Democrats Maintain Lead on Generic Ballot
Democrats continue to lead over Republicans on the latest Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot.
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August 1, 2018
July 31, 2018
Cohen Tapes Aren’t A Smoking Gun for Voters in Next Election
The FBI is in possession of taped recordings of President Trump and his former attorney Michael Cohen discussing payment for a former Playboy model’s story of an alleged affair prior to Trump’s election. But while most voters are following this news closely, they’re split over its impact on their vote.
July 31, 2018
Trump's Trade Triumph By Stephen Moore
The media and other Trump haters can't seem to let themselves admit it, but President Donald Trump scored a big victory for the American economy on trade last week. Trump and the European Union reached a handshake deal that is designed to lower tariffs on both sides of the Atlantic. They agreed to shoot for zero tariffs. Sounds like freer and fairer trade to me.
July 31, 2018
Voters See Growing Intolerance for Political Opinions
It’s been almost two years since Donald Trump was elected president, but for a third of voters, the 2016 election has had long-lasting negative effects on relationships with family and friends.
July 31, 2018
Will Tribalism Trump Democracy? By Patrick J. Buchanan
On July 19, the Knesset voted to change the nation's Basic Law.
July 30, 2018
41% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Forty-one percent (41%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending July 26.
July 30, 2018
Voters Like Their Health Care, But Not The System
Most voters continue to give the health care they receive a positive rating, but few hold the nation’s health care system in high regards.
July 30, 2018
Do Voters Know We’re Still At War With Afghanistan?
U.S. airstrikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan are on the rise, but one-in-five voters aren’t even aware that the 17-year war in Afghanistan is still going on, and fewer see the Middle Eastern nation as a national security interest.
July 28, 2018
The Russia-Trump Collusion Conspiracy Theory is a Dead Letter By Ted Rall
The Democrat-led anti-Trump "Resistance" and its numerous media mouthpieces have been promoting their "Russia hacked the election" narrative for two years. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi fired the biggest recent salvo in this campaign after Trump invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Washington.
July 28, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 28, 2018
While opponents of President Trump are forcing the Democratic Party to the far left, Republicans are quite happy with the direction the president is heading.
July 27, 2018
37% Call for U.S. Military Action Against Iran
Voters here are closely divided over the need to take military action against Iran, but most now believe a stronger international reaction is necessary to stop the Iranians from building a nuclear bomb.
July 27, 2018
Did Tariffs Make America Great? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Make America Great Again!" will, given the astonishing victory it produced for Donald Trump, be recorded among the most successful slogans in political history.
July 27, 2018
More Republicans Align With Trump, Not Congress
Republicans relate more to President Trump these days than they have since he was first elected, and they believe more strongly now that it’s important to keep the party on his side.
July 27, 2018
Will the Trend of Low Birth Rates Be Reversed? By Michael Barone
Sometimes a society's values change sharply with almost no one noticing, much less anticipating the consequences. In 1968, according to a Gallup survey, 70 percent of American adults said that a family of three or more children was "ideal" -- about the same number as Gallup surveys starting in 1938. That number helps explain the explosive baby boom after Americans were no longer constrained by depression and world war.
July 26, 2018
Adults Don't See Enough Exercise for Kids Today
Americans still think kids today aren’t getting enough exercise, but they’re less convinced that American kids are less fit than their foreign counterparts than in the past.
July 26, 2018
73% Say It’s Likely Iran Will Develop Nuclear Weapons
Voters continue to believe there's a strong possibility Iran will create a nuclear weapon soon, but they rate the threat of an Iranian nuclear attack as greater for Israel than for the United States.
July 26, 2018
Americans Like the Idea of a 4-Day Work Week
Companies in several countries around the world have experimented with changing employees’ work schedules from five eight-hour days to four 10-hour shifts with the goal of increasing employee productivity and morale. Americans are receptive to the idea and see the potential for improved productivity in the workplace.
July 25, 2018
Social Media Users Want Free Speech
In its ongoing fight against "fake news," Facebook has removed several pages from its site, but many users are angry that they've yet to remove a page known for spreading conspiracy theories and unsubstantiated rumors.
July 25, 2018
Democrats Like Socialism But Say ‘No’ to Becoming A Socialist Party
Democrats are less likely to know what socialism is compared to other voters but have a much more favorable opinion of it. They stop well short, however, of thinking the Democratic Party should become a national socialist party.
July 25, 2018
Shared Wisdom on a Silver Anniversary By Michelle Malkin
To commemorate my 25th wedding anniversary this week to my husband, Jesse, I asked readers on Facebook to share their own secrets to a long happy marriage.
