Donald Trump Has 37 percent. Hard to Get to 270 Electoral Votes By Michael Barone
Many Donald Trump supporters think he is a slam dunk to beat Hillary Clinton in the general election. The candidate himself certainly takes this view.
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March 22, 2016
March 22, 2016
Voters Worry About Feds' Focus on Terror Here at Home
Even before what appears to be the latest major terrorist attack, this time in Brussels, more U.S. voters than ever have expressed concern about the U.S. government's vigilance on the home front.
March 21, 2016
26% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-six percent (26%) 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 17.
March 21, 2016
Most Now Favor Trade, Two-Way Travel with Cuba
As part of his initiative to restore U.S.-Cuba relations, President Obama is only the second sitting president to visit the island nation off the coast of Florida, the first since Calvin Coolidge in 1928. Most voters now support Obama’s effort to reestablish those ties.
March 21, 2016
Americans Welcome The Arrival of Spring
Sunday was the first official day of spring, leaving behind Americans' least favorite season and putting most in a better mood.
March 19, 2016
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 19, 2016
While Democrats move closer to unifying behind Hillary Clinton’s candidacy, the leadership of the Republican Party continues to struggle with the specter of Donald Trump as president of the United States.
March 18, 2016
Trump Still Holds 15-Point Lead Over Cruz
Support for all three of the remaining Republican candidates has grown with the narrowing of the field, but Donald Trump still holds a double-digit lead over both his rivals for the GOP presidential nomination.
March 18, 2016
Suicide of the GOP -- or Rebirth? By Patrick J. Buchanan
"If his poll numbers hold, Trump will be there six months from now when the Sweet 16 is cut to the Final Four, and he will likely be in the finals."
My prediction, in July of 2015, looks pretty good right now.
March 18, 2016
Trump Change: 87% of GOP Voters See Trump As Likely Nominee
Following Donald Trump’s latest round of primary wins on Tuesday, more Republicans than ever believe he will be their party’s presidential nominee this fall.
March 18, 2016
Only Ted Cruz Can Stop Donald Trump By Michael Barone
Can Donald Trump be stopped from winning the Republican nomination? The answer is yes. Despite his big win over Marco Rubio in Florida and his narrow wins over Ted Cruz in Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina, he has not won a majority of delegates yet awarded -- 661 at this writing, with several more to be added when Missouri and Illinois congressional district totals are tabulated.
March 17, 2016
Voters Say the Bigger the Government, the More Corrupt
Voters see government corruption as a big problem, getting bigger the higher up in government it gets.
March 17, 2016
Hillary Meter: It’s Clinton’s Race Now
Following big primary wins on Tuesday, Democrats are more certain than ever that Hillary Clinton will be their party’s presidential nominee this November.
March 17, 2016
Voters Fear More Political Violence, Blame Trump
Voters strongly believe candidates should tell it like it is, but most expect an increase in political violence this year, thanks in large part to Donald Trump’s unvarnished populist message.
March 16, 2016
Most Say We Have Less Freedom of Speech
Freedom of speech. It’s the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and for many the most important. But most Americans still feel it’s in danger.
March 16, 2016
Voters Less Pessimistic About War On Terror
Voters aren’t quite as negative about U.S. efforts in the fight against terrorism, but they are more divided than ever when it comes to U.S. involvement in the Middle East.
March 16, 2016
Obamacare's Tax-Time Torment by Michelle Malkin
"Where is my 1095-A? This is what it must be like dealing with a government agency in a third world country."
March 16, 2016
Marco Rubio Is the Tea Party Heartthrob Who Turned Establishment Shill By Charles Hurt
Like the Titanic before it, the U.S.S. Jeb! set sail with such great puffery and fanfare that the passengers on board the gilded ship sipping from champagne flutes were filled with confidence and optimism about the wondrous journey to follow. Quite bullish they were!
March 16, 2016
Political Promises By John Stossel
Democrats trash businesses. But if businesses promised things the way politicians do, the owners would be jailed for fraud. It's not legal to promise more than you can deliver.
March 16, 2016
Titanic Tuesday: Trump Leads but Doesn’t Finish the Job By Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
Donald Trump could have generated unstoppable momentum had he won both Ohio and Florida. But now it’s clear to everyone that this will go right through June 7, the end of the Republican primary season.
March 16, 2016
Now What Do the GOP Elites Do?
The problem all along for the Republican elites opposed to Donald Trump is that they have no second act planned, and things just got worse for them after his latest collection of primary wins yesterday.
With Trump now over halfway to the delegate total needed to claim the GOP nomination and roughly 80% of Republican voters expecting him to be their nominee, are the elites going to continue their vicious advertising campaign against the billionaire businessman? Will Mitt Romney be joined by other prominent Republicans on the campaign trail to denounce Trump? At what point will GOP voters begin to wonder whether they – and not Trump – are the ones being opposed by the ostensible leaders of their own party?
