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

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University of Pennsylvania National Annenberg Election Survey. April 1-14, 2004. N=1,267 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Interviewing conducted by Schulman, Ronca, Bucuvalas, Inc.

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"Has the war in Iraq reduced the risk of terrorism against the United States or increased the risk of terrorism against the United States?"

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Reduced Increased No Differ-
ence (vol.)
% % %
4/1-14/04 29 57 6

 

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. April 8-9, 2004. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you think the U.S. military action against Iraq has done more to INCREASE the risk or DECREASE the risk that large numbers of Americans will be killed or injured in a future terrorist attack -- or that it hasn't made much difference either way?" Wording in 2003: "In the long run, do you think the U.S. military action against Iraq will do more to increase the risk or decrease the risk that large numbers of Americans will be killed or injured in a future terrorist attack -- or that it won't make much difference either way?"

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Increase Decrease Not
Much
Difference
Don't
Know
% % % %
4/8-9/04 42 29 24 5
3/25-26/04 41 25 27 7
3/18-19/04 36 30 27 7
12/18-19/03 28 30 34 8
10/23-24/03 35 27 30 8
10/9-10/03 37 25 30 8

9/25-26/03

27 30 36 7
8/21-22/03 36 25 34 5

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"Would you support increasing the number of U.S. military personnel in Iraq, if necessary, in response to the recent attacks on coalition forces by Iraqi militants?"

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Would
Support
Would
Not
Support
Don't
Know
% % %
4/8-9/04 63 31 6

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"Do you think the United States should or should NOT extend the June 30th deadline for turning over power in Iraq to an interim Iraqi government?"

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Should Should
Not
Don't
Know
% % %
4/8-9/04 34 50 16

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"How concerned are you that Iraq will become another Vietnam in which the U.S. does not accomplish its goals despite many years of military involvement? Are you very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned about Iraq becoming another Vietnam?"

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Very Some-
what
Not Too Not At All Don't
Know
% % % % %
4/8-9/04 40 24 14 20 2

 

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. May 12-13, 2004. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1 (total sample).

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

Approve Disap-
prove
Not
Sure
% % %
4/8/04 44 51 5

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"Do you think the war with Iraq has made the U.S. safer or less safe from terrorism?"

Safer Less
Safe
No
Change
(vol.)
Not
Sure
% % % %
4/8/04 40 48 7 5

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"Based on what you have heard or read, do you think the Bush Administration does or does not have a clear and well thought out plan to deal with the situation in Iraq?"

Does Does
Not
Not Sure
% % %
4/8/04 43 51 6

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"As you may know, the Bush Administration has said it will turn over power in Iraq on June 30th to a civilian government led by Iraqis. Do you think the U.S. should do that, or should the U.S. keep power in Iraq beyond June 30th?"

Turn Over
Power
Keep
Beyond
June 30th
Not Sure
% % %
4/8/04 54 38 8

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"Do you think George W. Bush is telling the truth or not telling the truth when he says that he believed before the war with Iraq began that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction?"

Telling
Truth
Not
Telling
Truth
Not Sure
% % %
4/8/04 58 38 4

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"Do you think overthrowing Saddam Hussein was justification enough for the Iraq war, or don't you believe that?"

Justifi-
cation
Enough
Don't
Believe
That
Not Sure
% % %
4/8/04 53 42 5

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"The U.S. currently has about 135,000 troops in Iraq. When it comes to the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, which of the following do you think the U.S. should do? Increase the number of U.S. troops to Iraq. Keep the current number of troops. Reduce the number of troops. Remove all U.S. troops from Iraq."

Increase Keep
Same
Reduce Remove
All
Not Sure
% % % % %
4/8/04 26 30 12 27 5

 

CBS News Poll. March 30-April 1, 2004. N=1,024 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"As a result of the U.S. military action against Iraq, do you think the threat of terrorism against the United States has increased, decreased, or stayed about the same?"

More
Safe
Less
Safe
No Diff-
erence
Don't
Know
% % % %
3/30 - 4/1/04 36 22 38 4
2/12-15/04 42 19 36 3
1/12-15/04 50 18 29 3

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"How long do you think the United States troops will have to remain in Iraq: for less than a year, one to two years, two to five years, or will U.S. troops have to stay in Iraq for longer than five years?"

Less Than
1 Year
1 to 2
Years
2 to 5
Years
More Than
5 Years
Don't
Know
% % % % %
3/30 - 4/1/04 8 22 35 26 9
12/14-15/03 15 34 31 12 8
7/03 13 31 31 18 7

 

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. March 25-26, 2004. Nationwide.

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"Please tell me if each of the following makes you more likely or less likely to vote to reelect George W. Bush this year, or if it won't have much effect on your vote. What about [see below]? Does this make you more likely or less likely to vote to reelect Bush, or will it not have much effect on your vote?" N=815 registered voters, MoE ± 4

More
Likely
Less
Likely
Not
Much
Effect
Don't
Know
% % % %

"The Bush Administration's Iraq policy and decision to go to war last spring"

3/25-26/04 37 40 20 3
1/8-9/04 40 36 21 3
12/18-19/03 44 35 17 5
12/11-12/03 39 40 18 3

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"The way George W. Bush and his Administration have handled the situation in postwar Iraq"

3/25-26/04 34 42 20 4
1/8-9/04 40 36 22 2
12/18-19/03 41 35 19 5
12/11-12/03 34 44 18 4

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"The capture of Saddam Hussein"

3/25-26/04 50 17 30 3
1/8-9/04 53 14 31 2
12/18-19/03 52 12 33 3

 

Program on International Policy Attitudes/Knowledge Networks Poll. March 16-22, 2004. N=approx. 800 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.5. This survey was fielded by Knowledge Networks using its nationwide research panel. Knowledge Networks employs a random-digit-dial telephone methodology to develop a representative sample of households for participation in its panel. Participants receive free hardware and free Internet access. Surveys are administered via interactive TV devices.

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"Do you think the U.S. made the right decision or the wrong decision in going to war against Iraq?"

Right
Decision
Wrong
Decision
No
Answer
% % %
3/16-22/04 55 44 1
11/21-30/03 55 41 4
10/29 - 11/10/03 57 38 5
8-9/03 62 33 5
7/03 63 32 5
6/03 65 29 6

 

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. March 18-19, 2004. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you think the amount of money the United States is spending for operations in postwar Iraq is too high, too low, or about right?"

Too
High
Too
Low
About
Right
Don't
Know
% % % %
3/18-19/04 53 4 34 9
11/6-7/03 60 3 31 6
10/30-31/03 56 4 29 11
10/23-24/03 58 3 31 8
9/25-26/03 56 4 31 9
9/18-19/03 56 5 31 8

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"As far as the number of U.S. military personnel now in Iraq, do you think the United States should send more troops to Iraq, keep the same amount of troops, or reduce their number and begin bringing troops home?"

Send
More
Keep
Same
Reduce Don't
Know
% % % %
3/18-19/04 10 27 55 8
11/6-7/03 16 23 54 7
10/30-31/03 13 26 52 9
10/23-24/03 12 23 56 9
9/25-26/03 14 29 49 8
9/11-12/03 16 31 46 7

 

University of Pennsylvania National Annenberg Election Survey. March 1-15, 2004. N=2,575 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2 (total sample). Interviewing conducted by Schulman, Ronca, Bucuvalas, Inc.

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"Should the federal government spend more money, the same as now, less, or no money at all on rebuilding Iraq?"

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More Same Less None
% % % %
ALL 9 33 31 22
Republicans 9 48 31 10
Democrats 12 21 33 29
Independents 7 33 31 25

 

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). March 6-8, 2004. N=1,018 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1 (total sample).

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"Generally speaking, would you say the war in Iraq has gone better than you expected, worse than you expected, or about what you expected?"

Better Worse As
Expected
Not
Sure
% % % %
3/04 16 29 53 2
3/03 25 10 62 3

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"Do you think that Iraq did or did not have weapons of mass destruction before the war began last March?"
Wording prior to 3/04: "Do you think that Iraq did or did not have weapons of mass destruction before the war in March?"

Did Did Not Depends
(vol.)/
Not
Sure
% % %
3/04 57 35 8
11/03 63 30 7
7/03 70 21 9

 

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. March 5-7, 2004. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Just your best guess, which do you think is more likely to happen in Iraq when the U.S. troops leave there: the situation in Iraq will turn into chaos and civil war, or the Iraqi people will be able to establish a stable government?" Options rotated

Chaos/
Civil War
Stable
Gov't
No
Opinion
% % %
3/5-7/04 48 45 7

 

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. Feb. 11-16, 2004. N=715 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.

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"Do you think the war with Iraq has or has not contributed to the long-term security of the United States?"

Has Has Not Unsure
% % %
2/11-16/04 56 38 6

 

CBS News Poll. Feb. 12-15, 2004. N=1,221 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"Based on what you've heard or read, do you think U.S. intelligence agencies such as the CIA did an excellent job, good job, fair job, or poor job assessing the threat of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before the war?"

Excellent Good Fair Poor Don't
Know
% % % % %
2/12-15/04 3 25 38 28 6

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"Based on what you've heard or read, how do you think the Bush Administration handled the intelligence they received about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? Do you think they probably interpreted the intelligence accurately, or did they probably exaggerate the intelligence to build support for the war against Iraq?"

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Interpreted
A
ccurately
Exagger-
ated
Don't
Know
% % %
2/12-15/04 35 57 8

 

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Feb. 10-11, 2004. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS Intersearch.

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"Regardless of whether or not it exaggerated the evidence, do you think the Bush Administration honestly believed that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, or not?"

Believed Did Not
B
elieve
No
Opinion
% % %
2/10-11/04 68 27 4

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"Which of these do you think is a more important issue: The accuracy of the intelligence about Iraq that the Administration received from the CIA and other sources, or the way the Administration used that intelligence?"

Accuracy Way
Used
Both
(vol.)
Not
Important
(vol.)
No
Opinion
% % % % %
2/10-11/04 35 53 7 1 4

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"Do you think Iraq did have weapons of mass destruction that have not been found, or do you think Iraq did not have any weapons of mass destruction?"

Did
Have
Did Not
Have
No
Opinion
% % %
2/10-11/04 61 33 5

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"Which of these do you think is more important right now: to have a commission look into the accuracy and use of pre-war intelligence about Iraq, with a report BEFORE the November election, OR, to have a commission take a wider look at the accuracy of U.S. intelligence overall, with a report AFTER the November election?" Options rotated

Before
Election
Wider
Look/
After
Election
Both
(vol.)
Neither
(vol.)
No
Opinion
% % % %