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Subject: SNET: Hmmm...America Agrees With Reno
Date: 22 Apr 2000 23:40:03 -0400
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POLL RELEASES
April 22, 2000=20
Reaction Poll on Elian Gonzalez=20
Majority approves of government actions on Saturday=20
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
PRINCETON, NJ - A new CNN/Gallup Poll survey, conducted Saturday afternoon,=20
finds Americans in general agreement with the Justice Department action take=
n=20
early Saturday morning, in which armed federal agents stormed the Gonzalez=20
family home in Miami and took Elian Gonzalez away to be reunited with his=20
father. Over half of Americans, 57%, told Gallup they approve of the federal=
=20
action while just 37% disapprove.=20
This finding is consistent with previous Gallup polls which have showed=20
roughly six in ten Americans believing the six-year old Cuban castaway shoul=
d=20
be returned to his father to live in Cuba, rather than remain with relatives=
=20
in Miami. The current survey finds no change in this basic outlook, with 59%=
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saying it is in the boy's best interests to return to Cuba, and only 27%=20
saying he should remain in the U.S.=20
Complete findings of the survey, shown below, indicate there is some concern=
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about the government's use of force in carrying out Saturday's action. Four=20
in ten Americans (40%) believe the government used too much force while 36%=20
say it used the right amount. At the same time, a 54% majority agree with=20
Attorney General Janet Reno's argument that the government had done all it=20
could until now to settle the matter without the use of force; only 38%=20
disagree.=20
What next? A 54% majority of Americans agree with the recent federal court=20
order requiring Elian Gonzalez to remain in the United States until his=20
appeal for political asylum is heard next month. Close to two-thirds of the=20
public, 63%, believe the Miami relatives should be able to visit Elian=20
Gonzalez in Washington, D.C. as soon as possible, as they are attempting to=20
do.=20
The results below are based on telephone interviews with a randomly selected=
=20
national sample of 613 adults, 18 years and older, conducted April 22, 2000,=
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between 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. For results based on this=20
sample, one can say with 95 percent confidence that the maximum error=20
attributable to sampling and other random effects is plus or minus 4=20
percentage points. In addition to sampling error, question wording and=20
practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias int=
o=20
the findings of public opinion polls.=20
As you may know, federal agents physically removed Elian Gonzalez from the=20
home of his Miami relatives early this morning, and have taken him to=20
Washington D.C. to reunite him with his father. Do you approve or disapprove=
=20
of that action?=20
Approve 57% =20
Disapprove 37 =20
No opinion 6 =20
How strongly do you feel about your view on that matter -- strongly, or not=20
so strongly?=20
Strongly approve 48% =20
Not so strongly approve 9 =20
Not so strongly disapprove 7 =20
Strongly disapprove 30 =20
No opinion 6 =20
Which of the following solutions do you think would be in the best interests=
=20
of the boy - [ROTATE: 1) For him to remain in the U.S. to live with relative=
s=20
who have requested he stay here (or), 2) For him to live with his father in=20
Cuba, as his father has requested]?=20
Remain in U.S. Live with father in Cuba Other (vol.) No opinion=20
2000 Apr 22 27% 59 7 7 =20
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2000 Apr 7-9 31% 60 4 5 =20
2000 Mar 30-Apr 2 31% 56 5 8 =20
2000 Feb 14-15 36% 55 4 5 =20
2000 Jan 25-26 33% 60 3 4 =20
1999 Dec 9-12 45% 45 3 7 =20
>From what you know about today's actions, do you think the government agents=
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involved used too much force or about the right amount of force in removing=20
Elian Gonzalez from the Miami home?=20
Used too much force 40% =20
Used right amount of force 36 =20
Used too little force (vol..) 1 =20
No opinion 23 =20
Do you agree or disagree that the federal government did all it could to=20
settle this situation without using force?=20
Agree 54% =20
Disagree 38 =20
No opinion 8 =20
Now thinking about the Elian Gonzalez situation overall, since it started=20
last November, do you approve or disapprove of the way each of the following=
=20
have handled the situation? (Random order)=20
Approve Disapprove No opinion=20
% % % =20
President Clinton 42 42 16 =20
Attorney General Janet Reno 45 46 9 =20
Al Gore 23 42 35 =20
Elian Gonzalez relatives in Miami 31 59 10 =20
The news media 30 66 4 =20
In terms of the news TODAY, have you, yourself, happened to see any of the=20
television coverage TODAY concerning Elian Gonzalez?=20
Yes 56% =20
No 44 =20
No opinion * =20
(If saw news coverage)In the news coverage you've seen today, did you happen=
=20
to see (Rotate A-B)? How about=85=20
BASED ON NATIONAL ADULTS=20
Yes, saw footage No, not seen foootage/ Not seen any coverage=20
% % =20
A. Photos or news footage of Elian Gonzalez being physically removed from th=
e=20
Miami home 42 58 =20
B. Photos or news footage of Elian Gonzalez being reunited with his father =20
18 82 =20
As you may know, the Miami relatives are on their way to Washington, D.C.=20
where they hope to be able to visit with Elian Gonzalez. In your view, shoul=
d=20
the Miami relatives be allowed to visit with Elian Gonzalez as soon as=20
possible, or not?=20
Yes, visit as soon as possible 63% =20
No, not visit 31 =20
No opinion 6 =20
A federal court has ordered that Elian Gonzalez must remain in the United=20
States until a court scheduled to hear his case next month reviews his case.=
=20
[Rotate 1-2: 1) Do you agree with that decision that Elian must remain in th=
e=20
U.S. until then (or) 2) Do you think Elian's father should be able to return=
=20
to Cuba with Elian before then]?=20
Agree Elian should remain in U.S. until court review 54% =20
Think should be able to return to Cuba before then 41 =20
No opinion 5 =20
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