A new survey found that a plurality of United States voters oppose the bombing of Iran.
With Operation Epic Fury underway, Napolitan News Service conducted the survey to gauge Americans’ sentiments of President Donald Trump’s decision to bomb Iran and found that 47% of 1,000 voters opposed the bombings while 40% supported it.
Scott Rasmussen, founder of Napolitan Institute, briefly explained the results of the survey.
“This is a foreign policy issue, something that most voters don’t pay attention to a whole lot. One of the really interesting tidbits in the survey is that Donald Trump’s job approval didn’t budge,” Rasmussen said. “That gives us a hint that probably what we’re going to find in the survey is less about Iran and more about the perceptions of the president.”
Although 47% opposed bombing Iran, 48% agreed Iran is a national security threat to the United States, while 50% believe the attack on Iran will lead to a wider war with China and Russia.
Upon learning Saudi Arabia and other gulf nations support the attacks on Iran, voters’ opinions of the bombing changed to 50% approval and 38% opposition.
“This is not saying, ‘Oh, if we just educate people and get the messaging and the talking points right now, we’ll build support.’ It’s just that people have very little information to go on, and they’re looking for any kind of clues to guide their response,” Rasmussen said.
With the majority of voters believing the attack will result in a quick victory, 55% of voters believe the attack will wipe out the Iranian regime. Specifically regarding political parties, two thirds of Republicans (66%) at least somewhat favor the attack, while 71% of Democrats oppose it.
“The downside, the danger for the president, for Republicans, and for the military forces, is that if this does begin to drag on, there will be disillusionment and support will erode,” Rasmussen said. “But here’s the reality: if it’s successful, this is going to be looked at as a great victory that will benefit – that will have support among the American people.”
Also, 46% of voters believe the attack on Iran will be good for America, while 45% believe the attack will be bad.
