Voters Don't Want Big Government, But They Think It's Back
Nearly 20 years ago, Bill Clinton declared the era of big government over. Two decades later, voters wish that were true.
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June 18, 2015
June 18, 2015
President 2016: The Clash of Dynasties By Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
In the aftermath of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s (R) announcement speech on Monday, Maggie Haberman of the New York Times tweeted that “Several Dem strategists confess to pangs of concern watching Jeb speech right now.” Ed O’Keefe of the Washington Post replied to Haberman, saying that he was hearing the same thing.
These are just the latest examples of the press citing Hilary Clinton aides or unaffiliated Democrats saying the campaign most fears facing Jeb Bush. Maybe it’s true. But pardon our skepticism. We suspect the Clinton camp would welcome Bush as the GOP nominee, and whispered worries to the contrary could very well just be orchestrated noise. Bush would bring the elimination of dynasty as an issue and no generational contrast. Moreover, the Clinton team already knows exactly how they’ll use the Bush 41 and 43 baggage as campaign projectiles.
June 17, 2015
Every Breath She Takes By Michelle Malkin
Fifteen years ago this week, my beautiful daughter Veronica entered the world. She didn't make a sound. As I stretched out my arms to hold her in the delivery room, furrow-browed doctors and nurses instead whisked her away. I shouted after them in panic:
June 17, 2015
Voters Want Entire Field in Debates
Even as the Republican presidential field continues to grow, most voters say that they want all presidential candidates to appear in their party’s upcoming debates.
June 17, 2015
Which is Worse: Government With Too Much Power or Not Enough?
Voters see an overly powerful government as a bigger danger in the world than an under-powered one.
June 17, 2015
The Anti-Science Left by John Stossel
This year is the 10th anniversary of a book called "The Republican War on Science." I could just as easily write a book called "The Democratic War on Science."
June 16, 2015
Jeb Bush Burdened by Surname?
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s entry into the Republican presidential field comes with a burden that the other candidates don’t face: his surname.
June 16, 2015
Micro-totalitarianism By Thomas Sowell
The political left has come up with a new buzzword: "micro-aggression."
Professors at the University of California at Berkeley have been officially warned against saying such things as "America is the land of opportunity." Why? Because this is considered to be an act of "micro-aggression" against minorities and women. Supposedly it shows that you don't take their grievances seriously and are therefore guilty of being aggressive toward them, even if only on a micro scale.
June 16, 2015
Obama Fails to Pass Trade Bill Backed By Majorities in Both Houses By Michael Barone
Lyndon Johnson used to say that some of his colleagues were so politically inept they couldn't find their posteriors -- actually, he used a coarser word -- with both hands. Last week Barack Obama showed that, as a legislative strategist, he belongs in that category.
June 15, 2015
27% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction
Twenty-seven percent (27%) 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 June 11.
June 15, 2015
Evil Employers Can Lay You Off, But You Don't Have To Go Quietly by Ted Rall
You've seen it in movies: Gangsters are going to kill a guy. But before they do, they force him to dig his own grave. Who would go along with that? Why, during their final moments alive, doesn't the victim avail himself of the chance to die defiantly, with dignity, going to his death with the small pleasure of knowing that his assassin will at least be inconvenienced by the disposal of his body?
June 15, 2015
Should the U.S. Constitution Still Be the Nation’s Legal Bedrock?
Voters may question just how faithful President Obama has been to the U.S. Constitution, but they continue to stand firm in their own belief about the document that has been the supreme law of the United States for 227 years. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
June 15, 2015
Voters Think the Terrorists Winning
More voters than ever now say the terrorists are winning the War on Terror.
June 13, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending June 13, 2015
Some Americans think this checks-and-balances thing is overrated.
June 12, 2015
More Voters Say Obama Is Less Faithful to Constitution
On issues from immigration policy to Obamacare, Obama’s executive actions have sparked criticism that the president acted outside the Constitution by circumventing Congress. But are Obama’s actions any different than those of his predecessors?
June 12, 2015
In Turkey and Mexico, Voters try to Strengthen Electoral Democracy By Michael Barone
Another election, another surprise. Actually, two elections, in two countries last weekend, with surprisingly pleasant surprises. And in two very large countries: Turkey (population 82 million) and Mexico (119 million), both very important to the United States.
June 12, 2015
Americans Prefer Living in Neighborhoods With Guns
American Voters overwhelming prefer living in a neighborhood where they have the option of owning a gun than to live where nobody is allowed to be armed.
June 12, 2015
Why America Hates the GOP-Obamatrade Deal By Michelle Malkin
Constitutional conservatives don't like it. Trade unions abhor it. Obama critics hate it. Environmentalists despise it.
Outside the Beltway bubble, a broad coalition of voters from the left, right and center opposes the mega-trade deal getting rammed through Congress this week by the Republican establishment on behalf of the White House. Here's why.
June 11, 2015
Voters Say Yes to Handguns, No to Assault Weapons
Voters still tend to see no need for more gun control in America and remain strongly opposed to a complete ban on handguns. But semi-automatic and assault-type weapons are another story.
June 11, 2015
To Metric or Not to Metric – That is the Question
Is America ready – finally – to go metric along with the rest of the world? No more miles, pounds and inches, but kilometers, grams and centimeters instead.
