28% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-eight percent (28%) 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 March 3.
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March 7, 2016
March 7, 2016
Voters Strongly Reject Letting Illegal Immigrants Vote
A proposal has been made in New York City to allow illegal immigrants to vote for mayor and other top city officials. But voters continue to strongly oppose allowing illegal immigrants to vote at all and adamantly reject a plan like the one in New York City for their hometown.
March 7, 2016
Democrats More Excited Than GOP About A Clinton-Trump Race
The primary race is far from over, but most voters already say a choice between the two presidential front-runners, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, is not one they are particularly excited about.
March 5, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 5, 2016
So far the Republicans’ organized punch-out of Donald Trump doesn’t seem to be working, but we won’t know for sure until 10 days from now when GOP voters in Florida and Ohio go to the polls.
March 4, 2016
FBI vs. Apple is Really About Edward Snowden By Ted Rall
The fight between Apple and the FBI has been framed as an epic battle between big tech and big government. Apple, says the Obama Administration, is siding with "its business model and public brand marketing strategy" ahead of public safety. That's not it, says Apple CEO Tim Cook. He says his company is "a staunch advocate for our customers' privacy and personal safety."
March 4, 2016
Most Still Support Requiring Photo ID To Vote
In the thick of primary season, most voters still think their fellow Americans need to prove their identity before voting, although support for such laws is down slightly from previous years.
March 4, 2016
Can Donald Trump Be Stopped? Maybe By Michael Barone
The Republican race goes on after Super Tuesday. In ordinary years, Donald Trump's wins in seven of the 11 Super Tuesday contests after three out of four wins in February, together with his delegate lead, would make him the nominee. Politicians would hurry to back the apparent winner.
March 4, 2016
Trump Change: More GOPers Than Ever Say Trump Very Likely To Be Nominee
Despite two hard-hitting debates and a strong denunciation of Donald Trump by Mitt Romney, the last Republican presidential candidate, voters are even more convinced that Trump will be this year’s GOP nominee.
March 3, 2016
Voters Are Still Down On Obamacare
Six years after its passage by Congress, President Obama's national health care law remains unpopular with a majority of voters who still believe it will lead to higher costs and lower the quality of care.
March 3, 2016
The Trumpmare: Can the Republicans Save the Senate? By Larry J. Sabato and Kyle Kondik
Let’s have some speculative fun, if such a thing is possible in this election year. After recent primaries, it’s not a stretch to imagine Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee; in fact, the odds at the moment favor this outcome. Now, add a second, more controversial projection: Trump loses the general election handily to Hillary Clinton. If you’re a Trump supporter, you will vigorously object.
March 3, 2016
Trump or Clinton - Who Are Voters Most Likely to Vote Against?
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may be the presidential front-runners in their respective parties, but right now there are more voters who say they will vote against them than will vote for them.
March 2, 2016
Are Americans Honest at Tax Time?
Americans don't consider their fellow countrymen an overly honest group, but they think most play fair when it comes to their taxes.
March 2, 2016
Supreme Court Nominee Looms Large for Voters
Voters in both major political parties place high importance on the next U.S. Supreme Court nomination when it comes to Election 2016, but they are predictably divided when it comes to punishing or supporting senators who refuse to consider President Obama's nominee for the latest vacancy on the court.
March 2, 2016
The 2016 GOP Debate Debacle By Michelle Malkin
When the dust settles on this wild and wacky GOP primary season, there will be at least one clear Biggest Loser: the Republican National Committee.
March 2, 2016
Regulating the Future By John Stossel
Government pretends it's the cause of progress. Then it strangles innovation.
March 2, 2016
Trump’s Winning Streak Baffles GOP Losing Club for Losers By Charles Hurt
It is true. You simply cannot trust a politician as far as you can throw them.
March 2, 2016
Tuesday’s Super for Trump and Clinton By Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
As the dust settles from Super Tuesday, we think the race is the same now as it was before the voting: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the favorites to win their respective nominations.
March 2, 2016
Clinton Edges Ahead of Trump in Presidential Matchup
Donald Trump may still be winning Republican state primaries, but Hillary Clinton has now moved ahead of him in a hypothetical presidential matchup.
March 1, 2016
Last Chance for America? By Thomas Sowell
The "Super Tuesday" primaries may be a turning point for America -- and quite possibly a turn for the worse. After seven long years of domestic disasters and increasing international dangers, the next President of the United States will need extraordinary wisdom, maturity, depth of knowledge and personal character to rescue America.
