Toplines - McCrystal - June 23-24, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted June 23-24, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed recent news reports about America’s top military commander in Afghanistan?

        49% Very closely

        32% Somewhat closely

       13% Not very closely

       4% Not at all

            2% Not sure

2* Was it appropriate for that commander, General Stanley McChrystal, to criticize the

president and other top U.S. officials in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine?

        32% Yes

        50% No

         18% Not sure

3* Following release of that interview, was it appropriate for the president to fire

General McChrystal?

        47% Yes

        36% No

         17% Not sure

4* Is President Obama's decision to name General David Petraeus as the new top

commander in Afghanistan good for the U.S. war effort there, bad for the war effort, or will it

have no impact?

        47% Good

          9% Bad

        30% No impact

         14% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence