Public opinion surveyed in the weeks before the San Bernardino, Calif., attack show that those voters who believe Muslims are dangerous have especially favorable views of Donald Trump. What is somewhat more surprising is how Republican voters have efficiently sorted themselves on this issue among the many Republican candidates running […] Read more »
Most Americans Say Send Ground Troops to Fight ISIS
With President Barack Obama set to address the nation on ISIS and terrorism tonight, a new CNN/ORC Poll finds Americans increasingly displeased with the President’s handling of terrorism and more willing to send U.S. ground troops into the fight against ISIS. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Voters, Worried About Terrorism, Look for Leaders at Home on Silver Screen
… With the Islamic State suddenly rivaling the economy as their top concern in recent polls, many voters are looking for wartime strategies from the 2016 presidential candidates. But after seven years of a cerebral President Obama, there is no denying that some also want a leader who radiates gutsiness […] Read more »
Shaping U.S. Policy on Islamic State Amid Shifting Politics
An ABC News-Washington Post poll conducted after the Nov. 13 Paris attacks found that 73% of Americans support increased airstrikes against Islamic State and 60% favor increased use of U.S. ground forces–double the level from a year ago. Another survey found that a strong majority oppose the deployment of U.S. […] Read more »
Fear, faith and the rise of Ben Carson
… The rise of Carson toward the top of the polls in the Republican presidential primary race has baffled many political pundits, liberals and some within the GOP establishment, who find his positions short on details, and certain assertions — that the biblical figure Joseph built the Egyptian pyramids to […] Read more »
Trump Supporters Deeply Wary of Illegal Immigration, Syrian Refugees in U.S.
Donald Trump, as many people on the left and even some on the right agree, is undoubtedly and intentionally making controversial remarks on cultural, racial and religious issues. But what’s emerged as the more complicated question is whether Trump’s supporters agree with all of his remarks. … Pollsters, while not […] Read more »