Voters Still Report Little Personal Impact From Shutdown
Voters don’t care too much for the federal government, and the number who say they have been badly hurt by the continuing government shutdown remains small.
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January 16, 2019
January 16, 2019
Procter & Gamble's Toxic Sanctimony By Michelle Malkin
One of the world's most successful brands committed ideological hara-kiri this week. Recognized around the world as a symbol of manly civility for more than a century, Gillette will now be remembered as the company that did itself in by sacrificing a massive consumer base at the altar of progressivism.
January 16, 2019
Shutdown 'Crisis' By John Stossel
This government shutdown is now longer than any in history. The media keep using the word "crisis."
"Shutdown sows chaos, confusion and anxiety!" says The Washington Post. "Pain spreads widely."
January 16, 2019
Democrats Warmly Embrace 'Green New Deal'
An increasing number of elected Democrats including several presidential hopefuls are endorsing a so-called Green New Deal although the details vary. Democratic voters love the concept, but other voters still aren't convinced.
January 15, 2019
Most Believe the Government Spies on Journalists, Political Opponents
Voters strongly believe journalists and political opponents are targets of spying by the U.S. government, and they don’t trust the judgment of the feds when they do it.
January 15, 2019
Ocasio-Cortez vs. Trump, and the Winner Is…
Though just one-in-three voters have a favorable opinion of freshman Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, if she were old enough to run for president in 2020, she’d give President Trump a run for his money.
January 15, 2019
Is Bolton Steering Trump into War with Iran? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Stop the ENDLESS WARS!" implored President Donald Trump in a Sunday night tweet.
Well, if he is serious, Trump had best keep an eye on his national security adviser, for a U.S. war on Iran would be a dream come true for John Bolton.
January 15, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez vs. JFK By Stephen Moore
Oh how far the Democratic Party has fallen. In recent days, we've seen the new darling of the Democrats, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, crusading for a 70 percent income tax rate.
January 15, 2019
Voters See Negative Impact From Illegal Immigrants
Voters continue to measure illegal immigration by how much crime and financial strain it brings into the United States.
January 14, 2019
36% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-six percent (36%) 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 January 10.
January 14, 2019
Voters Want Strong Borders, Say Wall is Not ‘Immoral’
Most voters continue to favor strongly controlled borders and reject House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s charge that it is immoral for the United States to build a border wall.
January 14, 2019
Republicans Are Still Skeptical of GOP Congress
Most Republicans are still unhappy with their congressional representatives and are less convinced of the need for President Trump to work with other GOP officials.
January 12, 2019
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 12, 2019
The partial government shutdown enters day 22 and record territory today over the inability of President Trump and Democratic representatives to come to an agreement over funding for a Mexican border wall while the president mulls the possible declaration of a national emergency to fulfill his campaign promise.
January 11, 2019
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Takes a Hit in the New Year
Following a rocky few months on Wall Street and the partial government shutdown at the end of December, consumer confidence struggles to keep up the enthusiasm felt throughout 2018.
January 11, 2019
A Stalemate as Trump Goes Factual, Democrats Illogical By Michael Barone
The televised presidential address from the Oval Office, a staple of communication between the chief executive and the people in the second half of 20th century, has recently been in desuetude. Former President Barack Obama delivered only three such addresses in his eight years in office. President Donald Trump this week delivered his first one, just days short of completing half his term.
January 11, 2019
Voters Don't Think Government's Doing Enough to Stop Illegal Immigration
In the midst of a government shutdown over disagreements about building a border wall, two-out-of-three voters still think illegal immigration is a serious issue, but nearly half of voters think the government isn’t working hard enough to stop it.
January 11, 2019
Memo to Trump: Declare an Emergency By Patrick J. Buchanan
In the long run, history will validate Donald Trump's stand on a border wall to defend the sovereignty and security of the United States.
Why? Because mass migration from the global South, not climate change, is the real existential crisis of the West.
January 10, 2019
Voters Wary of North Korea Nuclear Agreement
As talk of another U.S.-North Korea summit heats up, voters now consider the nation less of a national security interest but aren’t confident the nuclear agreement between Kim Jong Un and President Trump will produce results.
January 10, 2019
The Wandering Voters: How 2018’s Gubernatorial Results Reflected 2016’s Presidential Trends By Noah Rudnick
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— 2018 governors’ races continued along the same realignment patterns that emerged in the 2016 presidential election.
— An analysis of protest third-party votes for president in 2016 indicates those voters were likelier to pick the Democrats’ side in the 2018 election.
January 10, 2019
Voters See Border Wall As Effective But No Emergency
Voters think President Trump’s border wall is likely to work, but they aren’t prepared to declare a national emergency to build it.
