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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.

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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.

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April 29, 2016

At Last, America First! By Pat Buchanan

Whether the establishment likes it or not, and it evidently does not, there is a revolution going on in America.   

April 29, 2016

Trump 38%, Clinton 38%

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are again tied up in a head-to-head matchup.

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April 29, 2016

Trump Change: 89% of GOP Voters Now Say Trump Is Likely Nominee

Belief that Donald Trump is the likely Republican presidential nominee has soared to its highest level ever and matches perceptions that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic standard-bearer in the fall.

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April 29, 2016

Donald Trump Isn't the 'Presumptive Nominee' -- Not Yet, Anyway By Michael Barone

Donald Trump has declared himself, after following up his New York win April 19 with victories in five other Northeastern states Tuesday, the "presumptive nominee" of the Republican Party. Is it a done deal?

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April 28, 2016

Politics, Race Influence Views of Michelle Obama

Most voters continue to have a generally favorable view of the first lady of the United States, but there remain wide political and racial differences of opinion.

April 28, 2016

24% Opt Out of a Clinton-Trump Race

Nearly one-in-four voters say they will stay home or vote third party if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the major party presidential candidates.

April 28, 2016

Voters Want More Military Spending, But Are They Willing to Pay For It?

Voters tend to believe President Obama has weakened the U.S. military, but that doesn't mean they're willing to pay more in taxes to turn the situation around.

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April 28, 2016

Indiana: #Nevertrump’s Last Stand? By Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley

One could not be blamed for looking at the Republican primary results over the past 10 days and questioning how someone could stop Donald Trump from being the Republican nominee.

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April 27, 2016

21% Rate Prince's Death As a Bigger Loss to the Nation Than Scalia's

A surprising number of Americans rate the death of Prince as a bigger blow to the country than the passing of longtime U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Most think the media has definitely been treating the popular musician's death as the bigger loss.

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April 27, 2016

Beyonce's Beehive of Bombastic Buffoons By Michelle Malkin

Question: Why aren't liberal celebrities ever held accountable for stoking their unhinged fans' violent threats and stupidity -- the same way Republican candidates are called on to disavow every last remote and random act of bad behavior of their supporters?

April 27, 2016

Voters Still Question Fairness of International Courts

While a majority of voters still supports the use of international courts for certain major crimes, they put far more trust in U.S. courts to reach impartial verdicts.

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April 27, 2016

Hospital II By John Stossel

Last week's column on my lung surgery struck a nerve. Many of you wished me well. Others said I deserve to die.    

April 27, 2016

OK, Republicans – Trump or Clinton?

It’s moment of truth time for the #Never Trump crowd: Do you want four years of Hillary Clinton in the White House or a Republican president you strongly disagree with?

April 26, 2016

Most Parents Say No to Standardized Testing

Parental opposition to standardized testing in schools remains high, even as the latest cycle of tests is beginning in many states. Most parents now say there’s no need for any such tests at all.

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April 26, 2016

Conservatives for Trump? By Thomas Sowell

The sudden appearance of Donald Trump on the political horizon last year may have been surprising, but not nearly as surprising as seeing some conservatives supporting him.   

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April 26, 2016

If God Is Dead... By Patrick J. Buchanan

In a recent column Dennis Prager made an acute observation.

"The vast majority of leading conservative writers ... have a secular outlook on life. ... They are unaware of the disaster that godlessness in the West has led to."