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Survey of 1,000 Adults December 13-14, 2005
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December 15, 2005--Forty-nine percent (49%) of Americans believe it is possible for the U.S. mission in Iraq to succeed. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 33% take the opposite view and believe that success is not possible. The 33% who say victory is not possible is very close to the number who say President Bush should be impeached and removed from office. Results by gender, age, party, income, and other demographic subsets are available for Premium Members. Related survey data shows that pessimism about the situation in Iraq has declined in recent months. Data released earlier this month showed a nine-point increase in the percentage who believe the U.S. and its allies are winning the War on Terror. Republicans, by a 72% to 14% margin, believe victory in Iraq is possible. Democrats, by a 52% to 34%, margin say it is not. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 44% believe success is possible while 33% believe it is not. [More Below]
Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, recently announced his view that it is impossible for the U.S. to succeed in Iraq. However, no mention of Dean or his comments was made in the survey. 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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