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Poll: Fragmented voter attitudes on drug war solutions, consensus about its failures

While partisan politics can make the electorate appear deeply divided, regarding the war on drugs there appears to be a remarkable consensus among voters, according to the results of a Zogby interactive poll released last week:Three in four likely voters (76%) believe the U.S. war on drugs is failing, a sentiment that cuts across the political spectrum ? including the vast majority of Democrats (86%), political independents (81%), and most Republicans (61%). There is also a strong belief that the anti-drug effort is failing among those who intend to vote for Barack Obama (89%) for president, as well as most supporters of John McCain (61%).But the nation remains sharply divided over what to do about it:When asked what they believe is the single best way to combat international drug trafficking and illicit use, 27% of likely voters said legalizing some drugs would be the best approach -- 34% of Obama supporters and 20% of McCain backers agreed...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on October 08, 2008 (boomark / email).