Majority of voters think Iran war will last at least a year

A new Quinnipiac University poll also found support for the war has reached a record low, with six in 10 Americans saying they oppose it.(CN) — A majority of American voters believe the war with Iran will last at least a year, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.This comes as support for the war reaches a record low, with the poll finding 60% of voters oppose it, the highest that number has been since Quinnipiac began asking the question in early March, shortly after the war began.“The pushback is evident. Six in 10 voters want no part of military action against Iran. More than seven in 10 say putting troops on Iranian soil is a no-go. And if the war drags on, more than half of voters predict it will last a year or more,” Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy said in a statement.Quinnipiac conducted a nationwide survey of 963 self-identified registered voters from last Thursday through Monday. The poll found 20% of voters think the war will last about a year, while 35% think it will last even longer. That’s a sharp increase from Quinnipiac’s April 15 poll, when only 32% of voters thought the war would last a year or more.Wednesday’s poll also found 54% of voters think the U.S. isn’t winning the war, and 66% feel it hasn’t been worth fighting.Asked about Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, who serve as the Trump administration’s envoys in negotiations to end the war, 57% of voters say they have either not so much or no confidence in them as negotiators.“After months of rising and falling hopes, punctuated by deadly military exchanges, voters wonder whether Kushner and Witkoff have the diplomatic chops to close the deal,” Malloy said.The survey found 32% of voters approve of President Donald Trump, an all-time low approval rating for him in a Quinnipiac poll. Roughly two in three voters said they disapprove of Trump’s handling of the situation with Iran, while only 28% approve. And when asked about a recent spike in gas prices caused by the war, 54% of voters say they blame Trump “a lot” for the price increase.Meanwhile, when asked about their thoughts on the economy as a whole, 59% of voters said they think the country’s economy is getting worse, while only 19% think it’s getting better. Forty-nine percent of voters say they are worse off financially compared to a year ago, while 34% think they are better off.“The answer to the time-tested campaign query: ‘Are you better off today than you were a year ago’ comes back … no,” Malloy said.If the midterm elections were held today, 48% of voters say they would want to see Democrats win control of the U.S. House of Representatives, while 41% would want Republicans to win control of the House.The poll found a split in enthusiasm levels between the parties, with 57% of Democrats saying they are more motivated to vote than in past midterm elections, compared to 39% of Republicans.“A warning sign is blinking red for the GOP,” Malloy said. “With turnout so crucial in midterm elections that many voters tend to ignore, the Democrats seem more motivated to show up than Republicans.”Subscribe to our free newslettersOur weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.Additional Reads