Pew: Americans against Syria strike, 48%-29%, fear backlash

[CaseyJones]

http://washingtonexaminer.com/pew-americans-against-syria-strike-48-29-fear-backlash/article/2535096


President Obama faces stiff resistance from the public to a military attack, with a new Pew Research Center poll revealing that 48 percent oppose and only 29 percent approve of U.S. retaliation for Syria’s use of chemical weapons.

“Obama has significant ground to make up in his own party,” added Pew. The percentages mirror the national average, 48 percent opposed to 29 percent in favor. Republicans are more divided: 35 percent favoring airstrikes and 40 percent opposed.

Pew said that its latest survey “finds both broad concern over the possible consequences of military action in Syria and little optimism it will be effective.”

[Warlord]

bogus poll.. it's a lot higher than 48pc

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

Then tommorow MSNBC reports the 2 boston bombers were actually Syrians

[CaseyJones]

bogus poll.. it's a lot higher than 48pc

my point in the posting is that you know in these they always call the people they depend on to vote the way they want and yet it still came out opposed :p

[eduardo89]

Then tommorow MSNBC reports the 2 boston bombers were actually Syrians

And Syria is responsible for global warming and we have to attack them to save the gay and transgender Syrians.

[twomp]

By the time the weekend comes, after the media finishes its job. Their poll will say Americans split on Syria. 35% for and 35% against it.

[eduardo89]

By the time the weekend comes, after the media finishes its job. Their poll will say Americans split on Syria. 35% for and 35% against it.

Yet Congress will vote 65% for and 35% against.

[Tywysog Cymru]

Yet Congress will vote 65% for and 35% against.

Actually, Congress has more against than for intervention, plus a sizable number of Democrats. Undecideds are the largest category at the moment though.

[eduardo89]

Actually, Congress has more against than for intervention, plus a sizable number of Democrats. Undecideds are the largest category at the moment though.

The Senate will vote at least 55 in favor of intervention. In the House, leadership of both parties are on board with bombing Syria, so they will put a lot of pressure on their caucuses to vote in favor.

I suspect the Senate will approve with 68 votes and it will pass in the House with 230 votes.

[RonPaulFanInGA]

The Senate will vote at least 55 in favor of intervention. In the House, leadership of both parties are on board with bombing Syria, so they will put a lot of pressure on their caucuses to vote in favor.

I suspect the Senate will approve with 68 votes and it will pass in the House with 230 votes.

Pelosi and Boo-Hoo Boehner support it, but they're only two votes in the House, "leadership" or not.

[eduardo89]

Pelosi and Boo-Hoo Boehner support it, but they're only two votes in the House, "leadership" or not.

Pelosi (House minority leader)
Wasserman-Schultz (Chair of the Democratic National Committee and Chief Deputy Whip)
Boehner (Speaker of the House)
Cantor (House Majority Leader)
McKeon (chairman of the House Armed Services Committee)
Rogers (Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence)
Hoyer (House Minority Whip)
King (Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security)
Engel (Vice Chair of the Democratic Task Force on Homeland Security and Assistant Democratic Whip)


Those people carry A LOT of influence.