Clinton or Trump - Who Will Keep Us Safe?
It’s a draw. Voters are evenly divided when asked which presidential front-runner would best keep this country safe from terrorism.
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November 28, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 28, 2015
The Thanksgiving weekend gives us all a needed break to catch our breath from the world’s pressing events and to remind us what we are really thankful for. But Americans are also increasingly aware that some folks out there aren’t all that thankful for America.
November 27, 2015
More Voters Support Government Tracking of Muslims
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump says he would support government tracking of Muslims living in the United States through a federal database, a plan his fellow GOP rivals say is going too far. Still, one-in-three voters - and a slight plurality of Republicans - support government monitoring of Muslims.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 32% of Likely U.S. Voters believe most individual Muslims should be monitored by the government as potential terrorists. Most (52%) are opposed to such a plan, but 16% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on November 17-18, 2015 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
November 27, 2015
Here's Something You Should Be Thankful For: Work By Michael Barone
Sure, that sounds counterintuitive. Thanksgiving Thursday is the first day of a (for most of us) four-day weekend, a time devoted to gorging on comfort food and nonstop viewing of college and professional football games.
November 27, 2015
Those in Uniform Past and Present Want More Spent on Defense
Regardless of who wins the presidential election in 2016, Americans who are currently serving or have previously served in the armed forces hope he or she raises military spending.
November 26, 2015
Americans Will Be Home for Thanksgiving
More Americans will be home this year for Thanksgiving, a holiday they still attach a lot of importance to.
November 25, 2015
Have a Happy, Politics-Free Thanksgiving By Michelle Malkin
Many people naturally assume that since I work in political journalism, I must breathe, drink and eat politics 24/7/365 -- including on the Thanksgiving holiday.
November 25, 2015
With Americans shaken by terrorism, Obama defaults to snide lecturing By Charles Hurt
Why, dirty Americans, do you hate people from exotic, war-torn places? Why do you despise other cultures? Why do you so hate freedom of religion?
November 25, 2015
Self-Defenseless by John Stossel
What might have happened if a few of the 1,500 concert attendees in Paris' Bataclan theater had guns? The terrorists had time to kill, reload and kill again. The police unit didn't come for more than a half hour. If a few people in the theater were armed, might they have killed the killers?
November 25, 2015
Most Will Be on the Lookout This Thanksgiving
Americans will have their eyes open this Thanksgiving holiday with the threat of terrorism in the air. A lot fewer plan to travel, too.
November 25, 2015
Black Friday Is Coming
One-in-three Americans plan on braving the crowds of holiday shoppers this Friday, but a sizable number still hopes to spend less on gifts this holiday season.
November 24, 2015
Holiday Shoppers Are Off to the Races
Americans are shopping at a faster pace this holiday season than they have in the past several years.
In Rasmussen Reports’ first look at the 2015 holiday season, 43% of American Adults say they have started their gift shopping. Fifty-four percent (54%) have not.
November 24, 2015
Political Translations By Thomas Sowell
It is amazing how many different ways the same thing can be said, creating totally different impressions. For example, when President Barack Obama says that defeating ISIS is going to take a long time, how is that different from saying that he is going to do very little, very slowly? It is saying the same thing in different words.
November 24, 2015
Which Party Will Emerge From Its Gathering Storm? By Michael Barone
Each of our two political parties, ancient by world standards, seems to be facing a gathering storm.
November 24, 2015
More Consider Russia An Ally In Fighting ISIS
As the international effort to eliminate the radical Islamic State group (ISIS) intensifies, voters here are less skeptical of Russia’s involvement.
November 23, 2015
25% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Confidence in the direction of the country has fallen back in the first full-week survey since the terror attacks in Paris.
Twenty-five percent (25%) of Likely U.S. Voters now think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for the week ending November 20.
November 23, 2015
49% Want to Declare War on ISIS
Despite the recent horrific terrorist attacks in Paris, voters here aren’t ready to take the lead in the fight against the radical Islamic State group (ISIS), but they’re close to a formal declaration of war.
November 23, 2015
Voters Criticize Obama’s, Muslims’ Responses to Terrorist Attacks
Americans aren’t happy with President Obama’s response to the recent massacres in Paris by radical Islamic terrorists but feel even more strongly that prominent Muslims need to speak out against these atrocities.
November 21, 2015
Bernie Sanders Is a Socialist and So Are You By Ted Rall
When it comes to politics, Americans are idiots.
November 21, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending November 21, 2015
President Obama is at odds with the American people again this week.
