Introducing a brand-new, weekly Convention of States column called Midweek Mood Check, a polling report that uncovers the pulse of the American people on current events and political discussions.
Using exclusive data from some of America's top pollsters, the column will not only highlight public sentiment but also include reactions from reputable COS headliners like Mark Meckler and Rick Santorum. The coverage is intended to be informative and give readers an inside look at how Americans feel about today's most pressing matters.
This week's data coincides with heightened conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. About 63% of Americans believe the fighting in Ukraine and the Middle East is likely to grow into a wider world war, according to a Scott Rasmussen National Survey of 1,000 registered voters conducted October 18-19, 2023. Moreover, 62% of respondents expressed concerns that the turmoil in Ukraine and the Middle East poses a substantial risk to the United States' national security, with a noteworthy consensus between both Republicans and Democrats on this matter.
Not only does the majority of the population perceive these conflicts to potentially have far-reaching consequences on global stability, but the bipartisan consensus suggests that this issue transcends political divides and is a matter of shared national interest.
"Americans seem to understand the risks better than our government and see the real possibility for the outbreak of WWIII," said COS President Mark Meckler. "They seem to be taking it more seriously than the Administration."
Focusing on the Israel-Hamas conflict, we see an intensification of discrimination concerns with 64% saying discrimination against Jews is a problem in America today. In a nearly identical sentiment, 65% say discrimination against Muslims is a serious problem in America today.
The data reflects a prevailing sentiment of anxiety and uncertainty among the American public regarding the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. However, Meckler points out that Jews face a significantly higher level of targeting compared to Muslims, enduring nearly three times as much hatred despite their smaller overall population, according to FBI data.
"In a disgusting equivocation, the number of people who say that discrimination against Jews is a serious problem in America today say the same about Muslims. Yet real statistics show that religiously motivated hate crimes are overwhelmingly targeted at Jews, with anti-Jewish incidents totaling 1,124 incidents in 2022, and crimes against Arabs, Sikhs and Muslims totaling 431... And this was before the recent pro-Hamas public protests all over the country. This doesn’t bode well for America’s Jewish community."
These findings emphasize the need for a collective response, transcending political divisions, to address these pressing issues. An Article V convention could provide a platform for a unified national discourse on strategies to ensure the safety, security, and sovereignty of all Americans, particularly in the face of federal government chaos and escalating global conflicts. To support Convention of States, sign the petition below.
Methodology
This Counterpolling™ survey of 1,000 Registered Voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on October 18-19, 2023. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of Registered Voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
This survey was paid for by RMG Research, Inc. as part of the service provided for our Gold Circle Members.
