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?

October 2006

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

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

September 2006

           

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?

Oct 2006

All

Demo-
crats

Indepen-
dents

Republi-
cans

Men

Wom

Approve Strongly

19%

  4

12

45

22

16

Appove somewhat

18%

  7

20

33

18

17

Disapprove somewhat

13%

12

20

  9

15

11

Disapprove strongly

47%

75

41

10

41

53

DK/mixed

  4%

  2

  7

  3

  4

  3

September 2006

 

 

Approve Strongly

18%

  3

14

38

21

16

 

Appove somewhat

18%

  7

13

34

20

17

 

Disapprove somewhat

13%

14

16

12

13

13

 

Disapprove strongly

48%

74

53

13

44

51

 

DK/mixed

  3%

  2

  3

  3

  3

  3


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

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Sept

Very well

   7%

  4

  8

10

11%

Fairly well

23%

13

18

43

31%

Not too well

27%

26

30

26

25%

Not at all well

38%

55

36

16

29%

Unsure

   5%

  2

  8

  6

  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?

 

Party

Gender

Sept

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

 

Right thing

35%

14

28

73

39

32

38%

Mistake

57%

81

58

23

55

59

57%

Don't know (vol.)

 8%

  5

14

  4

  6

  9

  5%


Question:  Have you heard of [rotate list]? 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?

[ROTATE NAMES]

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

White

Non-White

Mike Castle (name ID)

96%

95

97

97

98

95

97

92

Favorable

75

77

68

80

70

80

78

68

Unfavorable

12

13

12

10

16

7

11

11

No Opinion

14

11

21

10

14

13

12

20

Dennis Spivak (name ID)

50%

49

44

56

54

47

53

39

Favorable

29

42

17

19

30

28

27

38

Unfavorable

13

8

7

23

16

9

15

5

No Opinion

58

51

75

57

54

64

58

56

Karen Hartley Nagle (name ID)

23%

22

19

26

25

20

23

21

Favorable

25

24

11

37

30

19

22

45

Unfavorable

15

19

12

12

19

10

16

  9

No Opinion

60

57

77

51

52

71

62

46

Michael Berg (name ID

29%

30

27

29

31

27

29

26

Favorable

28

44

12

18

29

28

30

27

Unfavorable

24

13

36

36

32

15

26

17

No Opinion

48

43

52

47

40

57

45

57


Question:  Now, turning to a different election, this November there will also be an election for the House of Representatives in Washington.  Do you plan to vote for… or… ? [If “don't know,” ask “which way do you lean?”]

[Rotate names]

All

D

I

R

con

mod

lib

Men

Wom

Sep-
tem-
ber

Mike Castle, the Republican candidate for Congress

57%

40

58

87

70

57

41

59

56

57%

lean Castle

2%

2

2

1

1

2

3

2

2

4%

Total Castle

59%

42

60

88

71

59

45

60

58

61%

Dennis Spivak, the Democratic candidate for Congress

20%

35

12

6

13

21

32

19

22

19%

Lean Spivak

4%

5

4

1

4

2

5

4

3

3%

Total Spivak

24%

40

15

7

17

23

37

23

25

22%

Someone Else

4%

5

6

1

3

5

5

3

4

 2%

Unsure

13%

14

20

5

9

13

14

14

12

15%


Question Ordering: Questions about President Bush and the military action in Iraq were placed either before questions about the Senate race or after the questions about the Senate race.

[rotate names]

All

Ask about President and Iraq Before

Ask about President and Iraq After

Mike Castle

59%

56

63

Dennis Spivak

24%

27

21

Someone Else

  4%

  4

  4

Unsure

13%

14

12


Stem Cell Research: In general, would you say you support federal funding of stem cell research or do you oppose it?

Support

64%

Oppose

20%

Don't Know/ Depends

15%

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see also:

Survey Analysis
Survey Details
Republican Response
Democratic Response

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