By a nearly 2 to 1 margin, Americans support the notion of striking a deal with Iran that restricts the nation’s nuclear program in exchange for loosening sanctions, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. CONT. Scott Clement & Peyton M. Craighill, Washington Post Read more »
Foreign challenges and the president
Americans are split when asked about the level of U.S. support for Israel: 29 percent say the U.S. gives too much, about as many say it gives too little, and a third say the U.S. gives the right amount. The percentage that says U.S. support is too little has risen […] Read more »
On Iran, Obama Is Ignoring Public Opinion at His Own Peril
Throughout the contentious debate between the White House and Congress over the Iran nuclear negotiations, one important piece of the equation has been largely overlooked: American public opinion. If voters were confident that President Obama was striking a good deal with Iran that would prevent Tehran from getting nuclear weapons, […] Read more »
Worries About Terrorism, Race Relations Up Sharply
Out of 15 domestic issues, Americans’ concerns about terrorism and race relations have risen most sharply over the past year. The percentage of Americans who worry “a great deal” about the possibility of a terrorist attack (51%) climbed 12 percentage points from 2014 to 2015, while concerns about race relations […] Read more »
Americans’ Privacy Strategies Post-Snowden
It has been nearly two years since the first disclosures of government surveillance programs by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden and Americans are still coming to terms with how they feel about the programs and how to live in light of them. … A new survey by the […] Read more »
Americans are down on Obama’s foreign policy
President Barack Obama’s efforts against the Islamic State – as well as his entire foreign policy – is deeply unpopular in this country, a new McClatchy-Marist poll found. CONT. David Lightman, McClatchy Read more »