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A new Reagan Institute survey makes something painfully clear: Americans want strength, not apologies. An overwhelming 87 percent of respondents said it is important for the United States to have the most powerful military in the world, a staggering rebuke to the isolationists and the defense cutters who would leave our sons and daughters outgunned.
This was not a flash poll thrown together by partisan operatives; the survey was conducted by a bipartisan research team in late October through early November 2025 and included a broad cross section of Americans, underscoring that support for strength runs deep across the country. The results came on the heels of reporting that showed concern over confidence in the military as an institution even while the public demands more capability, a complicated reality that should shame elites in Washington who toy with budgets and strategy without consequence.
Roger Zakheim of the Ronald Reagan Institute rightly touted these findings on Life, Liberty & Levin, pointing out that the public understands peace comes through strength and that America cannot cede leadership to rivals while hoping for the best. Zakheim’s defense of American leadership is exactly the kind of unapologetic clarity our country needs, and it exposes the dishonest framing by those who pretend raw power is somehow un-American.
The survey didn’t stop at confidence statistics; it showed concrete policy preferences that should guide lawmakers. Majorities backed committing forces to defend Taiwan if China invaded, stronger support for Ukraine, higher funding for shipbuilding and missile defense including a “Golden Dome” homeland system, and a desire for a force sized to win two wars at once — practical, sober choices that prioritize American security and deter aggression.
And let’s be clear: this is not merely a conservative talking point — the surge in support for a muscular America spans party lines, with large numbers of self-identified MAGA Republicans and a surprising plurality of Democrats saying they want the United States to lead. Those results expose the elite media’s echo chamber: while pundits argue over labels, everyday Americans know a weaker America invites chaos, and they are demanding policy to match their instincts.
If lawmakers have any respect for the voters who put them in office, they will stop the budgeting theater and act like adults: fund the Navy, rebuild our defense industrial base, prioritize advanced technology, and give the men and women in uniform the tools to win. This survey is a patriotic wake-up call — America’s citizens are saying loud and clear that strength, not surrender, secures liberty, and any politician who ignores that message will answer to the voters in short order.
