What percent of Americans know who the President of Iran is?
PRINCETON, NJ — Large majorities of Democrats and independents, and even about half of Republicans, believe the president of the United States should meet with the leaders of countries that are considered enemies of the United States. Overall, 67% of Americans say this kind of diplomacy is a good idea. This is according to a Gallup Panel survey of a representative national sample of 1,013 Americans, conducted May 19-21. Although separate Gallup polling shows that few Americans view Iran favorably, and that Iran leads Americans’ list of top U.S. enemies in the world, the new Gallup survey also finds high public support for presidential-level meetings between the United States and Iran, specifically. About 6 in 10 Americans (59%) think it would be a good idea for the president of the United States to meet with the president of Iran. This includes about half of Republicans, a majority of independents, and most Democrats. Both positions enjoy broad popular appeal, with majorities of men,
While a majority of American adults said Iran is a serious threat, the public is somewhat divided on how the U.S. should deal with the issue. BY MARGARET TALEV McClatchy News Service WASHINGTON — When it comes to dealing with Iran as a nuclear threat, two new polls find that Americans largely agree with President Barack Obama’s approach of combining diplomacy and the threat of sanctions. Fifty-six percent of American adults said the United States should take economic or diplomatic action toward Iran, while 31 percent said it shouldn’t, according to a McClatchy-Ipsos poll. And 66 percent said that Iran is a serious threat to the United States, while 30 percent said it’s not. A separate Pew Research Center survey found that 63 percent of Americans favor direct negotiations with Iran on nuclear issues, and 78 percent back tougher sanctions. However, 64 percent said they don’t think negotiations will persuade Iran to give up its nuclear program. The polls differ in emphasis on whether the
