Posted on 01/24/2024 6:58:16 AM PST by NetAddicted
A new Harvard-Harris poll suggests that 80% of American voters support Israel in the current war in Gaza, while 20% support the Hamas terrorist organization.
The poll was conducted January 17-19 among 2,346 registered voters. A margin of error was not available.
Other results in the poll suggest support for Israel across every age group, with majorities agreeing that the Hamas attack on Israel on October was “terrorism”; that the attack was “genocidal” and cannot be justified; that Israel is trying to avoid civilian casualties; that Hamas should be removed from power in Gaza; and that Hamas is being supported by the Iranian regime.
In addition, 65% of voters believe that President Joe Biden’s Iran policy has been unsuccessful — with majorities across all age groups sharing that view. Majorities of all age groups also support U.S. strikes against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen.
However, younger voters tend to believe that Hamas can be negotiated with to create peace; tend to favor an unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, even without the return of Israeli hostages; believe the Palestinian Authority should be restored to Gaza, rather than a new administration run by other Arab nations; and say that Biden’s policy against the Houthis has been “forceful enough.”
Also, a majority of 18-24-year-olds believe that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza, which contradicts the majority view of the same group that Israel is trying to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza. (It may be that this group is poorly informed.)
Another poll, conducted by the Sienna College Research Institute from January 14-17 among 807 registered voters in New York State and with a margin of error of 4.5%, found voters evenly split on giving more aid to Israel, with 43% for and 45% against.
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Honestly, I’m surprised at the 80% support. Given the state of the country, I would have assumed it to be much lower.
Those that support hamas are irredeemably stupid.
If I were king, they would be expelled.
That 20% is made up of Muzzies, college idiots and older wire haired left wing loons. All, except for the Muzzies, are completely misinformed and have been their entire lives.
There is typically an “undecided” or “neither” cohort. These numbers seem a bit off.
And that 20 percent is still too high.
Yes, the way the pro-Hamas people holler, I thought there were lots more of them. With support for Israel at 80%, Trump’s going to have a Reagan election.
It depends on how the question is posed.
If you have to pick one, it doesn’t surprise me.
If put as do you care about Israel or our border more?…
Israel or your grocery bill?….
Rent?…
CC bill?…
It’s essentially a meaningless poll. Answering an either/or takes zero effort.
The 20% consists of white liberals (mostly young females) and Muslims.
Yep, I bet if we could set up one of Kamala Harris’s Venn diagrams, we would see a huge overlap between the usual groups who are liberal and those who support Hamas.
“.....college idiots and older wire haired left wing loons”
That is a great description of the members of that 20% in my acquaintance.
The media is trying their hardest to make people believe that.
Same 20% in nearly every political poll
I bet if you polled...do you align more with Satan than God.
20% would align with Satan.
Also, a majority of 18-24-year-olds believe that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza, which contradicts the majority view of the same group that Israel is trying to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza. (It may be that this group is poorly informed.)
Young and dumb is a reality...
Roughly 1/5 of this country are terrorist sympathizers.
We have a fifth column consisting of tens of millions living in this country.
There are lots of results in the poll. The section on Hamas is at the end after all of the other political questions.
It’s worth reading so that you can see the exact questions asked. There are many more than in the Breitbart article.
https://harvardharrispoll.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/HHP_Jan24_KeyResults.pdf
I’m pretty sure that if you ask the average American to define “genocide”, you’ll get all kinds of strange definitions.
The poll did not define the term.
“And that 20 percent is still too high.”
Way, way too high.
A society can survive with one, two, or three percent of its members crazy and unreliable.
Twenty percent? No.
And enemies have plans in place to increase the number to at least 30 percent.
This is probably not repairable.
You did good!
They believe what their teachers/leaders tell them. A Blinkin/Mayorkas generation at best
younger voters tend to believe that Hamas can be negotiated with to create peace
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