"Is support for the Iran deal dropping? It appears so.
Just two weeks after it was struck, Americans appear to be taking an increasingly negative view of the Iran nuclear deal.
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CNN-ORC poll released Tuesday finds 52 percent of Americans say Congress should reject the deal, while 44 percent want them to approve it. The findings mirror a
Pew Research poll released last week and mark the first public polls this year to find majority or plurality opposition to a deal with Iran."
Is support for the Iran deal dropping It appears so. - The Washington Post
Seems people are having "buyers remorse" on this deal. Once they realized Obama supports state sponsored terrorism they had a change of heart.
Actually like you, the large majority of older Americans don't have an alternative that is valid or better than this deal. The right wing clamoring and false complaints do have an effect on the "over thirty five" and the "less educated" public opinion.
from your link to the CNN-ORC poll:
Younger adults, who tend to lean more Democratic, are more apt to favor the deal: 53% of those age 18-34 say approve it, while 56% of those age 35 or older say reject it. There is also an education divide on the deal, with 53% of college graduates saying the deal should be approved, while just 37% of those with a high school degree or less formal education saying they think it should be approved
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The deal is a ten to twenty year look-ahead giving a diplomatic solution a chance rather than military action. Why not let the younger Americans decide their future. Its not as if from 2000 on the 'adults' did such a bang up job specifically on foreign policy with Iraq and lousy economic policy from 2000 through 2007 during the Bush years.
I will wait for the poll that asks the more pertinent question (
Majority Of Americans Support Iran Nuclear Deal ) rather than this skewed question on in the CNN-ORC poll. Skewed because it only asks if Congress should approve it, not whether it is preferable to war with Iran or not or continuing sanctons?
This poll asked
"As you may know, the U.S. Congress must approve the agreement the United States and five other
countries reached with Iran that is aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons before it can take effect. Do you think Congress should approve or reject the deal with Iran? July 22-25 2015"
The most pertinent question and answers were taken and given just one week ago when folks were also asked if Congress should approve it and a 53% majority said yes. Quite a swing in a week. But its research went deeper than the poll you have selected:
The survey also offered Americans an opportunity to select which one of several policy options would be “most effective” in reducing the likelihood Iran develops nuclear weapons. Doing so found a plurality -40%— think the Iran nuclear agreement would be more effective than taking military action against Iran’s nuclear facilities (23%), imposing new economic sanctions against Iran (23%) or continuing existing sanctions against Iran (12%).
How would you answer that question? It a no brainer that diplomacy is preferred over war = unless you are a war monger.