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? |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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? |
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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…? |
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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? |
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All |
Party |
Oct. |
Sep |
Jun |
May |
Mar |
Jan |
Nov |
Sep |
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Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
‘07 |
‘07 |
‘07 |
‘07 |
‘07 |
‘07 |
‘06 |
‘06 |
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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? |
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[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 |
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? |
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[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 |
1 |
-- |
1 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1 |
1 |
Don’t know |
13 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
25 |
6 |
19 |
7 |
9 |
17 |
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