Jim Lobe reports:

A majority of likely voters in each of six key swing states — Georgia, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas — say they approve of measures to block the transfer of bombs to Israel, according to a new poll released Wednesday by the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) and conducted by the YouGov data analytics firm.

The poll also found that majorities or strong pluralities of 3,200 respondents in the six states favor “cutting $3.3 billion in taxpayer-funded weapons to Israel” and believe the war in Iran benefits Israel more than the United States.

As in other recent polls, the new survey, which was conducted from late September to mid-October, found that self-identified Democrats and Independents were significantly more likely to oppose more military transfers to Israel than self-identified Republicans in each state, although at least one-third of Republicans in all of the states except North Carolina (26%) said they supported blocking bombs to Israel.

The highest percentage of Republicans taking that position was found in Maine, where 45% said they opposed more such transfers. Incumbent Sen. Susan Collins, who is in a tight race against a Democrat who has criticized U.S. military aid and sales to Israel, voted against a resolution to ban the transfer of 1,000- and 2,000-pound bombs to Israel April 15, the last time the Senate voted on the issue. That vote marked the first time that a majority of Senate Democrats (36 of 46 members of the caucus) voted to block weapons transfers to Israel. [Continue reading…]