Clinton carnival hits Philly; blame the Russians by Charles Hurt
Turns out Donald J. Trump is right. The system really is rigged! At least the Democratic Party’s system is.
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July 26, 2016
July 26, 2016
Nevada: Trump 43%, Clinton 38%, Johnson 8%
Following last week’s Republican National Convention, Donald Trump has a slight lead over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the key state of Nevada.
July 26, 2016
Democrats Think Sanders Voters Likely to Support Clinton
Less that half of Democrats feel Hillary Clinton has done enough to win over supporters of her primary rival Senator Bernie Sanders, but most voters in their party still think there's a good chance Sanders supporters will back Clinton in the fall.
July 26, 2016
Black Votes Matter By Thomas Sowell
Black votes matter. If Republicans could get 20 percent of black votes, the Democrats would be ruined. This is highly unlikely, given the approach used by Republicans. However, the point is that Democrats must not only continue to get nine-tenths of black votes, they also need to get a high turnout of black voters on election day.
July 26, 2016
Nevada Senate: Heck (R) 46%, Cortez Masto (D) 37%
Republican Joe Heck holds a nine-point lead over Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto in our first look at the race to replace retiring U.S. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.
July 26, 2016
What's 'Making America One Again' About? By Michael Barone
"Make America One Again." That was the stated theme of the last night of the Republican National Convention. In the welter of analysis of Donald Trump's acceptance speech, few have commented on it, but it's worth taking it seriously.
July 25, 2016
24% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-four percent (24%) 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 July 21.
July 25, 2016
Has Clinton Turned Her Back on Progressives?
The WikiLeaks scandal. A centrist and “safe” VP pick. A party platform battle. Heading into the 2016 Democratic National Convention this week, the party’s progressive wing has a lot to be fired up about, and it's not the party's nominee.
July 25, 2016
Clinton-Kaine: A Not-So Surprising Ticket by Kyle Kondik, Geoffrey Skelley, and Larry J. Sabato
If someone had told us at the start of this election cycle that the Democratic presidential nominee would be Hillary Clinton, and that she would choose Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate, we would have said that would be… very, very plausible.
July 25, 2016
Users Strongly Reject Censorship on Facebook, Twitter
Political conservatives have charged in recent months that major social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are censoring their points of view. Regular users of those sites, especially those under the age of 40, strongly disagree with any attempts to close down free speech.
July 25, 2016
Voters Remain Wary of Political News They’re Getting
Television, primarily cable, still reigns supreme for political news among voters, and while they remain skeptical, voters are slightly more trusting of the news they are getting this election cycle compared to past years.
July 23, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 23, 2016
Just 21% of U.S. voters think the country is headed in the right direction, the lowest finding in nearly three years of surveying. No wonder, with cops being shot, racial tension growing, terrorist incidents increasing here and abroad, the economy bumbling along and the two major political parties nominating presidential candidates whom a lot of Americans suspect don’t have the answers.
July 22, 2016
Cops Shouldn't Write Tickets By Ted Rall
After years of no one -- at least not the white people who control the media -- giving a damn about what happens to black people at the hands of white cops, suddenly the terrible relationship between people and the police is a huge problem.
July 22, 2016
Is America Ready for a Disruptive President? by Michael Barone
Disruptive. That's a good word to describe Donald Trump's presidential candidacy, and to describe the sometimes-ramshackle Republican National Convention his campaign more or less superintended in Cleveland this past week.
July 22, 2016
Voters Worry About Putdown of Coup in Turkey
Voters here tend to think the failure of the military coup in Turkey is harmful to the United States, but as with many issues overseas, it isn’t an issue of overwhelming concern.
July 22, 2016
Ted Cruz and the Trump Takeover By Patrick J. Buchanan
The self-righteousness and smugness of Ted Cruz in refusing to endorse Donald Trump, then walking off stage in Cleveland, smirking amidst the boos, takes the mind back in time.
July 22, 2016
How Do Voters Rate Clinton’s Credentials?
Republican nominee Donald Trump trashed his likely Democratic rival's tenure as secretary of State in his convention acceptance speech last night, but as far as voters are concerned, it's Hillary Clinton's biggest professional achievement.
July 22, 2016
Donald Trump: #LoveWins By Charles Hurt
CLEVELAND — Say whatever you want about real estate developer Donald J. Trump, he is the candidate of “love.”
July 21, 2016
Voters Expect Reporters To Help Clinton Over Trump
As in previous presidential election cycles, voters expect reporters covering political campaigns to help their favorite candidates and think it's far more likely they will help the Democrat than the Republican.
