Most say elected officials who blame America and Israel for terrorist attacks against their own people make the two countries less safe.
Americans reject the idea that the U.S. and Israel are to blame for terrorism against their own people and would support primary challenges to elected officials who hold this view.
WHY IT MATTERS – National poll results do not necessarily reflect beliefs in individual districts, but they do suggest nationwide support for candidates willing to challenge incumbents with views sympathetic to Hamas and other terrorist groups.
HOW TO USE THIS DATA – The results provide wedge language that can be used to isolate and defeat elected officials who blame the U.S. and Israel for terrorism.
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Most agree that elected officials who blame Israel for terrorism would also blame America.
- 55% of voters agree that American officials who blame Israel for terrorist attacks against Israelis are also likely to blame America for terrorist attacks against Americans. (24% disagree).
- This includes 65% of Republicans, 46% of Democrats, and 52% of swing voters.
- Men (60%) are more likely to agree than women (50%).
- Gen Z voters the most closely divided on this question (40%-38%).
- 57% of New Majority voters agree, including 53% of New Majority voters who plan to support a Democrat in 2024.
Most agree blaming America and Israel for terrorism is taking the side of terrorists.
- 52% of voters agree that American elected officials who blame America and Israel for terrorist attacks are taking the side of Hamas and other terrorist groups. (26% disagree).
- This includes a majority of Republicans (65%) and pluralities of Democrats (41%) and swing voters (48%).
- Men (58%) are more likely to agree than women (47%), particularly single women (40%).
- Asians (31%-42%) and Gen Z (35%-37%) disagree that blaming America and Israel for terrorism is taking the side of terrorist groups.
- 57% of America’s New Majority voters agree while 40% of Left Minority voters disagree.
Most believe blaming America and Israel for terrorism makes the two countries less safe.
- 57% of voters believe that American elected officials who blame America and Israel for terrorist attacks make America less safe. (26% say it makes no difference.)
- This includes 74% of Republicans, 44% of Democrats and 57% of swing voters.
- Men (63%) are more likely to hold this view than women (52%), particularly single women (40%).
- Gen Z voters are the only group with a plurality (41%) who say it makes no difference if American elected officials blame the U.S. and Israel for terrorism.
- 62% of America’s New Majority voters say blaming America and Israel for terrorism makes America less safe, including 50% of those who plan to support a Democrat in 2024.
Large support for primary challenges against elected officials who blame America and Israel for terrorism.
- 79% of Republicans and 68% of Democrats would support a challenger in a primary election over an incumbent who blames America and Israel for terrorist attacks against their own people.
- This includes 63% of Republican and 58% of Democratic Gen Z voters, the age group most at odds with the views of most Americans on other survey questions in this poll.