Tables

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

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. 2007

           

Right direction

18%

7

12

41

23

13

Wrong track

71%

84

75

46

68

74

Unsure

11%

9

12

14

9

13

Sept. 2007

           

Right direction

20%

8

15

45

20

20

Wrong track

67%

84

74

35

68

67

Unsure

13%

9

11

20`

13

13

June 2007

           

Right direction

19%

8

12

40

23

15

Wrong track

70%

87

65

49

67

73

Unsure

11%

5

23

11

10

12

May 2007

           

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

           

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

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Oct

‘07

Sep ‘07

Jun ‘07

May ‘07

Mar ‘07

Jan

‘07

Approve

23%

  5

21

54

26

27

24

28

33

30

Disapprove

69%

92

67

37

66

65

68

65

61

60

Don't Know/ Ref.

  7%

  4

13

  9

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

Oct

‘07

Sep

 ‘07

Jun ‘07

May ‘07

Mar ‘07

Jan ‘07

Nov '06

Oct '06

Jul '06

Jan '06

Very well

12%

  4

10

24

10

5

5

7

5

4

6

8

11

15

Fairly well

27%

15

27

47

25

29

21

22

22

21

21

25

28

30

Not too well

27%

33

27

19

30

28

30

33

32

35

30

30

28

27

Not at all well

27%

41

26

  6

28

31

37

34

36

35

40

34

30

21

Unsure / Ref.

 7%

  6

  9

  3

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

Oct.

Sep

Jun

May

Mar

Jan

Nov

Sep

   

Dem

Ind

Rep

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘07

‘06

‘06

Right thing

27%

  9

17

60

27

32

28

30

29

31

30

33

Mistake

65%

86

71

31

62

62

61

63

66

63

65

59

Unsure

 8%

  5

11

  9

10

6

10

6

5

7

5

8


Question: And in the upcoming elections for President of the United States, which candidate are you most likely to support?

[Rotate names]

All

Men

Women

Dem

Ind

Rep

18-29

30-44

45-59

60+

Hillary Clinton

27

22

30

45

  9

  6

23

27

29

26

Barack Obama

20

18

21

30

16

  5

32

27

18

14

John Edwards

 3

 2

 4

 6

 1

  1

  6

  1

  4

  3

Rudy Giuliani

 9

11

 7

  2

 7

20

  6

11

10

  7

John McCain

13

16

10

  4

13

29

  4

10

13

20

Mitt Romney

 6

 7

  5

  1

  4

15

  2

  4

  7

  7

Mike Huckabee

 2

 3

 1

--

  --

  6

  4

  3

  1

  2

Someone else
(“specify”)*

 2

 4

 1

  1

  7

  3

  2

 1

  2

  4

Don’t know

18

17

20

13

44

14

17

16

16

17

* includes, inter alia, Dennis Kucinich and Ron Paul

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

[Rotate names]

All

Men

Women

Dem

Ind

Rep

18-29

30-44

45-59

60+

Hillary Clinton

28

33

24

10

34

56

22

26

30

28

Barack Obama

10

10

  9

  9

  3

13

  4

14

  9

11

John Edwards

  5

  6

  4

  6

  4

  5 

  4

  8

  4

  5

Rudy Giuliani

18

16

20

28

10

  7

19

16

20

17

John McCain

  5

  4

  5

  5

  4

  4

   4

  3

  6

  4

Mitt Romney

  8

  6

  9

12

   3

  3

   8

11

  8

  6

Mike Huckabee

13

12

13

17

15

  6

20

14

14

  9

Someone else
(“specify”)*

  1

--

  1

  1

 --

 --

--

--

  1

  1

Don’t know

13

12

14

11

25

  6

19

  7

  9

17

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