ABC News/Washington Post Labor Day Poll, September 2007

This poll, fielded September 4-7, 2007, is a part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. Respondents were asked whether they approved of the way George W. Bush was handling his job as president, whether they approved of the way he was handling the situation in Iraq, and whether they approved of his handling of the United States campaign against terrorism. Respondent's opinions were solicited on whether they trusted the Democrats or the Republicans to do a better job in handling the war in Iraq and the campaign against terrorism. Respondents were asked for their opinions on multiple issues associated with the war in Iraq such as whether the war was worth fighting, whether respondents thought the United States would win or lose the war, how confident respondents were in the Iraqi government to fulfill their commitment to restore civil order in Iraq, whether the war had contributed to the security of the United States, and whether the United States had made progress toward restoring civil order in Iraq. Questions about the United States military force focused on whether respondents thought the increase in United States forces improved the situation in Iraq and Iraq's security situation within a few months, whether military forces should be further increased or decreased in Iraq, and whether withdrawing from Iraq would do more to increase the risk of a terrorist attack occurring in the United States. Additional questions addressed whether respondents were satisfied with the choice of candidates for the 2008 presidential election and for whom they were going to vote, General David Petraeus' progress report on the war in Iraq, respondent's confidence in the ability of the government to prevent further terrorist attacks against Americans, whether the war on terrorism could be a success without the United States winning the war, and whether the country was safer at the time of this poll versus September 11, 2001. Demographic information includes sex, age, race, education level, household income, military service, religious preference, type of residential area (e.g., urban or rural), political party affiliation, political philosophy, and voter registration status.

本次民调于2007年9月4日至7日开展，属于系列月度调查的组成部分，该系列调查持续追踪公众对总统履职及一系列其他政治与社会议题的看法。受访者需回答是否认可乔治·W·布什（George W. Bush）的总统履职表现、是否认可其处理伊拉克局势的方式，以及是否认可其领导美国反恐行动的表现。调查还征询了受访者的倾向：他们更信任民主党（Democrats）还是共和党（Republicans）能更妥善地处理伊拉克战争与反恐行动。受访者还需就一系列伊拉克战争相关议题发表看法，包括该战争是否值得发动、美国将赢得还是输掉这场战争、受访者对伊拉克政府履行恢复伊拉克国内民事秩序承诺的信心程度、这场战争是否提升了美国的国家安全，以及美国在恢复伊拉克国内民事秩序方面是否取得进展。有关美国军事力量的问题则聚焦于：受访者是否认为增兵伊拉克后的数月内，局势与伊拉克安全状况有所改善；是否应进一步增兵或撤军；以及从伊拉克撤军是否会提升美国本土遭遇恐怖袭击的风险。其余问题还涵盖：受访者是否对2008年美国总统选举的候选人阵容感到满意、其意向投票人选；戴维·彼得雷乌斯（David Petraeus）将军提交的伊拉克战争进展报告；受访者对美国政府防范针对美国民众的后续恐怖袭击的信心；若美国未能赢得反恐战争，反恐行动是否仍可取得成功；以及与2001年9月11日相比，本次民调开展时美国是否更安全。本次调查收集的人口统计学信息包括性别、年龄、种族、教育水平、家庭收入、兵役经历、宗教偏好、居住区域类型（如城市或乡村）、政党隶属关系、政治立场，以及选民登记状态。