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?

Post-debate: Oct. 12

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

36%

13

34

66

37

34

Wrong track

53%

81

51

18

51

55

Don’t know/Unsure

12%

  6

16

16

12

11

Post-debate: Oct. 7

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

34

11

17

67

39

31

Wrong track

54

79

61

21

52

55

Don’t know/Unsure

12

10

22

12

10

14

Pre-debate: Sept 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

Question: How would you rate the job George W. Bush is doing as President—excellent, good, only fair, or poor?

Post-debate: Oct. 12

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

14%

 3

11

30

15

14

Good

26%

 8

27

50

27

26

Only fair

24%

31

30

12

23

24

Poor

33%

56

26

  6

32

34

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  3%

 1

  6

  2

  4

  2

Post-debate: Oct. 7

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

15%

 3

  6

35

19

12

Good

25%

10

28

42

26

25

Only fair

22%

28

26

14

20

24

Poor

35%

58

35

  8

33

37

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  3%

 2

  6

  3

  3

 2

Pre-debate: Sept. 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

Question: How would you rate the job George W. Bush is doing handling the economy—excellent, good, only fair, or poor?

Post-debate: Oct. 12

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

  8%

 1

  3

19

  8

10

Good

24%

 7

29

46

25

22

Only fair

25%

26

28

23

25

26

Poor

39%

63

34

10

39

38

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  3%

 3

  6

  3

  3

 3 

Post-debate: Oct. 7

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

 8%

 1

  6

18

11

 5

Good

26%

 8

20

50

28

24

Only fair

24%

29

29

17

24

25

Poor

38%

61

38

12

33

43

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  3%

  1

  7

  4

  3

  4

Pre-debate: Sept. 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?

Post-debate: Oct 12

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

19

 5

13

40

23

15

Good

22

 8

27

37

22

22

Only fair

20

27

24

11

21

20

Poor

35

56

32

10

31

39

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  3

 3

  5

  2

  4

  3

Post-debate: Oct 7

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Excellent

19%

 4

16

38

23

15

Good

23%

11

23

38

24

22

Only fair

17%

20

22

12

17

17

Poor

38%

63

33

10

34

41

Don’t know/Unsure (vol)

  3%

  3

  6

  3

  2

  4

Pre-debate: Sept. 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

Post-debate: Oct. 12

Base= 500 likely voters

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

George Bush, the Republican Candidate

40

 9

34

81

40

39

      lean Bush

  3

 2

 5

  4

  3

  3

John Kerry, the Democratic candidate

46

81

36

  6

43

49

     lean Kerry

  2

 2

--

  2

 2

  2

Nader or Other (vol.)

  2

 2

  2

--

 3

  1

Don’t know (vol.)

  8

 4

25

  6

10

  7

Post-debate: Oct. 7

Base= 500 likely voters

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

George Bush, the Republican Candidate

39

 9

26

79

43

36

      lean Bush

  2

 1

--

  4

  2

  2

John Kerry, the Democratic candidate

47

79

44

10

46

48

     lean Kerry

 2

 4

  2

  1

  3

 2

Nader or Other (vol.)

 2

 1

  6

  2

  4

 1

Don’t know (vol.)

 8

 7

 23

  4

  4

12

Pre-debate: 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

Question:  Are you satisfied with choice of candidates you have for President in this election or do you wish there were different candidates?

Post-debate: Oct. 12

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Satisfied

46%

47

29

52

Wish for different choices

49%

49

63

45

Don’t know (vol.)

  5%

 4

  8

  4

Post-debate: Oct. 7

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Satisfied

45%

42

31

55

Wish for different choices

52%

56

60

43

Don’t know (vol.)

  3%

  2

10

  2

Pre-debate: Sept. 29

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?

Post-debate: Oct. 12

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

Bush

Kerry

N=

The state of the economy

21%

26

14

17

26

17

23

66

104

national security and the war on terror

44%

33

42

58

41

46

65

29

218

quality of the environment

  2%

  2

--

  3

  2

  2

--

62

 10

providing health care insurance

12%

15

  9

   8

13

11

21

59

 59

improving education

  5%

  7

  6

 3

  3

  7

19

74

 26

Other (vol)

  2%

 2

  6

 1

  2

  2

None (vol.)

  1%

 1

  2

 1

  1

  1

All (vol.)

13%

15

19

 9

12

14

Don’t know (vol.)

  1%

--

 2

--

   1

--

Pre-debate: Sept. 29

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…?

Post-debate: Oct. 12

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

Bush

Kerry

N=

Being a strong leader

29%

19

25

42

28

29

75

20

144

Understanding the concerns of the average person

19%

28

21

  6

22

16

14

75

  93

Honest and trustworthy

41%

42

37

41

42

41

36

48

206

Other (vol)

  1%

  1

  1

  1

  1

  1

None (vol.)

--

--

  1

--

--

--

All (vol.)

10%

  8

14

  9

  6

12

Don’t know (vol.)

  1%

  1

--

  1

  2

--

Pre-debate: Sept. 29

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

Bush

Kerry

N=

Being a strong leader

31%

24

23

44

29

32

67%

20%

150

Understanding the concerns of the average person

22%

31

19

11

26

19

16%

71%

108

Honest and trustworthy

 33%

32

41

34

33

33

39%

41%

162

Other (vol)

   1%

 2

--

--

 2

 1

None (vol.)

   1%

 1

 1

--

--

 1

All (vol.)

 11%

10

12

12

11

12

Don’t know (vol.)

   1%

 1

 3

--

  1

 1

Question: Recently two Presidential candidates held a debate. Did you personally watch or hear the debate or did you not have the chance?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Yes

77%

82

63

78

No

23%

18

35

22

Question: Based on what you saw or read, which candidate do you think did better in the debates?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Most important issue is National Security (N=218)

Bush

19%

  5

18

37

23

Kerry

59%

84

45

31

53

Neither (vol)

  4%

  2

  3

  6

  4

Both equally/tie (vol)

10%

  4

14

17

12

Not sure (vol)

  8%

  5

19

  8

  9

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

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Sept

04

July

‘04

April

 ‘04

Jan

‘04

Sept

 ‘03

Very well

  9%

 4

 6

16

 9

17

17

21

21

Fairly well

32%

15

30

56

31

42

38

48

40

Not too well

30%

38

35

17

31

25

27

19

25

Not at all well

26%

41

22

 8

26

13

12

  8

10

Unsure

  3%

  2

 6

 3

  4

 4

  6

  3

  4

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?

Party

Gender

October 12

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep

Men

Women

Right thing

42%

17

41

74

43

40

Mistake

52%

77

46

22

53

51

Don’t know (vol.)

 7%

  6

13

  5

  4

  9

September 29

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep

Men

Women

Right thing

42%

17

32

77

45

40

Mistake

51%

77

61

17

48

54

Don’t know (vol.)

  7%

  7

 7

 6

 7

  6

July ‘04

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep

Men

Women

Right thing

44%

19

40

74

48

41

Mistake

48%

74

46

20

45

50

Don’t know (vol.)

  8%

  7

11

 6

 6

  9

April ‘04

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep

Men

Women

Right thing

47%

22

42

75

54

42

Mistake

43%

69

48

16

39

47

Don’t know (vol.)

10%

  9

10

  9

  7

12

Jan. ‘04

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep

Men

Women

Right thing

55%

35

57

82

58

52

Mistake

37%

57

33

12

35

38

Don’t know (vol.)

  8%

  8

10

  6

  7

  9

Sept ‘03

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep

Men

Women

Right thing

54%

34

52

80

62

47

Mistake

40%

59

40

15

33

45

Don’t know (vol.)

 6%

  7

 8

 5

  4

  8

April ‘03

All

Dem

Ind.

Rep

Men

Women

Right thing

67%

49

66

86

73

62

Mistake

23%

40

26

 6

20

27

Don’t Know (vol.)

10%

10

 8

 8

 8

12