Domenico Montanaro

56% say that they are against the military action.

Just 36% approve of Trump's handling of the Iran war.

And 55% say that they see Iran as only a minor threat or no threat at all.

And that mirrors Trump's low approval ratings that we found on other issues.

I was surprised by the sheer magnitude of the effect.

Well, we surveyed almost 1,600 people with our NPR-PBS News Marist poll over the past week.

We found that 56% say that they are against the military action, just 36% approve of Trump's handling of the Iran war, and 55% say that they see Iran as only a minor threat or no threat at all.

And that mirrors Trump's low approval ratings that we found on other issues.

You know, Trump has just a 40% approval on

Immigration, which had been a strength of his, it's only 38% overall.

And it's even worse on the economies, just 35% now.

That's the worst we've ever seen for Trump.

And despite this war, we know that people have been saying for a long time that the economy is their top concern.

There are some, but overall, Republicans are largely sticking with Trump.

I mean, 8 in 10 approve of the job he's doing on the economy, for example, as well as his handling of Iran.

You know, the reality is, look, we've seen some influencers in the magosphere speak out against the war and say that Trump is doing...

the opposite of what he promised during the presidential campaign.

But that's not the majority of rank and file Republicans, never has been, and probably never will be.

You know, what we are seeing when it comes to shifts is with independents, critical group, especially in these midterm elections, a group that Trump did well with in 2024 in the presidential election.

But they've been aligning with Democrats on nearly every issue in the past year,