{"id":52691,"date":"2008-04-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2008\/04\/04\/most-americans-unfamiliar-with-petraeus-rice-remains-popular\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:11:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:11:06","slug":"most-americans-unfamiliar-with-petraeus-rice-remains-popular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2008\/04\/04\/most-americans-unfamiliar-with-petraeus-rice-remains-popular\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans Unfamiliar with Petraeus, Rice Remains Popular"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"summary-of-findings\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary of Findings<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"floatright\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/legacy\/410-1.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. David Petraeus has played a pivotal role in crafting the U.S. military strategy in Iraq, but he is an unfamiliar figure to most Americans. On the eve of Petraeus&#8217; congressional testimony on the situation in Iraq, a solid majority (55%) says they do not know enough about the top U.S. commander in Iraq to offer an opinion of him.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People &amp; the Press, conducted March 24-29 among 1,001 adults, finds that 27% view Petraeus favorably while 18% say they have an unfavorable view of him.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Views of Petraeus are divided along party lines, with more than twice as many Republicans as Democrats offering a positive rating of the general (45% vs. 19%). A quarter of independents rate Petraeus positively. However, large percentages in all partisan groups, including nearly half of Republicans (47%), are not familiar enough with Petraeus to offer their opinion of him.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"floatright\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/legacy\/410-2.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;rices-favorability-remains-high&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"rices-favorability-remains-high\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rice&#8217;s Favorability Remains High<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the Bush administration gets low ratings for its handling of foreign policy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice continues to be viewed positively by a majority of Americans (56%). The percentage saying they have a favorable opinion of Rice has remained largely unchanged since March 2005.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rice is broadly popular among Republicans and also receives favorable ratings from a majority of independents. More than three-quarters of Republicans (77%) and 54% of independents have a positive opinion of her. Democrats offer mixed opinions about the Secretary of State &#8211; 43% express favorable views and 44% have an unfavorable opinion.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"floatright\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/legacy\/410-3.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite her overwhelmingly favorable ratings among Republicans, Rice&#8217;s popularity with that group has declined somewhat in the past two years. In April 2006, fully 85% of Republicans offered a positive opinion of the Secretary of State, eight points higher than in the current poll.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary of Findings Gen. David Petraeus has played a pivotal role in crafting the U.S. military strategy in Iraq, but he is an unfamiliar figure to most Americans. 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