Overview
- AP-NORC polling finds Americans prioritizing domestic issues in 2026, with almost no respondents naming Venezuela and few citing drug trafficking as a top concern.
- The Washington Post/SSRS survey shows roughly equal shares approving and opposing the mission to seize Nicolás Maduro, with nearly half opposing the U.S. taking control of Venezuela and about nine in ten saying Venezuelans should choose their leaders.
- A Daily Mail/J. L. Partners poll reports 43% support and 36% opposition to the operation, with 54% saying the mission went well and a sharp partisan split favoring Republicans.
- A Reuters poll cited by the Daily Caller finds 65% of Republicans support the capture but 54% worry about getting too entangled, while the overall public splits roughly one-third support, one-third oppose, and one-third unsure.
- Democrats in Congress are preparing to limit further unilateral action, with Sen. Tim Kaine planning a War Powers resolution to require authorization for additional intervention.