http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/broad-majority-of-americans-sympathetic-to-egyptian-protesters/#preview
More than 8 in 10 Americans say they are sympathetic to the protesters in Egypt who have called for a change in their government, and most think the changes occurring will be mostly good for Egypt and for the United States, according to a new Gallup poll.A broad majority of Americans, 69 percent, are following the news about the protests in Egypt very or somewhat closely. Among those following the situation closely, 87 percent are sympathetic to the protesters, compared with 71 percent of those who are not following the news closely. Those who are not paying close attention are more likely than others to have no opinion.
The poll also finds that most Americans are optimistic about the political changes occurring in Egypt. Two-thirds of Americans say the changes will be mostly good for Egypt and 6 in 10 say they will be mostly positive for the United States.
While majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents alike express sympathy toward the Egyptian protesters and say the changes will be mostly good, Democrats are the most optimistic. Seventy-one percent of Democrats say the changes will be positive for the United States, compared with 59 percent of independents and 51 percent of Republicans. Similarly, 77 percent of Democrats say the changes will be positive for Egypt; 64 percent of independents and 59 percent of Republicans agree.
The Gallup poll was conducted nationally by telephone Feb. 2-5 among 1,015 adults and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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