New Ohio Poll on Iraq Sets Context for Brown-DeWine Debate
A new Ohio Poll conducted by the University of Cincinnati's Institute for Policy Research shows a clear majority of Ohio voters favoring a policy of remaining in Iraq until the "situation has stabilized".
The same poll also shows Ohio voters evenly split between those who think the U.S. made the "wrong decision" in invading Iraq (50%) and those who think the decision was right (47%). Further these same voters are equally divided in their assessment of the wisdom of setting a timetable for withdrawl, with 50% favoring and 49% opposing a "timetable for when troops will be withdrawn".
Perhaps most relevant to today's MTP debate between Senate candidates, however, were the results of the question: "Do you think the U.S. should keep military troops in Iraq until the situation has stabilized, or do you thin k the U.S. should bring its troops home as soon as possible?" 61% of the respondents said we should stay until it's stable, and only 38% answered that we should bring the troops home now.
This poll demonstrates there may be more voter support for the overall mission in Iraq in Ohio than in the rest of the United States.
It will be interesting to see how the two candidates address this mixture of Ohio voter opinion.
Steve Mancuso
