One-Third Of US Republicans Back Nuclear Deal, Poll Finds
Roughly one-third of Republican voters favor the framework nuclear deal reached between Iran and the six world powers, a Reuters poll published Wednesday found. This figure contrasts with GOP lawmakers’ staunch opposition to the agreement.
Thirty-one percent of Republican respondents approved of the agreement, while 30% said they opposed it, the Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. The remaining 39% said they weren’t certain.
Republican lawmakers in recent weeks have intensified their vocal opposition to the deal, which is being pushed by President Barack Obama, a Democrat.
While the Obama administration has invested considerable efforts in trying to convince those Republican lawmakers who are skeptical of a framework agreement with Iran — stating that a detente between the two countries is essential — many within the party’s leadership see the deal as a capitulation to an enemy state, and have threatened to unilaterally change the terms of the agreement after Obama leaves office in 2017.
So far, Obama has resisted calls from Republican lawmakers, as well as some Democratic legislators, who are demanding congressional oversight over the terms of a final deal with Tehran.
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