New polls taken in Ohio and Florida find that “voters want decisive foreign policy in the Middle East.” The polls were conducted by Patrick Caddell and John McLaughlin.

“In the first polling in key battleground states that measure public sentiment on U.S. national security issues in the wake of terrorist attacks in Libya, Egypt and anti-American protests across the Middle East and elsewhere, results in Florida and Ohio reveal that clear – and in Florida, overwhelming – majorities support a strong foreign policy in the Middle East, and a robust national defense,” write the pollsters in a memo. “Further, they remain uneasy about the current state of national security and the direction of the country’s foreign policy strategy.”