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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

Approve

Disapprove

Oct*

Sept

Right direction

54%

52

55

57

72

33

56%

51%

Wrong track

30%

31

29

28

17

51

28%

31%

Don't know

16%

16

16

15

11

16

16%

19%

* likely voters

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?

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Wom

Sept.  06

Joe Biden

94%

96%

favorable

60%

76

60

37

56

63

63

unfavorable

28%

10

26

55

33

23

27

not sure

12%

13

14

  9

11

14

10



All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Wom

Oct

Sept

Tom Carper

91%

95%

90

Favorable

69

73

66

65

64

72

66%

68

Unfavorable

15

14

14

20

18

13

19%

19

DK/Unsure

16

13

20

15

17

15

14%

14



All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

Oct. 06

Mike Castle

93%

96%

Favorable

69

66

69

79

70

69

75

Unfavorable

14

12

15

11

17

11

12

No Opinion

17

22

17

10

13

20

14



 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep.

Men

Women

Oct. 06*

Beau Biden

84%

  89%

favorable

39

52

36

23

36

41

40

unfavorable

23

  7

24

44

28

19

28

not sure

38

41

41

32

37

39

32


*likely voters

All

men

women

Dem

Ind

Rep

Oct 06

Sept 06

Ruth Ann Minner

94%

97%

96%

 favorable

52

51

53

59

52

47

50

51

unfavorable

38

41

35

30

36

46

38

39

not sure

10

  8

12

11

12

  6

12

10



All

Jack Markell

46%

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

N=282

Favorable

55

53

52

60

52

58

Unfavorable

11

 9

12

  9

13

  8

DK/Unsure

35

37

36

31

35

34



All

John Carney

62%

Dem

Ind

Rep

Men

Women

N=381

Favorable

47

47

48

44

48

46

Unfavorable

11

11

11

10

10

12

DK/Unsure

42

42

40

46

42

41



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-
castle

Kent
&
Sussex

Men

Wom

Oct

Sept

Approve Strongly

18%

23

15

17

17

19

16

19

20%

14%

Approve somewhat

33%

34

34

34

35

30

33

33

37%

40%

Disapprove somewhat

15%

10

16

18

15

15

14

15

19%

19%

Disapprove strongly

17%

15

16

19

15

20

20

14

18%

19%

mixed/DK

17%

17

20

12

18

16

16

18

6%

8%



Question: And do you think it would be a good idea or a bad idea to lease the Delaware Turnpike?

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Conservative

Mod

Liberal

Good idea

16%

14

15

22

23

15

12

Bad idea

58%

57

60

56

52

61

62

Unsure
/
depends (vol)

26%

29

25

21

25

24

25

 

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