Head-to-Head Race Deadlocked at 46%

Gallup: Bush 47, Kerry 47, Nader 3

NBC/WSJ: Bush 46, Kerry 42, Nader 5

RCP: Bush Job Approval @ 47.7%

Poll: More Iraqis optimistic, dislike U.S.

Pre-Iraq War Poll Archives

CNN Poll (2/10) On Likely Response to Terrorist Threat

What are you most likely to do in response to the increase in the terrorist threat level to "orange?" * 199406 responses

Nothing.  68% Avoid commercial airline flights.  4% Stay clear of large public gatherings.  15% Avoid high-profile landmarks.  10% Restrict children's activities.  3%

According to an on CNN 60% of the American People do not Believe that Iraq is an "Imminent" Threat to the US. (2/8/03)

According to CNN A majority of Americans believes war with Iraq is inevitable and doesn't think President Bush is moving too quickly on that course, but also doesn't believe Iraq poses an immediate threat, according to a new poll.

In the survey, conducted by CNN and Time magazine, 75 percent of respondents said they thought war with Iraq was inevitable -- up from 63 percent in January -- while 20 percent thought war could be avoided. Last month, 31 percent thought an armed conflict could be averted.

Just over half of the those polled -- 52 percent -- said they didn't think President Bush was moving too quickly toward war, while 46 percent said they thought he was.

When asked if they thought Iraq posed an immediate threat to the United States, 39 percent of respondents said yes. Forty-seven percent of those polled said they didn't think Iraq posed an immediate threat, and 13 percent said they didn't think Iraq was a threat at all.

Most of those polled saw potentially dire consequences if U.S. forces invade Iraq. Seventy-seven percent of respondents said they thought there would be more terrorism in the United States, 68 percent said they thought there would be suicide bombings in the United States and 64 percent said there would be an attack similar to those carried out on September 11, 2001.

In addition, 90 percent of those polled said they thought a U.S. attack on Iraq would result in higher oil prices, and 59 percent said the U.S. economy would experience a serious recession.

Do you feel a war with Iraq would most likely provoke or prevent future terror attacks in the United States? Provoke   82% 2677 votes Prevent   13% 426 votes No impact   5% 176 votes Total:  3279 votes

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66 Percent Fund Secretary of State Colin Powell Very or Fairly Convincing in his U.N. Presentation (2/7/03)

TIM RUSSERT, NBC’s Washington bureau chief, said the bumps were “largely” due to the president’s State of the Union speech last month and to Powell’s presentation on Wednesday, which many observers felt offered strong evidence for action against Iraq.

Below is a summary of the survey of 514 adults:
Bush ratings: 61 percent approved, 31 percent disapproved. Last month, the ratio was 54 to 40. Bush’s high was 81 percent in November 2001.
Military action against Iraq: 60 percent felt it should happen, 27 were against it. That compares with 56 and 36 percent in January. The 27 percent mark was the smallest percentage since the question was asked in polls dating back to April 2002.

According to a recent poll by the Los Angeles Times, most Americans don't believe that a war on Iraq is justified. The poll concluded that "72 percent of respondents, including 60 percent of Republicans, said Bush has not provided enough evidence to justify starting a war with Iraq, " and "63 percent of respondents said war would be justified only if the United Nations finds a pattern of serious violations by Iraq, while just 22 percent agreed with the administration's position." Click here

Many major U.S. cities are signing resolutions opposing war on Iraq. For a list of cities that have passed resolutions, and more information on the campaigns behind them, see: Click here
 

Bush job approval at 58 percent, support on terror campaign remains high

According to Associated Press - January 14, 2003 - President Bush's job approval has slipped to 58 percent in a new CNN-USA Today-Gallup poll, the first time it has fallen below 60 percent in that poll since before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

According to the Washington Post (Dec. 18),   a "new survey ... found that 58 percent of those interviewed would like to see President Bush present more evidence explaining why the United States should use military force to topple the Iraqi leader, up from 50 percent in September. And while most Americans view Iraq as a major threat, fewer than half said it poses an immediate danger to this country. That finding and others suggest that Bush may be moving faster toward war than the public would prefer. At the time Americans are becoming more certain that war will break out, the survey found they also are growing more wary of the president and his motives for pressing to move quickly with military force against Iraq. More than half -- 54 percent -- feared that Bush will act too quickly to use force, while 40 percent worried that he won't move quickly enough. And an even larger majority -- 58 percent -- opposed taking military action against Iraq without the support of the United Nations.