Americans have mixed opinions about whether the death of Osama bin Laden will increase terrorism worldwide or have no impact, a new Politico poll indicates.
Thirty-three percent of people surveyed for the Politico-George Washington University Battleground Poll said they believe bin Laden's death will lead to an increase in terrorism while 40 percent said the al-Qaida leader's death won't affect the number of terrorist acts, results released Monday indicated.
Forty-one percent of respondents said President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush share equal credit for bin Laden's death, results showed. Thirty-nine percent said Obama gets more credit and 12 percent said Bush should get the most credit.
Results are based on a nationwide telephone poll of 1,000 registered voters conducted May 8-12. The margin of error is 3.1 percentage points. The poll was conducted jointly by Democratic firm Lake Research Partners and Republican polling firm Tarrance Group.