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April 4, 2019

Assessing Trump’s Chances: Forecasting the 2020 Presidential Election By Alan I. Abramowitz

The author’s “time for change” presidential forecasting model has a successful track record of projecting presidential elections. In 2016, it showed Donald Trump as a favorite to win the national popular vote. Though Trump ultimately lost the popular vote while winning the Electoral College, the model presented an early indication that Trump was more than capable of winning the 2016 election.

April 3, 2019

Voters Critical of U.S. Health Care But Not The Care They Receive

Voters remain much more critical of the U.S. health care system than they are of the care they receive from it. While much of the world turns to America for advanced medicine, voters here aren’t so sure we have anything special to offer.

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April 3, 2019

Nancy Pelosi's Perv Problem By Michelle Malkin

If you're a sleazy male Democrat, you can always count on Nancy Pelosi to run interference for you and your pervy proclivities. While she has soaked up plaudits as a champion for women (most recently as the VH1 Trailblazer Honors recipient last month for International Women's Day), what she really deserves is Cheerleader of the Year Award from the Democratic Bad Boys Club.

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April 3, 2019

Breakfast Isn't Important By John Stossel

I skipped breakfast again this morning. I won't worry about it.

Yes, I've heard the advice. "It's the most important meal of the day." It balances blood sugar levels, kick-starts your metabolism, stimulates the brain, etc.

April 2, 2019

Americans Don’t See Violence Against Women Crisis, Don’t Blame ‘White Culture’

Americans see violence against women as less of a problem here compared to most other nations and don’t agree with former Vice President Joe Biden’s recent statement that “a white man’s culture” encourages such violence.

April 2, 2019

Americans Strongly Believe Smollett Got Special Treatment

It pays to have powerful friends. That’s the way Americans see the case of TV actor Jussie Smollett.

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April 2, 2019

Trump Should Close NATO Membership Rolls By Patrick J. Buchanan

When Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today, the president should give him a direct message:

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April 2, 2019

The Biggest College Scandal of All By Stephen Moore

The seething anger Americans feel over the college admission scandal with wealthy and well-connected families using money, influence and cheating to bump their kids up in line so they get accepted into elite schools is well justified. Yet this scheme is small potatoes compared to the real scandal on college campuses from coast to coast. That scam is how much universities are charging families once they do get in.

April 1, 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 March 28.

April 1, 2019

Voters Are More Suspicious Now of Clinton Collusion

Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has ruled out collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians in 2016, voters, like senior Republicans, are turning a suspicious eye toward Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Most also still suspect high-level wrongdoing at the U.S. Department of Justice.

March 30, 2019

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 30, 2019

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

March 29, 2019

Political Party Governs Assessment of Media’s Mueller Coverage

President Trump’s exoneration by the Mueller report has highlighted the highly inaccurate reporting of many major media outlets, but partisan affiliation overrides the facts when it comes to how voters grade the media’s performance.

March 29, 2019

White House Watch: Biden Bests Trump in Early Matchup

Former Vice President Joe Biden tops President Trump in Rasmussen Reports’ first biweekly White House Watch presidential race tracking poll.

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March 29, 2019

Must the West Beg the World for Forgiveness? By Patrick J. Buchanan

As the Democratic Party quarrels over reparations for slavery, a new and related issue has arisen, raised by the president of Mexico.

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March 29, 2019

R.I.P. Collusiongate By Michael Barone

Collusiongate is now history. The late-Friday afternoon announcement that special counsel Robert Mueller had completed his investigation and Attorney General William Barr's four-page letter released Sunday made it clear. "The investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities," Barr wrote.

March 28, 2019

61% Nix Congressional Democratic Probe of Trump After Mueller

Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has finished his investigation of the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia, most voters say enough is enough. But many Democrats want to keep on going.

March 27, 2019

44% of Democrats Think Socialism Hasn’t Been Given A Fair Chance

Democrats are far more willing than other voters to support a socialist presidential candidate and tend to dismiss criticism of socialism as unfair.

March 27, 2019

Voters OK With Mueller’s Report; Most Say it Was An Honest Effort

Voters generally approve of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report exonerating President Trump, although Republicans are more critical than ever of his probe and Democrats aren’t as happy about Mueller as they used to be.

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March 27, 2019

Crony State: Obamas' Chicago Fixer Tina Tchen By Michelle Malkin

How did hate crime huckster Jussie Smollett get away with it? All crooked roads in Chicago lead back to the Obamas.

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March 27, 2019

The Socialist Fantasy By John Stossel

Venezuela is a disaster.