War On Terrorism
All data are from nationwide surveys of Americans 18 & older.
Polls listed chronologically. |
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CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. May 16, 2002. N=598 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4. | ||||||
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"First, how much confidence do you have in the Bush Administration to protect its citizens from future terrorist attacks: a great deal, fair amount, not very much, or none at all?" | ||||||
Great Deal |
Fair Amount |
Not Very Much |
None At All |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | % | % | ||
5/16/02 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 2 | |
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"Overall, how much do you blame each of the following for the September 11th terrorist attacks: a great deal, a moderate amount, only a little, or not at all? How about [see below]?" | ||||||
Great Deal |
Moderate Amount |
Only a Little |
Not At All |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | % | % | ||
The Bush Administration | ||||||
7 | 22 | 26 | 43 | 2 | ||
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI | ||||||
16 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 4 | ||
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The Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA | ||||||
19 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 6 | ||
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"As you may know, the Bush Administration said today that it was aware before September 11th that Osama bin Laden's terrorist organization had plans to hijack U.S. airplanes. However, the Administration was not aware that the airplanes would be used to blow up buildings, and they were not aware of a specific date or location of attack. Has this made you feel less favorably toward President Bush, or has it not affected your opinion of him?" | ||||||
Less Favorably |
Not Affected Opinion |
More Favorably (vol.) |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | % | |||
5/16/02 | 32 | 66 | 1 | 1 | ||
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"Do you think the Bush Administration did or did not act on the information available to them in a proper way?" | ||||||
Did | Did Not |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | ||||
5/16/02 | 41 | 52 | 7 | |||
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"Do you think the Bush Administration did or did not give airlines as much warning about hijacking threats as was possible?" | ||||||
Did | Did Not |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | ||||
5/16/02 | 29 | 58 | 13 | |||
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"Do you think the Bush Administration should or should not have discussed the fact before now that it had this information prior to September 11th?" | ||||||
Should | Should Not |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | ||||
5/16/02 | 68 | 29 | 3 | |||
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"Which comes closer to your view: no one could have predicted the attacks of September 11th, or the government should have been able to predict the attacks of September 11th given the information available to it?" | ||||||
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No one could have predicted | 58 | |||||
Should have been able to predict | 38 | |||||
No opinion | 4 | |||||
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"Finally, do you think there should or should not be a congressional investigation into the fact that the Bush Administration did not release this information sooner?" | ||||||
Should | Should Not |
No Opinion |
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% | % | % | ||||
5/16/02 | 43 | 55 | 2 | |||
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I am wondering why Gallup is asking the questions in suh a way. (What am I saying? LOL!)
Combining the results for categories 'a great deal' and 'fair amount' yields 75% of respondents.
Combining the results for 'not very much', and 'not at all' yields 23%.
All in all, a pretty good result for the President. Three out of four people expressed confidence, not the more negatively defined categories.