Polls Blow Up the Media's Favorite Iran Narrative
89% of MAGA approves. 61% of all voters say it's working. Even CNN admits it. The 'divided base' story is dead.
Polls Blow Up the Media's Favorite Iran Narrative
For days, maybe weeks, the usual suspects have been trying to sell you a neat little storyline: MAGA is splitting apart over President Trump's Iran operation. There is just one problem with that theory. The numbers do not cooperate.
The Data Is Not Close
Rasmussen: 61% of likely voters say operation successful, 35% say "very successful"
81% of Republicans say successful
83% of Trump 2024 voters say successful
56% of unaffiliated voters say successful
Even 45% of Democrats say successful
Economist/YouGov: 87% of MAGA supporters approve
Other surveys: as high as 91% among MAGA-aligned voters
Even CNN Had to Admit It
CNN's Harry Enten put it plainly:
"Nearly nine in ten, 89 percent approve of U.S. military action in Iran. That is the MAGA GOP base. Just nine percent disapprove. This is tremendously popular."
"Tremendously popular." CNN's words, not ours. That is not a divided base. That is a united base with a few critics getting an awful lot of airtime.
The Broader Public Is Not Buying the Panic Either
McLaughlin & Associates: 51% of likely voters approve of military force to eliminate Iran's nuclear program. When reminded of Iran's hostility, support rises to 57%. Among undecided voters: 51% favor vs 29% oppose. Among independents: 46% agree vs 40% disagree.
An Al Jazeera opinion piece bluntly acknowledged: "No, MAGA is not divided on the Iran war." When CNN and Al Jazeera are both admitting the same political reality, maybe it is time for the Beltway mythmakers to retire the talking point.
The claim that MAGA is divided over Operation Epic Fury is false. Not exaggerated. Not partially true. False. The base is with Trump. The numbers say so. Even CNN says so. That should settle it.
Further Reading
• Breitbart: Polls Show MAGA Overwhelmingly Backs Operation Epic Fury