Bernie Sanders Wins, Even While Losing By Michael Barone
Bernie Sanders is not going gently into that good night, at least not yet.
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June 10, 2016
June 10, 2016
Why Trump Must Not Apologize By Patrick J. Buchanan
"Never retreat. Never explain. Get it done and let them howl."
Donald Trump has internalized the maxim Benjamin Jowett gave to his students at Balliol who would soon be running the empire.
June 9, 2016
Hillary, the blushing bride, stalks history on her husband’s coattails By Charles Hurt
NEW YORK — Hillary wore white.
Stepping into the klieg lights, she was — finally! — the blushing bride of the Democratic Party. Smiling, waving, tilting her head, clutching her fist to her chest as she surveyed her adorable fans. She stepped to the lectern and gazed lovingly into the teleprompter.
June 9, 2016
Are Pro Sports Taking Concussions Seriously?
Despite growing concern about the danger to athletes of receiving too many concussions, Americans question whether professional sports organizations are doing enough about it.
June 9, 2016
Not Trump or Clinton By John Stossel
Finally! Voters have another choice. The Libertarian Party nominated two socially tolerant but fiscally conservative former governors, Gary Johnson and Bill Weld.
June 9, 2016
Obama’s Not Exactly An Asset To Candidates in 2016
President Obama may be garnering unusually high approval ratings lately, but voters are closely divided as to whether his support would help or hurt candidates running in their state and are less likely to vote for a congressional candidate who has supported his agenda.
June 9, 2016
House 2016: The Balancing Act: How expectations of a Clinton victory could hinder Democrats down-ballot By Kyle Kondik
While Hillary Clinton still leads Donald Trump in most national polling, her margin is not what it once was: She’s up about five points in the HuffPost Pollster average, down from nine points in mid-April, and she’s up just two points in the RealClearPolitics average, also down from nine points seven weeks ago. Now that she’s the presumptive nominee, Clinton will hope to restore those numbers to their prior luster.
June 9, 2016
White House Watch: Clinton 42%, Trump 38%
Has Hillary Clinton’s wrapping up the Democratic nomination made a difference? Have Donald Trump’s comments about the Hispanic judge presiding over the Trump University case come back to haunt him?
June 8, 2016
Americans Have a Favorable Opinion of Ali, Boxing
Americans view the late Muhammad Ali very favorably. Yet despite the beatings he took as a boxer which led to major health problems in his later years, most remain strongly supportive of the sport of boxing.
June 8, 2016
She’s The One: A Woman in the White House?
After winning three state primaries yesterday, Hillary Clinton is set to become the first woman in history to get a major party’s nomination for president of the United States.
Of course, Democratic voters have been predicting a Clinton victory for months in Rasmussen Reports’ monthly Hillary Meter survey. But how do voters feel about the prospect of a woman president?
June 8, 2016
Measuring Life By the Spoonful By Michelle Malkin
"How is your daughter doing?" is one of the most complicated questions I've had to answer.
June 8, 2016
Voters Don’t Trust Judges But Think Politicians Should Leave Them Alone
Donald Trump has been rebuked even by some leaders in his own party for his public criticism of the Obama-appointed federal judge who is handling the lawsuit against Trump University. Most voters agree judges are motivated by politics more than the law but are less comfortable with dragging judges into the political debate.
June 8, 2016
President 2016: The Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer Politics By Larry J. Sabato
As we find ourselves at the end of the primary season, we can all look back in wonder: What hath the voters wrought? Last summer when he announced a candidacy, almost no political professional picked Donald Trump to be the GOP nominee — yet here he is. And no one we know thought that the big, complicated GOP field of contenders would sort itself out many weeks before the small group of Democrats — but Trump has been in general election mode for some time while Hillary Clinton has had a devil of a time shaking off a persistent foe.
June 8, 2016
How Religious Are Americans These Days?
A majority of Americans consider themselves to be religious, though there’s less religiosity among younger adults.
June 7, 2016
Americans Are Still Wary of Closing Schools on Muslim Holidays
Philadelphia is the latest major school system to add Muslim holidays to its official calendar, but Americans with school-age children still aren’t sure that’s such a good idea, although support's up from a year ago.
June 7, 2016
The Donald & The La Raza Judge By Patrick J. Buchanan
Before the lynching of The Donald proceeds, what exactly was it he said about that Hispanic judge?
June 7, 2016
Neither Candidate Is Getting the Immigration Issue Right By Michael Barone
No contemporary political issue has been more controversial, or has been subject to more dubious analyses, than immigration.
June 7, 2016
Is Personal Responsibility Obsolete? By Thomas Sowell
Among the many disturbing signs of our times are conservatives and libertarians of high intelligence and high principles who are advocating government programs that relieve people of the necessity of working to provide their own livelihoods.
June 7, 2016
Voters Rate Clinton Vs. Trump on Social Issues
As is the case on most issues Rasmussen Reports has asked about so far, voters tend to think Hillary Clinton will perform similarly to President Obama when it comes to social issues if she wins the presidency, while they expect big changes from Donald Trump - although not necessarily positive ones.
June 6, 2016
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) 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 June 2.
