The overwhelming reaction is isolationism, honestly. Asking why we had anyone in Benghazi in the fist place.
The gut reaction of the person in the street is essentially that we should close all our embassies and consulates in the Middle East, and withdraw the military from the Middle East.
Until you point out to them such action would result in $10 a gallon gas. For 40 years we as a nation have refused to let go this ME tarbaby because of our insanely stupid "Green Energy" political agenda of the Democrat Party leadership
Romney would go up 10 points in the poll if he started hammering US Energy Independence as the key to dealing with the ME mess.