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Amnesty International Online Survey

1. Current events

11% of survey complete.

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* 1. With respect to the state of the country, do you think things are going in the right direction or would you say that things have gotten off track?

Right direction

Wrong track

Not sure

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* 2. When you look ahead to 2008, how optimistic are you that things will move in a better direction?

Very optimistic

Somewhat optimistic

Somewhat pessimistic

Very pessimistic

Not sure

Other (please specify)

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* 3. With respect to current issues facing our nation, how would you rank them in importance?

	High priority	Moderate priority	Low priority	Not a priority	No opinion
Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by 2008 or sooner	Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by 2008 or sooner High priority	Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by 2008 or sooner Moderate priority	Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by 2008 or sooner Low priority	Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by 2008 or sooner Not a priority	Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq by 2008 or sooner No opinion
Fighting global warming	Fighting global warming High priority	Fighting global warming Moderate priority	Fighting global warming Low priority	Fighting global warming Not a priority	Fighting global warming No opinion
Reducing global poverty and narrowing the gap between haves and have-nots	Reducing global poverty and narrowing the gap between haves and have-nots High priority	Reducing global poverty and narrowing the gap between haves and have-nots Moderate priority	Reducing global poverty and narrowing the gap between haves and have-nots Low priority	Reducing global poverty and narrowing the gap between haves and have-nots Not a priority	Reducing global poverty and narrowing the gap between haves and have-nots No opinion
Protecting a woman's right to choose	Protecting a woman's right to choose High priority	Protecting a woman's right to choose Moderate priority	Protecting a woman's right to choose Low priority	Protecting a woman's right to choose Not a priority	Protecting a woman's right to choose No opinion
Closing the U.S. detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay	Closing the U.S. detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay High priority	Closing the U.S. detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Moderate priority	Closing the U.S. detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Low priority	Closing the U.S. detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay Not a priority	Closing the U.S. detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay No opinion
Stopping the violence in Darfur	Stopping the violence in Darfur High priority	Stopping the violence in Darfur Moderate priority	Stopping the violence in Darfur Low priority	Stopping the violence in Darfur Not a priority	Stopping the violence in Darfur No opinion
Passing laws to prohibit the use of torture by our government or its agents	Passing laws to prohibit the use of torture by our government or its agents High priority	Passing laws to prohibit the use of torture by our government or its agents Moderate priority	Passing laws to prohibit the use of torture by our government or its agents Low priority	Passing laws to prohibit the use of torture by our government or its agents Not a priority	Passing laws to prohibit the use of torture by our government or its agents No opinion
Reversing the Military Commissions Act and restoring habeas corpus	Reversing the Military Commissions Act and restoring habeas corpus High priority	Reversing the Military Commissions Act and restoring habeas corpus Moderate priority	Reversing the Military Commissions Act and restoring habeas corpus Low priority	Reversing the Military Commissions Act and restoring habeas corpus Not a priority	Reversing the Military Commissions Act and restoring habeas corpus No opinion

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* 4. How closely are you following the issues from the last question?

	Very closely	Somewhat closely	Not very closely	Not at all
The debate surrounding withdrawl of U.S. troops from Iraq	The debate surrounding withdrawl of U.S. troops from Iraq Very closely	The debate surrounding withdrawl of U.S. troops from Iraq Somewhat closely	The debate surrounding withdrawl of U.S. troops from Iraq Not very closely	The debate surrounding withdrawl of U.S. troops from Iraq Not at all
Fighting global warming	Fighting global warming Very closely	Fighting global warming Somewhat closely	Fighting global warming Not very closely	Fighting global warming Not at all
Global poverty and the gap between haves and have-nots	Global poverty and the gap between haves and have-nots Very closely	Global poverty and the gap between haves and have-nots Somewhat closely	Global poverty and the gap between haves and have-nots Not very closely	Global poverty and the gap between haves and have-nots Not at all
Protecting a woman's right to choose	Protecting a woman's right to choose Very closely	Protecting a woman's right to choose Somewhat closely	Protecting a woman's right to choose Not very closely	Protecting a woman's right to choose Not at all
Treatment of prisoners and calls to shut down Guantanamo Bay	Treatment of prisoners and calls to shut down Guantanamo Bay Very closely	Treatment of prisoners and calls to shut down Guantanamo Bay Somewhat closely	Treatment of prisoners and calls to shut down Guantanamo Bay Not very closely	Treatment of prisoners and calls to shut down Guantanamo Bay Not at all
The violence in Darfur	The violence in Darfur Very closely	The violence in Darfur Somewhat closely	The violence in Darfur Not very closely	The violence in Darfur Not at all
The use of torture by our government or its agents	The use of torture by our government or its agents Very closely	The use of torture by our government or its agents Somewhat closely	The use of torture by our government or its agents Not very closely	The use of torture by our government or its agents Not at all
The debate over restoration of habeas corpus	The debate over restoration of habeas corpus Very closely	The debate over restoration of habeas corpus Somewhat closely	The debate over restoration of habeas corpus Not very closely	The debate over restoration of habeas corpus Not at all

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* 5. Does the FIRST statement or the SECOND statement come closer to your own views?

Statement #1: Once the Bush administration is gone from office, many of the most severe human rights problems it has helped create will begin to disappear.

OR

Statement #2: Even if our country elects a president who rejects the Bush administration’s stand on human rights, it will take years before all the damage done to human rights principles and to the United States’ role as a defender of human rights can be repaired.

First statement comes closer

Second statement comes closer

Neither

Don’t know