Thursday, October 23, 2014

Poll: No Popular Support For The Islamic State In Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Or Lebanon


ISIS Has Almost No Popular Support in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or Lebanon -- Washington Institute

How much grassroots support does the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) enjoy in key "coalition" countries like Egypt, Saudi Arabia, or Lebanon? Until today, one could only guess at the answer. Recent news reports about the arrests of ISIS adherents in all three of these countries add urgency to the question.

Now, however, a trio of new polls -- the first ones of their kind -- provides the hard data on which to make this judgment. The polls were conducted in September by a leading commercial survey firm in the Middle East, using face-to-face interviews by experienced local professionals. The sample was a random, geographic probability national sample of 1,000 respondents (nationals only, excluding expatriates or refugees) in each country, yielding a statistical margin of error of approximately 3 percent.

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My Comment: This reminds me of what my father once said about support for Communism in the West .... "son .... there are more Communists in the West than in the Soviet Union".

1 comment:

James said...

I have a problem with this poll and others like it: If you are an ISIS supporter/sympathizer living in these countries, would you acknowledge it?