Middle East policy is likely to be a key battlefield in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton will need to choose whether to run on her record as secretary of state or distance herself from the Obama administration, with her challengers positioning accordingly. On the […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters want stronger measures against ISIS
Two-thirds of American voters favor doing “whatever it takes” to defeat ISIS. They also think the White House doesn’t have a clear plan to get the job done. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Obama’s Job Approval Suffers Amid Economic and ISIS Worries
Persistent economic anxiety at home and the advance of Islamic extremists in Iraq and Syria are complicating life for Barack Obama, helping push his job approval rating back under water, to its lowest of the year. Forty-five percent of Americans in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll approve of Obama’s […] Read more »
Survey Shows Partisan Leaders and Public United on Foreign Policy Goals, Divided on Issues such as Iran, Climate Change, Multilateralism
Partisan disputes among US policymakers seem to be growing by the week, whether on negotiations with Iran, immigration reform, or climate change. To what extent are these divisions unique to foreign policy leaders? How much do they also reflect polarization among the American public? To examine these questions, The Chicago […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters feel US is less safe, Islamic extremists making gains
For the first time, a majority of voters thinks the U.S. is less safe today than before 9/11. That’s just one finding in the latest Fox News national poll on terrorism that may concern President Obama. CONT. Dana Blanton, Fox News Read more »
Growing Support for Campaign Against ISIS – and Possible Use of U.S. Ground Troops
The public has grown more supportive of the U.S. fight against ISIS, as about twice as many approve (63%) as disapprove (30%) of the military campaign against the Islamic militant group in Iraq and Syria. Last October, 57% approved and 33% disapproved. CONT. Pew Read more »