Voters See Economic, Not Personal Impact From Shutdown
Nearly half of voters think the recent government shutdown will have a negative impact on the economy, but few believe it will affect their personal lives.
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January 25, 2018
January 25, 2018
Schumer and Democrats Loyal to Illegals a Expense of Americans By Charles Hurt
Watching Senate Democrats high-stepping and hopping around like a bunch of Mexican jumping beans in a hot skillet this week sure has been hilarious — if not entirely illuminating.
January 25, 2018
Voters See Russia as Biggest Spying Threat
A former CIA officer was arrested this week for retaining highly classified information relating to the U.S. spy network in China. While most voters consider spying a serious threat to the United States, they’re slightly more likely to see Russia as the culprit than China.
January 25, 2018
Mixed Signals: Analyzing Elections Since Trump Won the Presidency By Geoffrey Skelley
This past Tuesday marked the 75th time a Democrat and a Republican faced off in a special election for a state or federal office since President Donald Trump won the 2016 election. The result in District 35 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a solidly Democratic seat in the Pittsburgh area won easily by a Democrat, did not tell us much on its own. Yet taken as a whole, the 75 special elections and the regular elections in New Jersey and Virginia in November 2017 may offer some clues as to how the political environment is developing as we head toward November 2018.
January 24, 2018
Keep It Closed! By John Stossel
The government is open again. That's too bad.
One day, one of these shutdowns should be permanent. We would still have far more government than the Founding Fathers envisioned.
January 24, 2018
Voters Call for Special Prosecutor to Investigate FBI
Voters think a special prosecutor is needed to see if the nation’s top cops have been playing politics.
January 24, 2018
Home Schooling Is Not a Crime By Michelle Malkin
It's elementary. Education control freaks will use any excuse to crack down on competition. With two million K-12 students now educated at home (including our 9th grade son), the temptation to exploit the most marginal cases of alleged child abuse by home-schoolers has proven irresistible to statist politicians and government apologists.
January 24, 2018
Should California Stay or Go?
Will rising tensions between the state of California and the federal government push the so-called "Calexit" initiative over the finish line? Most Americans hope not.
January 24, 2018
Americans Concerned Amazon Will Run Out Businesses
With the opening of the first all-automatic grocery store, Amazon Go, Americans worry the tech giant will eventually take over the retail sector and force out both smaller and larger businesses.
January 23, 2018
One-in-Four Say States Should Have The Right To Secede
Last week, the founders of “New California” read their Declaration of Independence in a hopeful step toward eventual statehood.
January 23, 2018
Americans More Receptive to Puerto Rico as a State Than D.C.
In the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico is pushing even harder for statehood, and more Americans than ever support welcoming the commonwealth as the 51st state. They’re far less likely to support statehood for our nation’s capital, though.
January 23, 2018
Is Democracy on the Way Down? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"The Western democratic system is hailed by the developed world as near perfect and the most superior political system to run a country," mocked China's official new agency.
"However, what's happening in the United States today will make more people worldwide reflect on the viability and legitimacy of such a chaotic political system."
January 22, 2018
39% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-nine percent (39%) 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 January 18.
January 22, 2018
Politics Even Colors Perceptions of Trump’s Health
Democrats have been complaining recently about President Trump’s physical and mental health, but his White House physician who also worked for President Obama blew those concerns away at a press conference. His political opponents, however, aren’t buying it.
January 22, 2018
Jeff Flake's Attack on President Trump Isn't Just Fake News - It's Stupid News By Charles Hurt
Here is a MAGA riddle: What is even worse than Fake News? That’s right. Flake News.
January 22, 2018
Voters Question Sour Relations Between Trump, Blacks in Congress
Several black members of Congress have been calling for President Trump's impeachment for months and now are boycotting his upcoming State of the Union speech over his criticism of Haiti and some nations in Africa. But very few voters think this continuing confrontation is good for the black community.
January 20, 2018
So What if President Trump is a Jerk? By Ted Rall
President Trump is under fire and we're all "shocked" that his s---hole mouth called the (predominantly black) nations of Africa "s---holes," helpfully comparing them to (predominantly blonde) Norway to make sure nobody missed the point. To drive home just how angry people are about this (and rightly so), Trump's comment overshadowed news that the government accidentally told the citizens of Hawaii they were about to get nuked. As George W. Bush would say, "that's some weird s---."
January 20, 2018
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending January 20, 2018
At the end of a week in which stock markets continued their record roar and Senate Democrats growled the necessity of tying a government funding deal to support for DACA, Congress voted late last night against stopgap funding to keep government open.
January 19, 2018
46% Believe Government’s Done Too Little For Young Black Americans
Now that Donald Trump, accused by many of his detractors of being racist, has replaced America’s first black president, more voters think the government’s not doing enough to improve conditions for America’s black youth, though they think they’re ultimately responsible for improving their own situation.
January 19, 2018
Tough Road Ahead for Trump in Year 2 By Michael Barone
As we reach, gingerly, the anniversary of Donald Trump's inauguration as president, none of the disasters feared by critics has come to pass. The economy has turned at least mildly upward rather than plummet to depression. The executive branch has obeyed court orders. No military disaster has occurred. Fears that seemed plausible to many have proved unjustified.
