{"id":37499,"date":"2013-09-09T17:07:17","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T21:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=37499"},"modified":"2013-09-09T17:07:17","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T21:07:17","slug":"abcwashington-post-poll-america-opposed-to-syria-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=37499","title":{"rendered":"ABC\/Washington Post poll; America opposed to Syria “punishment”"},"content":{"rendered":"

I won’t let this become the “Syria” blog and try to keep the number of posts on the subject to a minimum, but the folks at ABC News<\/a> sent us their latest polling of Americans on whether we should take this undefined, unnecessary military action and it appears that we’re generally opposed to it;<\/p>\n

As things stand now, 64 percent oppose air strikes, up by 5 percentage points from a week ago; just 30 percent are in favor, down by 6 points. If Congress rejects action, support drops to 17 percent, with 76 percent opposed.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a much closer call if Congress were to support air strikes, but even in this case the public divides essentially evenly on the issue, with 44 percent of Americans saying they\u2019d favor air strikes, vs. 48 percent opposed.<\/p>\n

This poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates, finds increased partisanship as the administration has sought to make its case. On the basic measure, regardless of congressional action, 71 percent of Republicans oppose military strikes, up from 55 percent last week. Opposition likewise has increased among conservatives, from 59 percent last week to 74 percent now.<\/p>\n

Regardless, air strikes remain opposed by majorities across the political and ideological spectrum. Even among liberal Democrats, a core support group for Obama, just 44 percent support military action, with 50 percent opposed. Across the political spectrum, support from conservative Republicans dives to 22 percent, with 73 percent opposed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, so I expect one of two things to happen as a result of this polling, either public opinion will suddenly swing back in the President’s direction after his talk with us, or the Administration will take the deal with Syria and account for all of their chemical weapons and declare a victory. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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