Most Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll support telephone and internet surveillance by the National Security Administration, but two-thirds also favor congressional hearings on the subject – indicating broad interest in more information about these activities. [cont.] Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Public Split over Impact of NSA Leak, But Most Want Snowden Prosecuted
The public is divided over whether the leak of classified information about NSA phone and internet surveillance serves the public interest. But a majority says that former government contractor Edward Snowden should be criminally prosecuted. The new national survey, conducted June 12-16 by the Pew Research Center and USA TODAY […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Obama approval falls amid controversies
President Barack Obama’s approval rating dropped eight percentage points over the past month, to 45%, the president’s lowest rating in more than a year and a half, according to a new national poll. … The poll indicates that for the first time in Obama’s presidency, half of the public says […] Read more »
Al Gore: NSA’s secret surveillance program ‘not really the American way’
The National Security Agency’s blanket collection of US citizens’ phone records was “not really the American way”, Al Gore said on Friday, declaring that he believed the practice to be unlawful. … The former vice-president was also unmoved by some recent opinion polls suggesting public opinion was in favour of […] Read more »
NSA surveillance fears give Republicans a great in with young Americans
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to know that the Republican party has a problem with the millennial generation. Americans born after 1980 voted by some 25pt for President Obama over Mitt Romney, while the rest of the electorate narrowly supported the Republican candidate. It’s my view that […] Read more »
Examining Americans’ Attitudes About the NSA Surveillance Program
How do we summarize what Americans think about the NSA surveillance programs? I would say that Americans don’t particularly like the programs (which is not surprising), but in some circumstances find them acceptable if that’s what it takes to help investigate and prevent acts of terrorism. [cont.] Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »