The number of likely voters who believe that the U.S. and its allies are winning the war on terror is now 38%, up from 36% in February, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the issue.
Confidence that the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror declined slightly over the last month. Most Americans (54%) believe that in the long run the U.S. mission in Iraq will be judged a failure. Just 29% say it will ultimately be viewed as a success.
Seventy-one percent (71%) of American voters believe that Democrats are at least somewhat likely to retain control of Congress following the 2008 elections.
Thirty-eight percent (38%) of American voters believe it’s better for the country when one political party controls Congress and the other major party controls the White House.
Confidence that that the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror has fallen once again. For the second straight survey, both conducted following the report from the Iraq Study Group, a plurality believes that the terrorists are winning.
Following release of the Iraq Study Group report, confidence that the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror has fallen sharply. Just 35% believe the Western allies are winning.
The first post-election update to our War on Terror tracking shows increased confidence regarding the United States’ position. Forty-five percent (45%) of respondents now say the United States and its allies are winning the war--a five-point increase since the last survey.
Forty percent (40%) of American voters believe the United States and its allies are winning the War on Terror.
The most recent Rasmussen Reports update survey on the War on Terror shows a slight rebound in confidence among the American public.
In the lowest display of confidence in the United States’ position in the war on terror since Rasmussen Reports began polling on the subject two years ago, just 31% of American adults say the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror.
Forty-one percent (41%) say the U.S. and its allies are winning the war on terror, unchanged from our poll conducted just days before the fifth 9/11 anniversary commemorations and the President's national address.
Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans now believe the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror. That’s up slightly from 38% a month ago, but last month’s reading matched the lowest level ever recorded.
The number of Americans calling themselves Republican has fallen to its lowest level in more than two-and-a-half years. Just 31.9% of American adults now say they’re affiliated with the GOP. That’s down from 37.2% in October 2004 and 34.5% at the beginning of 2006.
Last week's news from London about a thwarted terrorist attack had little impact on public confidence in the War on Terror.
Confidence that the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror has fallen sharply in the past month.
As we head into Election 2006, America is trending slightly towards the Democrats. Perhaps more precisely, the nation appears to be trending away from Republicans.
The latest results of Rasmussen Reports’ monthly survey on the War on Terror show signs that Americans may be becoming more cautiously optimistic about their country’s performance.
A Rasmussen Reports national opinion survey of 1,000 Likely Voters found that 47% would vote for the Democrat in their district if the election were held today.
The death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi reduced pessimism about the War on Terror over the weekend, but had little impact on overall perceptions of the situation in Iraq or the President’s handling of it.
A survey conducted before terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed found that 42% of American adults believed the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror.
