Security Beliefs Shape Political Attitudes -Pew poll

[Rose Siding]

...An analysis of public opinion trends released Monday by the Pew Research Center found the shift to national security issues from a collection of domestic issues that were critical in determining party loyalty in 1999.
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* Three-fourths of Democrats say good diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace. A third of Republicans agree with that statement.

* Just over half of Republicans agree with the statement that the best way to ensure peace is through military strength, while one in six Democrats agree with it.

* Two-thirds of Republicans say the use of overwhelming force is the best way to defeat terrorism. In a separate question, two-thirds of Democrats say overwhelming force creates hatred that leads to more terrorism.

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