59%

— that’s how many self-described swing voters want the U.S. out of Afghanistan “as soon as possible,” according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center:

Support for keeping U.S. forces in Afghanistan has declined over the past year among Republicans, Democrats and independents. For the first time in a Pew Research Center survey, as many Republicans (48%) favor removing U.S. forces from Afghanistan as soon as possible as support keeping the troops there until the situation is stabilized (45%).

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