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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.

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.   

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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.

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October 19, 2018

Can Anti-Trump Hatred Carry the House for Democrats? By Michael Barone

"I have some thoughts on 'enthusiasm' and the election," tweeted Amy Walter, the Cook Political Report's ace analyst of House races. What I and, I suspect, others expected to follow was a discussion of how voters' enthusiasm, positive or negative, tends to determine who wins elections, especially in off-year elections, when turnout is more variable.

October 18, 2018

Most Get Information About Candidates From the News

This election season, most voters are turning to the news to get information about candidates, but some still turn to other sources.

October 18, 2018

Despite Bankruptcy, Americans Still Like Sears

Sears joins a growing list of retail giants to file for bankruptcy, as Americans continue to gravitate to online shopping outlets such as Amazon. Still, most Americans like Sears and have purchased an item from the department store at some point in their lives.