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March 4, 2019

Men Favor Military Draft for Women A Lot More Than Women Do

Voters aren’t all that supportive of a military draft, but if there is one, they think women should be just as eligible as men. Women aren’t so sure of that.

March 2, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 2, 2019

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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March 2, 2019

Trump's Foreign Policy: Hated by Pundits but Popular With Voters By Ted Rall

President Donald Trump keeps coming under attack for his foreign policy, predictably by Democrats but also by legacy Republican leaders.

March 1, 2019

41% Have Already Filed Their Income Taxes

Despite the lure of bigger deductions from changes in federal tax law, Americans haven’t stepped up the pace of filing their tax returns.

March 1, 2019

Democrats Still See Trump As Bigger Threat Than Kim Jong Un

Voters here don’t care much for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, but most Democrats still consider him less of a threat to the United States than President Trump.

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March 1, 2019

Is the American Century Over For Good? By Patrick J. Buchanan

"Politics stops at the water's edge" was a tradition that, not so long ago, was observed by both parties, particularly when a president was abroad, speaking for the nation.

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March 1, 2019

Democrats Are Getting out on a Dangerously Left-Wing Limb By Michael Barone

There's an old political saying that presidential candidates appeal to their parties' wings -- left for Democrats, right for Republicans -- in the race for the nomination and then appeal to the center in the general election campaign. It was put in canonical form by Richard Nixon, one of only two Americans our major parties nominated for national office five times (the other was Franklin Roosevelt).

February 28, 2019

Most Voters Say Improving Infrastructure is Important for U.S. Economy, Future Generations

To most voters, improving the country’s infrastructure is crucial for the future of the economy and the quality of life.

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February 28, 2019

The 2020 Electoral College: Our First Look By Kyle Kondik

— Our initial Electoral College ratings reflect a 2020 presidential election that starts as a Toss-up.

— We start with 248 electoral votes at least leaning Republican, 244 at least leaning Democratic, and 46 votes in the Toss-up category.

— The omissions from the initial Toss-up category that readers may find most surprising are Florida and Michigan.

— Much of the electoral map is easy to allocate far in advance: About 70% of the total electoral votes come from states and districts that have voted for the same party in at least the last five presidential elections.

February 27, 2019

GOP Voters Say Trump A Cinch for Renomination

At least two former governors, William Weld of Massachusetts and John Kasich of Ohio, are reportedly considering Republican primary challenges to President Trump, but GOP voters overwhelmingly approve of the job Trump is doing and consider him a shoo-in for renomination.

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February 27, 2019

Welfare for the Rich By John Stossel

When I hear "welfare payments," I think "poor people."

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February 27, 2019

I've Been Silicon Valley Sharia'd By Michelle Malkin

Last week, the little birdies in Twitter's legal department notified me that one of my tweets from 2015 is "in violation of Pakistan law." It seems like ancient history, but Islamic supremacists never forget -- or forgive.

February 26, 2019

Most Democrats Still Prefer ‘Fresh Face’ As 2020 Nominee

Bernie Sanders who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 has jumped into the race for 2020, and former Vice President Joe Biden is mulling a bid, too. But most Democrats still think their party needs to turn to someone new.

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February 26, 2019

The Four States of the Apocalypse By Stephen Moore

"This is the flip side (of) tax the rich, tax the rich, tax the rich. The rich leave, and now what do you do?" said New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Feb. 4.

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February 26, 2019

Left's Latest Demand: Race-Based Reparations By Patrick J. Buchanan

Having embraced "Medicare-for-all," free college tuition and a Green New Deal that would mandate an early end of all oil, gas and coal-fired power plants, the Democratic Party's lurch to the left rolls on.

February 25, 2019

41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty-one percent (41%) 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 February 21.

February 25, 2019

40% See More and More Hate Crimes As Hoaxes

Most voters think America is a good place for blacks and other minorities, and a sizable number suspects that many alleged hate crimes here are hoaxes like the one allegedly staged by black TV actor Jussie Smollett.

February 23, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 23, 2019

In surveys last week, this is what America told Rasmussen Reports...

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February 22, 2019

In A Growing 2020 Field, Dems See Sanders Among Most Viable Contenders So Far

Bernie Sanders kicked off his 2020 presidential run raising more funding on the day of his announcement than any Democratic candidate so far. And it seems to be paying off.

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February 22, 2019

On to Caracas and Tehran! By Patrick J. Buchanan

In the Venezuelan crisis, said President Donald Trump in Florida, "All options are on the table." And if Venezuela's generals persist in their refusal to break with Nicolas Maduro, they could "lose everything."