Most Still Concerned About Zika Threat
As warmer weather arrives in much of the United States, most Americans see the mosquito-borne Zika virus as a major potential health problem but are confident public health agencies can handle it.
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May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016
Candidates Should Think Twice Before Endorsing Trump or Clinton
Right now as other candidates consider whether to fall in line behind their party’s presumptive standard-bearer, it’s a curse more than a blessing to endorse Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.
May 5, 2016
How Do Clinton, Trump Stack Up Next to Obama on National Security?
Voters remain lukewarm about President Obama's national security policies and expect more of the same if Hillary Clinton moves back into the White House next January. Donald Trump, if elected, will definitely change things, voters say, but not necessarily for the best.
May 4, 2016
Most Think Government Too Powerful
Americans continue to feel their freedom is at risk from an all-powerful government.
May 4, 2016
Tale of Two Tribes: 'Climate Refugees' vs. EPA Victims By Michelle Malkin
The left has concocted a lucrative category of politically correct victims: "climate refugees." It's the new Green racket.
May 4, 2016
Americans See Tough Road Ahead For Class of 2016
It’s about time for the latest crop of college graduates to enter the workforce, but Americans still aren’t confident about the job colleges are doing preparing those young minds.
May 4, 2016
The Fall Outlook: Fear and Loathing on the 2016 Campaign Trail By Larry J. Sabato
“The whole framework of the presidency is getting out of hand. It’s come to the point where you almost can’t run unless you can cause people to salivate and whip on each other with big sticks. You almost have to be a rock star to get the kind of fever you need to survive in American politics.”
— Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 (1973)
May 4, 2016
Money Down a Hole By John Stossel
The Republican and Democratic presidential nominees have been chosen. Ignore the deluded supporters of Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz. It's over. The odds at ElectionBettingOdds.com make it clear: It will be Donald vs. Hillary.
May 4, 2016
How We Do Our Polls
Some people have questioned our findings reported Monday that Donald Trump has edged slightly ahead of Hillary Clinton among likely voters nationally. Given the margin of error, it’s more accurate to call the race a tie.
May 4, 2016
The Battle of the Negatives Is About to Begin
Barring an act of God, both major political parties now have their presidential nominees, and the mud’s about to fly.
May 3, 2016
Most GOPers Say Cruz, Kasich Should Quit; Dems Not So Eager to Lose Sanders
Even before the votes are counted in today’s Indiana primaries, most Republicans think Ted Cruz and John Kasich should quit the race for their party’s presidential nomination. Democrats, on the other hand, aren’t so eager for Bernie Sanders to drop out.
May 3, 2016
Republicans Should Have Adopted Democrats' Rules -- and Vice Versa by Michael Barone
The unexpected successes, forecast by almost no one 12 months ago, of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders in winning 40 percent and 42 percent in Republican and Democratic primaries and caucuses is widely taken as evidence of raging discontent among American voters.
May 3, 2016
Random Thoughts By Thomas Sowell
Random thoughts on the passing scene:
One of the problems with being a pessimist is that you can never celebrate when you are proven right.
May 3, 2016
More Voters See U.S. Constitution As Subject to Change
Voters appear to be moving away from the idea that the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted as written and are now more likely to feel the nation's foundational document should change with the times.
May 3, 2016
Why Russia Resents Us By Patrick J. Buchanan
Friday, a Russian SU-27 did a barrel roll over a U.S. RC-135 over the Baltic, the second time in two weeks.
May 2, 2016
29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending April 29.
May 2, 2016
Trump 41%, Clinton 39%
Last week, Rasmussen Reports gave voters the option of staying home on Election Day if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the big party nominees, and six percent (6%) said that’s what they intend to do for now. Clinton and Trump were tied with 38% support each; 16% said they would vote for some other candidate, and two percent (2%) were undecided.
May 2, 2016
Americans Aren’t Overly Concerned About A ‘Brexit’
Like the British themselves, Americans have decidedly mixed feelings about Great Britain's potential withdrawal from the European Union.
April 30, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending April 30, 2016
#NeverTrump forces are still counting on Indiana’s Republican primary on Tuesday to derail Donald Trump’s nomination by forcing a brokered convention. But for most voters, a Trump-Hillary Clinton contest this fall is all but inevitable.
April 29, 2016
Obama’s Full-Month Approval Index Remains At Three-Year High
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
