Most Call for Trump’s Resignation If Sex Allegations Are True
Most voters believe the accusations several women have made against President Trump and say he should resign if they are proven true. But Republicans are far less convinced.
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December 14, 2017
December 14, 2017
Partisan Gerrymandering and the Outlook for the 2018 U.S. House Elections By Alan I. Abramowitz
There is a growing sense among political observers that the United States may be heading toward a wave election in 2018. Results of recent special elections, including Doug Jones’ (D) victory in the Alabama Senate race on Tuesday, along with Democratic victories in the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections and surprisingly large Democratic gains in the Virginia House of Delegates all point toward the likelihood of substantial Democratic gains in next year’s midterm elections, including a real possibility that Democrats could regain control of the U.S. House of Representatives. In addition, results of recent generic ballot polling generally show large Democratic l
December 14, 2017
Sex and Race Matter in Middle Class Identity
The majority of American adults continues to identify as middle class, but sex and race are among the factors that shape that identity and what it means.
December 13, 2017
Americans Still Visiting National Parks
President Trump announced a controversial decision last week to reduce the size of two national monuments in Utah. This week, the National Park Service has reduced the number of free entry days into many national parks while also contemplating fee increases.
December 13, 2017
Most Favor Drug Testing of Food Stamp, Welfare Applicants
Wisconsin is moving forward with a plan to drug test some food stamp recipients, and most voters nationwide would like to see a similar plan in the state they live in.
December 13, 2017
Still Dawdling Over Deadly Diversity Visas By Michelle Malkin
Capitol Hill's national security priorities are screwier than a Six Flags roller coaster.
December 13, 2017
Liberate Food Trucks By John Stossel
Laura Pekarik bakes cupcakes and sells them from a food truck. Her truck provided a great opportunity, letting her open a business without having to spend big to hire a staff and rent space in a building.
December 13, 2017
Voters Say No To U.S. Skipping Winter Olympics Over North Korean Concerns
As South Korea prepares to host the Winter Olympics in February, relations between their northern neighbor and the United States remain frail. But even with the looming threat from North Korea, few Americans support the U.S. team passing on the Olympics in the name of security.
December 12, 2017
Voters OK With Federal Probe of Planned Parenthood
Voters still tend to support the use of tissue from aborted babies for medical purposes but agree with the government’s decision to look into how Planned Parenthood is handling this tissue.
December 12, 2017
Republicans' Tax Plan Takes a Quirky Swipe at the Little Guys By Lawrence Kudlow & Stephen Moore
Republicans are supposed to be the party that cuts the job-killing capital gains tax, not raises it. But because of a quirk in the Senate-passed tax bill, the tax on capital gains may go up -- and for some types of long-held assets, fairly substantially.
December 12, 2017
Most Americans Still Want to Take Christmas, Religion Public
Most Americans still believe religious displays have a place on government property, and they want to see more Christmas in schools, too.
December 12, 2017
What Should We Fight For? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"We will never accept Russia's occupation and attempted annexation of Crimea," declaimed Rex Tillerson last week in Vienna.
"Crimea-related sanctions will remain in place until Russia returns full control of the peninsula to Ukraine."
December 11, 2017
35% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-five percent (35%) 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 December 14.
December 11, 2017
34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-four percent (34%) 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 December 7.
December 11, 2017
One-in-Three Republicans Say GOP Should Block Roy Moore If Elected
The special Senate election in Alabama is tomorrow, and if Roy Moore wins, a third of Republicans think their own party should refuse to seat him. Few GOP voters also think a Moore victory would be a positive for the party in the long run.
December 11, 2017
Voters Less Concerned That Providing Citizenship Path Will Lead to More Illegal Immigration
With the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) now a point of contention for Congress, voters have less concern that helping those here illegally become citizens will encourage more illegal immigration...
December 11, 2017
Democrats’ Chickens Come Home to Roost By Charles Hurt
Behold, Nancy Pelosi, the monster you yourself created.
Sure, Democrats have opened another front on their illusory Republican “War on Women.” But a key constituency of Mrs. Pelosi’s political jalopy is not too happy about how the party got there.
December 9, 2017
Will President Trump Last Another Year? By Ted Rall
Some political experts doubted that Donald J. Trump would tough it out this long. This, after all, was a very strange man, possibly afflicted by obsessive-compulsive disorder to the point that he even floated the idea of staying in New York.
December 9, 2017
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 9, 2017
The good economic news continues with Friday’s jobs report and the Dow inching ever higher, but President Trump still isn’t getting the credit.
December 8, 2017
Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Continues to Soar
Today’s newly released jobs report, although unchanged from last month, finds the unemployment rate remaining at its lowest level in more than 17 years.
