WASHINGTON (AP) - Many American voters are concerned that the ongoing Middle East conflict will escalate into an all-out regional war, a new poll finds. About half of voters are "extremely" or "very" worried about the possibility of a broader war in the region.
AP-NORC poll finds Democrats and Republicans split on Israel’s responsibility for war’s escalation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many American voters are concerned that the ongoing Middle East conflict will escalate into an all-out regional war, a new poll finds. About half of voters are "extremely" or "very" worried about the possibility of a broader war in the region.
Though there is concern about the conflict growing, according to the survey from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, fewer voters - around 4 in 10 - are concerned that the United States will be drawn into a war in the Middle East. This poll was conducted prior to Israel’s strike on military bases in Iran on Friday.
The conflict in the Middle East has become a major campaign issue as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris attempt to win over Muslim and Jewish voters in battleground states like Michigan and Pennsylvania. And although Democrats and Republicans are similarly worried about the potential for the war to expand, they disagree about who is to blame for its recent escalation and how the U.S. should be involved going forward.
About 6 in 10 voters say the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the Iranian government and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have "a lot" of responsibility for the escalation of the war in the Middle East. Roughly 4 in 10 voters think the Israeli government has "a lot" of responsibility, and only about 2 in 10 say the U.S. government has "a lot" of responsibility.