Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Tampa-St. Petersburg Survey on the Situation in the Middle East

SurveyUSA Tampa-St. Petersburg Poll on the Situation in the Middle East

Has President Obama's response to the situation in the Middle East been too forceful? Not forceful enough? Or just right?

• Too forceful 5%
• Not forceful enough 51%
• Just right 41%

Democrats

• Too forceful 3%
• Not forceful enough 20%
• Just right 74%

Republicans

• Too forceful 5%
• Not forceful enough 77%
• Just right 15%

Independents

• Too forceful 9%
• Not forceful enough 58%
• Just right 32%

If Mitt Romney were the President, would his response to the situation in the Middle East be stronger, weaker, or the same as President Obama's response?

• Stronger 52%
• Weaker 32%
• The same 11%

Democrats

• Stronger 26%
• Weaker 61%
• The same 11%

Republicans

• Stronger 77%
• Weaker 9%
• The same 9%

Independents

• Stronger 59%
• Weaker 24%
• The same 15%

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Hillary Clinton is doing as Secretary of State?

• Approve 61%
• Disapprove 30%

Democrats

• Approve 88%
• Disapprove 10%

Republicans

• Approve 34%
• Disapprove 49%

Independents

• Approve 56%
• Disapprove 35%

Is the situation in the Middle East about to escalate into more widespread violence? Or calm down?

• Escalate 74%
• Calm down 17%

Democrats

• Escalate 60%
• Calm down 28%

Republicans

• Escalate 87%
• Calm down 9%

Independents

• Escalate 76%
• Calm down 15%

Survey of 569 adults in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota area following news stories out of the Middle East was conducted September 14, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 4.2 percentage points. Party ID: 35% Democrat; 34% Republican; 27% Independent. Ideology: 39% Moderate; 34% Conservative; 16% Liberal.