The last UK combat troops have left Afghanistan, as polls suggest more than half of UK and US respondents do not think the operation was “worthwhile”. The BBC polls found that 68% in the UK said involvement was not worthwhile, while in the US, 51% said it was not. CONT. […] Read more »
Is This Really Working for Us? Public Views on Foreign Policy
… The crisis in Ukraine, heartbreaking violence in the Middle East, the unraveling “Arab spring,” disintegrating relations with Russia, gang violence and turmoil in Central America–these are just a few of the tough international challenges we face. Do people really want the U.S. to step back from the world stage? […] Read more »
AP-GfK poll: Americans ready to close the book on wars in Iraq, Afghanistan
Three in four Americans think history will judge the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as failures, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll that shows that about the same percentage think it was right to pull forces from the two countries. Americans surveyed in last month’s poll were not optimistic about […] Read more »
Democrats in trouble in Senate battleground states
This survey, the second Resurgent Republic survey in this election cycle, polled 1000 likely 2014 voters in twelve U.S. Senate battleground states, with respondents evenly distributed among the states just as U.S. Senate seats are distributed. … The political environment in these twelve states tilts strongly toward the Republicans. Several […] Read more »
Kaiser Health Policy News Index: June 2014
Reports about long waiting times for those seeking care at some Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities captured a significant share of the public’s attention this month. Over six in ten (62 percent) report following the story “very” or “fairly” closely, making it the most closely followed health policy story so […] Read more »
5 Takeaways From the June WSJ/NBC Poll
The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll doesn’t hold much good news for President Barack Obama. The president’s approval rating has dropped to 41% amid a slew of foreign crises and economic unease at home – although his environmental proposal has won him some points. Here are five takeaways from […] Read more »