Thursday, May 5, 2011

Bin Laden's death pushes Obama in polls

The death of Osama Bin Laden and how that was implemented management have boosted Barack Obama in the popularity polls. Americans give their support to the operation ordered by President and also consider it a success in the war on terrorism and foreign policy in general. Obama gets better marks than a month ago among all political: Democrats, independents and Republicans.

A solid majority believes that its management, which ended with the annihilation of most wanted terrorist by the U.S., has made the country a safer place. 57% of Americans believe the president is doing a good management, compared to 46% a month, according to a survey by the New York Times and CBS.

The Gallup puts his approval rating at 50%. Data from the Times / CBS poll, made with 532 telephone interviews, show an increase in the popularity of the president by 11 points, three points higher than that reported George W. Bush after the capture of Saddam Hussein in Iraq in December 2003.

The rise in the polls for Obama comes mainly from a better image among independents and Republicans. Among the latter, Obama has increased his popularity from 15 to 24%. There is no doubt among those surveyed that the annihilation of bin Laden is a victory in the war against terrorism: 87% consider it a triumph, more or fewer dimensions.

In fact, 50% believe that the Saudi terrorist was still in command of the Al Qaeda, a decade after the attacks on Washington and New York. An identical percentage, 50%, estimates that his capture and death do final justice to the attacks. The Washington Post has developed its own survey, which ensures that 56% support of Obama now compared to 47% a month.

The survey was conducted among 654 people. Of these, 72% are relieved by the death of the leader of Al Qaeda. Even so, 85% say they will require increased military activities to reduce the terrorist threat. In the Gallup poll, 53% of Americans says the operation called Geronimo has generally increased their confidence in President Obama.

Among Democrats, that figure is 80% and among independents, 51%. In addition, 54% of respondents estimated that today the U.S. is a safer country by the death of the leader of Al Qaeda. That poll was conducted Monday night by telephone, interviewing 645 people. Overall, the U.S. shows that there is a positive perception of the death of Bin Laden and management about Obama as commander in chief.

Even so, 62% of respondents believe it is likely that acts of terrorism in the U.S. in the coming weeks and 17% say such attacks are "very likely." 45% of those polled by Gallup says that with the death of Bin Laden, should be terminated military mission in Afghanistan and should be returned to the U.S.

troops home. A narrow majority of 52% believe that the mission has not ended and the troops should stay in that Asian country. The White House plans to begin a withdrawal by next summer. Democrats are the ones who mostly believe that the death of terrorist means the end of the Afghan war by 54%.

In contrast, only 38% of Republicans think the same way. Figures of the Times / CBS poll shows a dramatic increase in confidence in Obama as commander in chief. 72% has good impression of how he deals with terrorism. Some 61% say they are managing in a successful war against the Taliban.

52% attributes a successful foreign policy management. His management of the economy, however, is getting a bad note: only 34% approve, four points below the results of the April polls.

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