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May 27, 2015

Don't Go! by John Stossel

It's graduation time! Have we learned much? No.

May 27, 2015

For Voters, Taxes Aren't Ticket to Fixing State Budgets

The state budget picture still hasn't improved for most voters, even though they're much more likely to be paying higher rather than lower taxes these days.

May 26, 2015

Most Voters In Democrat-Run States Think Government Too Big

Voters in states run mostly by Democrats are more likely than those in GOP-run states to feel their state government is too big, but all give similar performance reviews to those governments.

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May 26, 2015

Why Do So Many Eggs Come From Iowa? by Froma Harrop

An outbreak of bird flu has forced American farmers to kill millions of egg-laying chickens, 32 million in Iowa alone -- hence the rise in egg prices.

May 26, 2015

Voters Expect Problems Ahead from Obamacare

Voters still tend to think the new national health care law isn't working and expect things to get even worse.

May 25, 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 May 21.

May 25, 2015

Most Salute Importance of Memorial Day

Most Americans consider Memorial Day an important U.S. holiday, and an even larger number plan to do something special to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

May 25, 2015

Few Voters Favor Keeping Health Care Law As Is

Obamacare remains the law of the land, but most voters still want to make major changes in it or dump it completely.

May 23, 2015

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 23, 2015

Are U.S. troops headed back to Iraq? If so, voters don’t like it.

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May 22, 2015

Voters Remain Cool to Boots on the Ground in Iraq

Voters are more convinced that the radical Islamic State group (ISIS) is winning the war in Iraq but are less enthusiastic than ever about sending U.S. troops back into action to do something about it.

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May 22, 2015

Can Hillary Clinton Reverse the Six-Year Decline in Democratic Turnout? by Michael Barone

Bill Clinton won the presidency in 1992 by running as a different kind of Democrat from previous nominees. Hillary Clinton, Anne Gearan of The Washington Post reports, is hoping to win the presidency in 2016 by running as the same kind of Democrat as the current incumbent.

May 22, 2015

Summertime's Here - Or Is It?

Summer doesn’t technically begin for another month, but most Americans still view Memorial Day weekend as the kickoff of their favorite season.

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May 21, 2015

Rasmussen Reports Economic Data Licensing OLD

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May 21, 2015

A Lot of Americans Have Had a Car Crash

Most Americans admit they've been in a traffic accident while behind the wheel.

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May 21, 2015

Senate 2016: Sorting Out the Democrats' Best Targets By Kyle Kondik

Former Sen. Russ Feingold’s (D) long-expected decision to challenge Sen. Ron Johnson (R) in a 2016 rematch crystallized for us that Johnson is the most vulnerable incumbent senator in the country. But it also helped put the other top Senate races into context.

First of all, let’s re-set the scene. Map 1 shows Senate Class 3, which will be contested in November 2016. The 34 seats up next year are lopsidedly controlled by Republicans: They are defending 24 seats, while the Democrats are only defending 10.

May 21, 2015

Voters See ISIS Winning in Iraq

Voters aren’t happy with the way President Obama is fighting the radical Islamic State group and increasingly suspect that ISIS is winning the war in Iraq.

May 21, 2015

Most Voters Expect Biased News Coverage of 2016 Presidential Race

In the wake of the George Stephanopoulos scandal, most voters doubt the accuracy of political news coverage and think most reporters will slant their coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign.

May 20, 2015

Voters Say They Aren't Getting Their Money's Worth From Schools

Even though few voters actually know how much the United States spends on education each year, they still don’t think they’re getting a good return on their investment.

May 20, 2015

Americans Still Question What College Grads Have to Offer

Americans are slightly less negative about the job prospects for the latest batch of college graduates but still aren’t very confident these graduates have much to offer prospective employers.

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May 20, 2015

Dr. Capitalism By John Stossel

For years, my scientist brother Tom was the nonpolitical Stossel.