adolf Hitler to describe what others did -- though he was the biggest liar of all. "The broad masses of a nation," he wrote in "Mein Kampf," "more readily fall victims to the big lie than the small lie."
