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Tables
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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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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 |
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September 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Right direction |
25% |
5 |
18 |
52 |
31 |
19 |
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Wrong track |
65% |
88 |
68 |
36 |
61 |
69 |
|
Don't know / Unsure |
10% |
7 |
14 |
12 |
8 |
12 |
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Question: In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President? |
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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 |
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September 2006 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Approve Strongly |
18% |
3 |
14 |
38 |
21 |
16 |
|
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Appove somewhat |
18% |
7 |
13 |
34 |
20 |
17 |
|
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Disapprove somewhat |
13% |
14 |
16 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
|
|
Disapprove strongly |
48% |
74 |
53 |
13 |
44 |
51 |
|
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DK/mixed |
3% |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Question: Now, turning to Iraq… How well is the U.S. military effort in Iraq going…? |
| |
All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Sept |
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Very well |
7% |
4 |
8 |
10 |
11% |
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Fairly well |
23% |
13 |
18 |
43 |
31% |
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Not too well |
27% |
26 |
30 |
26 |
25% |
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Not at all well |
38% |
55 |
36 |
16 |
29% |
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Unsure |
5% |
2 |
8 |
6 |
3% |
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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% |
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Don't know (vol.) |
8% |
5 |
14 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
5% |
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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? |
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[ROTATE NAMES] |
All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Men |
Women |
White |
Non-White |
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Mike Castle (name ID) |
96% |
95 |
97 |
97 |
98 |
95 |
97 |
92 |
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Favorable |
75 |
77 |
68 |
80 |
70 |
80 |
78 |
68 |
|
Unfavorable |
12 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
16 |
7 |
11 |
11 |
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No Opinion |
14 |
11 |
21 |
10 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
20 |
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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 |
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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 |
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No Opinion |
48 |
43 |
52 |
47 |
40 |
57 |
45 |
57 |
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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?”] |
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[Rotate names] |
All |
D |
I |
R |
con |
mod |
lib |
Men |
Wom |
Sep-
tem-
ber |
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Mike Castle, the Republican candidate for Congress |
57% |
40 |
58 |
87 |
70 |
57 |
41 |
59 |
56 |
57% |
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lean Castle |
2% |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4% |
|
Total Castle |
59% |
42 |
60 |
88 |
71 |
59 |
45 |
60 |
58 |
61% |
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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% |
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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. |
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[rotate names] |
All |
Ask about President and Iraq Before |
Ask about President and Iraq After |
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Mike Castle |
59% |
56 |
63 |
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Dennis Spivak |
24% |
27 |
21 |
|
Someone Else |
4% |
4 |
4 |
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Unsure |
13% |
14 |
12 |
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Stem Cell Research: In general, would you say you support federal funding of stem cell research or do you oppose it? |
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Support |
64% |
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Oppose |
20% |
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Don't Know/ Depends |
15% |
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see also: |
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Analysis
Survey Details
Republican
Response
Democratic Response
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