WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - About half of Americans support sending U.S. military personnel into Mexico to fight drug cartels, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, though there is less backing for sending troops without Mexico's approval.
Some of the candidates have said they would be prepared to send military forces without first receiving permission from the Mexican government.
Fifty-one percent of Republicans opposed unilateral action, compared to 40% who supported it.
Only former Vice President Mike Pence, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie have stopped short of saying they support sending U.S. military personnel into Mexico.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online and nationwide between Sept. 8 and Sept. 14, gathering responses from 4,413 U.S. adults.
Persons:
Terry Sullivan, Marco Rubio's, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley, South Carolina Tim Scott, Haley, Mike Pence, Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Gram Slattery, Jason Lange, Stephen Eisenhammer, Ross Colvin, Grant McCool
Organizations:
Reuters, United, U.S . Centers for Disease, Department of Defense, Tech, South Carolina, New, Thomson
Locations:
Mexico, U.S, United States, Ukraine, Florida, South, Arkansas, New Jersey, Mexican, Washington, Mexico City