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December 23, 2016
December 23, 2016
Some Christmastime Advice for Pundits and Partisans By Michael Barone
Now that the 538 electors have voted -- and, with only the most minor of exceptions, for the expected candidates -- we can marvel at how such a huge difference in public policies can be made by just a few votes, the 77,744 votes by which Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton for the 46 electoral votes in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
December 22, 2016
More Are Going A-Visiting This Christmas Season
More Americans will be having guests for the holidays.
December 22, 2016
Americans React Calmly to Berlin Attack
While Europe cleans up the mess from its latest terrorist outrage, Americans aren’t overly concerned about terror on these shores this holiday season and don’t expect more of it in the years to come.
December 22, 2016
Should Some Immigrants Get Preference Over Others?
When it comes to legal immigration policies, voters still oppose giving special preference to some over others.
December 21, 2016
Voters Have More Faith in U.S. Society These Days
Voters’ faith in society has jumped since the beginning of the year.
December 21, 2016
Do Most Immigrants Want the American Dream?
Voters strongly believe in the dreams of newcomers to America but remain more skeptical about whether new immigrants share those dreams.
December 21, 2016
Michelle Obama's Christmas Lump of Coal by Michelle Malkin
Just what we all need to ring in the Christmas season: Un-merry millionaire Michelle Obama belly-aching about the burdens and sacrifices of public life with billionaire Oprah Winfrey.
December 21, 2016
Close Them Down! By John Stossel
Donald Trump is appointing good people -- Andy Puzder, for example, Trump's nominee for labor secretary.
December 21, 2016
Bubba’s Shift from Man of People to Elitist Is Complete By Charles Hurt
Bill Clinton is a lot of things, but out-of-touch elitist snob has never been one of them. Until now.
President-elect Donald Trump has so thoroughly turned the political world upside down and inside out that he has now entirely defanged the most potent and effective operative dominating the American political scene for nearly 30 years.
December 21, 2016
Happy Days Are Here Again?
Following Donald Trump's election as president, Americans are more optimistic about the future than they have been in over four years.
December 20, 2016
Most Don’t See Need for More Legal Immigrants Even with Border Control
Most voters continue to favor legal immigration but don’t support increasing the number allowed into the country even if illegal immigration is finally gotten under control.
December 20, 2016
How the Political Rules Changed in 2016 By Michael Barone
Over the 40-some years that I have been working or closely observing the political campaign business, the rules of the game haven't changed much. Technology has changed the business somewhat, but the people who ran campaigns in the 1970s could have (and in some cases actually have) run them four decades later.
December 20, 2016
The 'Diversity' Fraud By Thomas Sowell
Nothing so epitomizes the politically correct gullibility of our times as the magic word "diversity." The wonders of diversity are proclaimed from the media, extolled in the academy and confirmed in the august chambers of the Supreme Court of the United States. But have you ever seen one speck of hard evidence to support the lofty claims?
December 20, 2016
The Real Saboteurs of a Trump Foreign Policy By Patrick J. Buchanan
The never-Trumpers are never going to surrender the myth that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the hacking of Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta and the Democratic National Committee to defeat Clinton and elect Donald Trump.
December 20, 2016
Are Safe Spaces, Trigger Warnings Hurting College Graduates?
Americans believe more strongly than ever that the primary reason for attending college is to get a better job, but many think the attempt by an increasing number of colleges and universities to create stress-free environments through "safe spaces" and other tools will end up hurting graduates in the real world.
December 19, 2016
33% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-three percent (33%) 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 December 15.
December 19, 2016
Voters Leery of Tillerson and His Ties to Russia
Voters still have a lot to learn about the man President-elect Trump has named to the most important Cabinet post, but they worry that his ties to Russia will be bad for the United States.
December 19, 2016
Voters Don’t Expect Trump To Improve Situation in Syria
In keeping with his “America First” approach to foreign policy, President-elect Donald Trump has opposed further U.S. involvement in Syria beyond establishing safe zones to protect civilians there. Voters are still reluctant to get more involved in Syria despite the recent carnage in Aleppo but also aren’t convinced Trump will make the situation any better.
December 17, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending December 17, 2016
The Electoral College is on track to count its votes on Monday, and then it will be official: Donald J. Trump will be the next president of the United States.
