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November 14, 2017

Voters See Secretary of State as Key Cabinet Role, But Do They Know Tillerson?

A sizable number of voters see the secretary of State as the most important Cabinet position these days, but one-in-five voters aren’t familiar with the person currently holding that role.

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November 14, 2017

Reining in the Rogue Royal of Arabia By Patrick J. Buchanan

If the crown prince of Saudi Arabia has in mind a war with Iran, President Trump should disabuse his royal highness of any notion that America would be doing his fighting for him.

November 13, 2017

33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 November 9.

November 13, 2017

Confidence in Jobs Market Hits New High

The government jobs report for October showed the hurricane-hit U.S. economy rebounding strongly, with the unemployment rate down now to 4.1%, the lowest level since 2000. No wonder that confidence in the job market has risen to a new high.

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November 13, 2017

A Pro-Growth Tax Bill Is on the Way By Lawrence Kudlow

As the House and Senate work their way through the tax cut and reform effort, let me make one thing clear: Both plans are pro-growth, with the economic power coming from the business side. And where it comes from the personal side, there will be very little growth. That was always been the bet.     

November 13, 2017

Is It The Job of Colleges to Stop Underage Drinking?

Alcohol-induced deaths on college campuses are back in the news, and many Americans continue to question whether schools are doing enough to prevent them.

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November 13, 2017

Democrats Using Texas Tragedy to Advance Agenda By Charles Hurt

What kind of demonic soul walks into a church a murders 26 innocent people, including several children, at point-blank range?

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November 11, 2017

The Weird Politics Of Sexual Harassment By Ted Rall

When the Kevin Spacey story first broke, he stood accused of one act of wrongdoing: aggressively hitting on a 14-year-old boy.

November 11, 2017

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 11, 2017

President Trump has been making headlines during his trip to Asia, ending this weekend with stops in Vietnam for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit and in the Philippines.

November 10, 2017

Voters Want Stricter Enforcement of Gun Laws

Following a mass shooting at a church in Texas that killed 26, voters think the country needs to do a better job enforcing gun laws already on the books, but they don’t think limiting gun ownership to government officials  is the answer.

November 10, 2017

Consumer Spending Update: Positive Economic Outlook Means Consumers Are Ready to Spend

The stock market continues to soar to its highest levels to date...

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November 10, 2017

2016 Is Looking Like the New Normal By Michael Barone

If you wanted to predict the results of Tuesday's gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, you would have been wise to ignore the flurry of polls and campaign events. You would have paid no heed to the conventional wisdom that Republican Ed Gillespie had a solid chance to beat Ralph Northam in Virginia.

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November 10, 2017

That Bloodbath in the Old Dominion By Patrick J. Buchanan

The day after his "Silent Majority" speech on Nov. 3, 1969, calling on Americans to stand with him for peace with honor in Vietnam, Richard Nixon's GOP captured the governorships of Virginia and New Jersey.

November 9, 2017

Voters Not Convinced Fed Chairman is Independent of President

Few voters know much about President Trump’s new Federal Reserve Chairman appointee, Jerome Powell, but they don’t believe he is as free from Trump’s influence as he is supposed to be.

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November 9, 2017

Just 32% Think Hillary Clinton Won Democratic Nomination Fairly

Even a lot of Democrats are wondering if Hillary Clinton was really the choice of party voters last year following the release of a new tell-all book by Donna Brazile, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

November 9, 2017

No Red Scare Here: Americans Are Firmly Anti-Communist

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, the communist uprising that led to the creation of the Soviet Union. Nearly three decades after the end of the Soviet threat, Americans still aren't fans of communism and overwhelmingly prefer the existing political system in this country.

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November 9, 2017

Democratic Domination in the Old Dominion By Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley

Tuesday represented the best non-presidential election night Democrats have had since 2006. They swept the statewide ticket in Virginia for the second election in a row, and they picked up the New Jersey governorship. They also won a crucial, majority-making state Senate election in Washington state, so they won complete control of state government in two states (New Jersey and Washington).

November 8, 2017

66% of Voters Say Yes To Up, Down Vote for President's Picks

Most voters think judicial nominations made by the president should go before the Senate for a vote, but they don’t feel as strongly that it’s fair for a U.S. senator to oppose a selection based solely on ideological differences.

November 8, 2017

Voters Say U.S., Allies Winning War on Terror

Even though a plurality of voters still think the United States has the upper hand in the War on Terror, they don’t give praise to President Trump for it.