The drumbeat over at The New York Times is relentless — if, for some reason, you went over to their site or picked up a newspaper to peruse their coverage, you’d see that almost every one of their stories about the Iran conflict is doom and gloom and imagines that we’re going to meet a very dark fate. They prove daily, however, just how out of touch they are with the average American, and the numbers tell the tale:
A new national survey from the Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll suggests that a majority of American voters support President Donald Trump’s handling of the escalating tensions with Iran, with strong backing for recent military and diplomatic actions and a broad belief that the United States is winning the conflict.
A central theme emerging from the poll is a widespread perception that the United States holds the upper hand.
If you can get 74 percent of voters to agree on anything, that would be considered a huge win. But that’s exactly what the poll showed in this case:
Seventy-four percent of voters say the U.S. is currently winning over Iran, while 54% believe the country has the advantage in negotiations.
Trump noticed:
Harvard Harris Poll: Strong Majority back President Trump on Iran Nuclear stoppage.
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The numbers are surprising, considering the president’s overall approval rating remains low:
According to the poll, conducted April 23-26, 2026, among 2,745 registered voters, 52% of respondents support U.S. military airstrikes on Iran, while 54% say those strikes were justified.
The findings indicate that more than half of voters approve of direct military measures, reflecting a willingness among the public to endorse force in response to ongoing hostilities.
Support for Trump’s diplomatic decisions also remains high.
The survey found that 78% of voters believe Trump was right to agree to a temporary ceasefire with Iran.
At the same time, 57% approve of the administration’s decision to impose a blockade on ships heading to Iran, signaling majority support for combining military pressure with strategic restraint.
The poll also highlights strong public backing for continued pressure if Iran refuses to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
Although there were certainly some concerning numbers for Trump and the Republicans — respondents were not happy with the economy, and amazingly, a majority think it was better under Biden (this writer shakes his head in astonishment, remembering the 9.1 percent inflation rate under Ole Joe) — but the midterms are not a done deal as the Democrats and the media would lead you to believe.
The Harvard Harris poll results:
THE RACE FOR CONGRESS IS A DEAD HEAT WITH VOTERS EVENLY DIVIDED BETWEEN DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS
Oh, and here I thought we didn’t even need to show up to vote, because it’s already been predetermined, and the Democrats are sure to wipe out the slim GOP majorities in the House and Senate. Except, not so much: Dems and Republicans are a dead even split at 50-50.
With all the manic redistricting going on in both red and blue states, it’s anybody’s guess how this will play out in real-time, but it’s way too early for the GOP to just throw in the towel and buy into the media narrative. Turnout will be the key, and it’s up to all of us to get to the polls and convince everyone we know (who leans right, anyway) to get their butts off the couch and make a difference come November.
Surveys are just surveys and aren’t great indicators of what will actually happen on election day, but they do give a valuable barometer of where voter sentiment lies. This Harvard Harris poll proves that the American public is not nearly so dissatisfied with the Iran effort as the leftist pundits would have you believe. It’s been 47 years that we’ve allowed this despotic, terroristic regime to torment the world, and it’s way past time we ended their evil reign.
Most Americans agree.
Editor’s Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.
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