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

 
 

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. May 29-June 1, 2007. N=1,205 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS. RV = registered voters

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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?"

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Has Has Not Unsure
% % %

5/29 - 6/1/07

 44 53 3

12/7-11/06

 46 51 3

10/5-8/06

 48 50 3

9/5-7/06

 50 47 3
6/22-25/06 51 48 1

5/11-15/06

 48 51 2
4/6-9/06 52 46 1
3/2-5/06 50 48 2

1/23-26/06

 53 45 1

12/15-18/05

 54 44 2

10/30 - 11/2/05

 46 52 2

8/25-28/05

 49 49 2

6/23-26/05

 52 46 1

6/2-5/05

 47 52 1

3/10-13/05

 52 46 2

1/12-16/05

 50 47 3

12/16-19/04

 51 46 4

9/23-26/04 RV

 54 42 4

9/6-8/04 RV

 57 40 3

8/26-29/04 RV

 54 42 4

7/22-25/04

 51 45 3
6/17-20/04 51 46 2
5/20-23/04 54 43 3
4/15-18/04 57 40 3
3/4-7/04 57 40 3
2/10-11/04 58 38 4
1/15-18/04 59 38 3
12/18-21/03 62 34 4

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"Do you think the United States is or is not making significant progress toward restoring civil order in Iraq?"

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Is Is Not Unsure
% % %

5/29 - 6/1/07

 32 64 4

12/7-11/06

 31 66 3
6/22-25/06 48 49 2
3/2-5/06 43 56 2

12/15-18/05

 60 37 2

10/30 - 11/2/05

 44 55 2

8/25-28/05

 48 50 2

6/23-26/05

 48 51 1

12/16-19/04

 44 49 7

 

CBS News/New York Times Poll. May 18-23, 2007. N=1,125 adults nationwide.

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"Regardless of how you usually vote, do you think the Republican Party or the Democratic Party is more likely to make the right decisions about the war in Iraq?"

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Republican Democratic Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) Unsure

%

%

%

%

%

5/18-23/07

33

51

2

4

10

3/06

32

45

1

9

13

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"Looking back, do you think the United States did the right thing in taking military action against Iraq, or should the U.S. have stayed out?"

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Right Thing Stayed Out Unsure

%

%

%

5/18-23/07

35

61

4

4/9-12/07

44

51

5

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"As you may know, the U.S. is sending more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq. From what you have heard or read, would you say this troop increase is making the situation in Iraq better, making it worse, or is it having no impact on the situation in Iraq so far?"

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Better Worse No Impact Unsure

%

%

%

%

5/18-23/07

20

26

50

4

4/9-12/07

25

26

43

6

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"Which of these comes closest to your opinion? Congress should block all funding for the war in Iraq no matter what. Congress should allow funding, but only on the condition that the U.S. sets benchmarks for progress and the Iraqi government are meeting those goals. OR, Congress should allow all funding for the war without any benchmark conditions."

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Block All Fund With
Benchmarks		 Allow All Unsure

%

%

%

%

5/18-23/07

13

69

15

3

 

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. May 15-16, 2007. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"If you were a member of Congress, which one of the following proposals on Iraq would you vote for? Setting a specific deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. Setting benchmarks for Iraq to meet to receive continued help from the U.S., but without a deadline for withdrawal. Giving the troop surge time to work before setting any benchmarks or deadlines."

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Specific
Deadline

Benchmarks

Give Surge
Time to Work

 Unsure

%

%

%

 %

5/15-16/07

 39 32 24 6

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"If you had to choose, which is more important to you personally: for the United States to succeed and establish a stable Iraq or for U.S. troops to get out of Iraq?"

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Succeed

Get Out

Both (vol.)

 Unsure

%

%

%

 %

5/15-16/07

 34 46 16 3

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"Who do you believe more about the true status of the war in Iraq: President George W. Bush or Army General David Petraeus?" Options rotated

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Bush

Petraeus

Both (vol.)

Neither (vol.)

 Unsure

%

%

%

%

 %

5/15-16/07

 14 51 6 15 14

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"Which one of the following best describes how you feel about the situation in Iraq? Do you believe the United States can still be successful in Iraq, is losing but has not lost, or has lost the war in Iraq?"

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Can Still Be
Successful

Losing But
Hasn't Lost

Has Lost

 Unsure

%

%

%

 %

5/15-16/07

 33 31 26 10

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"If the United States fails in its efforts to establish a stable Iraq, who do you think will be most to blame: President George W. Bush, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Democrats in Congress, Republicans in Congress, or reporters and the media?" Options rotated

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%

 

  

President Bush

 37

 

  

Reporters and the media

 8

 

  

Democrats in Congress

 7

 

  

Donald Rumsfeld

 5

 

  

Republicans in Congress

 1

 

  

The Iraqis (vol.)

 5

 

  

Combination (vol.)

 28

 

  

Unsure

 9

 

  

 

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 4-6, 2007. N=1,028 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"As you may know, President Bush vetoed a bill passed by Congress that would have provided additional funds for the war in Iraq and would have set a specific date for the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from that country. Do you approve or disapprove of Bush's decision to veto that bill?"

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Approve Disapprove Unsure    
% % %    

5/4-6/07

 44 54 2    

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"One proposal would provide additional funds for U.S. troops in Iraq and would require the U.S. to start withdrawing all its troops from Iraq by a specific date. Would you favor or oppose this bill?"

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Favor Oppose Unsure    
% % %    

5/4-6/07

 57 41 2    

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"Some proposals would provide additional funds for troops in Iraq and set benchmarks that the Iraqi government must meet to show that progress is being made in Iraq, but would not set a date for troop withdrawal. Would you favor or oppose this bill?"

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Favor Oppose Unsure    
% % %    

5/4-6/07

 61 36 3    

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"One proposal would not provide additional funds for U.S. troops in Iraq and would require the U.S. to withdraw all its troops by March 2008. Would you favor or oppose that bill?"

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Favor Oppose Unsure    
% % %    

5/4-6/07

 39 60 2    

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"If you had to choose just one of the three proposals I just read, which ONE would you MOST like to see become law? A bill that would provide additional funds for Iraq that would set a specific date to start withdrawing troops. A bill that would provide additional funds for Iraq that would set benchmarks for the Iraqi government but not set a specific timetable for troop withdrawal. A bill that would not provide additional funds for Iraq and would require all troops to be withdrawn by March."

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Funds,
Specific Date		 Funds,
Benchmarks		 No Funds,
March
Withdrawal		 Unsure  
% % % %  

5/4-6/07

 33 40 24 3  

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"As you may know, Congress passed a bill in 2002 that gave President Bush the authority to conduct military actions in Iraq. Would you favor or oppose a bill that would revoke that bill and would require Bush to seek new authorization from Congress to continue the war in Iraq?"

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Favor Oppose Unsure    
% % %    

5/4-6/07

 50 47 2    

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"Do you consider the war in Iraq to be part of the war on terrorism which began on September 11, 2001, or do you consider it to be an entirely separate military action?"

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Part Of Entirely
 Separate		 Unsure    
% % %    

5/4-6/07

 43 54 3    

1/19-21/07

 40 57 4    

8/30 - 9/2/06

 45 53 1    

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"Who do you think should be primarily responsible for setting U.S. policy in Iraq: Congress or the President?"

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Congress President Both
Equally (vol.)		 Neither (vol.) Unsure
% % % % %

5/4-6/07

 47 36 14 2 1

3/9-11/07

 47 33 14 2 3

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"Do you think President Bush strongly supports, only moderately supports, or does not support the U.S. troops currently stationed in Iraq?"

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Strongly
Supports		 Moderately
Supports		 Does Not
Support		 Unsure  
% % % %  

5/4-6/07

 57 26 15 2  

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"Do you think the Democrats in Congress strongly support, only moderately support, or do not support the U.S. troops currently stationed in Iraq?"

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Strongly
Support		 Moderately
Support		 Do Not
Support		 Unsure  
% % % %  

5/4-6/07

 31 42 25 3  

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"Who do you think is MORE responsible for the fact that the U.S. troops currently in Iraq have not yet received additional funds: President Bush, because he vetoed the Iraq funding bill passed by Congress, OR, the Democrats in Congress, because they passed an Iraq funding bill that they knew Bush would veto?"

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President
Bush		 Democrats
In Congress		 Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) Unsure
% % % % %

5/4-6/07

 34 44 14 4 4

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"Do you think that the U.S. war in Iraq is lost, or don't you think so?"

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Lost Don't
Think So		 Unsure    
% % %    

5/4-6/07

 41 55 4    

 

USA Today/Gallup Poll. May 4-6, 2007. N=1,010 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).

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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 Disapprove Unsure    
% % %    

5/4-6/07

 30 67 3