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February 20, 2019

Bogus Gun Research By John Stossel

Last week Rep. Nancy Pelosi warned President Donald Trump that if he declared an "emergency" to build a wall, "think what a president with different values can present... Why don't you declare (the epidemic of gun violence in America) an emergency, Mr. President? I wish you would... A Democratic president can declare emergencies as well."

February 19, 2019

Democrats Say Best People Belong in Government Roles

The Green New Deal would undoubtedly lead to an expansion of the federal government. Democrats think the best thing for the United States is if the country’s best employees find government work, but Republicans aren’t so convinced.

February 19, 2019

Most See Crime in Justice, FBI ‘Coup’ Against Trump, Want Special Prosecutor

Most voters say top Justice Department and FBI officials are likely to have acted criminally when they secretly discussed removing President Trump from office and think a special prosecutor is needed to investigate.

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February 19, 2019

All the Pro-Trade Democrats Go Missing By Stephen Moore

Does anyone know where all those free trade Democrats went?

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February 19, 2019

Why Autocrats Are Replacing Democrats By Patrick J. Buchanan

"If you look at Trump in America and Bolsonaro in Brazil, you see that people want politicians that do what they promise," said Spanish businessman Juan Carlos Perez Carreno.

The Spaniard was explaining to The New York Times what lay behind the rise of Vox, which the Times calls "Spain's first far-right party since the end of the Franco dictatorship in 1975."

February 18, 2019

40% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Forty percent (40%) 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 14.

February 18, 2019

22% Think The U.S. Is Too Supportive of Israel

Voters have long considered Israel an ally of the United States, but one-in-five now think we go too easy on them.

February 16, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 16, 2019

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

February 15, 2019

Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Rebounds to 2018 Highs

With the five-week government shutdown behind us, the Dow Jones Industrial Average working its way back up to October’s all-time high and the unemployment rate still near record lows, consumers are smiling once again.

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February 15, 2019

Why Are Leading Democratic Presidential Candidates Endorsing 'the Green Dream, or Whatever They Call It'? By Michael Barone

There's an old joke about an egotistical politician whose disgruntled speechwriter, just before quitting, prepares a draft that promises the moon, and specifics for how to pay for it, on the first two pages, and leaves the third page blank except for the words "You're on your own now."

February 15, 2019

Only 29% Favor Democratic Probe of Trump If Mueller Finds Nothing

So far the facts aren’t there, but Democrats remain convinced that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians to win the presidency. Most voters in general, however, say if Special Counsel Robert Mueller can’t prove it, Democrats should let it go.

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February 15, 2019

Will Diversity Be the Death of the Democrats? By Patrick J. Buchanan

Both of America's great national parties are coalitions.

February 14, 2019

15% Dread Valentine’s Day - Do You?

Americans aren’t as sweet on Valentine’s Day as the business sector might have you believe.

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February 14, 2019

Most Still See A U.S. Role in NATO

With the Soviet Union fading further and further into the rearview mirror of history, President Trump has voiced his concern about the cost to the United States of participating in NATO, but most voters here still don’t want to let go of the 70-year-old anti-Soviet alliance.

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February 14, 2019

Democrats Hope For A Nationalized Virginia Election This Fall By Kyle Kondik

Richmond chaos could threaten state legislative takeover but big-picture trends still favor team blue.

February 13, 2019

Trump Supporters Welcome Shutdown, National Emergency for Wall

Voters don’t think Democrats will ever okay funding for President Trump’s border wall but don’t want another government shutdown to result. The president’s strongest supporters disagree, however, and favor the declaration of a presidential national emergency if necessary to get the job done.

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February 13, 2019

A Better School? By John Stossel

There must be a better way to keep kids interested in school than drugging them.

Today, 1 in 5 school-age boys is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Many are given drugs that are supposed to help them pay attention.

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February 13, 2019

Lost, Buried, Burned: Oklahoma's Rape Kit Scandal By Michelle Malkin

If you are puzzled by the nationwide rape kit testing backlog, Oklahoma provides maddening insight on the bureaucratic forces that create intolerable inertia -- and injustice.

February 12, 2019

Voters Rate Border Security As Important As North Korea to National Security

Most voters rate border control as a national security concern on the level with North Korea and want to secure the border before dealing with the illegal immigrants who are already here.

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February 12, 2019

Green Is the New Red By Stephen Moore

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, has released her Green New Deal plan to the nation -- and to great applause from the Democratic Party.