What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending July 30, 2016
The national political conventions are over. Now the real dirty work begins.
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July 30, 2016
July 29, 2016
Hillary's Strategy By Ted Rall
Hillary Clinton's strategy for the general election is to try to peel away anti-Trump Republicans. That's why we are seeing her move to the right.
July 29, 2016
The Democratic Convention: Mission Partly Accomplished By Michael Barone
It was a variant on a traditional convention for a party seeking a third straight term in the White House, attempting to overcome an apparent post-convention bounce for the opposition's candidate: shades of 1988 or 2000 or 2008. Usually it starts with a valedictory speech by the incumbent president, followed by celebration of the new nominee and ending with a rousing acceptance speech.
July 29, 2016
Can France, Europe Defeat Islamic Terrorism?
Americans aren’t confident that France can defeat the radical Islamicists terrorizing their country and worry that Europe is losing the war against terrorism.
July 29, 2016
Philadelphia Vs. Cleveland: Divided We Stand By Patrick J. Buchanan
Wednesday was the best night of Hillary Clinton's campaign.
July 29, 2016
Voters Expect Bill Clinton To Be A Policymaker in Wife’s Administration
Bill Clinton used to tell voters during his 1992 campaign for the presidency that they would be getting "two for the price of one" if he was elected, referring to his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton. Voters are strongly convinced that they'll get the same deal if Mrs. Clinton is elected to the White House this fall.
July 28, 2016
Support for Body Cameras Up, Police Expected to Benefit Most
More Americans favor requiring police officers to wear body cameras while on duty but still tend to believe they will protect the cops more than those they deal with.
July 28, 2016
Kaine Provides Little Spark to Clinton Ticket
Despite complaints from progressives in her party, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s decision to make Virginia Senator Tim Kaine her running mate makes little difference to voters.
July 28, 2016
Clinton Cash By John Stossel
This week, as Democrats fawn over Hillary Clinton, I'm struck by how both Clintons continue to thrive despite their remarkable record of sleazy dealings.
July 28, 2016
White House Watch: Clinton 43%, Trump 42%
Apparently conventions don’t mean much. The major party nominees remain deadlocked in our latest weekly White House Watch survey.
July 27, 2016
42% Suspect Most Countries Don't Play by Olympic Rules
The summer Olympics are just over a week away, and Americans are gearing up to watch even though they suspect many of the participating countries are cheating.
July 27, 2016
28% Have Switched Presidential Choice Since January 1
Voters give mixed marks to this year’s primaries and candidate debates, but a sizable number say they’ve changed horses since the first of the year.
July 27, 2016
#BlueLightFriday: From the White House to Your House By Michelle Malkin
When you need something done, call a retired cop.
July 27, 2016
Clinton Over the Hump, and Trump Gets a Bump by Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
After Donald Trump picked Mike Pence to be his running mate two weeks ago -- that feels like two months ago, right? -- we suggested that Trump could end up taking at least a temporary lead because of the convention bounce that presidential candidates typically get after their conventions.
July 27, 2016
Voters Turn to Cable News First; Fox Still #1
Voters still prefer cable news over the big three traditional television networks when it comes to political news, and despite the recent sexual harassment controversy that led to the resignation of its chairman, Fox News continues to lead the pack. Which political party a voter is affiliated with also remains a key indicator of his or her viewing habits.
July 26, 2016
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.
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.
