Poll: More Americans Than Ever Believe The Terrorists Are Winning

by Austin Petersen

Casey Harper

More voters than ever think America is losing the war on terror, according to a recent poll.

Rasmussen has been asking likely voters since 2005 if they believe the U.S. and its allies are winning the war on terror, and this month more respondents than in any of the previous polls answered with a resounding no.

The poll released Monday shows that 46 percent of likely voters believe the terrorists are winning the war on terror, while only 26 percent believe the U.S. and its allies are winning. The lack of confidence has been climbing steadily all year. In January, 33 percent of likely voters said the terrorists are winning and 23 percent said the U.S. is winning.

A year earlier, in January of 2014, 39 percent of likely voters believed the U.S. was winning the war on terror while 30 percent believed the terrorists were winning.

The number could be a bad sign for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. She will try to tout her experience as secretary of state but in the wake of her service, it appears Americans feel as shaky as ever about Washington’s progress in a regional conflict.

The poll shows, though, that when Clinton resigned in February of 2013, 22 percent of Americans believed the terrorists were winning while 42 percent believed the U.S. was winning. But Republicans argue that her failures allowed ISIS to grow rapidly after her departure.

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Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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