Rasmussen: 22% Believe Bush Knew About 9/11 Attacks in Advance (another 22% not sure) [View All]

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22% Believe Bush Knew About 9/11 Attacks in Advance
Friday, May 04, 2007

Democrats in America are evenly divided on the question of whether George W. Bush knew about the 9/11 terrorist attacks in advance. Thirty-five percent (35%) of Democrats believe he did know, 39% say he did not know, and 26% are not sure.

Republicans reject that view and, by a 7-to-1 margin, say the President did not know in advance about the attacks. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 18% believe the President knew and 57% take the opposite view.

Overall, 22% of all voters believe the President knew about the attacks in advance. A slightly larger number, 29%, believe the CIA knew about the attacks in advance. White Americans are less likely than others to believe that either the President or the CIA knew about the attacks in advance. Americans are more likely than their elders to believe the President or the CIA knew about the attacks in advance.

However, just 8% of voters say the CIA was Very Truthful before the War in Iraq. Another 33% believe the CIA was Somewhat Truthful. Most, 52%, believe the CIA was Not Very Truthful or Not at All Truthful before the War.

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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/22_believe_bush_knew_about_9_11_attacks_in_advance


Survey of 800 Likely Voters
April 30-May 1, 2007

Did the CIA Know About the 9/11 Attacks in Advance?

Yes 29%

No 41%

Not sure 30%

Did Bush Know About the 9/11 Attacks in Advance?

Yes 22%

No 55%

Not sure 22%