CBS NEWS POLL Iran: Poorly Handled by the President and Republicans March 21-24, 2015

Q1-q7 FOR SEPARATE RELEASE

Q8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling relations with Iran?

TOTAL RESPONDENTS

Total Rep Dem Ind Sep13d

% % % % %

Approve 38 9 69 34 39

Disapprove 47 75 21 48 44

Don't know/No answer 15 16 10 18 17

Q9-q17 FOR SEPARATE RELEASE

Q18. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Republicans in Congress are handling relations with Iran?

Approve 27 45 17 23

Disapprove 54 31 69 56

Don't know/No answer 20 24 14 21

Q18a-q50 FOR SEPARATE RELEASE

Q52. Which of these comes closest to your opinion? 1. Irans nuclear program is a threat to the United States that

requires military action now. 2. Irans nuclear program is a threat that can be contained for now. 3. Irans nuclear

program is not a threat to the United States at this time.

Threat requiring action now 29 45 20 28

Threat that can be contained 45 41 48 46

Not a threat at this time 18 10 25 18

Don't know/No answer 7 4 7 8

Unweighted Weighted

Total Respondents 1023

Total Republicans 270 240 (23%)

Total Democrats 293 297 (29%)

Total independents 460 486 (48%)