Hate Congress, Love Your Congressman? Not Quite
Ratings for Congress’ overall performance have dipped, but voters are a bit more positive about their local representatives.
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September 10, 2015
September 10, 2015
Most Think Iran Unlikely to Honor Nuclear Weapons Deal
Despite the opposition of most members of Congress, the Obama administration appears to have maneuvered its nuclear weapons deal with Iran into reality. But most voters still don’t trust Iran to play ball.
September 10, 2015
Obama’s half answers bolster mullahs By Charles Hurt
You may not like ex-Vice President Dick Cheney and you may not miss former President George W. Bush but you have to give them credit. They did not do things halfway.
September 10, 2015
This 9/11, Voters See Terrorists As Winning
Fourteen years after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, concern that the terrorists have the upper hand in the ongoing War on Terror remains near a record high.
September 10, 2015
The Real Presidential Deadlines By Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley
The presidential fields on both sides are so much in flux that rumors of new candidates entering the race continue. For the Democrats, the whispers about Vice President Joe Biden making a late charge into the fray have become roars. Biden made a campaign-style appearance at a Labor Day rally in Pittsburgh and otherwise seems to be strongly considering a run as frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s polling has dipped significantly (though to us she remains the clear favorite for the Democratic nomination).
September 9, 2015
Trump Tops Clinton in Economic Trust
They remain in the lead for their respective party’s presidential nomination, but how do voters rate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and billionaire businessman Donald Trump head-to-head on specific issues facing the nation? Trump holds a double-digit lead in voter trust when it comes to the economy and immigration and is slightly ahead in the area of national security. Clinton holds small leads on social policy and the environment.
September 9, 2015
GOP Voters Question Whether Jeb Agrees More with Hillary Than With Them
Democrats are more confident than Republicans that Jeb Bush will be next year’s GOP presidential candidate, perhaps in part because a lot of Republicans suspect Bush agrees more with Hillary Clinton than with the average voter in his own party.
September 9, 2015
Meet Candy Carson: The Anti-Michelle Obama by Michelle Malkin
After nearly eight years of the East Wing's politics of mope and complain, it's refreshing to see a presidential candidate's spouse who is always smiling.
September 9, 2015
Cutting Red Tape By John Stossel
I'm upset that the presidential candidates, all of them, rarely mention a huge problem: the quiet cancer that kills opportunity -- regulation. The accumulated burden of it is the reason that America is stuck in the slowest economic recovery since the Depression.
I understand why candidates don't talk about it: Regulation is boring. But it's important.
September 9, 2015
What Do The SATs Measure Anyway?
The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is set to be revamped soon following reports that scores across the country have fallen to troubling lows. But do poor SAT scores really mean poor students?
September 8, 2015
Voters Show Little Sympathy for Jailed Clerk in Gay Marriage Spat
A federal judge has sent a Kentucky county clerk to jail for refusing to issue wedding licenses to gay couples despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in late June upholding the legality of same-sex marriage. The clerk insists that gay marriage violates her Christian beliefs.
September 8, 2015
Black Lives Matter's Agenda Is Costing Black Lives By Michael Barone
I've seen this movie before. And for the last 25 years, I thought I'd never have to watch it again. But now it's playing, not in theaters, but all over mainstream media, with something like rave reviews from the president and his administration.
September 8, 2015
The Past and Future of the Refugee Crisis By Thomas Sowell
The refugee crisis in Europe is one of those human tragedies for which there are no real solutions, despite how many shrill voices in the media may denounce those who fail to come up with a solution.
Some options may be better than others, but there is nothing that can honestly be called a solution. Nevertheless many countries, including the United States, could do a lot better.
September 8, 2015
It’s The Late Show With Stephen Colbert!
Former Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert will be taking over hosting duties on CBS-TV’s The Late Show tonight, but what do Americans think of David Letterman’s replacement?
September 7, 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 September 3.
September 7, 2015
It's Labor Day At Last
More Americans than ever view Labor Day as it was intended - to honor working Americans - but few still regard it as one of the nation’s most important holidays.
September 5, 2015
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending September 5, 2015
These are tense times racially, and Americans don’t think President Obama and some other top officials are helping with their repeated criticism of the police.
September 4, 2015
What's With News Media Who Don't Want to Publish News? By Ted Rall
If a pizza shop refused to sell pizza, everyone would say it was run by crazy people.
What does it say about the people who run the news media that they don't want to report news?
September 4, 2015
Trump Change: Trump Jumps Further Ahead
“The Donald” has moved even further ahead in the latest Trump Change survey.
September 4, 2015
Joe Biden's Yuck Factor By Michelle Malkin
Next week, as rumors swirl of his possible entry into the 2016 presidential race, Vice President Joe Biden will appear on liberal comedian Stephen Colbert's new late-night CBS show. The host is a professional clown. The VIP guest is a political clown with more baggage than the Kardashians during Paris fashion week.
