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Survey of 1,874 American Workers December 2-6, 2005
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December 15, 2005--As Iraqi voters go to the polls for the third time this year, American pessimism about the situation in Iraq has declined. Thirty-eight percent (38%) of Americans now think that the situation in Iraq will get better of the next six months. That's unchanged from a month ago but up from 32% the month before. Results by gender, age, party, income, and other demographic subsets are available for Premium Members. The Rasmussen Reports survey conducted on the eve of the election found that 36% of Americans now expect things to get worse in Iraq. That's down from 41% in November and 45% in October. Forty percent (40%) of Americans now give the President good or excellent marks for handling the situation in Iraq. That's up from 38% a month ago and 33% the month before. Still, more people (43%) say the President is doing a poor job than the number who say good or excellent. Related survey data shows that 49% of Americans believe it is possible for the U.S. to succeed in Iraq. Thirty-three percent (33%) disagree. [More Below]
Eighty-one percent (81%) of those surveyed believe it is likely that the elections will be held this week. Just 2% said that they are not at all likely to be held. As with all survey data on the subject of Iraq, there are huge partisan differences. Most Republicans believe the situation in Iraq will get better; most Democrats believe it will get worse; and, unaffiliateds are evenly divided. Rasmussen Reports is an electronic publishing firm specializing in the collection, publication, and distribution of public opinion polling information. The Rasmussen Reports ElectionEdge™ Premium Service for Election 2006 provides the most comprehensive public opinion coverage ever provided for a mid-term election. Every race for Governor and U.S. Senate will be polled at least once a month in 2006. Rasmussen Reports was the nation's most accurate polling firm during the 2004 Presidential election and the only one to project both Bush and Kerry's vote total within half a percentage point of the actual outcome. During Election 2004, RasmussenReports.com was also the top-ranked public opinion research site on the web. We had twice as many visitors as our nearest competitor and nearly as many as all competitors combined. Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade. To keep up with our latest releases, be sure to visit the Rasmussen Reports Home Page.
This survey of 1,874 Working Americans was conducted by Rasmussen Reports December 2-6, 2005. The margin of sampling error is +/- 1 percentage point with a 95% level of confidence. |
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