Fascinating New Poll Provides Insights on Israel, Iran, Obama, and
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By Joel C. Rosenberg
(Washington, D.C., October
12, 2010) -- Members of the U.S. House and Senate who over the past two
years have followed President Obama's lead on major economic policy
issues like raising taxes, spending and the national debt already know
they are facing the wrath of angry voters on Election Day this November.
But according to an intriguing new poll released Monday, candidates who
have supported President Obama's antagonistic policies towards Israel
and appeasing policies towards Iran in the past several years will find
still further opposition at the ballot box.
The survey of 1,000 American voters, conducted by the respected national
polling firm of McLaughlin & Associates, shows that a majority of
Americans who are likely to turn out to the polls this November are
pro-Israel. They are deeply worried about the ayatollahs in Iran getting
the Bomb. They don't believe President Obama knows how to stop Iran from
getting nuclear weapons. They believe the President is being unfair and
unfriendly towards Israel. They believe he is biased in favor of the
Palestinians. What's more, a majority of voters say they are more likely
to support a candidate who is clearly identified as pro-Israel than one
who is not.
Specifically:
*A stunning eight-out-of ten voters (78.5%) say they do not believe
President Obama's policies [such as economic sanctions and repeated
attempts to engage the mullahs diplomatically] will stop Iran from
getting nuclear weapons.
*Nearly the exact same number (79.9)% believe once Iran gets nuclear
weapons, they will launch annihilating nuclear missile attacks against
the State of Israel.
*Even more Americans (85.3%) are concerned that Iran will give nuclear
weapons to terrorist groups once they get the Bomb.
*Six in ten voters (59.8%) support U.S. military strikes on Iran's
nuclear facilities if economic sanctions don't work.
*Six in ten voters (58.4%) would also support Israel's military striking
Iran's nuclear facilities.
*Some 54% of American voters disagree with President Obama's approach of
publicly criticizing and pressuring Israel when it comes to the peace
process, while only 27% agree with the President's approach.
*Nearly half of all Americans (46.5%) believe President Obama's policy
of reaching out to the Muslim world has decreased U.S. national
security, while only one-in-three (33.1%) believe it has increased our
security
The poll was commissioned by the Emergency Committee for Israel, an
organization founded by William Kristol, the Jewish editor of The Weekly
Standard, and Gary Bauer, the evangelical Christian writer and speaker
who formerly headed up the Family Research Council and now runs a group
called American Values.
[Link to full poll on the weblog]
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