Posted on 05/14/2009 10:10:27 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Just 38% of U.S. voters agree with former Vice President Dick Cheney that America is less safe now because of changes President Obama has made in national security.
Fifty-one percent (51%) disagree with Cheney, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
The partisan divided is predictable: 72% of Republicans agree with Cheney, while 80% of Democrats disagree. Among voters not affiliated with either party, 35% think Cheney is right, but 50% say he’s wrong.
Thirty-nine percent (39%) of all voters attach some importance to Cheney’s comments since he left office, but only 17% say his opinions are Very Important. Most (57%) rate the ex-vice president’s views as not very important (26%) or not at all important (31%).
As for Cheney’s former boss, 83% agree that former President George W. Bush has been right to stay out of the news. Just 10% disagree. Bush stated that Obama “deserves his silence” so that the new president could move ahead without criticism from his predecessor. Just 10% disagree with Bush.
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My take on O’Reilly is it’s a defacto win for Cheney since Obama reversed himself.
I would expect near 100% agreement if only military families were called by Rasmussen.
agreed. My son-in-law in Iraq was shocked about the release of the interrogation memos, they had no idea over there.
Too early for this poll. People have a false sense of security.....until......?
I would think the numbers are about right. When one considers that what Obama has done to national security isn’t brought up, reported or discussed by the MSM it would make the number about right.
That’s the same 38% that didn’t agree with divorcing with the brits.
They are wrong!
Doesn’t matter. The poll is the poll. It’s a snap shot of the American people, informed or not.
Uumm. 38% is awful! I knew we werent safe before Cheney even spoke. The fact you say he just spoke is concerning. We have lost our minds!!!
Which means we have to educate more people.
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