Americans approve of the Iran nuclear deal — and do not want Congress to interfere with it. And even Republicans — a majority of whom oppose the deal — are not eager to see Congress block the deal.
Sixty-one percent of the country favors the deal, compared to 34 percent who oppose it. Furthermore, 65 percent of voters don’t want Congress to block the nuclear agreement, compared to 30 percent who do, according to a survey by Hart Research Associates on behalf of the Democratic group Americans United for Change.
As expected, 52 percent of Republicans oppose the deal, compared to 81 percent of Democrats and 58 percent of Independents who favor it.
However, Republicans are divided on whether they want Congress to allow the agreement to go forward (48 percent) or whether they want Congress to block it and prevent it from being implemented (47 percent). Democrats and Independents are less divided: 82 percent and 64 percent, respectively, want Congress to allow the agreement to go forward.
The framework nuclear deal reached last week between Iran and a group including the United States, Britain, China, Russia, France and Germany has garnered equal parts support and criticism among lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
President Obama has warned Congress not to get in the way of blocking the deal as negotiators work toward a June 30 deadline for a final agreement.
The telephone survey of roughly 800 registered voters was conducted April 6-8 with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. A more detailed version is expected to be released Friday.
(h/t The Huffington Post)
