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?

 

All

Dem.

Ind.

Rep.

Men

Women

Right direction

18%

7

12

41

23

13

Wrong track

71%

84

75

46

68

74

Unsure

11%

9

12

14

9

13

Sept.-07

           

Right direction

20%

8

15

45

20

20

Wrong track

67%

84

74

35

68

67

Unsure

13%

9

11

20`

13

13

7-Jun

           

Right direction

19%

8

12

40

23

15

Wrong track

70%

87

65

49

67

73

Unsure

11%

5

23

11

10

12

7-May

           

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

7-Mar

           

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

7-Jan

           

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

6-Nov

           

Right direction

22%

8

16

46

24

20

Wrong track

69%

90

71

40

68

70

Don’t know/Unsure

9%

3

13

14

8

10


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

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Sep ‘07

Jun ‘07

May ‘07

Mar ‘07

Jan

‘07

Nov '06

Oct '06

Aug '06

Approve

26%

4

26

63

27

24

28

33

30

32

34

35

Disapprove

66%

91

66

27

65

68

65

61

60

63

59

57

Don't Know / Ref.

7%

6

8

9

8

8

7

5

10

5

7

7


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

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Sep ‘07

Jun ‘07

May ‘07

Mar ‘07

Jan ‘07

Nov '06

Oct '06

Jul '06

Jan '06

Very well

10%

3

8

21

5%

5

7

5

4

6

8

11

15

Fairly well

25%

14

25

43

29%

21

22

22

21

21

25

28

30

Not too well

30%

35

30

22

28%

30

33

32

35

30

30

28

27

Not at all well

28%

41

29

8

31%

37

34

36

35

40

34

30

21

Don't Know / Refused

7%

6

8

5

7%

6

5

6

5

3

4

3

7


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?

 

All

Party

Gender

Sep

Jun

May

Mar

Jan

Nov

Sep

   

Dem

Ind

Rep

M

F

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘06

‘06

Right thing

27%

9

26

60

35

21

32

28

30

29

31

30

33

Mistake

62%

86

61

28

57

67

62

61

63

66

63

65

59

Unsure

10%

5

11

12

7

12

6

10

6

5

7

5

8


Question: Next year will be elections for President of the United States. I know it's early, but which candidate would you be most likely to support? (all voters)

[Rotate names]

All

Men

Women

Dem

Indp

Rep

Right
Track

Wrong
Track

Sept

June

Hillary Clinton

29

24

32

48

23

6

12

35

25%

19%

Barack Obama

9

5

12

14

6

2

5

10

12%

11%

Bill Richardson

1

2

0

1

1

0

0

1

1%

0%

John Edwards

3

4

3

6

6

0

3

5

4%

5%

Rudy Giuliani

22

31

15

3

25

48

46

15

21%

17%

John McCain

4

4

4

2

4

9

9

3

4%

5%

Mitt Romney

3

4

2

0

2

8

6

2

3%

3%

Fred Thompson

1

2

1

0

1

4

4

1

5%

2%

don't know

25

20

29

24

28

20

14

26

22%

37%

someone else
(“specify”)*

3

2

1

2

3

3

1

3

2%

1%

* includes Joe Biden, Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel, Chris Dodd Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo and Ron Paul

Question: Next year will be elections for President of the United States. I know it's early, but which candidate would you be most likely to support? (Among those with a preference)

[Rotate names]

All

Men

Women

Dem

Indp

Rep

Right
Track

Wrong
Track

Sept

June

Hillary Clinton

39

30

45

63

32

8

14

47

32%

30%

Barack Obama

12

6

17

18

8

3

6

14

15%

17%

Bill Richardson

1

3

0

1

1

0

0

1

1%

0%

John Edwards

4

5

4

8

8

0

3

7

5%

8%

Rudy Giuliani

29

39

21

4

35

60

53

20

27%

27%

John McCain

5

5

6

3

6

11

10

4

5%

8%

Mitt Romney

4

5

3

0

3

10

7

3

4%

5%

Fred Thompson

1

3

1

0

1

5

5

1

6%

3%

someone else
(“specify”)*

4

4

3

3

5

4

1

3

3%

2%

* includes Joe Biden, Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel, Chris Dodd Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo and Ron Paul

Question: And which of those candidates would you be the least likely to support in the general election? [Overall]

[Rotate names]

All

Men

Women

Dem

Indp

Rep

Right
Track

Wrong
Track

Hillary Clinton

33

38

28

9

35

73

58

25

Barack Obama

7

8

7

8

7

9

9

7

Bill Richardson

2

1

4

3

2

0

1

2

John Edwards

2

1

3

2

1

4

3

2

Rudy Giuliani

16

16

17

27

16

2

5

21

John McCain

4

4

4

5

6

0

2

5

Mitt Romney

6

6

6

10

4

2

2

8

Fred Thompson

8

8

7

11

10

1

1

9

don't know

6

3

8

8

5

2

4

6

someone else
(“specify”)*

16

15

16

17

14

7

14

15

* includes Joe Biden, Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel, Chris Dodd Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo and Ron Paul

Question: And which of those candidates would you be the least likely to support in the general election?

 

Asked Before Bush, Iraq

Asked After Bush, Iraq

[Rotate names]

All

Dem

Indp

Rep

All

Dem

Indp

Rep

Hillary Clinton

33

8

36

76

33

10

34

69

Barack Obama

7

8

7

8

8

7

7

9

Bill Richardson

2

3

1

1

3

4

4

0

John Edwards

2

3

2

1

2

1

1

7

Rudy Giuliani

17

28

20

1

15

26

12

2

John McCain

3

5

4

0

4

4

7

1

Mitt Romney

6

10

3

3

6

10

5

0

Fred Thompson

9

13

11

0

7

10

9

2

don't know

6

8

7

2

5

9

3

2

someone else
(“specify”)*

14

15

10

7

17

20

19

7

* includes Joe Biden, Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel, Chris Dodd Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo and Ron Paul


Question: Next year will be elections for President of the United States. I know it's early, but which candidate would you be most likely to support?

 

All

Dem

Indp

Rep

Sept

June

Hillary Clinton

Unprimed

29

48

25

3

27%

17%

Primed

29

47

21

9

24%

20%

Barack Obama

Unprimed

9

15

6

2

10%

10%

Primed

8

13

7

2

14%

11%

Bill Richardson

Unprimed

1

2

0

0

1%

1%

Primed

1

1

1

0

0%

0%

John Edwards

Unprimed

3

4

5

0

6%

7%

Primed

5

7

6

0

3%

4%

Rudy Giuliani

Unprimed

22

3

30

48

18%

15%

Primed

19

3

20

47

24%

21%

John McCain

Unprimed

4

1

3

10

3%

5%

Primed

5

3

6

8

6%

5%

Mitt Romney

Unprimed

3

0

3

8

4%

1%

Primed

2

0

1

8

2%

5%

Fred Thompson

Unprimed

1

1

1

3

5%

1%

Primed

2

0

2

4

4%

3%

Don't Know

Unprimed

25

24

24

20

25%

43%

Primed

26

23

32

19

20%

28%

Someone Else

Unprimed

3

2

3

6

2%

-

Primed

2

2

4

1

3%

-

 

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