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Rasmussen: 48% Say U.S. Winning War on Terror
Survey of 1,000 AdultsDecember 2, 2005--Confidence in the War on Terror is up sharply compared to a month ago. Forty-eight percent (48%) Americans now believe the U.S. and its Allies are winning. That's up nine points from 39% a month ago and represents the highest level of confidence measured in 2005. Just 28% now believe the terrorists are winning, down six points from 34% a month ago. The survey was conducted on Wednesday and Thursday night following the President's speech outlining his strategy in Iraq. Huge partisan divisions on questions dealing with Iraq remain. Seventy-four percent (74%) of Republicans believe the U.S. and its allies are winning. That's up from 64% a month ago. Just 28% of Democrats believe the U.S. is winning while 45% of Nancy Pelosi's party believe the terrorists are winning. Even that is a more optimistic assessment than last month when just 19% of Democrats said the U.S. was winning. Among those those not affiliated with either major party, 40% now say the U.S. and its allies are winning. Thirty percent (30%) take the opposite view. A month ago, unaffiliateds were evenly divided. Forty percent (40%) now believe that the U.S. is safer than it was before 9/11. That's up from 34% a month ago and 37% the month before. Forty-three percent (43%) take the opposite view and say the U.S. is not safer that it was before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. That figure is down from 50% a month ago. Thirty-eight percent (38%) give the President good or excellent ratings for handling the situation in Iraq. While still a low rating, it's up from 33% a month ago. Thirty-eight percent (38%) now say things will get better in Iraq over the next six months. That's up from 32% a month ago and 30% the month before.29%. Forty-one percent (41%) expect things to get worse, down from 45% the month before. At the beginning of 2005, just 28% of Americans thought the situation in Iraq would get better over the next six month. A Rasmussen Reports survey at the time found that 50% of Americans expected things to get worse. Forty percent (40%) of Americans believe that, in the long run, the U.S. mission in Iraq will be viewed as a success. Forty-five percent (45%) believe it will be viewed as a failure. Those figures also show increased optimism compared to last month. Posted by: Steve 2005-12-02 |
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