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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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All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
|
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 |
March 2007 |
All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
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 |
January 2007 |
All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
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 |
November 2006 |
All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
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 |
October 2006 |
All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
Right direction |
26 |
8 |
20 |
51 |
31 |
21` |
Wrong track |
64 |
86 |
64 |
37 |
59 |
68 |
Don't know/Unsure |
11 |
5 |
16 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
September 2006 |
All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
Right direction |
25% |
11 |
11 |
50 |
28 |
22 |
Wrong track |
65% |
82 |
73 |
40 |
64 |
67 |
Don't know/Unsure |
10% |
7 |
16 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
July 2006 |
All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
Right direction |
24% |
9 |
15 |
48 |
31 |
18 |
Wrong track |
65% |
83 |
75 |
38 |
59 |
71 |
Don't know/Unsure |
11% |
8 |
11 |
14 |
10 |
12 |
March 2006 |
All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
Right direction |
26% |
10 |
23 |
49 |
33 |
20 |
Wrong track |
62% |
82 |
66 |
35 |
55 |
69 |
Don't know/Unsure |
12% |
8 |
11 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
Question: How would you rate the job George W. Bush is doing as President—excellent, good, only fair, or poor? |
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All |
Dem |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
March ‘07 |
|
Excellent |
4% |
1 |
2 |
11 |
5 |
4 |
7% |
Good |
18% |
5 |
15 |
35 |
19 |
16 |
19% |
Only fair |
27% |
19 |
36 |
33 |
26 |
28 |
26% |
Poor |
50% |
74 |
44 |
18 |
50 |
50 |
46% |
Unsure (vol) |
1% |
-- |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1% |
Question: In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as President? |
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|
All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
|
Mar |
Jan |
Nov |
Oct |
Aug |
|
|
Approve |
28% |
9 |
21 |
58 |
33% |
30% |
32% |
34% |
35% |
|
|
Disapprove |
65% |
87 |
64 |
35 |
61% |
60% |
63% |
59% |
57% |
|
|
DK/mixed |
7% |
4 |
15 |
7 |
5% |
10% |
5% |
7% |
7% |
Question: Now, turning to Iraq… How well is the U.S. military effort in Iraq going…? |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Mar |
Jan ‘07 |
Nov |
Oct |
Jul |
Jan |
Sep |
Jul |
Apr |
|
Very well |
7% |
2 |
11 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
15 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
Fairly well |
22% |
10 |
12 |
43 |
22 |
21 |
21 |
25 |
28 |
30 |
30 |
33 |
38 |
Not too well |
33% |
37 |
30 |
29 |
32 |
35 |
30 |
30 |
28 |
27 |
32 |
29 |
26 |
Not at all well |
34% |
47 |
37 |
13 |
36 |
35 |
40 |
34 |
30 |
21 |
26 |
25 |
22 |
Unsure |
5% |
4 |
10 |
3 |
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? |
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Party |
Gender |
Mar |
Jan |
Nov |
Sep |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Men |
Wom |
‘07 |
‘07 |
‘06 |
‘06 |
|
Right thing |
30% |
11 |
21 |
61 |
35 |
25 |
29% |
31 |
30 |
33 |
Mistake |
63% |
84 |
67 |
31 |
60 |
66 |
66% |
63 |
65 |
59 |
Don't know (vol.) |
6% |
5 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
5% |
7 |
5 |
8 |
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see also:
Survey Analysis
Survey Details
Republican Response
Democratic Response