[Doug64]

So birthright citizenship is back in the news again, so just what do US Likely Voters think of it?

Suppose a woman enters the United States as an illegal immigrant and gives birth to a child in the United States. Should that child automatically become a citizen of the United States?

• Yes 47%
• No 47%
• Not sure 6%

Republicans

• Yes 21%
• No 72%
• Not sure 7%

Independents

• Yes 47%
• No 46%
• Not sure 7%

Democrats

• Yes 71%
• No 24%
• Not sure 5%

[Drlee]

Bad question. This is a non-issue. Just deport the mother and she will take the child with her. Workplace enforcement.

[Hindsite]

Bad question. This is a non-issue. Just deport the mother and she will take the child with her. Workplace enforcement.

Build the wall and stop illegal entry and then it would be a non-issue.
HalleluYah

[Drlee]

Build the wall and stop illegal entry and then it would be a non-issue.

Won't work at all. But it is popular with stupid people. Maybe it will give them a false sense of security. Kinda' like passing Earth Science in high school.

[Hindsite]

:lol:

Won't work at all. But it is popular with stupid people. Maybe it will give them a false sense of security. Kinda' like passing Earth Science in high school.

It is popular with smart people too.
Praise the Lord.

[Drlee]

It is popular with smart people too.

No. It is popular with people who think they are smart and are smart enough to fool you.

[Sivad]

Maybe it will give them a false sense of security. Kinda' like passing Earth Science in high school.

Or public health in postgraduate school.

[Hindsite]

No. It is popular with people who think they are smart and are smart enough to fool you.

You are not smart enough to fool me, because I am a near genius.
HalleluYah

[Drlee]

You are not smart enough to fool me, because I am a near genius.

I am certain you are. Near. Really close. Kinda' like California and New York in these days of transcontinental flight.

[Doug64]

Slightly late again, but here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

Questions are already circulating about a couple of key Senate races, and Americans are expecting even more turmoil in the months ahead as Democrats return to power in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Voters strongly believe House Democrats need to focus on areas where they can work with President Trump and congressional Republicans, but as far as Democrats are concerned, impeaching the president is the priority.

Prior to Election Day, voters said the president and the economy were the most important issues to their vote. Illegal immigration and Obamacare were next in importance.

The president is pushing to end the federal policy of birthright citizenship which automatically makes any child born to an illegal immigrant a U.S. citizen. Seventy-two percent (72%) of Republicans want to end birthright citizenship; 71% of Democrats want to maintain it. Unaffiliated voters are evenly divided.

Just prior to the election, 58% of all voters said Trump is setting the national agenda, but just 25% expected that to still be true if Democrats won control of at least one chamber of Congress.

However, even most Democrats don’t want San Francisco Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi back as speaker of the House and prefer someone new in that job.

Forty-four percent (44%) of voters feel it’s likely the next Congress will seriously address the most important issues facing the country, although that includes only 11% who say it’s Very Likely. This survey was taken, though, before the election results were known.

At week’s end, 48% approved of the job the president is doing; 50% disapproved.

Trump earned a monthly job approval of 49% in October, up two points from September and tying his high for the year to date last reached in April. President Obama had 47% monthly approval in October 2010, his second year in office.

As Election Day neared, Democrats were more eager to vote than Republicans and independents. But the long-projected blue wave didn’t quite make it to the shore.

However, the opposition party did succeed in regaining control of the House, something that happened most recently to Bill Clinton and Barack Obama two years into their presidencies. Most voters told Rasmussen Reports that Democrats were likely to take charge of the House but expected them to fall short of capturing the Senate.

Not only did they fall short, three Democratic Senate incumbents have lost their seats as of this writing. One Republican senator lost reelection in Nevada, and an open Senate seat in Arizona remains up in the air. So the GOP has strengthened its lead in the Senate, and most analysts credit the president with making the difference.

The final Rasmussen Reports Generic Congressional Ballot before Election Day showed it was a neck-and-neck race. It didn’t differentiate between voting for House or Senate candidates.

Was our final generic ballot score reasonable? We believe it was, but we’ll look at all the data in the coming weeks to see if any adjustments to our national likely voters party weighting is appropriate.

More voters waited to make up their minds this year, including nearly one-out-of-three independents who delayed a decision until the final week before Election Day.

Eighty-one percent (81%) say one person’s vote still matters, although not nearly as many think U.S. elections are fair.

With unemployment at record lows, Americans remain highly confident about the job market, and most still think just about anyone can get ahead in America today. Fewer than ever now know someone who is out of work.

While Americans may not agree what income qualifies as middle class, most are pretty sure they fall into that category. Even among the country’s highest earners, only one-in-five consider themselves wealthy.

Thirty-nine percent (39%) expect their income to be higher a year from now.

In other surveys last week:

-- Forty-three percent (43%) of voters say the country is headed in the right direction.

[Doug64]

Hey, I'm on time this week! Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

President Trump is in California today meeting with survivors and surveying damage from that state’s deadliest wildfire in which more than 66 people were confirmed dead and more than 600 others missing.

The immediate cause of the killer conflagration is not yet known, and the ultimate cause of California’s devastating fire season remains a matter of contention, but most voters do see it as a worse fire season than usual.

Illegal immigration and health care are the priorities voters see for the new Congress, but they aren’t very hopeful that Trump and Democrats in Congress will work together. Democrats want to get on with impeachment, too.

Trump was criticized at a summit with European leaders this week for putting America’s interests ahead of global needs. Voters still share the president’s America First attitude but not as strongly as they did when he first took office.

Trump last week, right after the midterm elections, abruptly fired his attorney general, Jeff Sessions. Democrats may not be too fond of the Alabama Republican, but they don’t agree with Trump’s decision to let him go. Republicans, on the other hand, are on board with the president.

Just over half of voters still don't want to end Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, but even more are worried that Trump's firing of Sessions is the first step toward shutting Mueller down. Democrats are far more protective of Mueller than Republicans are.

Republicans overwhelmingly view Trump as likable, and Democrats aren’t as enthusiastic about likely new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But among all voters, both Trump and Pelosi aren’t very beloved.

In economic news, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this week highlighted the strength of the U.S. economy, and the recent ups and downs of the stock market have done little to sway Americans’ economic confidence. But they're a little less upbeat about the direction of their own personal finances.

Despite the positive turn in the economy and job market over the last two years, faith in our children’s future has waned.

FICO, the developer of the most widely used credit score, is rolling out a new credit scoring system next year that takes checking and savings accounts into consideration in addition to credit and loan accounts. This could most help those with low or no credit scores who have problems securing credit, though few Americans say they’ve been in that position recently.

Looking ahead, Michelle Obama has been making the rounds promoting her new book, prompting buzz about a potential presidential run, which she has vehemently denied. But with the midterms over and the focus on 2020, voters think she’d stand a chance.

With the midterm election nearly in the books and attention shifting to the presidential election in 2020, 47% of likely voters see the 45th president in a second term, up eight points from August.

In other surveys last week:

-- The likely new Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee now insists that he has no intention of trying to impeach new U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Most voters agree with that decision.

-- The American Academy of Pediatrics this week announced a new policy statement strongly against spanking children, citing studies that find it is both ineffective as a punishment and potentially harmful in the long term. But adults don’t agree, and very few would go as far as to consider it child abuse.

-- The beloved head of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, died this week at 95, leaving behind a long legacy, including fan-favorite character, Spider-Man, among many others. A plurality have a favorable opinion of of him, but almost as many don't know enough about him to venture an opinion.

-- For the sixth week in a row, 43% of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.

[Doug64]

Hey, I'm on time again! Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

After a Thanksgiving pause, the season of contention continues afresh with early voting for the final U.S. senate seat in Mississippi beginning Monday for the state’s December 4 runoff election. But first, later today, the college football rivalry between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines kicks it all off.

While many still see Thanksgiving as an important holiday, it’s one Americans like to spend in the comfort of their own home, and that despite the frenzy over Black Friday deals most Americans opted out of hitting the stores yesterday.

But Americans weren’t waiting for Thanksgiving to be done to start their holiday shopping, and a growing number say they plan to open their wallets wider this year than in years past.

Following the midterm elections, voters still see political division ahead, but they're not quite as pessimistic about it as they were last year.

However, the 2018 midterm elections have prompted more discussions about voter fraud, with multiple states purging voter rolls, ongoing recounts and new voter identification laws going into effect. But while very few say they’ve been turned away from the polls, they’re more torn over whether that’s the biggest problem.

Ongoing media and political chatter about impeachment and wide-ranging investigations continues to set the stage for the opening of the split 116th Congress which begins January 3.

Voters understand the issues, but only 30% are even somewhat confident that the president and the new Democratic majority in the House can work together to do what’s best for the American people.

In fact, while voters aren’t sure Americans grasp the fundamentals of their government, they seem to have a general understanding of how impeachment works.

In other surveys last week:

-- Most voters think there are too many Americans incarcerated, but they’re less convinced that the federal government needs to loosen mandatory minimum sentencing — a proposal that's advancing in the U.S. Congress.

-- Recent accidentally released court filings indicate that the Department of Justice has filed criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and is preparing to indict, something nearly half of Americans are likely happy to hear.

-- CNN reporter Jim Acosta had his White House press credentials stripped after grilling President Trump in a contentious exchange at a press conference earlier this month, but a judge last week ordered the White House to reinstate those credentials. Voters are split on whether Acosta’s credentials should have been revoked, but they’re suspicious of the media’s motives for reporting stories the way they do.

-- Forty-one percent (41%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction.

[Doug64]

Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

Ninety percent (90%) of voters were glad when this year’s midterm elections were over. Now after a three-week break, it’s time for Election 2020.

Some have estimated that up to 40 prominent Democrats will enter the race for their party’s 2020 presidential nomination. Even Democratic voters aren’t thrilled by that prospect.

As recently as mid-August, former Vice President Joe Biden remained the clear favorite among Democrats out of a list of six possible contenders for the 2020 nomination. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont senator who challenged Hillary Clinton for the party’s nomination in 2016, was a fading second.

While the better-known candidates continue to lead the pack, three-out-of-four Democrats think their party needs to turn to someone new for the 2020 race.

At the same time, more voters than ever (47%) think President Trump is likely to be reelected in 2020. Twenty-nine percent (29%) think the Democratic nominee will defeat him, while 16% expect the president to be impeached before the end of his first term.

Trump’s job approval rating remains in the high 40s, and Americans continue to feel good about the economy.

Forty-four percent (44%) of voters say the country is headed in the right direction. This figure ran in the mid- to upper 20s for most weeks in 2016, President Obama’s last full year in office.

As the year comes to an end, homeowners are more optimistic than ever that their home is worth more than they owe on it, and they expect that value to keep rising through 2019.

Americans have record confidence in the value of their homes and are more convinced than they have been in years that it’s a good market for home sellers.

Fifty-eight percent (58%) consider themselves middle class, with another 22% who label themselves upper middle class. Just four percent (4%) think they are wealthy, while 13% describe themselves as poor.

Following this week’s runoff race in Mississippi, Republicans will have an expanded 53-47 majority in the U.S. Senate. Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections earlier this month. Voters say illegal immigration and health care are the priorities for the new Congress but aren’t very hopeful that the president and Democrats in Congress will be able to work together.

Back in February, just over half (52%) of voters favored the immigration reform plan detailed by Trump in his State of the Union speech that would create a pathway to citizenship for those brought to this country illegally when they were children, build a wall on the Mexican border and change legal immigration to a more merit-based system.

Voters agree the migrant caravans approaching the U.S. southern border are a danger to the country and should be stopped at least temporarily.

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the president’s block on granting asylum to the migrants heading toward the U.S.-Mexico border. Sixty-five percent (65%) of Democrats see the ACLU in a favorable light, but only 23% of Republicans feel that way.

As Republican control of the House comes to an end, even voters in their own party have little faith their representatives will take advantage of these final weeks in the lame-duck session.

As the lame-duck Congress wrestles with the level of federal spending, most voters agree a government shutdown is bad economic medicine, but they also don’t think higher spending is the answer. Very few say they’ve actually been hurt by shutdowns in the past.

In other surveys last week:

-- New York is considering a proposal that would require the government to check the social media posts going back three years and the internet searches for the past year of all gun license applicants to look for “any good cause for the denial of a license,” and voters are intrigued by the idea.

-- Just 28% of Americans say they rarely or never use social media like Facebook and Twitter.

-- Americans are getting a slower start on their holiday shopping than in years past which may have contributed to the reported lower-than-usual Black Friday sales for stores.

-- A Chinese scientist claims to have created the world’s first gene-edited twins, altering their genes to theoretically be resistant to HIV infection. Few Americans would want to clone a loved one themselves and think the whole process overall needs government regulation.

[Doug64]

Here's this weekend's round-up of polls. Anyone that wants to check out any possible links over the next week can go to the link to the left. (Anyone wanting more details on a particular poll, just ask):

The holiday season is now in full swing, but as the White House and Congress work to wrap up their business in an unusually contentious political period, the nation paused this week to honor the passing of the 41st U.S. president.

The liberal media which excoriated George H.W. Bush during his 1989-1993 term now proclaims its love for him following his death last week. Even most Democrats, it seems, now look favorably on the former Republican president.

Meanwhile, President Trump earned a monthly job approval of 48% in November, down one point from October and the year-to-date high of 49%.

While hope breeds eternal in the hearts of Democrats, other voters see little chance of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation trapping Trump.

But the president isn’t waiting for the special counsel’s report to defend the integrity of his 2016 campaign and announced in a tweet yesterday that his attorneys have already completed 87 pages of a report to counter what they expect from Mueller.

Most voters think Trump is likely to win again in 2020, but Democrats are entering the upcoming presidential election more enthusiastically than other voters are.

Voters also think the new trade deal with Canada and Mexico will pass Congress, and they’re slightly more confident these days that it will be better for the United States than the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA.

General Motors announced last week that it plans to cut more than 14,000 employees in North America. This news makes Americans regret the federal government’s bailout GM received during the Great Recession.

Otherwise, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and perhaps that’s because more Americans are decorating their homes this year for the holidays.

With holiday shopping in full swing, Americans continue to worry that people are spending beyond their means.

Online shopping, too, is on the rise this holiday season, meaning more online credit card use than ever. But despite frequently reported hacking efforts, Americans are less concerned that their reliance on the internet puts the overall economy at risk.

This year’s biggest online shopping day, Cyber Monday, broke sales records, and most plan to do at least some of their holiday shopping this year via the web. Regardless of how they shop, though, most Americans enjoy the process.

In other surveys last week:

-- California has adopted a law that allows doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs if they determine a patient has six months or less to live, and Americans continue to favor such voluntary euthanasia laws. Many would even consider it for themselves or a loved one.

-- Researchers worldwide are investigating a rise in food allergies, especially among children. Here in the United States, roughly one-in-five Americans say the potentially fatal problem has affected them, most often as the result of nut allergies.

-- Forty percent (40%) of voters think the country is heading in the right direction.

[Drlee]

Let me make a recommendation. Why don't you post from Real Clear Politics or some accurate polling organization. Rasmussen has become wildly inaccurate.

https://www.wthitv.com/content/national/502239461.html

[One Degree]

Let me make a recommendation. Why don't you post from Real Clear Politics or some accurate polling organization. Rasmussen has become wildly inaccurate.

https://www.wthitv.com/content/national/502239461.html

Lol. You want him to use figures from a story taken from CNNwire.

[Drlee]

God. It is like talking to a child.

If you wish to discredit my post please be adult enough to challenge something in it. For example the source of the information.

[One Degree]

God. It is like talking to a child.

If you wish to discredit my post please be adult enough to challenge something in it. For example the source of the information.

The source was CNN. What else do you need to know not to trust one word of it?

[Drlee]

The source was CNN. What else do you need to know not to trust one word of it?

I hear a lot of idiot answers like this.

How about you start by understanding that CNN is not the source of the data.

Better yet. Go watch Fox News. You will be happier in the end. That is what really matters to people who are not capable doing more.

[One Degree]

I hear a lot of idiot answers like this.

How about you start by understanding that CNN is not the source of the data.

Better yet. Go watch Fox News. You will be happier in the end. That is what really matters to people who are not capable doing more.

How about you understand CNN has been caught repeatedly printing false data. I crossed them off my list years ago. I really don’t understand what you think questioning people’s intelligence is going to accomplish. Do you really expect them to admit you are right because you think you are smarter? That’s pretty stupid.