… A CBS poll last week found that 69% of Americans think a terrorist attack is likely in the United States over the next few months, up from 44% in April. Over time, that number is likely to recede if similar attacks don’t occur soon, according to John Mueller of […] Read more »
Paris and the Presidential Election
The Paris attacks — as well as developments in Brussels, Egypt and Mali — may have improved Republican prospects in 2016. Daily surveys conducted by Reuters/Ispos ask voters to identify the “most important problem facing the United States today.” The accompanying chart covers the period from Nov. 7 to Nov. […] Read more »
Americans Evenly Split on Sending Troops to Fight Islamic State Group
Since the Islamic State terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, Americans’ reaction to sending U.S. ground troops to assist groups fighting Islamic militants has shifted from majority opposition to an even divide. Forty-seven percent of Americans now favor committing U.S. ground troops to Iraq and Syria for this purpose, while […] Read more »
Obama Approval Slips Back Under 50 Percent
Turmoil abroad isn’t helping President Obama at home: After a brief rally the last few months, his job approval rating slipped back under 50 percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll. CONT. Sofi Sinozich, ABC News Read more »
Concerns about terrorist attack in U.S. rise
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, Beirut and Mali, more Americans are now concerned about a terrorist attack here in the United States. 69 percent think an attack in the U.S. is very or somewhat likely to occur in the next few months, up 25 points from […] Read more »
What Americans Think About Muslims and Syrian Refugees
What are Americans’ views on Islam and Syrian refugees? It turns out, they’re strikingly similar to how Americans felt about Judaism and European refugees before World War II. Polling expert Robert Jones suggests that these attitudes may be tied to the economy, and worries what this latest data could mean […] Read more »