ABC Poll: Do you think the country today is safer from terrorism ?

Pollingreport.com ^ | September 10, 2003 | ABC News Poll

[VRWC_minion]

ABC News Poll. Sept. 4-7, 2003. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample). Field work by TNS Intersearch.
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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling the U.S. campaign against terrorism?"
		Approve	Disap- prove	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	9/03	67	28	5
	4/03	79	19	2
	2/03	74	23	4
	1/03	71	25	4
	12/02	79	20	1
	10/02	74	23	4
	9/02	74	24	2
	7/02	83	15	2
	5/02	79	19	3
	4/02	81	18	2
	3/02	88	10	2
	1/02	88	10	2
	12/01	89	9	2
	10/01	92	5	3
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"For each individual or group I name, please tell me what kind of job you think it's done dealing with the events of September 11th and the war on terrorism: excellent, good, not so good or poor. . . ." Each item asked of half the sample
				Excellent/ Good	Not So Good/ Poor	No Opinion
				%	%	%
	The people of New York City			92	3	4
	The U.S. armed forces			92	6	3
	The country in general			85	14	1
	The Department of Homeland Security			67	26	7
	Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld			67	26	7
	The news media			66	33	1
	The U.S. Justice Department			59	35	6
	The Bush Administration			55	44	1
	Attorney General John Ashcroft			54	36	10
	The FBI			52	39	10
	The CIA and other intelligence agencies			52	41	6
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"Now for each country I name, please tell me if you think it has or has not done enough to support the U.S. campaign against terrorism. . . ." Each item asked of half the sample
		Has Done Enough	Has Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	Great Britain	79	14	8
	Pakistan	21	66	13
	Germany	18	69	13
	Russia	17	75	8
	Saudi Arabia	17	75	8
	France	10	82	8
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"Do you think the U.S. campaign against terrorism is going very well, fairly well, not too well or not well at all?"
		Very Well	Fairly Well	Not Too Well	Not Well At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/03	12	57	19	10	2
	4/03	26	57	10	6	1
	9/02	10	60	21	8	1
	7/02	15	60	16	8	1
	4/02	11	63	17	9	1
	3/02	21	63	10	6	1
	1/02	32	56	8	4	1
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"For each item I name, please tell me whether you think the United States has done an excellent job on it, a good job, a not-so-good job or a poor job. . . ." Each item asked of half the sample
				Excellent/ Good	Not So Good/ Poor	No Opinion
				%	%	%
	Preventing further terrorist attacks in the United States			80	19	1
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	Reorganizing government agencies to improve anti-terrorism efforts			70	27	4
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	Improving U.S. intelligence-gathering and coordination			65	30	5
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	Breaking up the al Qaeda terrorist network			60	37	3
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	Winning the cooperation of other countries in fighting terrorism			42	57	-
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"How much confidence do you have in the ability of the U.S. government to prevent further terrorist attacks against Americans in this country: a great deal, a good amount, only a fair amount or none at all?"
		A Great Deal	A Good Amount	Only A Fair Amount	None At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/03	14	31	48	7	1
	9/02	12	38	43	6	-
	7/02	13	33	45	9	-
	6/02	14	30	44	11	-
	5/02	17	29	42	10	2
	3/02	18	38	39	5	-
	1/02	18	40	37	6	1
	11/27/01	24	39	32	5	1
	11/5-6/01	17	35	40	7	1
	9/11/01	35	31	30	2	1
	6/97	10	26	52	10	3
	8/96	12	23	49	16	-
	5/95	12	24	51	12	1
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"How concerned are you about the possibility there will be more major terrorist attacks in the United States? Is that something that worries you a great deal, somewhat, not too much or not at all?"
		A Great Deal	Some- what	Not Too Much	Not At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/03	25	46	20	9	-
	3/03	29	47	16	8	1
	2/03	27	45	18	9	1
	9/02	22	52	19	7	0
	7/02	29	44	20	7	-
	4/02	30	43	18	9	-
	3/02	23	47	21	9	1
	12/01	27	43	22	8	1
	10/15/01	35	43	14	9	0
	10/8-9/01	36	46	12	6	-
	10/7/01	41	40	13	4	1
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"How concerned are you about the chance that you personally might be the victim of a terrorist attack? Does that worry you a great deal, somewhat, not too much or not at all?"
		A Great Deal	Some- what	Not Too Much	Not At All	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/03	10	24	34	31	-
	2/03	10	23	37	28	2
	9/02	7	25	35	33	-
	11/01	10	25	33	31	-
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"Compared to before September 11, 2001, do you think the country today is safer from terrorism or less safe from terrorism?"
		Safer	Less Safe	No Difference (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	9/03	67	27	4	2

[VRWC_minion]

Very interesting stats.

[cajungirl]

Looks like we have the "hearts and minds" of the american people.

[jwalsh07]

Looks like we have the "hearts and minds" of the american people.

More like their butts as in protecting your own butt.

[AmericanInTokyo]

With the exception of California's new (Democrat inspired/RINO-approved) assinine 'drivers licenses for national border violators'.

11% of new illegal immigrants coming into California from Mexico are NON LATINO, (i.e. not from Mexico, Central or South America). They are from all over the place, knowing of the porous nature. How many of these may be terrorists? What the hell is Dept of Homeland Security doing about this?

[VRWC_minion]

Why come thru Mexico when they can waltz across Canadian border ?

[VRWC_minion]

This one is for the future bumber sticker mentality

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"Compared to before September 11, 2001, do you think the country today is safer from terrorism or less safe from terrorism?"
		Safer	Less Safe	No Difference (vol.)	No Opinion
		%	%	%	%
	9/03	67	27	4	2

[Redbob]

2 out of 3 think Rumsfeld is doing a great job; this certainly bodes ill for ninnies like Howard Dean.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Its only a short trek to the DMV Office in National City, from the border.

[Trust but Verify]

These stats show the nine dwarves haven't made much headway with average Americans. To that extent, it's very, very good news for the Bush Administration.

If I had been asked to respond to these questions, I would have answered similarly.

[smith288]

				Excellent/ Good	Not So Good/ Poor	No Opinion
				%	%	%
	Preventing further terrorist attacks in the United States			80	19	1
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Did I miss an attack? Who is the 20% who are morons?

[AmericanInTokyo]

There is a CLEAR overall decline in the support level of President Bush and a CLEAR rise in the opposition level. Just as I thought it would go when thinking back in October 2001 and knowing the short term/impatient national characteristic of Americans.

The dip in support is running at 30% in two years or 15% per annum.

Projecting this trend, if things did not improve in the next year, around the time of the general election debates between Bush and his Democratic Rival (Fall 2004), we would see a Bush support level drop to 52% and an Bush opposed level rise to the mid-40%s. If the undecided swing 'wanted something new' as many impatient, uninformed Americans always do every four years rather than staying the course, that could tighten the race further. Demogoguery by the Dems, with this close of conflicting opinions, could make the election just as close as Bush-Gore. They might rely on hanging chads again to bail their asses out. Don't count the chickens yet.

[The_Victor]

We are safer from terrorism, but not because of Homeland Security, CIA, FBI, or any other government sponsored effort. We are safer because a singnificant number of (if not all) Americans will no longer go quietly to their deaths.

[VRWC_minion]

Projecting past trends to the future is full of speculative assumptions. One of which is that the president has no plan to elevate his approval rating by campaigning as the time gets closer.

[VRWC_minion]

We are safer because a singnificant number of (if not all) Americans will no longer go quietly to their deaths.

Which is exemplified by our willingness to take it the battle from our back yard to the terrorists back yard.

[taxed2death]

....while fighting in the backyard, we left all the doors and windows open in our house.


Open borders with 4000 - 6000 slithering through every 24 hours (these are the ones that "got away") does not a secure country make.

[RichGuy]

When you run Bush numbers against another candidate rather than against these issues, he does much better. Against Dean he kicks butt.

[VRWC_minion]

Open borders with 4000 - 6000 slithering through every 24 hours (these are the ones that "got away") does not a secure country make.

You can stay secure in your house with bars on the doors and windows and cower in the basement in fear that the big bad boogy man will get you.

I'd rather let the sun shine in and go slay the boogy man.

[VRWC_minion]

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Sept. 3-4, 2003. N=883 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.3.
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“If George W. Bush runs for reelection in 2004, would you say you will definitely vote for him, might vote for or against him, or will you definitely vote against him?”
		Definitely For	Might Vote For Or Against	Definitely Against	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%
	9/03	29	25	41	5
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"Suppose the 2004 election for president were being held today and you had to choose between [see below], the Democrat, and George W. Bush, the Republican. For whom would you vote: [see below]?"
		George W. Bush	John Kerry	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	9/03	50	45	5
	12/02	56	39	5
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		George W. Bush	Joseph Lieberman	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	9/03	50	44	6
	12/02	55	39	6
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		George W. Bush	Howard Dean	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	9/03	52	42	6
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		George W. Bush	Dick Gephardt	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	9/03	53	42	5
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“Now suppose Hillary Rodham Clinton were to run for the Democratic nomination for president. Suppose the 2004 election for president were being held today, and you had to choose between Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democrat, and George W. Bush, the Republican. For whom would you vote, Clinton or Bush?”
		George W. Bush	Hillary Rodham Clinton	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	9/03	50	47	3

[AmericanInTokyo]

He can certainly try, but the deck will be stacked against him with these variables, if in place:

further decay of US military position in nation-building exercise in Iraq/continued US media harping and melodrama/American impatience, short-termed vision and only supporting quick, short term dramatic victories, not long-drawn out commitments

[VRWC_minion]

The current problems in Iraq will be mostly forgotten by then just as the similar problems and complaints about Afghanistan have been forgotten.