Debate Time – Will Republicans Be Watching?
Much already has been made of the upcoming debates between the Republican candidates for president, but will GOP voters be tuning in? Are they ready for 20 or more debates like there were four years ago?
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August 5, 2015
August 5, 2015
Yes or No to Federal Funding of Planned Parenthood?
Voters may not approve of Planned Parenthood’s sale of the body organs of aborted babies, but are they ready to pull government funding from the group as a majority of U.S. senators attempted recently?
August 5, 2015
Rasmussen Reports Names the Debate Line-Up – Last Week
Fox News announced late yesterday the lineup for the first Republican presidential debate. Rasmussen Reports announced the same lineup last Thursday morning.
August 4, 2015
What Do Voters Think of Hillary Clinton’s Energy Plan?
Most voters like Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s ambitious plan to combat global warming but admit the issue isn’t of high importance to their voting decisions.
August 3, 2015
How Big a Third-Party Threat Is Trump?
If “The Donald” loses the Republican presidential nomination and runs as a third-party candidate, he definitely could put a crimp in GOP hopes to reclaim the White House.
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July 31, 2015
Obama Says He Could Win Again - True or False?
In a recent speech criticizing African political leaders who stay too long in office, President Obama said he could win a third term if he ran for president again but acknowledged that U.S. law does not allow it. Could Obama win again?
July 31, 2015
Hey, Fellas, How ’Bout Some Teamwork?
Voters can’t make it much clearer, but apparently President Obama and Congress still don’t get the message.
July 30, 2015
Trump Is Well Ahead As First Debate Looms
Going into the first Republican debate of the primary season next week, it looks like Donald Trump, Scott Walker and Jeb Bush are guaranteed seats.
July 30, 2015
Voters Still Have Faith in Society
Even though voters don’t have much faith that the country’s best days lie ahead, most still believe America is a good place to live.
July 29, 2015
Is the GOP on the Brink of Civil War?
Senator Ted Cruz voiced the unhappiness of many Republican conservatives when he took to the floor of the Senate last Friday and in a rare intraparty broadside accused GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell of lying. Veteran Republican senators quickly rallied to McConnell’s defense.
July 29, 2015
Is the GOP on the Brink of Civil War?
Senator Ted Cruz voiced the unhappiness of many Republican conservatives when he took to the floor of the Senate last Friday and in a rare intraparty broadside accused GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell of lying. Veteran Republican senators quickly rallied to McConnell’s defense.
July 29, 2015
Bigger Threat - al-Qaeda or ISIS?
FBI Director James Comey recently announced that the radical Islamic State group (ISIS) now poses a bigger security threat to the United States than al-Qaeda does. Americans appear to agree.
July 28, 2015
How Likely Is Justice Department Probe of Clinton’s E-mail?
Two federal inspectors general have asked the U.S. Justice Department to open an investigation into how then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton handled sensitive information on her private e-mail account. Most voters continue to have national security concerns about Clinton’s behavior but doubt that the federal government will do anything about it.
July 28, 2015
How Do Voters Feel About A 10% Cut in Federal Workers?
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush last week proposed cutting the number of federal employees by 10% as part of his budgetary assault on what he calls "Mount Washington." Are voters on board?
July 27, 2015
Voters Say Media Obsessed With Political Controversy
Why let the issues get in the way of a good story? That’s still the way most voters see the media’s coverage of presidential politics.
July 24, 2015
Voters Aren’t Buying Obama’s Story About IRS Scandal
President Obama told comedian Jon Stewart earlier this week that the Internal Revenue Service didn’t target Tea Party and other conservative groups on his watch and that a lack of funding by Congress was to blame for any problems at the tax-collecting agency. But voters still think something criminal was going on and are even more suspicious of what the president knew about it.
July 23, 2015
Is the U.S. Justice System Fair to Most of Us?
Voters are less likely than ever to think the U.S. system of justice is fair to the majority of Americans. But race remains a big factor in how voters respond.
July 23, 2015
U.N. Wins Few Votes for Iran Deal Here at Home
The United Nations Security Council earlier this week endorsed the agreement the Obama administration has negotiated with Iran to slow the Iranian nuclear development program. But most U.S. voters aren’t impressed.
July 23, 2015
Voters React to Military's New Transgender Policy
The Pentagon recently announced that transgender individuals will be allowed to serve openly in the U.S. military, but for voters that's a close call.
July 22, 2015
GOP Voters Say Kasich’s Not A Contender Yet
Who? That seems to be Ohio Governor John Kasich’s biggest problem as perhaps the last major entrant in the race for next year’s Republican presidential nomination.
