War in Afghanistan, ABC News Washington Post Poll - ABC News

War in Afghanistan, ABC News Washington Post Poll - ABC News

I posted the link above one week ago, previous to doing the class presentation. I think it's time to elaborate on it.

In Asher's Polling and the Public, the first chapter noted on how "major television networks sponsor polls in collaboration with a print news organization" (3) which can easily be seen from the poll I chose to work with: ABC News collaborated with the Washington Post. The article focused on the War in Afghanistan, finding that support for the war was slipping and more people want troop reductions abroad. The poll described how 42% of Americans believe the US is winning the war while 36% think it's losing, but President Obama's approval rating is growing higher in relation to how he is handling the situation, with a score of 60%. The article also notes that the president's reputation is at great risk with the War in Afghanistan, especially taking into consideration what happened to former President George W. Bush.
Since January alone, public opinion to decrease troops in Afghanistan has risen across the board; Democrats rose by 20 points, independents by 15 points, and Republicans by 12. Also, statistics that the war is worth fighting has decreased 14 points for Democrats and by 7 points for both independents and Republicans. Overall, it seems that we should bring home our troops and stop fighting the war, according to the public. It's just a matter of time and having a proper plan of action that President Obama needs to work on to try to bring a close to this situation.

Introduction

Greetings! My name is Jenny Nosaka and I am a senior Political Science major. The issue I will be focusing on for this semester is United States' Foreign Policy in the Middle East.