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Polls listed chronologically. Data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.

 
 

Investor's Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor poll conducted by TIPP, the polling arm of TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence. Aug. 2-5, 2004. N=938 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

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"Next we have a few questions on Iraq. Generally speaking, do you support or oppose the U.S. military action in Iraq? Would you say you support it strongly, support it somewhat, oppose it somewhat, or oppose it strongly?"

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Support
Strongly
Support
Somewhat
Oppose
Somewhat
Oppose
Strongly
Unsure
% % % % %
8/2-5/04 33 22 16 27 3

6/1-6/04

33 21 16 27 2

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Among registered voters:

5/12-18/04

34 21 14 25 7

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"And generally speaking, would you say the U.S. military action in Iraq is helping to make the world a safer place or not?"

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Is
Helping
Is Not
Helping
Unsure    
% % %    
8/2-5/04 48 49 4    

6/1-6/04

46 48 7    

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Among registered voters:

5/12-18/04

48 42 10    

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"And in the next six months, do you think that conditions in Iraq will be better, worse, or about the same as now?"

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Better Worse Same Unsure  
% % % %  
8/2-5/04 29 19 46 6  

6/1-6/04

30 23 42 5  

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"And generally speaking, how satisfied are you with the current administration's Iraq policies? Would you say that you are very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, not very satisfied, or not at all satisfied?"

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Very Somewhat Not Very Not At All Unsure
% % % % %
8/2-5/04 15 36 18 25 7

6/1-6/04

15 32 20 26 7

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"And do you think that the Bush Administration intentionally misled the American public about whether Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or not?"

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Did Did Not Unsure    
% % %    
8/2-5/04 44 50 5    

 

CBS News/New York Times Poll. July 11-15, 2004. N=955 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Now that control of the government in Iraq has been turned over to the Iraqi people, do you think the Iraqi people will be safer, less safe, or will the Iraqi people be about as safe as they were before the handover?"

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Safer Less Safe About as
Safe
Don't
Know
% % % %
7/11-15/04 34 12 48 6

 

University of Pennsylvania National Annenberg Election Survey. June 28-July 8, 2004. N=2,073 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2. Interviewing conducted by Schulman, Ronca, Bucuvalas, Inc.

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"As you may know, on June 28th, in Iraq, the United States transferred power to a new Iraqi government. Do you think the official transfer of power in Baghdad means the new Iraq government will have more power than the United States has in Iraq, the United States will have more power, or they will have about equal power?"

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Iraq
More
U.S.
More
About
Equal
% % %
6/28 - 7/8/04 20 31 39

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"Now that there has been an official transfer of power in Iraq, do you think the terrorist attacks against Americans and other foreigners will increase, decrease, or stay about the same?"

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Increase Decrease Same
% % %
6/28 - 7/8/04 30 8 57

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"How long do you think it SHOULD be before there are only a few thousand American troops in Iraq: right away, three months, six months, a year, or more than a year?"

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Right
Away
Three
Months
Six
Months
A Year More Than
a Year
% % % % %
6/28 - 7/8/04 14 15 20 19 21

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"How long do you think it WILL be before there are only a few thousand American troops in Iraq: three months, six months, a year, or more than a year?"

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Three
Months
Six
Months
A Year More Than
a Year
% % % %
6/28 - 7/8/04 4 9 20 59

 

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). June 25-28, 2004. N=1,025 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"Do you think that the United States should or should not have taken military action to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq?"

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Should
Have
Should
Not Have
Unsure
% % %
6/04 56 39 5

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Among ALL adults:

3/04 64 32 4
1/04 66 29 5
12/14/03 69 26 5
12/13/03 66 30 4
11/03 63 34 3
9/03 64 33 4
7/03 69 27 5
5/03 71 24 5
4/03 76 17 7

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"Since the United States has taken military action against Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power, do you think the threat of terrorism against the United States has increased, decreased, or stayed about the same?" Half sample (Form A)

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Increased Decreased Same Unsure
% % % %
6/04 51 14 34 1

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"Do you think President Bush gave the country the most accurate information he had before going to war with Iraq, or do you think President Bush exaggerated information to make the case for war with Iraq?" Half sample (Form B)

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Most
Accurate
Exagger-
ated
Depends
(vol.)/
Unsure
% % %
6/04 42 53 5

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Among ALL adults:

3/04 48 50 2
7/03 48 47 6

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"Do you feel that the United States' activities in Iraq have done more to reduce or more to increase violence in the Middle East?" Half sample (Form A)

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Reduce Increase Some of
Both (vol.)
No Effect
(vol.)
Unsure
% % % % %
6/04 22 60 8 4 6

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"Thinking about the abuse and torture of Iraqi prisoners by American military personnel at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, at which of the following levels do you think the decision was made to abuse and torture the Iraqi prisoners? Limited to the American military guards in the prison and their immediate superiors. Also included the American military leadership in Iraq. Also included military and civilian leaders in Washington."

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Guards,
Immediate
Superiors
Military
Leaders
in Iraq
Leaders
in Wash-
ington
Unsure
% % % %
6/04 36 20 35 9

 

CBS News/New York Times Poll. June 23-27, 2004. N=1,053 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"In his statements about the war in Iraq, do you think George W. Bush is telling the entire truth, is mostly telling the truth but is hiding something, or is mostly lying?"

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Entire
Truth
Hiding
Something
Mostly
Lying
Don't
Know
% % % %
6/23-27/04 18 59 20 3
4/23-27/04 20 56 20 4

 

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 22-23, 2004. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you believe there was a partnership between Iraq and the terrorist group Al Qaeda under Saddam Hussein's regime?"

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Yes No Unsure
% % %

6/22-23/04

56 28 16

 

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. June 21-23, 2004. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"Do you think Saddam Hussein did or did not have long-established ties to Osama bin Laden's terrorist organization, known as al Qaeda?" Form B (N=521, MoE ± 5)

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Did Did Not Unsure
% % %

6/21-23/04

67 28 5

 

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 17-20, 2004. N=1,201 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS.

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"As you may know, the United States is scheduled to transfer power to an interim government in Iraq on June 30th. Do you support or oppose this transfer of power?"

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Support Oppose No
Opinion
% % %
6/17-20/04 82 16 2

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"Who do you think will hold the real power in Iraq after June 30th: the new Iraqi government or the United States?" Options rotated

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New Iraqi
Govt.
United
States
Both
(vol.)
Neither
(vol.)
No
Opinion
% % % % %
6/17-20/04 40 53 2 2 3

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"Who do you think SHOULD hold the real power in Iraq after June 30th: the new Iraqi government or the United States?" Options rotated

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New Iraqi
Govt.
United
States
Both
(vol.)
Neither
(vol.)
No
Opinion
% % % % %
6/17-20/04 77 21 1 1 1

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"Do you think the Bush Administration intentionally misled the American public about possible links between Iraq and the Al Qaeda terrorist group, or do you think the Administration told the American public what it believed to be true about this?" Options rotated

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Intention-
ally Misled
Believed It
To Be True
No
Opinion
% % %
6/17-20/04 48 50 2

 

The Harris Poll. June 8-15, 2004. N=991 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you believe that Saddam Hussein was supporting the terrorist organization Al Qaeda, which attacked the United States on September 11, 2001?"

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Yes No Unsure
% % %
6/8-15/04 69 22 9

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"How likely do you think it is that the U.S. will get bogged down for a long time in Iraq and not be able to create a stable government there? Would you say that is very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, or not at all likely?"

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Very Somewhat Not Very Not At All Unsure
% % % % %
6/8-15/04 41 34 15 6 4
4/8-15/04 45 29 13 8 5
2/9-16/04 37 36 16 7 5
12/14-16/03 39 30 22 5 4
12/10-13/03 44 28 14 8 5
10/03 42 32 14 7 5

 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. June 3-13, 2004. N=1,806 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2.5.

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"Do you think the U.S. should keep military troops in Iraq until a stable government is established there, or do you think the U.S. should bring its troops home as soon as possible?"

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Keep
Troops
Bring
Home
Unsure
% % %
6/3-13/04 51 44 5
5/3-9/04 53 42 5
4/21-25/04 53 40 7
4/1-4/04 50 44 6
12/19/03 - 1/4/04 63 32 5
10/03 58 39 3
9/03 64 32 4

 

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 8-9, 2004. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you support or oppose the United States having taken military action to disarm Iraq and remove Iraqi President Saddam Hussein?"

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Support Oppose Unsure
% % %
6/8-9/04 60 34 6
4/21-22/04 65 31 4

3/23-24/04

61 32 7

1/21-22/04

66 28 6

11/18-19/03

66 30 4

9/23-24/03

64 30 6
4/22-23/03 76 20 4

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"Do you think the U.S. military action in Iraq will ultimately make the United States safer or not?"

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Will Will Not Same
(vol.)
Unsure
% % % %
6/8-9/04 39 46 5 10

 

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. June 7-9, 2004. N=approx. 400 registered voters nationwide.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the situation in Iraq?"

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Approve Disap-
prove
No
Opinion
% % %
6/7-9/04 43 55 2
5/3-5/04 46 51 3