The 2016 presidential election is still more than a year away. It is highly likely that Hillary Clinton will be the Democratic nominee, but it is difficult to tell who the Republican nominee will be, with 18 currently declared candidates and Republican elites slow to generate a front-runner through endorsements. […] Read more »
A Year Later, U.S. Campaign Against ISIS Garners Support, Raises Concerns
Nearly a year after the United States launched its first airstrikes against ISIS, the public remains broadly supportive of the military campaign. Yet Americans also have persistent doubts about how well the U.S. military effort is going, and there is no agreement about whether the U.S. should deploy ground troops […] Read more »
Iran Nuclear Deal’s Biggest Skeptics: GOP Primary Voters
Political reaction to the nuclear deal negotiated with Iran has been swift, with the 2016 Republican presidential field coming out strongly against the agreement. … Those sentiments mesh closely with where Republican presidential primary voters are on the issue, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll. In the […] Read more »
Ahead of Iran deal, Americans express mixed feelings
Most Americans think of Iran as an enemy of the United States, but a narrow majority still supported a diplomatic relationship in a poll conducted on the eve of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. CONT. Emily Swanson, AP Read more »
American, Israeli publics see Iran’s nuclear program as a top global threat
As the world reacts to today’s nuclear agreement between the U.S. and its allies and Iran, a new 40-nation Pew Research Center survey finds that concern over Iran’s nuclear program is greater in the United States and Israel than among other global publics. CONT. Samantha Smith, Pew Read more »
Obama starts out ahead on the Iran deal. It might not last.
The announcement of a long-awaited Iran deal launches the issue back to the American political arena, where a 60-day congressional review period and countless presidential candidates will ensure a lively debate. So how will the issue play among the American public? Here’s a little preview. Public polls show majorities or […] Read more »