Trump is right, polls can’t decide Iran war
A Politico survey conducted this week found support among President Donald Trump’s supporters for continuing the war with Iran, even at rising domestic costs, falling from 50% in May to 37% in July. Nearly 1 in 5 MAGA voters is ready to end the fighting, whatever the cost, and 57% say the war has pushed gas prices upward. Reuters/Ipsos polling last month found just 24% of Americans judged the war as worth its price.But whatever the polls say, national security decisions should not be made over considerations of popularity.
- ▪A Politico survey conducted this week found support among President Donald Trump’s supporters for continuing the war with Iran, even at rising domestic costs, falling from 50% in May to 37% in July.
- ▪Nearly 1 in 5 MAGA voters is ready to end the fighting, whatever the cost, and 57% say the war has pushed gas prices upward.
- ▪Reuters/Ipsos polling last month found just 24% of Americans judged the war as worth its price.But whatever the polls say, national security decisions should not be made over considerations of popularity.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 6 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Trump swings back toward diplomacy in escalating war with Iran — Washington Post — World
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A Politico survey conducted this week found support among President Donald Trump’s supporters for continuing the war with Iran, even at rising domestic costs, falling from 50% in May to 37% in July. Nearly 1 in 5 MAGA voters is ready to end the fighting, whatever the cost, and 57% say the war has pushed gas prices upward. The broader public is harsher. Reuters/Ipsos polling last month found just 24% of Americans judged the war as worth its price.But whatever the polls say, national security decisions should not be made over considerations of popularity. The operative question is whether the threat is real and if the benefits of military action outweigh the prospective costs.
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