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Question: Now, turning to Delaware… In your opinion, do you think things in Delaware are moving in the right direction or have they gotten off on the wrong track?

 

All

Party

Governor Approval

D

I

R

Ap-
prove

Dis-
approve

Feb

Oct*

Sept

Right direction

47%

51

40

41

68

27

54%

56%

51%

Wrong track

39%

32

44

48

22

63

30%

28%

31%

Don’t know

14%

16

16

11

10

10

16%

16%

19%

* likely voters

[Note: Each respondent was only asked to identify six of nine people randomly selected and read in random order.  Senator Biden is included in a different release.]

Tom Carper

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Wom

Feb

Oct*

Sept

Favorable

60%

64

50

55

65

56

63%

63%

61%

Unfavorable

16%

10

23

25

20

11

14%

18%

17%

DK/Unsure

17%

17

19

16

10

22

15%

13%

13%

haven’t heard of…

  7%

  9

  8

  4

  4

10

9%

5%

10%

N=493

                 

*likely voters

Mike Castle

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

Feb 07

Oct. 06*

Favorable

63%

59

61

70

62

64

64%

72%

Unfavorable

14%

15

13

12

16

11

13%

12%

No Opinion

17%

17

16

14

15

18

16%

13%

haven’t heard of…

  7%

  9

  9

  3

  6

  8

7%

4%

N=495

               

*likely voters

Beau Biden

All

Dem

Ind

Rep.

Men

Women

Feb. 07

Oct. 06*

favorable

40%

52

35

28

43

38

33%

36%

unfavorable

18%

  8

18

31

18

18

19%

25%

not sure

32%

30

36

32

31

33

32%

28%

haven’t heard of…

10%

  9

10

  9

  9

11

16%

11%

N=469



*likely voters

Ruth Ann Minner

All

men

wom

Dem

Ind

Rep

Feb 07

Oct 06*

Sept 06

 favorable

37%

32

42

46

28

28

49%

49

49

unfavorable

45%

54

38

36

47

57

36%

37

37

not sure

13%

10

15

12

15

11

  9%

12

10

haven’t heard of…

  5%

  3

  6

  6

10

  3

  6%

  3

  4

N=480



*likely voters

Jack Markell

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

Feb. 07

Favorable

25%

23

21

28

31

20

25%

Unfavorable

  5%

  5

  4

  7

  7

  4

  5%

DK/Unsure

19%

17

24

19

19

18

16%

Never heard of…

51%

55

50

45

43

57

54%

N=486

           

N=282


John Carney

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

Feb. 07

Favorable

31%

33

30

29

32

29

29%

Unfavorable

12%

11

10

15

15

  9

   7%

DK/Unsure

28%

23

37

34

30

26

26%

Never heard of…

30%

33

23

22

23

35

38%

N=468

           

N=381


Alan Levin

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

Favorable

13%

10

14

16

15

11

Unfavorable

  5%

  5

  5

  7

  5

  6

DK/Unsure

23%

24

25

23

23

23

Never heard of…

59%

60

56

55

57

60

N=469

           

Mike Protack

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

Favorable

14%

11

15

16

15

12

Unfavorable

   6%

7

  2

  6

  7

  5

DK/Unsure

23%

20

25

28

24

23

Never heard of…

57%

62

58

49

53

60

N=475

           

Question: And turning back to Delaware… Do you approve or disapprove of the job Ruth Ann Minner is doing as governor? Would that be somewhat or strongly?

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

New-
castl

Kent
+
Sussex

Men

Wom

Feb

07

Oct

06

Sep

06

Approve Strongly

14%

16

10

11

13

15

13

15

18%

20%

14%

Approve some-
what

28%

33

26

22

30

24

26

30

33%

37%

40%

Dis-
approve some-
what

16%

14

21

20

17

14

19

13

15%

19%

19%

Dis-
approve strongly

26%

19

26

37

23

31

31

22

17%

18%

19%

mixed /DK

16%

18

17

 11

16

16

12

20

17%

  6%

  8%

 

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