Polling

Since the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on December 9, 2014 there have been a number of polls taken to measure the public's views on enhanced interrogation. Here are some representative examples:

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  CNN Poll: A Majority of Americans Say Waterboarding is Acceptable

  by Eric Bradner; January 15, 2015

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  New poll finds majority of Americans think torture was justified after 9/11 attacks

  by Adam Goldman and Peyton Craighill; December 16, 2014

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  WSJ/NBC Poll: Most Americans Say CIA ‘Harsh Interrogation’ Acceptable

  by Reid J. Epstein; December 16, 2014

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  CBS News Poll

  by Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto, and Fred Backus; CBS News; December 15, 2014

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  Pew Poll

  Pew Research Center; December 11-14, 2014