Voters Think Platforms More Important Than Money to Win Elections
As midterm elections approach, voters are strong believers in quality over quantity, in that a candidate’s positions have more weight than their pocketbook.
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September 12, 2018
September 12, 2018
Democrats Maintain Four-Point Lead on Generic Congressional Ballot
Democrats maintain their lead over Republicans on this week's Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
September 12, 2018
Scooters Outrun Law By John Stossel
I just zipped down a city street on an electric scooter. It cost me 15 cents a minute. Fast and fun!
September 11, 2018
Voters More Likely to Make A Political Contribution This Year
Most voters haven’t contributed to a political campaign, but those who have are even more likely to do so this year.
September 11, 2018
Voters Are A Lot More Confident In Kavanaugh Confirmation
Confidence that Judge Brett Kavanaugh will be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice has jumped following last week’s tempestuous Senate confirmation hearings.
September 11, 2018
Americans Remember 9/11, or Do They?
Today marks the 17th anniversary of the radical Islamic terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 that killed 3,000 Americans and injured another 6,000. Americans are more convinced these days that their sacrifice has not been forgotten, although many still wonder.
September 11, 2018
Give Trump the Nobel Prize for Economics By Stephen Moore
This past week I asked a friend at the White House about how the president was holding up against the onslaught of media attacks. "They didn't even deliver a glancing blow," was the response. It wasn't for a lack of trying.
September 11, 2018
Is Trump Going Neocon in Syria? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Is President Donald Trump about to intervene militarily in the Syrian civil war? For that is what he and his advisers seem to be signaling.
September 10, 2018
42% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-two percent (42%) 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 September 6.
September 10, 2018
Voter Less Fearful of Terrorists; Most Think U.S. Winning War on Terror
As we approach the 17th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, voters are more confident than they have been in years that the country is safer today than it was before those attacks, and most also agree we’re winning the ongoing War on Terror.
September 10, 2018
Most Voters Think Democrats Favor Larger Government Over Smaller One
Most Americans continue to favor a smaller, more hands-off government than a larger, more hands-on one. But while voters think Republicans share their beliefs, they see Democrats as preferring the opposite.
September 8, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 8, 2018
Two hundred thousand new jobs were added in August as the U.S. economy continues to grow at a record pace, but the Washington press corps continues to fixate on trivia. It’s another week in America.
September 7, 2018
If You Don't Hate the Government, You're Not Paying Attention By Ted Rall
Imagine a store that makes its customers miserable. The interior is ugly and uncomfortable. The staff members range from indifferent and slow to rude and incompetent. You pay sky-high prices for inferior goods. Often you pay full price yet leave the place empty-handed.
September 7, 2018
Voters Question Trump’s Ability to ‘Drain The Swamp,’ With Politicians Opposed
Voters agree with President Trump that the country needs to “drain the swamp” of the political establishment, but they’re not optimistic he’ll get the job done because of resistance from most politicians.
September 7, 2018
Regime Change -- American Style By Patrick J. Buchanan
The campaign to overturn the 2016 election and bring down President Trump shifted into high gear this week.
September 7, 2018
Consumer Spending Update: Consumer Confidence Levels Off - At Record Levels
Consumer confidence appears to have plateaued, but it remains at record highs.
September 7, 2018
Democrats' Visions of Hand Signals From White Supremacists By Michael Barone
The highlight, at least for some television watchers, of the first day of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, came when the young woman seated directly behind the nominee rested her right hand on her opposite elbow and pressed her index fingertip against her thumb, forming a kind of circle or OK sign.
September 6, 2018
Voters Don’t Think Government Should Interfere With Business Over Political Differences
With all the latest calls to boycott everything from Nike to In-N-Out Burger to the New Yorker, voters draw the line at government interference in the marketplace.
September 6, 2018
Most Americans Think Catholic Church Has A Serious Problem with Sexual Predators
The Roman Catholic Church has been making headlines recently for all the wrong reasons. Most Americans – including Catholics -- think the church has no one to blame but itself.
September 6, 2018
Balance Sheet of the Forever War By Patrick J. Buchanan
"It is time for this war in Afghanistan to end," said Gen. John Nicholson in Kabul on his retirement Sunday after a fourth tour of duty and 31 months as commander of U.S. and NATO forces.
