Majority believe new attacks are imminent (Includes USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll results)

Remember, the "soccer moms" of old are now being referred to as "security moms." This is just another sign that the public is not going to forget 9/11, nor will they easily forgive any RAT candidate who is seen as soft on national defense.

USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup poll results

Below are the results of the latest USATODAY/CNN/Gallup poll asking Americans their opinion on terrorism and the Patriot Act.

1. How worried are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim of terrorism -- very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all?

	Very worried	Some-what worried	Not too worried	Not worried at all	Know a victim (vol.)	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26	11	30	33	26	*	--
2003 Jul 18-20 ^	6	24	38	32	*	*
2003 Apr 22-23 ^	8	26	39	26	*	1
2003 Feb 7-9 ^	13	35	34	18	*	*
2003 Jan 23-25	8	31	36	25	--	*
2002 Apr 22-24	8	27	39	25	1	*
2002 Mar 4-7	12	33	32	23	*	*
2002 Feb 4-6 ^	8	27	39	25	--	1
2001 Nov 2-4	11	28	34	26	--	1
2001 Oct 19-21 †	13	30	33	23	*	1
2001 Oct 11-14 †	18	33	35	14	*	*
2001 Oct 5-6 †	24	35	27	14	*	*
2001 Sep 21-22 †	14	35	32	18	*	1
2001 Sep 14-15 †	18	33	35	13	*	1
2001 Sep 11 † ‡	23	35	24	16	1	1
2000 Apr 7-9 ^	4	20	41	34	--	1
^ Asked of a half sample.
† WORDING: How worried are you that you or someone in your family will become a victim of a terrorist attack -- very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all?
‡ Based on one night poll of national adults with a margin of error of ±4 pct. pts.

2. How likely is it that there will be further acts of terrorism in the United States over the next several weeks -- very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely?

	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not too likely	Not at all likely	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26 ^*	10	44	35	10	1
2003 Jul 18-20 ^	7	33	41	16	3
2003 May 19-21	12	45	32	8	3
2003 Mar 22-23	21	52	20	6	1
2003 Feb 7-9 ^	16	50	23	9	2
2002 Sep 13-16 ^	12	44	31	10	3
2002 Jul 5-8 ^	15	41	30	12	2
2002 May 20-22 ^	21	44	25	7	3
2002 Mar 8-9 ^	9	43	32	13	3
2001 Dec 14-16 ^	17	45	27	8	3
2001 Nov 2-4 ^	24	50	16	6	4
2001 Oct 19-21 ^	40	45	10	3	2
^ Asked of a half sample.
*Based on 514 national adults. Margin of error: ±5 percentage points

3. How likely is it that there will be further acts of terrorism in your community over the next several weeks -- very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely?

	Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not too likely	Not at all likely	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26*	4	10	34	51	1
2002 Jul 5-8	4	13	34	48	1
2002 Mar 8-9	2	10	35	52	1
2001 Nov 2-4	3	20	41	32	4
* Based on 495 national adults. Margin of error: ±5 percentage points

4. How much confidence do you have in the U.S. government to protect its citizens from future terrorist attacks -- a great deal, a fair amount, not very much, or none at all?

	Great deal	Fair amount	Not very much	None at all	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26	23	53	19	5	*
2003 Feb 7-9	29	53	14	4	*
2002 Sep 2-4	24	56	16	3	1
2002 Jun 7-8	27	49	17	5	2
2002 May 20-22	22	54	18	5	1
2002 Mar 8-9	24	58	15	2	1
2001 Sep 14-15	41	47	9	2	1

5. Just your best guess, do you think there are terrorists associated with Osama bin Laden who are currently in the United States and have the resources to launch a major terrorist attack against the U.S. at any time, or not?

	Yes, are terrorists	No, are not	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26	80	17	3

6. In the next few years, do you think the United States’ efforts against terrorism will – or will not – require the U.S. to send troops to fight wars in other countries as it did in Iraq and Afghanistan?

	Yes, will	No, will not	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26	79	18	3

7. Do you think each of the following is likely or not likely to happen in the United States in the next 10 years?

A. A terrorist attack using a chemical or biological weapon

	Likely	Not likely	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26	67	31	2

B. A terrorist attack using a nuclear weapon

	Likely	Not likely	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26	35	63	2

C. Suicide bombing attacks against buildings or other public places

	Likely	Not likely	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26	86	13	1

8. Do you think this is likely to happen – within the next six months, within the next year, within the next two to five years, or within the next six to ten years?

A. A terrorist attack using a chemical or biological weapon

	Likely to happen	Not likely	No opinion
	The next six months	The next year	The next two-five years	The next six-ten years	Unsure when
2003 Aug 25-26	2	9	39	14	3	31	2

B. A terrorist attack using a nuclear weapon

	Likely to happen	Not likely	No opinion
	The next six months	The next year	The next two-five years	The next six-ten years	Unsure when
2003 Aug 25-26	1	3	15	15	1	63	2

C. Suicide bombing attacks against buildings or other public places

	Likely to happen	Not likely	No opinion
	The next six months	The next year	The next two-five years	The next six-ten years	Unsure when
2003 Aug 25-26	10	19	42	12	3	13	1

9. Which comes closer to your view: the government should take all steps necessary to prevent additional acts of terrorism in the U.S. even if it means your basic civil liberties would be violated, (or) the government should take steps to prevent additional acts of terrorism but not if those steps would violate your basic civil liberties?

	Take steps, even if civil liberties violated	Take steps but not violate civil liberties	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26 ^*	29	67	4
2003 Apr 22-23	33	64	3
2002 Sep 2-4 ^	33	62	5
2002 Jun 21-23	40	56	4
2002 Jan 25-27	47	49	4
^ Asked of a half sample.
*Based on 514 national adults. Margin of error: ±5 percentage points

10. Do you think the Bush administration has gone too far, has been about right, or has not gone far enough in restricting people’s civil liberties in order to fight terrorism?

	Too far	About right	Not far enough	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26*	21	55	19	5
2002 Sep 2-4	15	55	26	4
2002 Jun 21-23	11	60	25	4
*Based on 514 national adults. Margin of error: ±5 percentage points

11. As you may know, shortly after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, a law called the Patriot Act was passed which makes it easier for the federal government to get information on suspected terrorists through court-ordered wiretaps and searches. How familiar are you with the Patriot Act – very familiar, somewhat familiar, not too familiar, or not at all familiar?

	Very familiar	Somewhat familiar	Not too familiar	Not at all familiar	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26	10	40	25	25	--
Based on 495 national adults. Margin of error: ±5 percentage points

12. Based on what you have read or heard, do you think the Patriot Act goes too far, is about right, or does not go far enough in restricting people's civil liberties in order to fight terrorism?

	Too far	About right	Not far enough	No opinion
2003 Aug 25-26	22	48	21	9
Based on 495 national adults. Margin of error: ±5 percentage points

Results are based on telephone interviews with 1,009 national adults, aged 18+, conducted August 25-26, 2003. For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

Well it's been two years and the Muslim aliens were permitted to stay, so yes, we probably will have another attack.

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As the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks nears, a majority of Americans are seriously concerned about the nation's vulnerability to terrorism and believe that new attacks are likely and imminent.

Who are they talking to? Seriously concerned? Give this a break, most people aren't thinking about terrorist attacks in the U.S., just walk around and talk to 'em.

There was a man in Germany who had been making threats that he was going to poison the local water supply on 9.11.03. He was apprehended in August and caught with the cyanide.

Whether it is a "lone nut" or not, there are still many loose nuts who have made attempts to strike.

Certainly there have been bombings around the world. We've had snipers, airport shootings, and a kid who flew a plane into a building deliberately.

We may not have even heard about everything. Who knows if there were other plane crashes, the Tampa one was downplayed. We didn't get to see the suicide note until after the Super Bowl because it contained a warning of more violence at the Super Bowl in 2002.

The snipers operated for awhile before they went public with their shootings.

We don't think that the power outage was a terrorist act. We don't think that the recent email virus was a terrorist act (in the Islamofascist sense). There could be other cyberattacks.

We may never hear about some failed plans. I don't want to see any futher attacks in the US. I also won't live in fear of a future attack. Nothing I can do will protect me from such an attack; they are senseless attacks on civilians. It could happen at a nightclub or shopping mall just as easily as it could happen at an airport. Look at Indonesia. Look at Israel. Look at Germany.

The difference between an attack on America and some of these other countries is our response.

These polls are ridiculous. Most Americans could give a crap. Walk up to a random guy on the street and he won't know the Vice President's name.