Iraq

60% Expect Iraqi People to Approve Constitution

Survey of 1,000 Adults

October 13-14, 2005

Will Iraqi Constitution Be Approved?
Very Likely	21%
Somewhat Likely	39%
Not Very Likely	21%
Not At All Likely	3%
Not Sure	15%
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If Constitution Approved, Will Situation in Iraq get...
Much Better	17%
A Little Better	48%
A Little Worse	15%
Much Worse	7%
No Impact	4%
RasmussenReports.com

If Constitution Rejected, Will Situation in Iraq get...
Much Better	3%
A Little Better	12%
A Little Worse	43%
Much Worse	27%
No Impact	5%
RasmussenReports.com

October 15, 2005--Sixty percent (60%) of Americans say it is likely the Iraqi people will approve the new nation's proposed constitution in a referendum today (Saturday). A Rasmussen Reports survey finds that 21% say approval is not very likely while 3% say it is not at all likely.

Voting is taking place amidst a new round of bombings targeting supporters of the proposed constitution.

If the constitution is approved, 65% of Americans say that the situation in Iraq will get better. That figure includes 17% who say it will get much better and 48% who say it will get a little better.

If the constitution is rejected, 70% believe the situation in Iraq will get worse. This includes 27% who way it will get much worse and 43% who say it will get a little worse.

Just 23% of Americans are following this news story very closely. Another 38% are following it somewhat closely.

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As with all questions on Iraq, there is a significant perception gap along party lines. Seventy-three percent (73%) of Republicans say approval of the constitution is likely. That view is shared by 52% of Democrats.

Eighty-three percent (83%) of Republicans say things will get better in Iraq if the constitution is approved. Fifty-six percent (56%) of Democrats agree.

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The telephone survey of 600 Adults was conducted by Rasmussen Reports October 13-14, 2005. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. 37% of survey respondents were Republican, 37% Democrat, and 26% unaffiliated (see Methodology)