62 percent feel Obama should personally negotiate with the leaders of Iran to limit their nuclear program (Quinnipiac Poll)
Quinnipiac University Poll [November, 2008]
Should President (Barack) Obama personally negotiate with the leaders of Iran to limit their nuclear program?
62% Yes
28 No
10 Don't know/No answer
Methodology: Conducted by Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, November 6-November 10, 2008 and based on telephone interviews with a national registered voters sample of 2,210. [USQUINN.111208.R16]
Data provided by The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut.
66 percent believe the Obama administration will bring US troops home in a way that is not harmful to the US. (Gallup/USA Today)
Gallup/USA Today Poll [November, 2008]
Question: Regardless of which (2008) presidential (election) candidate you preferred, do you think the Obama administration will or will not be able to do each of the following?) How about...bring US (United States) troops home from Iraq in a way that is not harmful to the US?
66% Yes, will
33 No, will not
2 No opinion
CNN poll: America doubts war progress | 66 percent of Americans still oppose 'the US war in Iraq' | Aug 3, 2008
A poll reveals that the majority of Americans oppose the ongoing occupation of Iraq, despite reports suggesting the US is making progress.
Recent government figures show 387 civilians were killed in Iraq in July - 61 less than the number of those killed in June 2008.
The White House argues that the numbers show 'a dramatic improvement in security' and US President George W. Bush says progress on the ground is showing a 'degree of durability'.