CBS News Poll For release: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:30 PM ET Before the State of the Union Address February 6-10, 2013 As he prepares to give his State of the Union address, President Obama receives public support for many of his policies. Americans favor a combination of spending cuts and taxes to tackle the deficit (59%); stricter guns laws (53%); a path to citizenship for immigrants brought to the U.S. as children (74%); development of alternative energy sources (68%) and drone strikes against suspected terrorists overseas (71%). At the same time, fewer than half approve of the President's handling of the economy (the nation’s top problem) and 53% say he doesn't have a clear plan for solving the nation's problems. President Obama faces skepticism that cooperation between Democrats and Republicans will be any better this time around than it was in his first term. 58% expect it to be the same as it was, 22% expect less cooperation, and just 17% expect more. The President and the Direction of the Country As President Obama prepares for the first State of the Union Address of his second term, 52% of Americans approve of the job he is doing as President, while 38% disapprove. President Obama’s approval rating is similar to what it was last month. President Obama’s Job Rating Now 1/2013 12/2012 3/2012 2/2012 Approve 52% 51% 57% 41% 50% Disapprove 38 41 37 47 43 The percentage that thinks the country is headed in the right direction has risen about 10 percentage points since last summer to 40% today, and it is far higher than it was four years ago. Still, a 1
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CBS News PollFor release: Tuesday, February 12, 2013
6:30 PM ET
Before the State of the Union AddressFebruary 6-10, 2013
As he prepares to give his State of the Union address, President Obama receives public support for many of his policies. Americans favor a combination of spending cuts and taxes to tackle the deficit (59%); stricter guns laws (53%); a path to citizenship for immigrants brought to the U.S. as children (74%); development of alternative energy sources (68%) and drone strikes against suspected terrorists overseas (71%).
At the same time, fewer than half approve of the President's handling of the economy (the nation’s top problem) and 53% say he doesn't have a clear plan for solving the nation's problems.
President Obama faces skepticism that cooperation between Democrats and Republicans will be any better this time around than it was in his first term. 58% expect it to be the same as it was, 22% expect less cooperation, and just 17% expect more.
The President and the Direction of the Country
As President Obama prepares for the first State of the Union Address of his second term, 52% of Americans approve of the job he is doing as President, while 38% disapprove. President Obama’s approval rating is similar to what it was last month.
President Obama’s Job RatingNow 1/2013 12/2012 3/2012 2/2012
The percentage that thinks the country is headed in the right direction has risen about 10 percentage points since last summer to 40% today, and it is far higher than it was four years ago. Still, a majority of Americans - 54% - think the country is off on the wrong track.
Direction of the CountryNow 1/2013 10/2012 7/2012 2/2009
Right direction 40% 38% 40% 30% 23%Wrong track 54 57 53 64 68
The President enjoys particularly strong support for his handling of terrorism (though a majority of Republicans disapprove), and more Americans approve than disapprove of his handling of the war in Afghanistan, foreign policy, energy policy, and immigration.
But slightly more Americans disapprove than approve of his handling of the economy and gun policy, and most disapprove of his handling of the federal budget deficit.
Looking ahead, a slight majority of Americans don’t think the President has a clear plan for solving the nation’s problems. Less than half think he shares the same priorities for the country as they do.
Barack Obama has…Yes No
A clear plan for solving the nation’s problems 40% 53The same priorities for the country as you do 45% 50
And while two-thirds of Americans think Barack Obama cares at least somewhat about people like them, just 38% think he cares a lot – far less than the 53% who said so four years ago at the start of his first term.
Barack Obama Cares About People Like You…Now 9/2011 1/2011 1/2010 2/2009
A lot 38% 38% 36% 41% 53%Some 28 31 35 28 30Not much/not at all 33 29 27 29 14
Still, the percentage that has a favorable opinion of Barack Obama has reached 50% for the first time since July 2009, while just 34% view him unfavorably. Views of Vice President Joe Biden are more mixed, while outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is viewed favorably by 57% of Americans.
Ahead of the President’s State of the Union Address, the economy and jobs remains the top concern for Americans, far outdistancing any other issue. A significant majority continues to view the economy negatively, but 32% now say it is in good shape, up from 23% a year ago and significantly higher than it was in February 2009. Back then, a mere 5% rated the economy as good – the lowest percentage ever recorded in a CBS News Poll.
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Condition of the EconomyNow 1/2013 2/2012 2/2011 2/2010 2/2009
Good 32% 32% 23% 24% 17% 5% Bad 67 66 75 75 83 94
About a third of Americans think the economy is getting better, slightly more than say it is getting worse.
Direction of the EconomyNow 1/2013 2/2012 2/2011 2/2010 2/2009
While the economy and jobs are the top concern for Americans, the budget deficit comes in a distant second. Americans favor a combination of taxes and spending cuts as the best way to reduce the deficit.
Best Method of Deficit ReductionOnly cut federal spending 32%Only raise taxes 3Combination of spending cuts and taxes 59
The Drone Program and Targeting U.S. Citizens Abroad
The practice of using unmanned drone aircrafts to attack suspected terrorists in foreign countries – a policy begun by the Bush Administration and expanded under President Obama – enjoys widespread and bipartisan support. Seven in 10 Americans favor using drones to attack suspected terrorists abroad, including large majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents.
Drone Attacks Against Suspected Terrorists in Foreign CountriesTotal Reps Dems Inds
Favor 71% 78% 70% 68%Oppose 20 13 19 25
Americans also support a more controversial measure, although in smaller numbers. 49% of Americans favor the targeting and killing of U.S. citizens living abroad who are suspected of carrying out terrorist activities against the U.S.; 38% oppose that.
Killing U.S. Citizens Abroad Suspected of Terrorist Activities
At 53%, support for allowing illegal immigrants working in the U.S. to stay and apply for citizenship is now the highest it has been since 2007, when the question was first asked. Just 21% want to require these illegal immigrants to leave the country.
Partisanship plays a role in views: 38% of Republicans and 66% of Democrats want these illegal immigrants to be able to apply for citizenship.
What Should Happen to Illegal Immigrants Working in the U.S.?Now 1/2013 12/2012 2/2012 9/2011 4/2010 12/2007
Stay & apply for citizenship 53% 51% 47% 42% 37% 43% 38%Stay as guest workers 21 20 24 22 20 21 28Leave the U.S. 21 24 27 30 38 32 28
Support for a path to U.S. citizenship is even higher for those who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. 74% favor a path to citizenship for such people; just 18% oppose that.
Path to Citizenship for Those Brought to US as ChildrenAll Reps Dems Inds
Favor 74% 60% 81% 76%Oppose 18 26 14 16
Most don’t see illegal immigrants as an employment threat. By two to one, the public thinks illegal immigrants coming to the U.S. take jobs Americans don’t want, rather than taking jobs away from Americans. Among Republicans, 41% think illegal immigrants take jobs away from Americans.
Illegal Immigrants Take Jobs…Now 8/2010 5/2007 5/2006
By a large margin, Americans think the U.S. could be doing more along its borders to stop illegal immigration. That view is held by people of all political views.
U.S. Doing All It Can To Stop Illegal Immigration?Now 8/2010 4/2010
Yes, doing all it can 26% 19% 17Could be doing more 69 77 78
About two in three think significant changes to immigration policy are at least somewhat likely to occur within the year – but just 21% think that is very likely to happen.
Significant Changes to Immigration Policy This Year?Very likely 21%Somewhat likely 42Not very/not at all likely 32
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Energy and Climate Change
Nearly all Americans think it is at least somewhat important to develop energy sources as alternatives to using oil, including 68% who say that is very important. While there are differences between Republicans and Democrats on this, even a majority of Republicans think that is very important.
Important to Develop Alternative to Oil?All Reps Dems Inds
Very 68% 52% 76% 72%Somewhat 22 31 21 16Not very/not at all 8 18 2 8
There are real concerns about global warming and its source. Half of Americans think global warming is having a serious impact now, and another 28% think the impact will happen in the future. Just 19% think global warming won’t have a serious impact at all.
Impact of Global WarmingAll Reps Dems Inds
Serious impact now 49% 29% 58% 54%Will have serious impact in future 28 29 29 27Won’t have serious impact 19 36 9 16
48% think global warming is being caused mostly by human activity, such as burning fossil fuels. Another 31% think it is caused by natural patterns in the earth’s environment. Just one in 10 says it does not exist.
Gun Policy
Views on changes to gun control laws are similar to last month, with more than half saying they should be made stricter.
Gun Control Laws Should Be… Now 1/2013 4/2012 1/2011 10/2002More strict 53% 54% 39% 47% 56%Less strict 10 9 13 12 11Kept as they are 34 34 41 36 30
There continue to be differences along party lines on this issue, with most Republicans wanting gun laws to be kept as they are now (60%) and most Democrats wanting stricter gun laws (78%).
A majority of Americans - regardless of whether or not they want stricter gun laws - think it is at least somewhat likely that significant changes to gun policy will be made this year, but only 27% think that is very likely to happen.
Significant Changes to Gun Policy This Year? Very likely 27% Somewhat likely 40 Not very/not at all likely 32
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Americans overwhelmingly approve of universal background checks on all potential gun buyers. Smaller majorities also approve of two other proposals by the Obama Administration for curbing gun violence: a national ban on high-capacity magazines and a national ban on semi-automatic “assault” weapons.
Would You Favor or Oppose …?Favor Oppose
Background checks on all potential gun buyers 91% 7A national ban on high capacity magazines 59% 38A national ban on semi-automatic weapons 52% 44
Gun owners support universal background checks (90%), but they oppose bans on semi-automatic weapons (64%) or high capacity magazine clips (57%).
54% of Americans think stricter gun laws would help deter gun violence at least somewhat, including 21% who think that would deter it a lot. Gun owners are far more skeptical than Americans who don’t own a firearm.
How Much Would Stricter Gun Laws Help to Deter Gun Violence?Total Gun-owners
A lot 21% 9%Some 33 28Not much 19 24Not at all 26 39
But gun owners agree with Americans who don’t own guns on two other measures to reduce gun violence that have recently been endorsed by the NRA: better mental health screening and treatment, and more police and armed security guards. 81% of Americans think better mental health screening would help at least somewhat to reduce gun violence overall, and 75% think more police and armed security guards would help at least somewhat to curb mass shootings in public places such as schools, movie theaters, and malls.
Iran
Even as diplomatic talks with Iran stall over their potential nuclear weapons program and the resulting economic sanctions against them, more than half of Americans – 52% - think Iran is a threat that can be contained with diplomacy. But the percentage that thinks Iran is a threat that requires military action now – 22% - is the highest it has been since CBS began asking the question in 2006, and up nine points from four years ago.
How Great a Threat is Iran?Now 10/2012 11/2011 2/2009
Requires military action now 22% 20% 15% 13%Can be contained with diplomacy 52 55 55 58Not a threat at this time 14 16 17 19
Afghanistan
Americans are divided over how things are going for the U.S. in its eleven-year long conflict in Afghanistan. 43% think the war in Afghanistan is going at least somewhat well for the U.S., while 47% think it is going at least somewhat badly. Optimism about how things are going in
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Afghanistan has risen 18 points since March 2012, when it plummeted temporarily to 25% after the alleged killing of 16 Afghanistan civilians in Kandahar by Sgt. Robert Bales.
How is the War in Afghanistan Going?Now 3/2012 11/2011 2/2011 3/2010 3/2009
Congressional approval historically tends to be low, and it remains low today at just 14% approval -- though disapproval has lessened somewhat of late. Today 77% disapprove.
Congress Job Approval Now 1/2013 12/2011 10/2011 2/2011
Low approval is found among Democrats, Republicans and independents alike, although Democrats (20%) are more likely than Republicans (8%) to approve. The Democratic Party continues to enjoy substantially more favorable views than the Republican Party, 47% to just 31%.
A majority of Americans has held a negative view of the Republican Party since the spring of 2011. Now at 60% unfavorable, those views are near their all-time high of 61% reached in the summer of 2011. However, neither party is viewed positively by a majority of Americans: favorable views of the Democrats are down slightly to 47% from their post-election 51%.
Views of the Democratic, Republican PartiesFavorable Unfavorable
Democratic party 47% 45Republican party 31% 60
Few Americans foresee more cooperation between Democrats and Republicans in President Obama’s second term. Just 17% think there will be more, 22% say less, while 58% say cooperation rates will remain about the same.
In Second Term, Cooperation Between Dems and RepsMore cooperation 17%Less 22Same 58
Trust, Role of Government
In assessing the role of government, a majority of Americans (58%) continues to say that in general government is doing too much that should be left to individuals. 35% say the government should be doing more than it is to solve problems.
Role of Government …Should be doing more to solve problems 35%Is doing too much already 58
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In November’s CBS News Exit Polls, a majority of voters in 2012 agreed, even as they re-elected President Obama.
Democrats, perhaps unsurprisingly, favor the government doing more (55%) while Republicans in principle oppose the notion, with 85% saying it is doing too much. A majority of all age groups in this poll – including people under 30 (55%) and those over 65 (57%) – say the government is doing too much; though younger people, who tend to be more liberal, are comparatively a little less likely to say so.
As a new term begins for Congress and the President, just 20% of Americans feel they can trust the government to “do what is right” most or all of the time. This measure has historically been low since the 1970’s, when this poll began asking the question.
But today that number has bounced back from the all-time low that it hit in the fall of 2011 (10%), which came after the downgrade of the country’s credit and the budget battles. It is now back around where it has been for the last few years.
Trust Govt. to Do What is RightNow 10/2011 10/2010 10/2001 2/1995 1/1989 3/1980 6/1976
Always 3% 1% 2% 10% 2% 6% 3% 4%Most of the time 17 9 19 45 16 38 22 30Some of the time 70 77 67 42 77 53 69 58Never (vol.) 8 12 11 2 4 1 2 5
Distrust spans all age groups and partisan stripes, though today Democrats are more likely (at 35%) to trust government than are Republicans (just 9%). This isn’t a new phenomenon, as it has historically been the case that whichever party is in power is mistrusted by the opposing side.
Respondents who say they don’t usually trust the government were asked what they distrusted the most. The answers, in their own words, described what they saw as an insular and ineffective Washington, seemingly more concerned with partisanship and infighting instead of the average person. 17% mentioned partisanship and paralysis; another 15% said Washington prioritized special interests over the common people; another 15% volunteered they thought politicians pandered or didn’t tell the truth. Another 11% noted the amount of money in the system as a source of mistrust.
Why Don’t You Trust the Govt. to Do What is Right?(Among those only trusting sometimes/never)Ineffective/Partisan infighting 17%Not for average person, only for themselves 15Politicians pander, don’t tell truth 15Too much money in politics 11
_______________________________________________________________________This poll was conducted by telephone from February 6-10, 2013 among 1,148 adults nationwide. Phone numbers were dialed from samples of both standard land-line and cell phones. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. The error for subgroups may be higher. This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.
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CBS NEWS POLL Before the State of the Union AddressFebruary 6-10, 2013
q1 Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
** TOTAL RESPONDENTS ** *** Party ID *** Total Rep Dem Ind Jan13a % % % % %Approve 52 12 86 48 51Disapprove 38 82 8 37 41DK/NA 10 7 6 15 7
q2 Do you feel things in this country are generally going in the right direction or do you feel things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track?
q19 Which comes closer to your view: Government should do more to solve national problems; or government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals?
Feb10aGov't do more 35 12 55 31 35Gov't doing too much 58 85 37 60 59DK/NA 7 3 7 10 6 q20 How much of the time do you think you can trust the government in Washington to do what is right--just about always, most of the time, or only some of the time?
Oct11a1Just about always 3 1 4 3 1Most of the time 17 8 31 12 9Some of the time 70 81 60 72 77Never(Vol.) 8 11 4 11 12Don't know/No answer 1 0 2 2 1
q21 What do you distrust the most about the government the Washington?
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* TRUST GOVERNMENT ONLY SOMETIMES OR NEVER * *** Party ID *** Total Rep Dem Ind % % % % Ineffective/partisan politics 17 12 23 16Not for the average person 15 15 14 16Politicians pander/lie 15 20 11 14Too much money in politics 11 12 7 12Special interests/business 5 3 6 6Politicians (general) 4 3 3 6Government is too big 3 4 2 3Tax and spend/take our money 2 4 2 2Other 17 19 19 14DK/NA 11 8 13 11
q22 Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Barack Obama yet to have an opinion?
q26 In general, do you think gun control laws should be made more strict, less strict, or kept as they are now?
** TOTAL RESPONDENTS ** *** Party ID *** Total Rep Dem Ind Jan13a % % % % %More strict 53 25 78 48 54Less strict 10 13 3 15 9Kept as they are now 34 60 15 33 34Don't know/No answer 3 2 3 4 3
q27 Do you think Barack Obama has a clear plan for solving the nation's problems, or doesn't he?
q29 How much do you think Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like yourself -- a lot, some, not much, or not at all?
Sep11bA lot 38 9 67 30 38Some 28 25 24 32 31Not much 17 32 4 20 14Not at all 16 31 4 16 15Don't know/No answer 2 3 1 2 2
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q34 Regardless about how you feel about the issue, how likely do you think it is that Barack Obama will bring about significant changes to immigration policy -- very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely?
Very likely 21 15 25 22Somewhat likely 42 40 47 39Not very likely 22 28 16 24Not at all likely 10 16 6 10Don't know/No answer 4 1 6 5
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q35 Regardless about how you feel about the issue, how likely do you think it is that Barack Obama will bring about significant changes to gun policy -- very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely or not at all likely?
** TOTAL RESPONDENTS ** *** Party ID *** Total Rep Dem Ind % % % % Very likely 27 21 30 28Somewhat likely 40 40 43 38Not very likely 21 23 18 22Not at all likely 11 16 9 10Don't know/No answer 1 0 1 3
q36 During Barack Obama's second term in office, do you think there will be more cooperation between Republicans and Democrats in Washington than there has been during the last four years, less cooperation, or about the same amount of cooperation as there has been during the last four years?
q37 Overall, what do you think is the best way to reduce the federal budget deficit--by cutting federal spending, by increasing taxes, or by a combination of both?
Cut federal spending 32 55 17 31 33Raising taxes 3 0 7 3 3Combination of both 59 43 72 58 61DK/NA 5 2 3 9 3
q38 How important is it for the U.S. to develop an alternative to oil as a major source of energy--very important, somewhat important, not very important, or not at all important?
Mar11aVery important 68 52 76 72 76Somewhat important 22 31 21 16 18Not very important 5 12 1 4 3Not at all important 3 6 1 4 3DK/NA 2 0 1 3 1
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q41 Which comes closest to your view about illegal immigrants who are currently working in the U.S.? 1. They should be allowed to stay in their jobs and to eventually apply for U.S. citizenship. 2. They should be allowed to stay in their jobs only as guest workers, but not to apply for U.S. citizenship. 3. They should be required to leave their jobs and leave the U.S.?
Jan13bAllowed to stay and apply 53 38 66 51 51Stay as guest worker 21 26 15 24 20Required to leave jobs & U.S. 21 31 15 19 24Don't know/No answer 5 5 4 5 5
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q42 Do you think illegal immigrants coming to this country take jobs away from American citizens, or do they mostly take jobs Americans don't want?
** TOTAL RESPONDENTS ** *** Party ID *** Total Rep Dem Ind Aug10b* % % % % %Take jobs away 29 41 28 23 39Take jobs Americans don't 59 47 63 63 51Both (Vol.) 9 11 5 10 8Don't know/No answer 3 1 4 4 2*wording change: “Do you think illegal immigrants coming into this country…”
q43 Do you think the U.S. is doing all it can reasonably be expected to do along its borders to keep illegal immigrants from crossing into this country, or could the US be doing more?
Aug10bDoing all it can 26 12 33 28 19Could be doing more 69 84 62 66 77Don't know/No answer 5 4 5 6 4
q44 In general, do you favor or oppose providing a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants under 30 who were brought to the U.S. as children as long as they do not have a criminal record and obtain either two years of college or military service?
q48 Which statement comes closest to your view about global warming? 1. Global warming is caused mostly by human activity such as burning fossil fuels. 2. Global warming is caused mostly by natural patterns in the earth's environment. OR 3. Global warming does not exist?
Jan13bHuman activity 48 21 61 52 48Natural patterns 31 44 25 27 32Global warming does not exist 10 23 4 9 10Caused by both (Vol.) 6 6 5 7 6Not sure what it's caused 1 2 1 2 0Don't know/No answer 4 4 4 3 3
q49 Do you think global warming is an environmental problem that is causing a serious impact now, or do you think the impact of global warming won't happen until sometime in the future, or do you think global warming won't have a serious impact at all?
q52 Do you favor or oppose ending Saturday deliveries of first class mail as a way to help the Postal Service solve its financial problems?
** TOTAL RESPONDENTS ** *** Party ID *** Total Rep Dem Ind Jun12a^ % % % % %Favor 71 75 67 71 71Oppose 24 19 29 23 24DK/NA 6 6 5 7 5^wording: Would you favor or oppose ending Saturday deliveries as a way to help the Postal Service solve its financial problems?
q53 How often do you use the U.S. Postal Service? All the time for all of your correspondence and bills, sometimes, but mainly for bills, only around the holidays, or almost never?
Jun12aAll the time 34 33 36 32 38Sometimes, but mainly for 38 42 40 34 45Only around the holidays 10 10 10 10 9Almost never 18 14 14 24 7DK/NA 1 1 1 0 1
q54 Do you think it should be legal or not legal for same-sex couples to marry?
q55 Do you think laws regarding whether same-sex marriage is legal or not should be determined by the federal government or left to each individual state government to decide?
q57 Do you favor or oppose a nationwide ban on semi-automatic weapons - including some rifles, pistols, and shotguns - that have detachable magazines, allowing them to rapidly fire a high number of rounds?
Jan13aFavor ban 52 28 72 49 53Oppose ban 44 67 25 46 44Don't know/Refused 5 5 4 5 4
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q58 As you may know, high-capacity magazines or clips can hold many rounds of ammunition, so a shooter can fire more rounds without manually reloading. Would you favor or oppose a nationwide ban on the sale of high-capacity magazines that hold many rounds of ammunition?
** TOTAL RESPONDENTS ** *** Party ID *** Total Rep Dem Ind Jan13a % % % % %Favor ban 59 37 78 57 63Oppose ban 38 60 21 38 34DK/NA 3 3 1 4 3
q59 Do you favor or oppose a federal law requiring background checks on all potential gun buyers?
q60 How much do you think stricter gun laws would do to help prevent gun violence? Would stricter laws help a lot, some, not much, or not at all?
A lot 21 8 35 17 23Some 33 19 42 34 30Not much 19 23 13 21 17Not at all 26 47 9 26 29DK/NA 2 2 0 2 1
q61 How much do you think better mental health screening and treatment would do to help prevent gun violence? Would better mental health screening and treatment help a lot, some, not much, or not at all?
A lot 46 40 53 44 44Some 35 39 33 35 38Not much 9 10 8 9 10Not at all 8 8 5 10 7DK/NA 2 2 1 2 1
q62 How much do you think more police or armed security guards would do to help prevent mass shootings in public places such as schools, movie theaters, and malls? Would more police or armed security guards help a lot, some, not much or not at all?
A lot 36 41 39 30 35Some 39 38 38 41 39Not much 17 14 16 20 17Not at all 7 6 6 8 8DK/NA 1 0 1 1 1
q63 Do you favor or oppose the U.S. using unmanned aircrafts or “drones” to carry out bombing attacks against suspected terrorists in foreign countries?
Favor 71 78 70 68Oppose 20 13 19 25DK/NA 9 9 11 7
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q64 Do you favor or oppose the U.S. targeting and killing American citizens in foreign countries who are suspected of carrying out terrorist activities against the U.S.?
** TOTAL RESPONDENTS ** *** Party ID *** Total Rep Dem Ind % % % % Favor 49 58 48 45Oppose 38 31 39 43DK/NA 13 11 13 13
q65 What is your impression of how the war in Afghanistan is going for the United States right now--very well, somewhat well, somewhat badly, or very badly?
q66 Thinking about Iran, which comes closer to your opinion? Iran is a threat to the United States that requires military action now. Iran is a threat that can be contained with diplomacy now. Iran is not a threat to the United States at this time.?
Oct12cThreat requiring action now 22 37 13 20 20Threat that can be contain 52 46 58 51 55Not a threat at this time 14 8 16 18 16Don't know/No answer 12 10 14 11 8
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q74 President Barack Obama's State of the Union address is scheduled for the night of Tuesday, February 12, 2013. How likely do you think it is that you will watch or listen to the President's address?-very likely, somewhat likely, or not likely?
