The Hill has a poll finding that a plurality of likely voters say Obama is not supportive enough of Israel.
Results: 38 percent of likely voters say Obama is not supportive enough of Israel, 33 percent say he’s just right, and 20 percent say he’s too supportive. I think the attitudes here reflect lack of information, and the 20 figure is growing… but more from the Hill: 61 percent of voters regard Israel as “very important” or “somewhat important” to how they will vote.
Independent voters might again be a problem for the president on this question, with nearly 4 in 10 believing he is “anti-Israel.”
Fifty percent of independents also said Obama is “not supportive enough” of Israel in responding to a separate question, making them even more strident than Republicans, slightly less than half of whom said Obama does not support Israel enough.
A plurality of Democrats (44 percent) said his support is “about right.”
In general, respondents’ conclusions appeared to be closely correlated with their general level of approval of Obama.
Those who strongly or somewhat approve of Obama were most likely to call his support of Israel “about right.” Those who strongly disapprove of Obama were most likely, at nearly 7 in 10, to say he was “not supportive enough.”
Overall, among likely voters, nearly 4 in 10 agreed that Obama is “not supportive enough” of Israel, while 20 percent think he is “too supportive” and a third said his support is “about right.”
