81% Think Weiner Should Do Prison Time
Former Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner has pleaded guilty to texting sexually explicit material to an underage girl, and voters strongly believe he should be put in prison for it.
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May 23, 2017
May 23, 2017
A Special Prosecutor for Criminal Leaks by Patrick J. Buchanan
Who is the real threat to the national security?
May 22, 2017
34% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-four percent (34%) 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 May 18.
May 22, 2017
Comey Controversy: Genuine Concern or Partisan Politics?
President Trump's recent decision to fire FBI Director James Comey sparked a media firestorm, but voters are divided as to whether questions about the move are genuine or political in nature.
May 22, 2017
51% Say Trump Puts Himself Above Country
President Trump campaigned on the promise to "Make America Great Again" but U.S. voters tend to think he's more concerned with what's best for himself rather than the country. Voters are more likely to say his predecessor put the country first.
May 20, 2017
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 20, 2017
Americans appear to be buying some of the allegations against President Trump despite the lack of any hard evidence so far. Predictably, however, as with most things Trump, there’s an enormous partisan difference of opinion.
May 20, 2017
Don't Bet Against Tax and Health Care Reform in 2017 By Lawrence Kudlow
If the smart money folks on Wall Street think a special counsel to oversee the Russian probes spells defeat for business tax cuts, they're leaning well over their skis.
May 19, 2017
Security Is Ruining The Internet by Ted Rall
Another major cyberattack has me thinking about European ruins. Those medieval fortresses and castles had walls 10 feet thick made of solid stone; they were guarded by mean, heavily armored men. The barbarians got in anyway.
May 19, 2017
Voters See Trump Pressure on FBI But Still Expect Full Russia Probe
Most voters believe President Trump tried to shut down the probe of any connections between his associates and the Russians but are confident the FBI will thoroughly investigate the matter despite the firing of Director James Comey.
May 19, 2017
Rosenstein Joins the Posse by Patrick J. Buchanan
"With the stroke of a pen, Rod Rosenstein redeemed his reputation," writes Dana Milbank of The Washington Post.
May 19, 2017
Nate’s Silver Hammer Misses The Mark by Ted Carroll
On behalf of Rasmussen Reports, I’d like to extend a warm welcome to all the attendees at this week’s annual public opinion research conference in New Orleans. This year’s conference theme, Embracing Change and Diversity in Public Opinion and Social Science Research, signals a new opinion research industry willingness “to welcome both the challenges and opportunities presented by a rapidly changing public opinion and research methodology landscape and an increasingly diverse population.”
May 19, 2017
The Demotic Politics of Theresa May -- and Donald Trump By Michael Barone
DURHAM, England -- When I first visited England to cover a British election 20 years ago this month, there were striking similarities between British and American politics.
May 18, 2017
More Voters View Cyberattack As Act of War
In the wake of the international WannaCry cyberattack, voters say cyberattacks from other countries do greater economic damage than military attacks do and believe more strongly than ever that such attacks should be seen as an act of war.
May 18, 2017
Stepping Up: How Governors Who Have Succeeded to the Top Job Have Performed Over the Years by Geoffrey Skelley
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) moved to end debate on the nomination of Gov. Terry Branstad (R-IA) as the next U.S. ambassador to China. While the exact timeline is uncertain — Democrats could try to stall the appointment — Branstad’s confirmation for the diplomatic post is expected very soon. Upon becoming ambassador, Branstad will resign the Hawkeye State governorship and hand the reins over to Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds (R), who will become Iowa’s first woman governor. Once she takes office, Reynolds is expected to run for a full term in 2018 as a gubernatorial incumbent, albeit a “successor incumbent” rather than an elected one.
May 18, 2017
Can the Polling Industry Learn From Its Mistakes? By Robert Barnes
The American Association for Public Opinion Research convenes today for its 72nd annual conference. The first such conference took place in 1945, right before the last presidential election that led to widespread concern about the science and art of polling. But buried within that 1948 election were the seeds of the rebirth of polling as a credible profession for the next six decades. After the disastrous polling in the last presidential election, another rebirth is in order.
May 17, 2017
Can A Robot Do Your Job?
A majority of Americans say it’s likely that robots and computers will take over most jobs in the next quarter century, but they aren’t worried about their own job just yet.
May 17, 2017
Who Has Absolute Health Care Moral Authority? by Michelle Malkin
Here is what happens if you try to tell health care stories that defy big government orthodoxy:
May 17, 2017
Most Say It’s Impossible to Totally Protect U.S. Computer Network
Voters are even more worried about the safety of America’s computer network during the ongoing international WannaCry cyberattack, but most recognize, too, that attacks of this nature can’t be totally avoided.
May 17, 2017
Inspirational Trump Tripped Up By His Own Administration By Charles Hurt
As with his campaign, Donald Trump’s presidency is developing into yet another epic tome, “The Tale of Two Trumps.”
This past weekend, President Trump delivered his first graduation speech as president at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was nothing short of spectacular.
May 17, 2017
Americans Rate Teachers Higher But Would Rather Be Doctors
Americans view teaching as a more important profession than being a doctor but think doctoring is a much better job to go into.
