Voters in the important swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania oppose the P5+1 nuclear deal reached with Iran by margins of more than 2-to-1, The Hill reported on Monday, August 24th citing a new Quinnipiac University poll.
Florida voters oppose the deal 61 percent to 25 percent, Ohio voters oppose it 58 percent to 24 percent and Pennsylvania voters oppose it 61 percent to 26 percent, according to the poll.
A majority of voters in each of the states said the deal brokered by the Obama administration to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief would make the world less safe.
At least one lawmaker from those states, Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., is among 13 Democrats still undecided about the accord in The Hill’s Whip List. Lawmakers return to Washington in September.
While many oppose the deal, a majority of Americans nationally also thinks Congress should reject the accord, a CNN/ORC International poll released last week found.
The survey of 1,093 Florida voters, 1,096 Ohio voters and 1,085 Pennsylvania voters was conducted Aug. 7-18 via landlines and cellphones with a margin of error of 3 points.