Even More Voters Now See America As A Divided Nation
Voters don’t share President Obama’s upbeat assessment of the nation and strongly believe the United States is coming apart. Even the majority of his fellow Democrats share that gloomy assessment.
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August 12, 2016
August 12, 2016
Nationalism Is Not Necessarily a Bad Thing By Michael Barone
Google "Donald Trump" and "nationalism" and you'll get 1,090,000 results, the large percentage of which are, to judge from the top hits, negative. "Nationalism" is deemed to be bad stuff, maybe even akin to Nazism.
August 11, 2016
Most Say No to Unemployment Benefits For Striking Union Workers
New Jersey last week moved a step closer to making striking union workers eligible for unemployment benefits, but most voters don't welcome that idea where they live.
August 11, 2016
Most Want to See Clinton, Trump Tax Returns, Medical Records
Republicans are again asking questions about Hillary Clinton's health, while Democrats continue to insist that Donald Trump release his tax returns. Most voters still believe major White House hopefuls should make public recent tax returns, but now most also think they should release their medical records, too.
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August 11, 2016
White House Watch: Clinton 43%, Trump 40%, Johnson 8%, Stein 2%
Is the air going out of Hillary Clinton’s post-convention bounce?
August 11, 2016
Forecasting the 2016 Presidential Election: Will Time for Change Mean Time for Trump? By Alan I. Abramowitz
The Time for Change forecasting model has correctly predicted the winner of the national popular vote in every presidential election since 1988. This model is based on three predictors — the incumbent president’s approval rating at midyear (late June or early July) in the Gallup Poll, the growth rate of real GDP in the second quarter of the election year, and whether the incumbent president’s party has held the White House for one term or more than one term. Using these three predictors, it is possible to forecast the incumbent party’s share of the major party vote with a high degree of accuracy around three months before Election Day.
August 10, 2016
Voters Doubt More Than Ever That Obamacare Will Reduce Health Care Costs
Voters still tend to view the national health care law negatively, and fewer voters than ever expect it to lower health care costs.
August 10, 2016
Most Say Union Leaders Out of Touch With Members
Most voters – including those who are now or have been union members - believe the majority of union leaders are out of touch with their membership nationwide.
August 10, 2016
Lies Politicians Tell By John Stossel
I don't want Hillary Clinton to be president. She's a liar.
But I can't vote for Donald Trump. He lies almost as often.
August 10, 2016
Voters See Trump As His Own Worst Enemy
Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan wrote earlier this year that the only person who can beat Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is Trump himself, and so far voters think that's exactly what he's doing.
August 10, 2016
Fonda & Redford: Hollywood's New Welfare Mooches By Michelle Malkin
COLORADO SPRINGS -- My adopted hometown will soon be the base of operations for a new Netflix movie starring aging elitist hippies Robert Redford (estimated net worth: $170 million) and Jane Fonda (estimated net worth: $120 million).
A state economic development commission unanimously voted last week to fork over $1.5 million in taxpayer-funded "incentives" for the liberal duo's romantic flick, arguing that it will generate "great publicity."
August 9, 2016
CNN Leads Unhinged Media in Attacks on Trump Disguised as ‘Reporting’ By Charles Hurt
Another exciting week in the 2016 Trump Presidential Spectacular and another week of political obituaries predicting Donald Trump’s imminent demise.
Serious question: How many political obituaries have these people written about Mr. Trump since he descended into the fetid American political swamp on a glass escalator last summer?
August 9, 2016
Old Lies By Thomas Sowell
We expect to hear a lot of lies during an election year, and this year is certainly no exception. What is surprising is how old some of these lies are, and how often they have been shown to be lies, years ago or even decades ago.
August 9, 2016
Most Still Oppose Government Prosecution of Global Warming Critics
Attorneys general in 15 states are attempting to prosecute corporations and individuals that they believe are misleading the public about global warming. Their action which critics claim is a violation of freedom of speech has prompted a congressional investigation. Most voters continue to believe the scientific debate about global warming is not over and oppose government action against those who question it.
August 9, 2016
Rasmussen Reports: Introducing Political Analyst Amy Holmes
Rasmussen Reports is pleased to welcome Amy Holmes as our broadcast political analyst.
August 9, 2016
The End of History Not Turning Out as Hoped By Michael Barone
The scholar Francis Fukuyama has been widely ridiculed for the title of his 1992 book, "The End of History." Critics point out that we've had -- suffered -- a lot of history since then: the 9/11 attacks, prolonged wars in the Middle East, a worldwide financial crisis and deep recession.
August 9, 2016
GOPers Favor Ryan’s Reelection But Think Party Should Be More Like Trump
Republicans still prefer a party that’s more like Donald Trump but hope nevertheless that House Speaker Paul Ryan defeats his anti-establishment opponent in today’s Wisconsin GOP primary.
August 9, 2016
Who Got Us Into These Endless Wars? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Isolationists must not prevail in this new debate over foreign policy," warns Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations. "The consequences of a lasting American retreat from the world would be dire."
To make his case against the "Isolationist Temptation," Haass creates a caricature, a cartoon, of America First patriots, then thunders that we cannot become "a giant gated community."
August 8, 2016
31% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Thirty-one percent (31%) 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 August 4.
August 8, 2016
Pence vs. Kaine, and the Winner Is …
If the presidential contest suddenly boiled down to a battle between the two vice presidential candidates, Republicans have the edge.
