Voters Expect More Of The Same Under New Saudi King
Monday, January 26, 2015
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/israel_the_middle_east/voters_expect_more_of_the_same_under_new_saudi_king

Few U.S. voters think Saudi Arabia will become a more liberated society
following the passing of King Abdullah and the quick succession of his
half-brother, King Salman. While fewer voters view the kingdom as an enemy
of the United States these days, they criticize its handling of Islamic
terrorism and think it gets away with too many human rights abuses.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 22% of
Likely U.S. Voters think it is at least somewhat likely that Saudi Arabia
will become a freer and more democratic society over the next few years.
Sixty-one percent (61%) see those changes as unlikely. This includes just
two percent (2%) who think Saudi Arabia will be a more open society and 18%
who think that’s Not At All Likely. A sizable 17% are not sure.

The survey of 800 Likely Voters was conducted on January 23-24, 2015 by
Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3.5 percentage points
with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys
is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC.