Americans Say WikiLeaks Founder Should be Prosecuted

Americans Say WikiLeaks Founder Should be Prosecuted to Full Extent of the Law

-- Viewers believe Julian Assange is doing a disservice to the United States –

Flemington, NJ, December 3, 2010 – A new national study among 307 self-reported Democrats, Republicans and Independents revealed that all parties indicated that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should prosecuted to the full extent of the law after viewing a video of Hillary Clinton discussing the WikiLeaks situation.

The study was conducted during December 1 -2, by HCD Research and reported on its MediaCurves.com® website to obtain Americans’ perceptions of a video in which Hillary Clinton’s discloses some of the information that was leaked on the WikiLeaks website.

After viewing the video, all parties increased support for prosecuting Assange with Democrats increasing their support from 34% to 35%, Republicans from 47% to 51%, and Independents form 33% to 40%. In addition, when asked about the impact of the WikiLeaks situation, all parties reported that Assange is doing a disservice to the United States.

Among the findings:

What do you think the repercussions should be for WikiLeaks founder Julian
Assange?
Democrats Republican Independents
Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post
He should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law 34% 35% 47% 51% 33% 40%
He should be rewarded for his exposure of corruptions 24% 27% 22% 21% 16% 15%
Nothing should happen 42% 38% 31% 28% 51% 45%
What do you think the impact is of Julian Assange’s website WikiLeaks?

Democrats Republican Independents
Pre Post Pre Post Pre Post
He is doing a disservice to the United States 41% 44% 51% 52% 43% 48%
He is helping improve the United States 34% 36% 31% 28% 35% 32%
His website has no impact 24% 21% 17% 20% 22% 21%
While viewing the video, participants indicated their perceived levels of agreement by moving their mouse from left to right on a continuum. The responses were recorded in quarter-second intervals and reported in the form of curves. The participants were also asked to respond to post-viewing questions.

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