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

 
 

Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 13-19, 2006. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 2.4.

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"From what you have seen or heard about the situation in Iraq, what should the United States do? Should the U.S. increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, keep the same number of U.S. troops in Iraq as there are now, decrease the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, or remove all its troops from Iraq?

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Increase Same Decrease Remove All Unsure
% % % % %

11/13-19/06

23

16

23

30

8

5/23-30/06

11

26

28

29

6


 

CNN Poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Nov. 3-5, 2006. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"If the Democrats win control of Congress in this November's election, do you think that their policies would move the country in the right direction or the wrong direction in each of the following areas? Iraq."

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Right
Direction
Wrong
Direction
Unsure    
% % %    

11/3-5/06

54 39 7    

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"If the Republicans retain control of Congress in this November's election, do you think that their policies would move the country in the right direction or the wrong direction in each of the following areas? Iraq."

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Right
Direction
Wrong
Direction
Unsure    
% % %    

11/3-5/06

34 60 6    

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

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Safer Less Safe No Change
(vol.)
Unsure  
% % % %  

11/3-5/06

35 56 7 2  
10/6-8/06 36 53 7 4  

8/18-20/06

37 55 7 2  

5/5-7/06

33 53 10 4  

 

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. Nov. 1-3, 2006. N=1,203 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the job President Bush is doing in each of these areas? Handling the situation in Iraq."

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  Approve Disapprove Unsure
  % % %
11/1-3/06 31 65 4
10/3-4/06 31 65 5
8/22-24/06 34 63 3
8/9-10/06 30 64 5
7/13-17/06 32 64 4
6/27-29/06 33 64 3
11/29 - 12/1/05 38 60 2
9/7-8/05 39 57 4
5/10-12/05 41 55 4

3/22-24/05

44 52 4

3/15-17/05

47 50 3

1/12-13/2/05

45 51 4

Among registered voters:

9/21-23/04

48 48 3

9/7-9/04

51 45 3

8/31 - 9/2/04

50 46 3

8/24-26/04

48 48 4

8/3-5/04

45 52 3

7/20-22/04

41 55 5

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"Do you think the United States was right or wrong in going to war with Iraq?"

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  Right Wrong Unsure
  % % %
11/1-3/06 39 53 8
10/3-4/06 38 53 8
11/29 - 12/1/05 44 50 6

3/15-17/05

47 47 6

1/12-13/2/05

42 51 7

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"Overall, do you think the United States is winning or losing the war in Iraq?"

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  Winning Losing Depends
(vol.)
Unsure
  % % % %
11/1-3/06 28 53 7 11

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"Which party -- the Democrats of Republicans -- would do a better job of dealing with the war in Iraq?" Party names rotated. N=1,030 registered voters (MoE ± 3).

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  Republicans Democrats Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) Unsure
  % % % % %
11/1-3/06 39 44 1 9 7

 

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 26-27, 2006. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).

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"Please tell me which political party -- the Republicans or the Democrats -- you trust to do a better job handling each of the following. What about the situation in Iraq? Which party do you trust to do a better job handling this issue?" Parties rotated

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Republicans Democrats Both (vol.) Neither (vol.) Unsure
% % % % %

10/26-27/06

33 45 3 8 11

10/19-20/06

34 46 3 10 7

10/5-6/06

34 47 1 9 9

8/10-11/06

39 45 1 7 8

 

CNN Poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Oct. 6-8, 2006. N=1,028 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you think the Republicans in Congress or the Democrats in Congress would do a better job of dealing with each of the following issues and problems. The situation in Iraq."

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Republicans Democrats No Differ-
ence (vol.)
Unsure  
% % % %  
10/6-8/06 34 51 8 7  
9/22-24/06 42 47 7 4  

8/18-20/06

41 47 8 3  

 

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Oct. 6-8, 2006. N=1,007 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"How important will each of the following issues be to your vote for Congress this year? Will it be extremely important, very important, moderately important, or not that important? How about the situation in Iraq?"

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Extremely
Important
Very
Important
Moderately
Important
Not That
Important
Unsure
% % % % %

10/6-8/06

48 38 11 2 1
6/23-25/06 55 34 8 3 1
1/6-8/06 45 40 11 3 1
10/21-23/05 44 37 13 4 2

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"Do you think the Republicans in Congress or the Democrats in Congress would do a better job of dealing with each of the following issues and problems? How about the situation in Iraq?"

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Republicans Democrats No Differ-
ence (vol.)
Unsure  
% % % %  

10/6-8/06

35 52 6 7  
3/10-12/06 40 48 6 6  
10/21-23/05 40 46 10 4  
7/18-20/03 51 36 7 6  
1/3-5/03 53 29 12 6  

 

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 5-6, 2006. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"How confident are you that the United States will successfully establish a stable democratic form of government in Iraq over the long term? Are you very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all confident?"

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Very
Confident
Somewhat
Confident
Not Too
Confident
Not at All
Confident
Unsure
% % % % %

10/5-6/06

12 26 26 32 4

8/10-11/06

11 32 24 30 3
9/8-9/05 15 31 23 29 2
5/1-2/03 21 42 19 14 4

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"Before the Iraq War, the Bush Administration said it had intelligence reports indicating that Iraq was hiding banned chemical or biological weapons from UN weapons inspectors. But so far, no such banned weapons have been found in Iraq. Do you think the Bush Administration [see below]?"

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Yes No Unsure
% % %

"Misinterpreted or misanalyzed the intelligence reports they said indicated Iraq had banned weapons"

    10/5-6/06

61 30 9
    3/18-19/04 55 35 10
    1/29-30/04 54 36 10
    10/23-24/03 50 39 11
    10/9-10/03 49 39 12
    8/21-22/03 44 47 9
    7/24-25/03 41 49 10
    7/10-11/03 45 41 14
    5/29-30/03 36 54 10

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"Purposely misled the public about evidence that Iraq had banned weapons in order to build support for war"

    10/5-6/06

58 36 6
    3/18-19/04 46 49 5
    1/29-30/04 41 51 8
    10/23-24/03 42 49 9
    10/9-10/03 45 45 10
    8/21-22/03 43 51 6
    7/24-25/03 39 56 5
    7/10-11/03 38 53 9
    5/29-30/03 36 57 7

 

CNN Poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 2006. N=1,014 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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

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Safer Less Safe Unsure    
% % %    

9/29 - 10/2/06

40 57 3    

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"A year from now, do you think things will be going better for the U.S. in Iraq, or do you think things will be going worse?"

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Better Worse Unsure    
% % %    

9/29 - 10/2/06

46 50 5    

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"At this time, how worried are you about the situation in Iraq: very worried, fairly worried, or not worried?"

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Very
Worried
Fairly
Worried
Not
Worried
   
% % %    

9/29 - 10/2/06

37 38 24    

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"Do you think the Bush Administration has deliberately misled the American public about how the war in Iraq is going or don't you think so?"

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Deliberately
Misled
Don't
Think So
Unsure    
% % %    

9/29 - 10/2/06

58 41 1    

 

CNN Poll conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. Sept. 22-24, 2006. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).

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"How important will each of the following issues be to your vote for Congress this year? Will it be extremely important, very important, moderately important, or not that important? The situation in Iraq." Half sample, MoE ± 4.5

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Extremely
Important
Very
Important
Moderately
Important
Not That
Important
Unsure
% % % % %
9/22-24/06 46 36 14 2 1

8/2-3/06

45 41 9 4 1

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"Do you think Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's involvement in military planning efforts has done more to help the U.S. efforts in Iraq, or more to harm the U.S. efforts in Iraq?"

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Help Harm Unsure    
% % %    
9/22-24/06 33 57 10    

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"Thinking back to 2003, do you think the Bush Administration had a clear plan for how to handle the situation in Iraq once Saddam Hussein was removed from power?"

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A Clear
Plan
No Clear
Plan
Unsure    
% % %    
9/22-24/06 23 74 3   &n