Poll watch
What percentage of Americans support President Obama’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of the year?
57% of Americans support President Obama’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of the year, while 31% oppose it.
Zogby Poll
83% of Americans say they have made cutbacks in their day-to-day spending, including 39% who say they’ve stopped buying items they consider to be necessities. Nonetheless, 69% consider their own financial situations to be fairly good or very good.
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