Changed views under Obama
538 has a cool feature showing how views have changed on various issues over the eight years Obama was President.
The changes:
- Abortion should be legal from 45% to 58%
- Opposition to death penalty from 29% to 42%
- Approve of Obama performance in Iraq from 65% to 38%
- Believe cannabis should be legal from 38% to 58%
- Believe race relations are good from 73% to 32%
- Believe same sex marriage should be legal from 40% to 62%
- Approve of Obama’s handling of terrorism from 59% to 42%
- Approve of Obama performance in Afghanistan from 68% to 39%