.

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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 2-5, 2005. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults). Fieldwork by TNS.

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"How confident are you that the United States is adequately protecting the rights of prisoners in the U.S. campaign against terrorism, such as those being held in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba: very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident or not confident at all?"

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6/2-5/05

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"Would you support or oppose further expanding the FBI's authority in these investigations by allowing it to demand records without first getting a judge or prosecutor's approval?" Half sample

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6/2-5/05

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"Would you support or oppose further expanding the FBI's authority in these investigations by requiring the Postal Service to let FBI agents copy information from the outside of envelopes in the mail?" Half sample

.

6/2-5/05

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"How much have you heard or read about the USA Patriot Act, adopted in 2001, which is now up for renewal in Congress: a lot, some, not much, or nothing so far?" N=1,149; MoE ± 3

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4/13-16/05

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Asked of those who answered "a lot" or "some":
"Some people say the Patriot Act is a necessary tool that helps the government find terrorists, while others say it goes too far and is a threat to civil liberties. Which comes closer to your view? Is the Patriot Act a necessary tool that helps the government find terrorists or does it go too far and pose a threat to civil liberties?"

.

ALL

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Jan. 14-18, 2005. N=1,118 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"By the end of George W. Bush's second term in office, do you expect the U.S. to be safer from terrorism than it is today, less safe from terrorism, or about as safe from terrorism as it is today?"

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CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 7-9, 2005. Nationwide.

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"How likely is it that there will be further acts of terrorism in YOUR COMMUNITY over the next several weeks: very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely?" Form B (N=528 adults, MoE ± 5)

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1/7-9/05

CBS News Poll. Sept. 6-8, 2004. N=1,058 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Thinking about the war on terrorism, if Osama bin Laden is not captured or killed, then do you think the United States can win the war against terrorism, or not?"

.

Can Win

Cannot
Win

Mixed
(vol.)

University of Pennsylvania National Annenberg Election Survey. Aug. 9-29, 2004. N=5,146 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 1. Interviewing conducted by Schulman, Ronca, Bucuvalas, Inc.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling the war on terrorism?"

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Among ALL adults:

CBS News Poll. Aug. 15-18, 2004. N=1,009 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you think the policies of the Bush Administration have made the United States safer from terrorism, less safe from terrorism, or have the policies of the Bush Administration not affected the U.S.' safety from terrorism?"

.

Safer

Less Safe

No Effect

Time Poll conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI) Public Affairs. Aug. 3-5, 2004. N=976 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 4.

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"Do you think that the United States has made real progress in fighting terrorism since 9-11, or not?"

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Has

Has Not

Unsure

8/3-5/04

7/20-22/04

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"How much confidence do you have in the government's terror alert system: a great deal, some, not much, or no confidence at all?"

.

A Great
Deal

Some

Not Much

None
At All

Unsure

8/3-5/04

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"Do you think that the Bush Administration would ever use a terrorism alert for political reasons, or not?"

.

They
Would

They
Would Not

Unsure

8/3-5/04

Investor's Business Daily/Christian Science Monitor poll conducted by TIPP, the polling arm of TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence. Aug. 2-5, 2004. N=938 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

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"And in general, do you think the U.S. is winning or losing the global war on terrorism?"

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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 22-25, 2004. N=1,202 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. Fieldwork by TNS.

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"Do you think the United States is winning or losing the war on terrorism?"

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7/22-25/04

4/04

3/04

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. July 8-18, 2004. Nationwide.

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"As you may know, a commission known as the 9-11 Commission has been investigating the events that led up to the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the job this commission has been doing?" Form 1 (N=1,003, MoE ± 3.5 for all respondents)

.

Approve

Disap-
prove

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. June 21-23, 2004. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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.

6/21-23/04

5/20-22/02

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"Overall, how much do you blame each of the following for the September 11th terrorist attacks: a great deal, a moderate amount, only a little, or not at all? How about [see below]?"

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6/21-23/04

6/7-8//02

5/16/02

9/14-15/01

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6/21-23/04

9/14-15/01

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. June 3-13, 2004. N=1,806 adults nationwide. MoE ± 2.5.

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"How would you rate the job the government is doing in defending America from future terrorist attacks? Would you say the government is doing an excellent job, a good job, only a fair job, or a poor job?" Wording in 2002: "How would you rate the job the government is doing defending Americans at home from future terrorist attacks? . . . ."

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Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. May 12-13, 2004. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

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"Do you think President Bush is doing a good job or a poor job handling the war on terrorism?" Prior to 5/04: "Do you think President Bush is doing a good job or a poor job handling terrorism?"

.

Good

Poor

Not
Sure

%

%

%

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 23-27, 2004. N=1,042 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"When it comes to what they knew prior to September 11th, 2001, about possible terrorist attacks against the United States, do you think members of the Bush Administration are telling the truth, are mostly telling the truth but hiding something, or are they mostly lying?"

.

Trend:

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"Do you think the Bush Administration has focused too much on the Iraq war and not enough on the Al Qaeda terrorists, OR too much on the Al Qaeda terrorists and not enough on the Iraq war, OR has the balance been about right?"

.

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"Was the Bush Administration paying enough or not enough attention to terrorism before September 11, 2001?"

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FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 21-22, 2004. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you approve or disapprove of how the Bush Administration handled the country's response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks?"

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"Do you think the creation of a domestic intelligence agency in the United States, similar to Great Britain's MI5, would be more likely to help in the fight against terrorism or hurt the privacy and civil liberties of Americans?"

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"Based on what you know, do you support or oppose extending the Patriot Act, which is scheduled to expire in one year?"

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CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. April 16-18, 2004. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"How much confidence do you have in the U.S. government to protect its citizens from future terrorist attacks: a great deal, a fair amount, not very much, or none at all?"

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4/16-18/04

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"Overall, how much do you blame the Bush Administration for not taking the warnings about the al-Qaeda terrorist network seriously enough before the September 11th terrorist attacks: a great deal, a moderate amount, only a little, or not at all?"

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4/16-18/04

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"Overall, how much do you blame the Clinton Administration for not taking the warnings about the al-Qaeda terrorist network seriously enough while in office: a great deal, a moderate amount, only a little, or not at all?"

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4/16-18/04

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"Based on what you have heard or read, do you think the government agencies responsible for preventing terrorist attacks in the United States are in need of a complete overhaul, major reforms, minor reforms, or no reforms at all?"

.

4/16-18/04

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. April 8-9, 2004. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"As you may know, today / yesterday the commission investigating the September 11th attacks has heard testimony from national security advisor Condoleezza Rice. How much attention have you paid to what she told the commission: a lot, some, or not too much attention?"

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"Has Condoleezza Rice's testimony before the commission made you more likely or less likely to think the Bush Administration did all it could to prevent the September 11th attacks -- or has her testimony not made much difference?"

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"In questioning Condoleezza Rice and other government officials, do you think commission members have generally been fair, or have been too partisan?"

.

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"Do you think Condoleezza Rice was reasonably cooperative in answering commission members' questions, or that she was not as forthcoming as she should have been?"

.

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"From what Condoleezza Rice and Richard Clarke have told the commission, do you think the Bush Administration took the threat of global terrorism as seriously as it should have prior to September 11th, or that they underestimated the terrorist threat and focused too much on other security issues like missile defense and Iraq?"

.

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"Which of the following do you think contributed more to the government's failure to prevent the September 11th attacks? Not enough focus by the Bush Administration on Al Qaeda and its terrorist capabilities. Not enough information from intelligence agencies like the FBI and CIA about terrorist threats inside the United States." Options rotated

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Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. April 8, 2004. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1 (total sample).

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"Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling terrorism?"

Approve

Disap-
prove

Not
Sure

%

%

%

.

"Based on the information available to the Bush Administration before the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, do you think the Bush Administration did or did not do all that could be expected to prevent the terrorist attacks?"

Did

Did Not

Not
Sure

%

%

%

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"As you may know, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice testified today before the commission currently examining the terrorist attacks which occurred on September 11, 2001. How much have you read or heard about what Condoleezza Rice said when she spoke today: a great deal, a moderate amount, only a little, or nothing at all?"

Great
Deal

Moderate
Amount

Only a
Little

Nothing
At All

Not
Sure

%

%

%

%

%

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"Two weeks ago, former White House terrorism official Richard Clarke criticized the Bush Administration's policy on terrorism before 9/11 when he testified before the commission. Today, Condoleezza Rice defended the Bush Administration's record on terrorism in her testimony. If you had to choose, are you more likely to believe Richard Clarke or Condoleezza Rice on this matter?"

Clarke

Rice

Not
Sure

%

%

%

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"Do you think the Bush Administration had developed a strategy before 9/11 to eliminate Osama bin Laden's terrorist group known as al Qaeda, or don’t you think the Bush Administration had developed such a strategy before 9/11?"

Had a
Plan

Did
Not

Not
Sure

%

%

%

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"Do you think that restrictions on U.S. law enforcement authorities were mostly responsible, partly responsible, not very responsible, or not at all responsible for the government's inability to detect the actions of the terrorists who conducted the attacks on 9/11?"

Mostly

Partly

Not
Very

Not
At All

Not
Sure

%

%

%

%

%

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. April 5-7, 2004. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1.

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"How likely is it that a terrorist attack will be carried out in this country between now and the November presidential election? Is it . . . ?"

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"How likely is it that terrorists will attack at least one of the political conventions this summer, the Democratic convention in Boston or the Republican convention in New York? Is it . . . ?"

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CBS News Poll. March 30-April 1, 2004. N=1,024 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"Do you think the Bush Administration did all it could to prevent the 9/11 terrorist attacks, or could they have done more?"

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"Do you think the Clinton Administration did all it could before they left office to prevent the 9/11 terrorist attacks, or could they have done more?"

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"Do you think the intelligence agencies -- the FBI and CIA -- did all they could to prevent the 9/11 terrorist attacks, or could they have done more?"

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"Overall, do you think the White House is or is not cooperating with the hearings investigating the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States?"

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"When it comes to what they knew prior to September 11th, 2001, about possible terrorist attacks against the United States, do you think members of the Bush Administration are telling the truth, are mostly telling the truth but hiding something, or are they mostly lying?"

.

"Was the Clinton Administration paying enough or not enough attention to terrorism before they left office?"

The Los Angeles Times Poll. March 27-30, 2004. N=1,616 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for total sample).

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"Thinking back over the past three years, do you think George W. Bush's policies on terrorism and national security have made the country more secure, or less secure, or has it not made a difference one way or the other?"

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"Richard Clarke -- the Bush Administration's former counter-terrorism chief -- recently wrote a book which is critical of how the Bush Administration has handled the threat of terrorism. Here are some statements that have been made by both Clarke and the Bush Administration. Do you agree or disagree with the next four statements? . . .

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"President Bush failed to take the threat of terrorism seriously enough before the September 11, 2001, al Qaeda attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, and the Pentagon."

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"President Bush was more focused on attacking Iraq than dealing with terrorism as his top priority."

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"Richard CIarke is attacking the Bush Administration because he was turned down for the job of deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security."

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"Richard Clarke's book is politically motivated and released at this time to impact the presidential election."

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. March 26-28, 2004. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"How closely have you been following the news about the charges made by former counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke that the U.S. government did not pay enough attention to the threat of terrorism before the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001: very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?"

.

"Who are you more likely to believe in this matter: Richard Clarke or current members of the Bush Administration?" Options rotated

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"Based on the information available to the Bush Administration before the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, do you think the Bush Administration did or did not do all that could be expected to prevent the terrorist attacks?"

.

"Based on the information available to the Clinton Administration in the 1990s, do you think the Clinton Administration did or did not do all that could be expected to prevent terrorist attacks?"

.

"Do you think the Bush Administration should have been able to prevent the terrorist attacks on September 11th, or not?"

.

"Do you think the Bush Administration is or is not covering up something about its handling of intelligence information concerning possible terrorist attacks before September 11, 2001?"

.

"Which comes closer to your view of George W. Bush's actions concerning terrorism after the terrorist attacks on September 11th? Bush did not pay enough attention to the threat against the United States from al Qaeda because he was too concerned about Saddam Hussein. OR, Bush paid the right amount of attention to the threat against the United States from al Qaeda." Options rotated

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. March 25-26, 2004. Nationwide.

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"Please tell me if each of the following makes you more likely or less likely to vote to reelect George W. Bush this year, or if it won't have much effect on your vote. What about the way George W. Bush and his Administration have responded to the terrorist threat since the September 11th attacks? Does this make you more likely or less likely to vote to reelect Bush, or will it not have much effect on your vote?" N=815 registered voters, MoE ± 4

.

"Do you think that President Bush and his Administration have taken the threat of global terrorism as seriously as they should have or have they not taken the threat seriously enough?" N=1,002 adults, MoE ± 3

.

"Do you think that former President Clinton and his Administration took the threat of global terrorism as seriously as they should have or did they not take the threat seriously enough?" N=1,002 adults, MoE ± 3

.

"How much attention have you paid to what former government official Richard Clarke told the commission investigating the September 11th attacks this week . . . ?" N=1,002 adults, MoE ± 3

.

"As you may know, Clarke told the commission that the Bush Administration did not do all it could to fight terrorism. What do you think -- has the Bush Administration done all it could to fight terrorism or has it not done all it could?" N=1,002 adults, MoE ± 3 (for all adults)

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"From what you have heard and read, do you think Clarke is a dedicated public servant speaking out about government mistakes or do you think he is motivated by personal and political reasons?" N=1,002 adults, MoE ± 3

.

"Has what Clarke said about Bush made you more favorable toward Bush or less favorable toward Bush, or hasn't it made much difference either way?" N=1,002 adults, MoE ± 3

.

"Some government officials have testified in public before the commission investigating the September 11th attacks, while some have only testified in private. President Bush has chosen to testify in private. Do you think he should testify in public, testify in private, or doesn't it make much difference either way?" N=1,002 adults, MoE ± 3

.

"And, do you think Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor to President Bush, should testify in public, testify in private, or doesn’t it make much difference either way?" N=1,002 adults, MoE ± 3

.

"Do you think the attention that the Bush Administration has given to Iraq has seriously distracted from the Administration's efforts to fight terrorism generally?" N=1,002 adults, MoE ± 3

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. March 23-24, 2004. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3 (total sample).

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"Retired national security official Richard Clarke recently released a book in which he criticizes the Bush Administration's handling of the war on terrorism. Have you heard or read anything about Richard Clarke's criticism of the Bush Administration?"

.

If have heard/read about Clarke's criticism (N=580):
"Do you find Richard Clarke's accusations to be very believable, somewhat believable, not very believable, or not believable at all?"