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Home Front: Politix
Polling data: majority supports full funding, opposes surrender date
2007-04-27
Clifford May, National Review.

Some interesting polling results in recent days. For example:

* According to a recent USA Today/Gallup poll, 61% of Americans oppose “denying the funding needed to send any additional U.S. troops to Iraq,” and opposition is up from 58% in February. (3/23-25, 2007).

* A Bloomberg poll reveals 61% of Americans believe withholding funding for the war is a bad idea, while only 28% believe it is a good idea (3/3-11, 2007).

* A recent Public Opinion Strategies (POS) poll found that 56% of registered voters favor fully funding the war in Iraq, with more voters strongly favoring funding (40%) than totally opposing it (38%); (3/25-27, 2007).

* POS found also that a majority of voters (54%) oppose the Democrats imposing a reduction in troops below the level military commanders requested (3/25-27, 2007).

* A separate POS poll finds 57% of voters support staying in Iraq until the job is finished and “the Iraqi government can maintain control and provide security for its people.” And 59% of voters say pulling out of Iraq immediately would do more to harm America’s reputation in the world than staying until order is restored (35%); (2/5-7, 2007).

* A Fox News/Opinion Dynamics poll show 69% of American voters trust military commanders more than members of Congress (18%) to decide when United States troops should leave Iraq. This includes 52% of Democrats, 69% of Independents and 88% of Republicans (3/27-28, 2007).

* According to a recent Pew Research survey, only 17% of Americans want an immediate withdrawal of troops (4/18-22, 2007). That same poll found a plurality of adults (45%) believe a terrorist attack against the United States is more likely if we withdraw our troops from Iraq while the “country remains unstable”

* Should a date for withdrawal be set, 70% of American believe it is likely that “insurgents will increase their attacks in Iraq” starting on that day. This is supported by 85% of Republicans, 71% of Independents and 60% of Democrats. (FOX News/Opinion Dynamics, 4/17-18, 2007).

* An LA Times/Bloomberg polls reveals that 50% of Americans say setting a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq “hurts” the troops, while only 27% believe it “helps” the troops (4/5-9, 2007).

Emphasis added. None of this can possibly be good news for Searchlight Harry Reid.

Vox populi, vox Dei.
Posted by:Mike

#8  WND.com > TERRORISTS ECSTATIC OVER DEM DEBATE - Paleos view debate as Hillary + other candidiates competing as to whom will withdraw from the ME + whom are guilty of suppor the Iraq invasion. Also holds debate as MOMENT OF GLORY for REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS IN THE ARAB WORLD AND FOR IRAQ RESISTANCE GROUPS. A DEM POTUS IN 2008 may be seen by many Muslims espec islamist Radicals + aligned Xtremists as a sign that the Amer people ARE GETTING TIRED.

Also in WND > JOSEPH FARAH > WHY DEMOCRACY DOESN'T WORK. Amers, personally = politically, love Govt-subsidized Welfarism too much. Would rather see USA dead than give up their freebies.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-04-27 23:01  

#7  That would make too much sense, John.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2007-04-27 18:57  

#6  How about funding only for the military mission? Get rid of all the pork attached to the bill.
Posted by: JohnQC   2007-04-27 18:37  

#5  Oh, and one other thing of interest:

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

Occasionally someone hits the nail straight on the head! Following is the winning entry from an annual contest calling for the most appropriate definition of a contemporary term.

This year's term: Political Correctness.

"Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by delusional,
illogical, liberal minority, and rapidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a
turd by the clean end"
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2007-04-27 16:34  

#4  They will not attack until after the next President is inagurated.

And then only if he is a Democrat. A first training instruction, as it were.

They will most likely lay off if a Republican is elected. A death by a thousand cuts is a much more logical and safer strategy from their point of view.

In either case I am not too worried about the immediate future. Long term .... I'm glad I am not young anymore. I think the future is going to suck.
Posted by: kelly   2007-04-27 16:24  

#3  The surrendercrats are only shooting themselves in the foot.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-04-27 16:15  

#2  As long as Harry has the MSM in his back pocket this poll will never see the light of day, except here on Rantburg and other blogs. The most revealing of all the numbers is 69% trust the military commanders more than MoC 18% to decide strategy in Iraq. But that is the number the talking heads need to shout to the rafters.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2007-04-27 16:14  

#1  P*ss on reidpelosi.
Posted by: anymouse   2007-04-27 15:35  

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