This spring Dr. Lee Miringoff, Director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, is bringing four distinguished guests to the Marist College campus in Poughkeepsie, New York, for public conversations about 1968. We’ll talk about the war, civil rights, political upheaval and other issues that framed 1968 and how it […] Read more »
Fewer in U.S. See Middle East Conflict as Critical Threat
Thirty-six percent of Americans say the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians poses a “critical threat” to U.S. interests, down from 45% in 2016 and the lowest percentage in Gallup’s 14-year trend. … Nearly half of U.S. adults (47%) say they support establishing an independent Palestinian state on the West […] Read more »
The Iraq War continues to divide the U.S. public, 15 years after it began
Fifteen years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003, the American public is divided over whether using military force was the right decision. Nearly half (48%) of Americans say the decision to use military force was wrong, while slightly fewer (43%) say it was the right decision, according […] Read more »
While Most Americans Prefer Democracy, More Than One in Four Express Sympathy for Authoritarian Politics
Americans’ support for an authoritarian leader declined for the first time in two decades, according to a new report from the Democracy Fund Voter Study Group. “Follow the Leader: Exploring American Support for Democracy and Authoritarianism,” nevertheless finds worrying developments among the 29% of Americans who say that an authoritarian […] Read more »
Americans Remain Staunchly in Israel’s Corner
As the Trump administration prepares to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and is reportedly finalizing its broader Middle East peace plan, Americans’ stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is as strongly pro-Israel as at any time in Gallup’s three-decade trend. Sixty-four percent say their sympathies in the dispute […] Read more »
Approval of Trump’s handling of North Korea increases
Americans increasingly approve of President Trump’s handling of the North Korea situation, following the announcement of a planned meeting with Kim Jong Un. Republicans in particular have become more confident that the situation will be resolved without conflict. CONT. CBS News Read more »