Associated Press story on AP-GfK Poll showing strong and bi-partisan support for New START
Los Angeles Times – ALAN FRAM,Associated Press Writer
November 11, 2010
(excerpt)
“Two-thirds want the Senate to ratify Obama’s nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia, including most Democrats, about 6 in 10 Republicans and independents — and even about half of conservative tea party supporters. Some Republican senators oppose the treaty. The Obama administration hopes to win Senate approval in the upcoming lameduck session of Congress and will need GOP support to garner the 67 votes required.”
THE AP-GfK POLL
November, 2010
Conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications
A telephone survey of the American general population (ages 18+)
Interview dates: November 3 – 8, 2010
Number of interviews: 1,000
Margin of error: +/- 4.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level
Should the United States Senate ratify the strategic arms reduction treaty, which would require both the United States and Russia to reduce the number of deployed nuclear weapons, or not?
67% Yes, should ratify
29% No, should not ratify
4% Don’t know
Which statement comes closest to your view?
62 % No countries should be allowed to have nuclear weapons
16% Only the United States and its allies should be allowed to have nuclear
weapons
15% Only countries that already have nuclear weapons should be allowed to
have them
6% Any country that is able to develop nuclear weapons should be allowed
to have them
2% Don’t know
