USA Today/Gallup Iraq Poll 2008

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September 10, 2007
POLL: USA Today/Gallup Iraq, 2008


http://www.pollster.com/blogs/poll_usa_todaygallup_iraq_2008.php

A new USA Today/Gallup national survey (Gallup Iraq results http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=28675 ; USA Today Iraq, results http://www.usatoday.com/news/polls/tables/live/2007-09-09-iraq.htm ; http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-09-09-poll_N.htm 2008 story, results http://www.usatoday.com/news/polls/tables/live/2007-09-09-politics-poll.htm http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2007-09-09-horserace_N.htm) of 1,028 adults (conducted 9/7 through 9/8) finds:

63% have a "great deal" or "fair amount of confidence in the recommendations of Gen. David Petraeus for what to do next in Iraq; 26% have "only a little" or "almost none."

Among 425 Republicans and those who lean Republican, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani leads former Sen. Fred Thompson (32% to 20%) in a national primary; Sen. John McCain trails at 14%, former Gov. Mitt Romney at 9%, former Speaker Newt Gingrich at 7%. Without Gingrich, Giuliani runs at 34%, Thompson at 22%, McCain at 15%, Romney at 10%, and former Gov. Mike Huckabee at 5%. All other candidates receive less than 5% each.

Among 500 Democrats and those who lean Democratic, Sen. Hillary Clinton leads Sen. Barack Obama (39% to 19%) in a national primary; former V.P. Al Gore trails at 16%, former Sen. John Edwards at 14%. Without Gore, Clinton runs at 45%, Obama at 24%, and Edwards at 16%. All other candidates receive less than 5% each.


70% of Republicans and 73% of Democrats "generally pleased" with their selection of candidates.


View all National Primary poll data at Pollster.com:


Democrats
http://www.pollster.com/08-US-Dem-Pres-Primary.php
http://www.pollster.com/08-US-Dem-Pres-Primary.php

Republicans
http://www.pollster.com/08-US-Rep-Pres-Primary.php
http://www.pollster.com/08-US-Rep-Pres-Primary.php

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September 10, 2007
POLL: ABC/BBC/NKH Iraq Survey

http://www.pollster.com/blogs/poll_abcbbcnkh_iraq_survey.php

A new ABC News/BBC/NHK survey (ABC story, results, methodology; BBC story, results) of 2,212 adults in Iraq, including oversamples in Anbar province, Basra city, Kirkuk and the Sadr City section of Baghdad (conducted 8/17 through 8/24) finds:

33% approve of the way Nouri Kamel al-Maliki is handling his job as prime minister; 66% disapprove.

70% believe the U.S. increase in the number of its forces in Baghdad and surrounding provinces in the past six months has made "security in areas where these forces have been sent" worse; 18% say better.

47% say U.S. and other coalition forces should "leave now" from Iraq, 34% say they should "remain until security is restored", 10% say "remain until the Iraqi government is stronger," 7% say "remain until the Iraqi security forces can operate independently, and 2% say "remain longer but leave eventually."


Update: ABC News Polling Director Gary Langer discusses the methodology in more detail. http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenumbers/2007/09/polling-in-iraq.html