Question US2: In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Jan '08

Oct '07

Sep ‘07

Jun ‘07

May ‘07

Mar ‘07

Jan '07

Approve

23%

6%

18%

50%

23%

26

27

24

28

33

30

Disapprove

65%

88%

68%

33%

69%

66

65

68

65

61

60

Don't Know / Ref.

11%

5%

14%

17%

7%

7

8

8

7

5

10

Question US3: Now, turning to Iraq… How well is the U.S. military effort in Iraq going…?

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Jan '08

Oct '07

Jun ‘07

May ‘07

Mar ‘07

Jan ‘07

Nov '06

Oct '06

Jul '06

Jan '06

Very well

13%

6%

18%

20%

12

10

5

7

5

4

6

8

11

15

Fairly well

32%

22%

33%

48%

27

25

21

22

22

21

21

25

28

30

Not too well

27%

33%

25%

19%

27

30

30

33

32

35

30

30

28

27

Not at all well

22%

32%

15%

7%

27

28

37

34

36

35

40

34

30

21

Unsure / Ref.

7%

6%

9%

6%

7

7

6

5

6

5

3

4

3

7

Question US4:  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?

All

Party

Jan.

Oct.

Jun

May

Mar

Jan

Nov

Sep

Dem

Ind

Rep

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘06

‘06

Right thing

28%

9%

30%

54%

27

27

28

30

29

31

30

33

Mistake

62%

84%

59%

33%

65

62

61

63

66

63

65

59

Unsure / Ref.

9%

7%

12%

13%

8

10

10

6

5

7

5

8

Question US1: 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?

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

21%

13%

22%

34%

24%

18%

Wrong track

66%

80%

60%

49%

68%

65%

Unsure/don’t know

13%

6%

17%

17%

8%

17%

Jan-08

Right direction

19%

10

17

33

22

16

Wrong track

74%

87

74

54

72

76

Unsure/don’t know

8%

4

9

13

6

8

Oct-07

Right direction

18%

7

12

41

23

13

Wrong track

71%

84

75

46

68

74

Unsure

11%

9

12

14

9

13

Sep-07

Right direction

20%

8

15

45

20

20

Wrong track

67%

84

74

35

68

67

Unsure

13%

9

11

20`

13

13

Jun-07

Right direction

19%

8

12

40

23

15

Wrong track

70%

87

65

49

67

73

Unsure

11%

5

23

11

10

12

May-07

Right direction

22%

10

15

43

28

17

Wrong track

65%

82

67

40

59

70

Don’t know/Unsure

13%

8

17

17

13

13

Mar-07

Right direction

22%

12

18

41

25

19

Wrong track

65%

82

66

43

61

69

Don’t know/Unsure

13%

7

16

16

13

12

Jan. 2007

Right direction

23%

15

12

46

30

17

Wrong track

64%

78

70

39

60

68

Don’t know/Unsure

13%

7

18

15

11

14

Question: And in the November election for President of the United States, which candidate are you most likely to support if the candidates are…and… ?  [If “don’t know,” (VOL) ASK: “which way do you lean?”]

ROTATE NAMES

All

Party

Bush Approval

Dem

Ind

Rep

Approve

Disapprove

Don't Know/ Unsure/ Refused

Barack Obama

42%

68%

36%

11%

11%

60%

23%

Lean Obama

1%

2%

1%

0%

0%

2%

0%

Total Obama

43%

70%

37%

11%

11%

62%

23%

John McCain

36%

14%

27%

71%

74%

22%

49%

Lean McCain

2%

1%

1%

4%

4%

1%

4%

Total McCain

38%

15%

28%

75%

78%

23%

53%

don’t know/ unsure

14%

11%

27%

11%

8%

11%

21%

neither

5%

4%

8%

3%

3%

4%

3%

Question: And in the November election for President of the United States, which candidate are you most likely to support if the candidates are…and… ?  [If “don’t know,” (VOL) ASK: “which way do you lean?”]

ROTATE NAMES

 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?

Right Thing

Mistake

Don't Know/ Unsure/ Refused

Hillary Clinton

17%

59%

30%

 Lean Clinton

0%

1%

3%

Total Clinton

17%

60%

33%

John McCain

72%

23%

46%

Lean McCain

3%

2%

4%

Total McCain

75%

25%

50%

don’t know/ unsure

5%

10%

13%

neither

3%

6%

5%

Question: And in the November election for President of the United States, which candidate are you most likely to support if the candidates are…and… ?  [If “don’t know,” (VOL) ASK: “which way do you lean?”]

ROTATE NAMES

All

Party

Bush Approval

Dem

Ind

Rep

Approve

Disapprove

Don't Know/ Unsure/ Refused

Hillary Clinton

43%

72%

27%

9%

12%

60%

23%

 Lean Clinton

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

1%

1%

Total Clinton

43%

74%

27%

9%

12%

61%

24%

John McCain

37%

11%

38%

78%

77%

22%

55%

Lean McCain

2%

1%

3%

3%

2%

2%

4%

Total McCain

39%

13%

41%

80%

79%

24%

60%

don’t know/ unsure

11%

9%

22%

7%

6%

9%

13%

neither

6%

5%

11%

4%

3%

6%

3%

Question: And in the November election for President of the United States, which candidate are you most likely to support if the candidates are…and… ?  [If “don’t know,” (VOL) ASK: “which way do you lean?”]

ROTATE NAMES

 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?

Right Thing

Mistake

Don't Know/ Unsure/ Refused

Barack Obama

17%

58%

31%

Lean Obama

0%

2%

3%

Total Obama

17%

60%

34%

John McCain

70%

23%

36%

Lean McCain

3%

2%

1%

Total McCain

73%

25%

38%

don’t know/ unsure

7%

11%

26%

neither

3%

4%

3%

Question: And in the November election for President of the United States, which candidate are you most likely to support if the candidates are…and… ?  [If “don’t know,” (VOL) ASK: “which way do you lean?”]

ROTATE NAMES

Male

Female

Hillary Clinton

38%

47%

 Lean Clinton

1%

1%

Total Clinton

38%

48%

John McCain

44%

31%

Lean McCain

2%

2%

Total McCain

46%

34%

don’t know/ unsure

9%

13%

neither

7%

5%

Barack Obama

42%

43%

Lean Obama

0%

2%

Total Obama

42%

44%

John McCain

39%

32%

Lean McCain

2%

2%

Total McCain

41%

34%

don’t know/ unsure

11%

17%

neither

5%

4%