Examined:
On Monday, Pew released public opinion data on the candidates' responses to the embassy violence:
Across most demographic groups, far more of those who followed news about the embassy attacks approve of Obama’s handling of the situation than approve of Romney’s statements on the crisis. And while 75% of Democrats approve of Obama’s handling of Middle East turmoil, fewer Republicans (58%) approve of Romney’s comments on the situation.
Larison analyzes:
I expected the public reaction to be mostly negative, but I also thought it likely that almost all Romney supporters would end up approving of his remarks. Because there was so much emphasis in conservative media that criticism of Romney on this matter was the product of some sort of nefarious media conspiracy, it would have made sense if his supporters accepted the most favorable interpretation of what Romney did. Instead, just over half of those supporters like what they saw or heard from his last week.
Know hope.
The Dish 
