As the crisis in the Ukraine continues, a new national poll indicates that for the first time in more than a decade, more than half of Americans see Russia as a serious threat to the U.S. A CNN/ORC International survey released Friday also indicates that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unfavorable […] Read more »
The Age Factor in Views of Russia: Memories of the Cold War?
Americans’ overall opinion of Russia is quite negative. The current 34% favorable, 60% unfavorable split in views is about as negative as Gallup has recorded over the past two decades, and those data were obtained in early February, before the recent crisis with Russian military involvement in the Crimean region […] Read more »
Critiques more biased than poll
Readers know I strongly support President Obama and may recall my tremendous respect, affection and admiration for Secretary of State John Kerry. When I find a public out of sync with their policies, it’s with a heavy heart. So it was with a recent poll we conducted on U.S. policy […] Read more »
State of the Union: The Public Weighs In on 10 Key Issues
President Barack Obama recommended a number of actions in his 2014 State of the Union address Tuesday. Some steps he will take using executive orders; others were requests for congressional legislative action. Gallup data reveal how Americans’ views line up with 10 of these issues. CONT. Frank Newport, Jeffrey M. […] Read more »
More Now See Failure than Success in Iraq, Afghanistan
After more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the public does not think the United States has achieved its goals in either country. About half of Americans (52%) say the U.S. has mostly failed to achieve its goals in Afghanistan while 38% say it has mostly succeeded. […] Read more »
Attitude Adjusting: New Polls on US Opinion of Iran Agreement
A few weeks ago we reported on American attitudes toward the interim agreement with Iran, but since then we have seen a few new surveys and thought it was time for an update. Especially given President Obama’s promise in his State of the Union address to veto a new sanctions […] Read more »