Poll Watch: Quinnipiac Survey on President Obama and the Situations in Afghanistan and Libya

Quinnipiac Survey on President Obama and the Situations in Afghanistan & Libya

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Approve 42%
• Disapprove 48%

Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President, do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?

• Yes/Deserves 41%
• No/Does not 50%

If the 2012 election for President were being held today, do you think you would vote for Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate, or the Republican candidate?

• Republican candidate 37%
• Barack Obama 36%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the budget deficit?

• Approve 30%
• Disapprove 64%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?

• Approve 34%
• Disapprove 60%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care?

• Approve 38%
• Disapprove 55%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling energy policy?

• Approve 35%
• Disapprove 47%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy?

• Approve 41%
• Disapprove 47%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Afghanistan?

• Approve 42%
• Disapprove 45%

Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now?

• Doing the right thing 41%
• Should not be involved 50%

Among Democrats

• Doing the right thing 38%
• Should not be involved 56%

Among Republicans

• Doing the right thing 50%
• Should not be involved 35%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Libya?

• Approve 41%
• Disapprove 45%

Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by using military force in Libya now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Libya now?

• Doing the right thing 41%
• Should not be involved 47%

Among Democrats

• Doing the right thing 48%
• Should not be involved 42%

Among Republicans

• Doing the right thing 40%
• Should not be involved 45%

Do you approve or disapprove of President Obama's decision to use cruise missiles to destroy Libya's air defense installations?

• Approve 53%
• Disapprove 35%

Do you think President Obama has clearly stated the goals of the US military mission in Libya or not?

• Yes 29%
• No 58%

Among Democrats

• Yes 47%
• No 40%

Among Republicans

• Yes 16%
• No 70%

Among Independents

• Yes 24%
• No 64%

Do you think the US should or should not use military force to remove Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi from power?

• Yes 41%
• No 48%

Among Democrats

• Yes 43%
• No 47%

Among Republicans

• Yes 46%
• No 40%

Do you think the US should or should not use military force to protect civilians from Gadhafi?

• Yes/Should 65%
• No/Should not 27%

Do you think removing Gadhafi from power is a worthwhile goal for American troops to fight and possibly die for or not?

• Yes 30%
• No 61%

Among Democrats

• Yes 32%
• No 59%

Among Republicans

• Yes 36%
• No 52%

Do you think protecting civilians from Gadhafi is a worthwhile goal for American troops to fight and possibly die for or not?

• Yes 46%
• No 45%

Among Democrats

• Yes 52%
• No 38%

Among Republicans

• Yes 46%
• No 45%

Survey of 2,069 registered voters was conducted March 22-28, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 2.2 percentage points.