Two New Polls Show Trump's 'Wag the Dog' Killing of Qassem Soleimani was a Political Failure

Mod: This is pretty good news. Had Trump, who famously lives by the polls, received a bigly ratings boost from the  Soleimani Affair, would he have gone back for even more? I think so.

Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of Iran, feel less safe after strike: POLL (ABC Newslink): In a week dominated by increased tension with Iran and speculation over when impeachment articles would be delivered to the U.S. Senate, a majority of Americans said they disapprove of President Trump's handling of the situation with Iran and feel less safe, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.

Overall attitudes about Trump and the consequences of his actions against Iran largely were driven by Independents, a critical target for both parties in electoral politics.

The poll showed a majority of Independents, 57%, and all U.S. adults, 56%, disapproving of Trump's handling of the situation with Iran, with 43% of both Independents and U.S. adults approving. Respondents also were asked about the fallout of the strike against Qassem Soleimani, the second-most-important official in Iran's government behind Ayatollah Khamenei, which marked a major escalation in months of tension between the U.S. and Iran, which launched retaliatory missile strikes on American bases in Iraq.

In the aftermath of the U.S. strike, only 28% of Independents, and 25% of Americans, said they felt more safe, while just over half, 51% of Independents and 52% of U.S. adults, said they felt less safe.

Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran and feel less safe, poll says (CNNlink): A majority of Americans said they disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of Iran and feel less safe, according to a ABC News/Ipsos poll released on Sunday.

The poll shows 56% of Americans said they disapprove of the way Trump is dealing with escalating tensions with Iran while 43% said they approved. The poll was conducted on January 10-11, the same week Iran launched retaliatory attacks against Iraqi bases housing US troops after an American drone strike killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.

Asked about the US airstrike, the majority, 52%, said it has made the United States less safe. Only 25% of Americans said they felt more safe and 22% said it has not had much of an effect. Thirty two percent of respondents said they are somewhat concerned about the possibility of the US getting involved in a full-scale war with Iran, while 41% said they are somewhat concerned, 20% are not so concerned and 7% are not concerned at all.

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