Where American support for Trump’s Iran strikes stand as new polls roll in
A week and a half into the U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran, the latest national public opinion poll indicates that more than half of American voters oppose U.S. military...
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A week and a half into the U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran , the latest national public opinion poll indicates that more than half of American voters oppose U.S. military action. But the survey from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut is the latest to indicate a wide partisan divide when it comes to support for the U.S. military operation, known as Epic Fury, which has resulted in the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the decimation of the country's military. Fifty-three percent of voters questioned in the poll, which was conducted Friday through Sunday, said they oppose the U.S. military action against Iran, which was ordered by President Donald Trump , with 40% supporting the operation. The Quinnipiac poll joins other recent surveys from NPR/PBS/Marist (44%–55%), CBS News (44%–56%), NBC News (41%–54%), Washington Post (39%–52%), CNN (41%–59%), and Reuters/Ipsos (27%–43%), in indicating minority support for U.S. military action. HEAD HERE FOR FOX NEWS LIVE UPDATES ON THE ATTACK ON IRAN But the latest Fox News poll , conducted Feb. 28–March 2, showed Americans split at 50% in their support or opposition to the fighting. And three other national polls conducted over the past week and a half indicated majority or plurality support for the operation. The surveys highlight the divergence between Democrats and Republicans over the fighting. TRUMP'S TWO WORD ANSWER AFTER IRAN PICKS NEW SUPREME LEADER More than 8 in 10 Republicans surveyed by Fox News said they approved of the U.S. use of force against Iran, with 6 in 10 saying the president’s actions on Iran are making the U.S. safer. But nearly 8 in 10 Democrats and 6 in 10 independents disapproved of the U.S. strikes and said things are less safe because of Trump’s performance. The vast majority of Democrats surveyed by Quinnipiac University , as well as 6-in-10 independents, said they opposed the strikes on Iran, with 85% of Republicans supporting the military action. A majority (55%)…