Rasmussen Poll: 43% Support Petraeus Recommendation, 38% Oppose

[radioguy]

From the Rasmussen Reports Poll, September 11-12.

Do you favor or oppose the recommendation made by General David Petraeus to withdraw 30,000 soldiers from Iraq but leave 130,000 troops in place at least through the summer?

43% Support Petraeus Recommendation
38% Oppose
19% Not Sure

Also,

37% have a favorable opinion of Petraeus
18% have an unfavorable view of Petraeus
45% have no opinion of the General at this time

71% say that it is somewhat or very likely that “a large number of U.S. soldiers will remain in Iraq five years from today.”

Men favor the Petraeus approach by a 49% to 39% margin.

Women are evenly divided.

Those with higher incomes are generally more supportive of the plan than those with lower incomes.

65% of Americans followed news of the Petraeus testimony at least somewhat closely this week.

[Bill]

Good news.

[LadyMod at scam.com]

Good news.

These 1,000 pollsters apparently don't agree with Rasmussen's 1,000 pollsters.


September 11, 2007

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/14079996/detail.html

In contrast to the outlook voiced by Petraeus and Crocker, only 36 percent of 1,000 adults taking part in a new Associated Press-Ipsos poll said the troop increase has helped stabilize Iraq, 4 percent more than a poll taken in February at the start of the troop surge in Iraq.

Fifty-nine percent said they believe history will judge the Iraq war as a failure, including 28 percent who felt it would be rated a complete failure.

And 57 percent said "yes" when asked if it was a mistake for the U.S. to go to war in Iraq, about the same figure as a poll in April.

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[Bill]

Shhhh!

The republicans and right wingnuts haven't realized this war is their death.