|
Tables
|
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?
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|
September
29
|
All
|
Dem.
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Right
direction
|
35%
|
11
|
19
|
73
|
41
|
31
|
|
Wrong
track
|
52%
|
79
|
56
|
17
|
50
|
54
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure
|
13%
|
10
|
26
|
10
|
9
|
16
|
|
July ‘04
|
All
|
Dem.
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Right
direction
|
36%
|
14
|
31
|
64
|
40
|
34
|
|
Wrong
track
|
51%
|
77
|
49
|
23
|
49
|
53
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure
|
12%
|
9
|
20
|
13
|
11
|
13
|
|
April ’04
|
All
|
Dem.
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Right
direction
|
38%
|
13
|
35
|
65
|
43
|
33
|
|
Wrong
track
|
48%
|
73
|
52
|
21
|
46
|
50
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure
|
14%
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
11
|
17
|
|
January ‘04
|
All
|
Dem.
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Right
direction
|
47%
|
25
|
47
|
75
|
54
|
41
|
|
Wrong
track
|
38%
|
56
|
37
|
16
|
33
|
42
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure
|
15%
|
19
|
16
|
10
|
14
|
17
|
|
Sept ‘03
|
All
|
Dem.
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Right
direction
|
36%
|
20
|
30
|
61
|
43
|
31
|
|
Wrong
track
|
52%
|
72
|
52
|
25
|
45
|
58
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure
|
12%
|
9
|
18
|
14
|
12
|
12
|
|
Last
April ‘03
|
All
|
Dem.
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Right
direction
|
55%
|
35
|
51
|
77
|
60
|
50
|
|
Wrong
track
|
32%
|
49
|
34
|
14
|
30
|
34
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure
|
13%
|
17
|
15
|
9
|
10
|
17
|
|
Question:
How would you rate the job George W. Bush is doing as President—excellent,
good, only fair, or poor?
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|
September
29
|
All
|
Dem
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Excellent
|
16%
|
2
|
9
|
35
|
17
|
15
|
|
Good
|
29%
|
13
|
29
|
49
|
30
|
28
|
|
Only
fair
|
24%
|
33
|
30
|
10
|
21
|
26
|
|
Poor
|
30%
|
51
|
26
|
5
|
31
|
29
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure (vol)
|
2%
|
2
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
July ‘04
|
All
|
Dem
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Excellent
|
16%
|
2
|
9
|
34
|
19
|
13
|
|
Good
|
26%
|
11
|
21
|
43
|
25
|
27
|
|
Only
fair
|
27%
|
33
|
39
|
18
|
26
|
28
|
|
Poor
|
29%
|
52
|
24
|
4
|
27
|
30
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure (vol)
|
2%
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
|
April ‘04
|
All
|
Dem
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Excellent
|
15%
|
1
|
10
|
31
|
19
|
12
|
|
Good
|
28%
|
11
|
27
|
44
|
27
|
28
|
|
Only
fair
|
27%
|
35
|
36
|
17
|
26
|
29
|
|
Poor
|
29%
|
50
|
25
|
7
|
28
|
30
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure (vol)
|
1%
|
1
|
2
|
--
|
--
|
2
|
|
January ‘04
|
All
|
Dem
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Excellent
|
17%
|
4
|
11
|
36
|
23
|
12
|
|
Good
|
34%
|
17
|
44
|
53
|
33
|
36
|
|
Only
fair
|
28%
|
45
|
29
|
7
|
24
|
32
|
|
Poor
|
19%
|
33
|
13
|
4
|
19
|
19
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure (vol)
|
2%
|
2
|
4
|
--
|
2
|
2
|
|
Sept ‘03
|
All
|
Dem
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Excellent
|
16%
|
3
|
7
|
36
|
22
|
11
|
|
Good
|
28%
|
18
|
35
|
40
|
29
|
28
|
|
Only
fair
|
29%
|
36
|
41
|
17
|
24
|
33
|
|
Poor
|
26%
|
43
|
16
|
6
|
24
|
27
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure (vol)
|
1%
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
|
Last
April ‘03
|
All
|
Dem
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Excellent
|
28%
|
6
|
23
|
52
|
32
|
24
|
|
Good
|
34%
|
32
|
36
|
37
|
33
|
35
|
|
Only
fair
|
21%
|
33
|
21
|
9
|
20
|
23
|
|
Poor
|
16%
|
28
|
15
|
2
|
14
|
17
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure (vol)
|
1%
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
|
Question:
How would you rate the job George W. Bush is doing handling
the economy—excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
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|
September
29
|
All
|
Dem
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Excellent
|
9%
|
--
|
1
|
23
|
10
|
8
|
|
Good
|
27%
|
11
|
26
|
46
|
26
|
27
|
|
Only
fair
|
27%
|
30
|
29
|
23
|
26
|
28
|
|
Poor
|
37%
|
59
|
39
|
7
|
37
|
36
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure (vol)
|
1%
|
--
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
Question:
How would you rate the job George W. Bush is doing handling
foreign affairs and national security—excellent, good,
only fair, or poor?
|
|
September
29
|
All
|
Dem
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
Excellent
|
19%
|
2
|
13
|
44
|
21
|
18
|
|
Good
|
23%
|
14
|
18
|
37
|
25
|
22
|
|
Only
fair
|
19%
|
23
|
29
|
11
|
16
|
22
|
|
Poor
|
37%
|
59
|
34
|
8
|
36
|
37
|
|
Don’t
know/Unsure (vol)
|
2%
|
2
|
6
|
--
|
2
|
2
|
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Question:
Later this year, there will be an election for President
of the United States. If the election were held today do
you think you would vote for …. or …. [ROTATE]
? If “unsure,”or “don’t know”ask “which
way do you lean?”
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September
29
Base=
489 likely voters
|
All
|
Dem.
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
George
Bush,
the
Republican Candidate
|
41
|
11
|
35
|
85
|
45
|
38
|
|
lean
Bush
|
3
|
2
|
--
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
|
John
Kerry,
the
Democratic candidate
|
43
|
76
|
35
|
5
|
43
|
43
|
|
lean
Kerry
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
Nader
or Other (vol.)
|
2
|
--
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
Don’t
know (vol.)
|
10
|
7
|
25
|
4
|
8
|
11
|
|
July ’04/Base=834
reg. voters
|
All
|
Dem.
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
George
Bush,
the
Republican Candidate
|
41%
|
9
|
30
|
81
|
46
|
36
|
|
lean
Bush
|
2%
|
0
|
3
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
|
John
Kerry,
the
Democratic candidate
|
42%
|
77
|
32
|
6
|
38
|
44
|
|
lean
Kerry
|
3%
|
5
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
|
Nader
or Other (vol.)
|
2%
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
|
Don’t
know (vol.)
|
10%
|
8
|
24
|
6
|
9
|
11
|
|
April ’04/Base=405
reg.voters
|
All
|
Dem.
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
Men
|
Women
|
|
George
Bush, the Republican Candidate
|
40%
|
10
|
26
|
78
|
47
|
35
|
|
lean
Bush
|
7%
|
2
|
20
|
6
|
5
|
8
|
|
John
Kerry, the Democratic candidate
|
41%
|
75
|
31
|
9
|
40
|
42
|
|
lean
Kerry
|
7%
|
8
|
13
|
3
|
3
|
10
|
|
Other/Don’t
know (vol)
|
4%
|
5
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
|
Question:
Are you satisfied with choice of candidates you have for President
in this election or do you wish there were different candidates?
|
|
|
All
|
Dem.
|
Ind.
|
Rep.
|
|
Satisfied
|
41%
|
39
|
21
|
52
|
|
Wish
for different choices
|
54%
|
59
|
68
|
42
|
|
Don’t
know (vol.)
|
5%
|
3
|
11
|
6
|
|
Question:
In deciding their vote for president, people focus on different
things. Which one of the following issues is the most important
to you in deciding who to vote for for President…?
|
On that
issue, _____, which candidate would do a better job?
|
|
[ROTATE]
|
All
|
Dem
|
Ind
|
Rep
|
Men
|
Women
|
Bush
|
Kerry
|
N=
|
|
The state of
the economy
|
21%
|
23
|
23
|
18
|
27
|
16
|
31%
|
50%
|
101
|
|
national security
and the war on terror
|
42%
|
28
|
37
|
61
|
42
|
42
|
66%
|
21%
|
204
|
|
quality of the
environment
|
3%
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
9%
|
91%
|
13
|
|
providing health
care insurance
|
11%
|
15
|
7
|
6
|
10
|
12
|
17%
|
62%
|
54
|
|
improving education
|
5%
|
5
|
8
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
24%
|
59%
|
22
|
|
Other
(vol)
|
2%
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
|
None
(vol.)
|
1%
|
--
|
--
|
1
|
1
|
--
|
|
All
(vol.)
|
17%
|
20
|
23
|
9
|
11
|
21
|
|
Don’t
know (vol.)
|
--%
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
1
|
--
|
|
Question: Now,
in deciding their vote for president, people also focus on
different qualities in a candidate. Which one of the
following qualities is most important to you in deciding
who to vote for for President…?
|
And
which candidate is better described by that quality…?
|
|
[ROTATE]
|
All
|
Dem
|
Ind
|
Rep
|
Men
|
Women
|
Bush
|
Kerry
|
N=
|
|
Being
a strong leader
|
31%
|
| |