Iraq War Attitudes Politically Polarized

Gallup by Jeffrey M. Jones | Apr. 8, 2008 (Poll)

Republicans reject the idea of a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, by a better than 2-to-1 margin, 65% to 32%. Democrats show an even greater margin in favor of a timetable, with 81% in favor and 15% opposed.

Political divisions on the war have long been evident in Gallup polling data on Iraq, and those divisions continue today. Three national elections since the war began -- the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections and the 2006 ... Full Story »

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by David Dresser - Oct. 1, 2008

Gallup polls are well and carefully done. The advantage of this one is that it makes clear division of who is giving the opinion and exactly what the issue is. The poll does not attempt to develop every possible deviation from the issue. Anyone not yet committed in their own mind as to which political party they would like to identify with could hardly get a clearer picture within this one context.