Politics

Majority Oppose U.S. Commitment to War with "Axis of Evil" Countries

Interest in Enron Story is Moderate; Democrats, Independents, Higher Educated, Higher Income, Older People Interested

8-Percentage Point Net Shift Toward Republican Party Identification Comes From Unlikely Sources

Bush's High Job Approval Driven by Handling of Foreign Policy and War on Terrorism

Majority of Americans like President Bush Both as a Person and as President

Persistent changes in party identification raise questions about whether traditional midterm election voting patterns will be trumped in 2002.

But Serious Opposition Appears in Other Countries, New Global Poll Finds

58% OF AMERICANS AGREE WITH PRESIDENT BUSH'S DECISION TO WITHDRAW FROM ABM TREATY;

51% OF AMERICANS SAY U.S. SHOULD SUPPORT ISRAEL IN ITS MILITARY EFFORTS TO DEFEAT TERRORISM IN MIDDLE EAST

72% OF AMERICANS THINK THERE WILL BE FURTHER TERRORIST ATTACKS ON U.S. SITES; ONLY 6% OF AMERICANS SAY THAT MANY TERRORIST ACTS WILL SUCCEED

74% OF AMERICANS THINK THAT THE U.S. SHOULD TRY TO REMOVE SADDAM HUSSEIN FROM POWER IN IRAQ

62% OF AMERICANS THINK AMERICAN TALIBAN JOHN WALKER SHOULD BE TRIED IN U.S. RATHER THAN IN AFGHANISTAN

Less Than Half (46%) Very Confident That The Mail They Receive At Home Today Is Safe And Free From Anthrax Contamination
Majority (80%) Would Feel More Confidence If Government Officials, Such As Post Master General, Secretary Of Homeland Security, Or Head of Center For Disease Control Announced A Process To Make Mail Safer
Majority (71%) Would Have More Confidence If Congress Appropriates Additional Funds To Increase Mail Safety

President Bush Rates Highest Among Americans on Handling War on Terrorism and Foreign Policy; Rates Lower on Domestic Policy Issues