Question: In your opinion, do you believe that the country is moving in the right direction or do you believe it has gotten off on the wrong track?

Oct-07

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

20%

8

20

37

20

19

Wrong track

68%

83

67

48

70

67

Don’t know/Unsure

12%

9

12

16

10

14

Feb-07

Right direction

20%

8

14

45

27

14

Wrong track

67%

84

75

35

58

74

Don’t know/Unsure

13%

9

11

20

15

12

Oct-06

Right direction

24%

9

19

50

29

20

Wrong track

63%

87

62

31

58

69

Don’t know/Unsure

13%

4

19

19

13

12

Sep-06

Right direction

25%

5

18

52

31

19

Wrong track

65%

88

68

36

61

69

Don’t know/Unsure

10%

7

14

12

8

12

Question: In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Wom

Feb 07

Oct 06

Sep 06

Approve Strongly

13%

2

10

29

13

12

19

19

18

Appove somewhat

16%

7

15

27

17

14

16

18

18

Disapprove somewhat

13%

15

18

10

12

13

15

13

13

Disapprove strongly

51%

71

51

23

51

52

43

47

48

DK/mixed

7%

5

6

10

6

8

7

4

3

Question: Now, turning to Iraq… How well is the U.S. military effort in Iraq going…?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Feb 07

Oct 06

Sept 06

Very well

12%

5

9

22

8%

7%

11%

Fairly well

26%

17

29

39

21%

23%

31%

Not too well

28%

33

31

23

32%

27%

25%

Not at all well

28%

40

23

9

36%

38%

29%

Don't Know / Refused

  5%

5

8

8

3%

5%

3%

Question:  Considering everything, do you think the United States did the right thing in going to war with Iraq, or do you think it was a mistake?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

Feb 07

Oct 06

Sep 06

Right thing

32%

13

29

60

33

30

31%

35%

38%

Mistake

59%

81

61

29

58

61

62%

57%

57%

Don’t know (vol.)

  8%

6

10

11

9

8

7%

8%

5%

Question:  Have you heard of Joe Biden? If you haven’t just tell me. [If yes, ask:] Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of …? Would that be very or somewhat?

All

Dem

Ind  

Rep

Men

Women

White

Non-White

Feb 07

Favorable

57%

76

51

31

54

59

53

67

56%

Unfavorable

26%

 8

29

50

32

20

32

  8

26%

No Opinion

13%

11

15

15

  9

17

11

19

11%

Haven’t heard of him

  5%

  4

  5

  4

  5

  4

  4

  6

   6%

Question:  You may know that Senator Joe Biden is running for President. Do you think he would make a good president or not?

All

Dem

Ind  

Rep

Men

Women

White

Non-White

Feb 07

Good

41%

54

39

22

42

39

40

43

36%

Not Good

41%

27

39

62

45

38

46

27

47%

Don't Know

18%

20

22

16

13

23

14

29

17%

Question: How do you rate his chances of becoming the Democratic Party's Presidential candidate?

All

Dem

Ind  

Rep

Men

Women

White

Non-White

Feb 07

Excellent

4%

6

2

1

2

5

2

10

6%

Good

13%

16

10

9

5

20

11

19

19%

Only Fair

33%

39

39

27

31

35

32

37

35%

Poor

50%

40

48

63

61

41

56

34

39%

Question: How would you rate his chances of being picked to run for Vice-President?

All

Dem

Ind  

Rep

Men

Women

White

Non-White

Feb 07

Excellent

8%

7

7

7

8

8

7

10

11%

Good

25%

31

22

17

21

29

23

29

29%

Only Fair

41%

43

45

39

40

41

40

43

37%

Poor

27%

19

26

37

31

23

30

18

23%

Question: [DEMOCRATS ONLY] Next year Delaware will help select a Democratic nominee for President. I know it's early, but who do you think you will support…READ?

[rotate names] N=398

All

Solid Dem

Lean Dem

Men

Wom

White

Non-White

HS or <

College +

Feb 07

Hillary Clinton

41%

41

34

33

47

41

41

39

45

34%

Barack Obama

17%

17

20

23

12

13

24

13

22

19%

John Edwards

  7%

7

8

9

6

10

2

7

8

10%

Joe Biden

19%

19

18

21

18

23

12

23

14

21%

Someone Else

  4%

4

5

2

5

4

4

5

3

5%

Don't Know

12%

12

14

11

13

9

17

15

8

10%

Question: [DEMOCRATS ONLY] And who would be your second choice?

[rotate names]   N=337

All

% first choice + % second

Hillary Clinton

20%

61%

Barack Obama

20%

37%

John Edwards

22%

29%

Joe Biden

26%

45%

Someone Else/Don't Know

13%

25%

Question: [REPUBLICANS ONLY]? Next year Delaware will help select a Republican nominee for President. I know it's early but who do you think you will support…READ?

[rotate]         N=277

All

Solid Rep

Lean Rep

Men

Wom

White

Non-White

HS or <

College +

Rudy Giuliani

37%

40

37

40

33

38

26

36

38

John McCain

14%

14

14

13

14

13

20

9

19

Fred Thomson

13%

6

13

16

10

14

9

16

11

Mitt Romney

10%

10

10

10

10

11

4

10

10

Someone Else

   5%

7

5

5

6

6

2

6

5

Don't Know

21%

24

21

15

27

19

39

24

17