Trump, Economy Top Voter Concerns
President Trump and the economy are the major concerns for voters going into the midterm congressional elections.
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October 25, 2018
October 25, 2018
A Dozen Days To Go: Ratings Changes in Gubernatorial, House Races By Kyle Kondik
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE
— The battles for the state governorships are getting more volatile as Election Day nears. We are moving three races, Kansas, Oregon, and South Dakota, to Toss-up.
— Republican odds of holding the Senate are as good as ever.
— The playing field continues to expand in the House.
October 25, 2018
Voters Think Reporters Trying to Help Democrats in Midterm Elections
Voters think the media is trying to help Democrats in the upcoming elections which helps explain why Democratic voters are much bigger fans of election news coverage than others are.
October 24, 2018
Voters Feel Khashoggi Disappearance, ‘Arab NATO’ Important to National Security
According to voters, the disappearance and death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a matter of U.S. national security. But regardless of whether voters see this as a national security issue or media overreaction, most support the Trump administration’s plan to organize several Middle Eastern nations into a so-called “Arab NATO.”
October 24, 2018
Voters Support U.S. Sanctions Against Saudi Arabia In Death of Journalist
If the Saudi government was involved in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, most voters think the nation should be reprimanded by the United States.
October 24, 2018
2018 Midterms: All About Obama By Michelle Malkin
Former President Selfie Stick is back in action, firing up Democrats before the midterms with his signature rallying cries:
October 24, 2018
Politicians' Deceitful Promise By John Stossel
Will you be able to retire? Maybe not.
Will your state pay what its politicians promised? Almost certainly not.
October 24, 2018
Democrats Regain Minor Lead on This Week's Generic Ballot
As Election Day draws closer, Democrats have stepped back out to hold a small lead over Republicans on this week’s Generic Congressional Ballot.
October 23, 2018
Few Consider Themselves Wealthy, Even Among Highest Earners
Republican and Democratic candidates alike are making their last-minute attempts at earning the middle class vote. But while Americans may not agree what income qualifies as middle class, most are pretty sure they fall into that category. Even among the country’s highest earners, only one-in-five consider themselves wealthy.
October 23, 2018
Voters Say Government Should Stop Hondurans At the Border
Voters agree with President Trump’s efforts to stop the horde of Hondurans marching through Mexico from entering the United States illegally.
October 23, 2018
'Medicare-for-All' By Stephen Moore
It seems like just yesterday that Democrats were telling us that under Obamacare, "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan."
October 23, 2018
More Parents Feel Bullying Is Schools' Responsibility, Not Theirs
Many Americans continue to feel the impact of bullying but now are more convinced that schools rather than parents need to do something about it.
October 23, 2018
Time for Trump to Cut the Prince Loose? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Was the assassination of JFK by Lee Harvey Oswald still getting as much media coverage three weeks after his death as it did that first week after Nov. 22, 1963? Not as I recall.
October 22, 2018
43% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
For the third week in a row, 43% of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, this time according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending October 18.
October 22, 2018
Nearly Half View The Federal Reserve Favorably
President Trump called the Federal Reserve his “biggest threat” in a recent interview, claiming that the central bank is raising interest rates too fast. But it appears Americans have warmed up to the Fed these days.
October 22, 2018
Health Care Is a Major Voting Issue in Midterm Elections
Health care is a major factor when it comes to whom voters will choose at the ballot this midterm election, but they continue to look to the free market, not the government, to solve the woes of rising health care costs.
October 20, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 20, 2018
With just a little over two weeks left until Election Day, the battle for control of Congress looks closer to us than it does for a lot of other pollsters.
October 19, 2018
Warren vs. Trump, and the Winner Is …
Despite Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bungled attempt this week to prove her claims of Native American heritage, the Massachusetts Democrat edges President Trump in a hypothetical 2020 presidential election matchup.
October 19, 2018
Caravan Puts Trump Legacy on the Line By Patrick J. Buchanan
Our mainstream media remain consumed with the grisly killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and how President Donald Trump will deal with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
October 19, 2018
Americans Favor Amazon But Fear for Local Businesses
Americans like Amazon but worry that the online mega-market will continue to put more traditional retail outlets like Sears out of business.
