November 15, 2007

America To World: Howdy, Partners

The United States' lonely venture in Iraq has taken its toll on the American public, according to a new poll commissioned by the U.N. Foundation and the Better World Campaign. The bipartisan survey and follow-up focus group discussions, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies (R) and Garin-Hart-Yang (D), reveal a shift in the public's international priorities and what pollster Bill McInturff calls a "repudiation" of President Bush's "go it alone" foreign policy.

The overwhelming majority of those surveyed said America's reputation has suffered in the last few years, and 86 percent of likely voters said that, in order to achieve its foreign policy goals in the future, America needs to renew its partnerships with other countries and work through international organizations rather than act alone.

For more on the survey, including voters' foreign-policy wish list for the next president, see today's Poll Track (subscription).

Posted at 2:10 PM
Posted to: Iraq, President Bush, U.N., WH 2008
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