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 December 20.
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December 24, 2018
December 24, 2018
Hey Holiday Shoppers, The Clock Is Ticking
The hour is getting late, but quite a few Americans have not yet begun to shop.
December 24, 2018
Parents Still Favor Armed Teachers In The Schools
A panel investigating the massacre at a Parkland, Florida high school earlier this year has recommended that certain trained, vetted teachers be allowed to carry firearms in school, a proposal supported by the Trump administration’s Federal Commission on School Safety. Parents of school-age children continue to think that's a good idea.
December 22, 2018
Liberals Used to Feel Your Pain. Now They Inflict It. By Ted Rall
Liberals are supposed to feel other people's pain. Now, they seem more intent on inflicting it.
December 22, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 22, 2018
Four days before Christmas, Congress entered a partial government shutdown over the showdown for border wall funding, while procrastinators scrambled to do last minute holiday shopping.
December 21, 2018
It’s the Holiday Travel Rush, But Americans Aren’t Going Anywhere
Today is expected to be one of the busiest travel days of the year, but most Americans are staying put this year.
December 21, 2018
Will Trump Hold Firm on Syrian Pullout? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there," wrote President Donald Trump, as he ordered the withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Syria, stunning the U.S. foreign policy establishment.
December 21, 2018
Americans Haven’t Given Up On Christmas Cards
Though some consider the tradition of sending Christmas cards a relic of the past, nearly half still plan on mailing them out this year.
December 21, 2018
American Fertility Headed to All-time Low By Michael Barone
In 1957, 4.3 million babies were born in the United States. In 2017, 60 years later, the number was 3,853,472. That's an 11 percent decline, in a nation whose population has nearly doubled over those six decades. And though there are a few days left in 2018, the number for this year is sure to be lower.
December 20, 2018
Most Still Reject Obamacare’s Insurance Requirement
A federal judge last week declared as unconstitutional Obamacare’s requirement that every American have health insurance. Most voters continue to oppose the so-called individual mandate as they have for years.
December 20, 2018
Voters Say Trump, Not Pelosi, Should Set Nation's Direction
Nancy Pelosi is poised to become the most powerful Democrat in Washington, D.C., but voters prefer that President Trump lead the way.
December 20, 2018
Moderation in the Pursuit of Reelection May Not Help: Evidence from the 2018 House Elections By Alan I. Abramowitz
In my book, The Great Alignment: Race, Party Transformation and the Rise of Donald Trump, I argue that the United States has entered a new era of electoral competition in the 21st century. The most important characteristics of 21st century elections are partisan polarization and nationalized elections, and the results of the 2018 House elections provide striking evidence of both. The outcomes of House contests in 2018 were overwhelmingly determined by two factors — the partisan composition of House districts and the unpopularity of President Trump in many of those districts, including some that had supported him in 2016.
December 19, 2018
Many Are Feeling Charitable This Christmas
Americans don’t plan to be a Scrooge this Christmas and are instead planning to donate to charity in the name of holiday spirit.
December 19, 2018
What Are You Waiting For? One-in-Five Americans Haven’t Started Holiday Shopping Yet
‘Twas the week before Christmas, but one-in-five Americans have not yet started their holiday shopping.
December 19, 2018
Three Good Men; Three Great Kids' Books By Michelle Malkin
Men get a bad rap. They're blamed collectively for rape culture, violence, war, poverty, climate change and all other manner of global suffering. They're forced to apologize on college campuses for their chromosomes, anatomy and athleticism. They're vilified incessantly in women's magazines, on women's talk shows and at women's confabs promoting the male-bashing #MeToo movement.
December 19, 2018
Most Voters Consider a Cyberattack an Act of War
Hackers working on behalf of the Chinese government are suspected in a recent cyberattack on the Marriott hotel chain in which the personal information of millions of hotel guests was compromised. Nearly two-out-of-three voters think a cyberattack by another country is an act of war, and most think it poses a greater risk than a traditional military attack.
December 19, 2018
Capitalists vs. Capitalism By John Stossel
It's bad enough when leftists smear capitalism. I hate it more when capitalists do it, too.
I'd hoped for more from the world's current richest man, Jeff Bezos.
December 18, 2018
Most are Good Spellers, Don’t Consult Dictionary Often
Dictionary publishers around the globe are now broadcasting their picks for this year’s “word of the year”, but are dictionaries still relevant in today’s age?
December 18, 2018
O Little Poll of Washington...By Brian C. Joondeph
A popular Christmas carol is “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” In keeping with the Christmas season, and the ongoing efforts by the Washington, D.C. elites and ruling classes to destroy anything and everything related to President Trump, it’s time to review some current opinion polls.
December 18, 2018
Voters Say Cabinet Important But Less So to Trump
There’s more turnover at the highest levels of the Trump administration, but voters aren’t surprised: They continue to believe President Trump is less dependent on his Cabinet than his predecessors in the White House.
