Poll: 7 in 10 Americans back diplomatic relations with Cuba

[babylonsister]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/10/poll-7-in-10-americans-back-diplomatic-relations-with-cuba/

Poll: 7 in 10 Americans back diplomatic relations with Cuba
Posted: 12:00 PM ET


WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Obama is getting ready to visit to the Summit of the Americas next week amid rising reports the administration is planning to announce new rules on family travel and remittances to Cuba. Do Americans back a plan to relax some of the current restrictions on that island nation?

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released Friday suggests the answer is yes. Nearly two thirds think the United States should lift its ban on travel by U.S. citizens to Cuba. And seven in ten think it's time to re-establish diplomatic relations with that country.

" Republicans as well as Democrats favor re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "On the issue of lifting travel restrictions, Republicans are evenly divided, while Independents and Democrats support the change."

The CNN/ORC telephone poll of 1,023 Americans was conducted April 3-5 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

1. Hopefully, congress will pay attention and lift the ludicrous embargo.K&R

[Vidar]

2. What Americans want doen't matter. How do our corporate masters feel?