September 11th: Looking Back and Ahead [Updated Oct. 8!]
Are you a resident of the New York City or Washington DC areas?
| 11% (1) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 88% (8) | No |
9 voters have answered this question.
How much attention have you been paying to this event?
| 22% (2) | A lot | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% (3) | Quite a bit | |
| 33% (3) | Not much | |
| 11% (1) | None |
9 voters have answered this question.
How would you rate the media's coverage of the Sept. 11th attacks? Consider whether they behaved appropriately.
| 22% (2) | Excellent | |
|---|---|---|
| 11% (1) | Good | |
| 22% (2) | Fair | |
| 44% (4) | Poor |
9 voters have answered this question.
How did you feel as you watched the media's coverage of this event?
| 33% (3) | Fear/anxiety | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% (4) | Sadness/sympathy | |
| 11% (1) | Interested | |
| 11% (1) | Bored |
9 voters have answered this question.
Where did you obtain most of the coverage on this event?
| 100% (9) | Television | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | Radio | |
| 0% (0) | Newspapers/magazines | |
| 0% (0) | About equally from each source |
9 voters have answered this question.
An hour before this question was created, the U.S. has launched strikes on Afghanistan. Do you approve or disapove this action?
| 55% (5) | Approve | |
|---|---|---|
| 22% (2) | Disapprove | |
| 22% (2) | Not sure |
9 voters have answered this question.
How long do you think this war would last?
| 11% (1) | Less than a month | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | One to three months | |
| 0% (0) | Six months to a year | |
| 88% (8) | A year or more |
9 voters have answered this question.
Which nation(s) do you expect to assist the U.S. with MILITARY actions?
| 66% (6) | Northern Alliance | |
|---|---|---|
| 77% (7) | Canada | |
| 77% (7) | Great Britain | |
| 33% (3) | The whole NATO | |
| 33% (3) | Russia | |
| 33% (3) | Japan |
9 voters have answered this question.
Which of the following people would have best handled this situation if he were president now?
| 11% (1) | George W. Bush (current president) | |
|---|---|---|
| 22% (2) | Bill Clinton | |
| 22% (2) | George H.W. Bush | |
| 44% (4) | Al Gore |
9 voters have answered this question.
Who best handled their own job in response to the disaster?
| 0% (0) | President George W. Bush | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (0) | Secretary of State Colin Powell | |
| 25% (1) | Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld | |
| 25% (1) | Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta | |
| 50% (2) | NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani |
4 voters have answered this question.
What should be America's biggest worry in the next 12 months?
| 33% (3) | How to fight the new war | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% (3) | More terrorist attacks | |
| 22% (2) | Downturning economy | |
| 11% (1) | Other |
9 voters have answered this question.
Suppose that George W. Bush leads the nation to victory in this war, but fails to pull the nation out of recession. Would you re-elect him in 2004?
| 14% (1) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 85% (6) | No |
7 voters have answered this question.
Will the Sept. 11th attacks cause the world to come closer to the U.S., or will it cause the U.S. to adopt a more isolationistic foreign policy?
| 0% (0) | Draw the world closer to the U.S. | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% (4) | Cause the U.S. to adopt a isolationistic foreign policy | |
| 42% (3) | Have little or no effect on the current foreign policy |
7 voters have answered this question.
What should be done with the ruined site of the World Trade Centre complex?
| 55% (5) | Build a park/memorial | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% (3) | Rebuild -- taller, grander than before | |
| 11% (1) | Rebuild according to the original plans |
9 voters have answered this question.
How likely is it that America will be able to capture Bin Laden?
| 22% (2) | 100% | |
|---|---|---|
| 22% (2) | 75% | |
| 11% (1) | 50% | |
| 22% (2) | 25% | |
| 22% (2) | 0% |
9 voters have answered this question.
