Bush Approval at 35 Percent; 56 Percent Say President Won't be Able to Get
Much Done In Remainder Of Term
74 Percent Support Dems On Drug Pricing, Including 70 Percent Of
Republicans; 68 Percent Support Dems On Hike In Minimum Wage, Including 53
Percent Of GOP
65 Percent of Americans Say U.S. Losing Ground in Iraq; Terrorism Trails As
Issue Behind Iraq, Economy, Health Care
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- With just over two weeks before
midterm elections, a majority of Americans, 55 percent, say that they would
most like to see the Democrats take control of Congress, according to the
October 19-20, 2006 Newsweek Poll; 32 percent would rather see Republicans
keep control.
If the elections were held today, 55 percent of likely voters would
vote for the Democratic candidate in their district, versus 37 percent who
would vote for the Republican. When broken down by voting blocs, 60 percent
of white Evangelicals say they would support the Republican candidate,
while 31 percent would back the Democrat. That compares to exit polls after
the 2004 elections that found Republican Congressional candidates carried
white Evangelicals over Democrats, 74 percent to 25 percent. Similarly,
Democrats now lead among white Catholics, a group that went for President
George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. Now 44 percent of white
Catholics plan to vote Democratic for Congress versus 42 percent who plan
to vote Republican. Among Independents, 44 percent support the Democrat in
their district, while 34 percent support the Republican, according to the
new Newsweek Poll.
More than half of Americans-56 percent, including 23 percent of
Republicans-believe that President Bush won't be able to get much done for
the rest of his second term; 33 percent say he can still be effective.
President Bush's approval rating remains low-35 percent; 57 percent of
Americans say they disapprove of how Bush is handling his job as president.
Sixty-seven percent say they are dissatisfied with the way things are going
in the United States; only 25 percent say they are satisfied. According to
the poll, 49 percent of Americans think that it doesn't matter much whether
the president's political party also has a controlling majority in Congress
or if one party controls the White House while the other controls Congress.
On the subject of how to prioritize certain issues if the Democrats
take control of Congress for the next two years, 74 percent of those polled
say that allowing the government to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical
companies to lower drug prices for seniors should be a top
priority-including 70 percent of Republicans. Sixty-eight percent of
Americans say that increasing the minimum wage should be a top priority.
When broken down by political party, 81 percent of Democrats and 53 percent
of Republicans believe that is the case. Fifty-eight percent of Americans
polled say that investigating government contracts in Iraq should be a top
priority. A majority of those polled-52 percent-say that investigating
questions about the decision to go to war with Iraq should be a top
concern. When broken down by political party the numbers drastically
differ-68 percent of Democrats say that it should be a top concern, whereas
only 28 percent of Republicans say so.
Forty-four percent of those polled feel that broadening the kinds of
stem cell research that can receive federal funding should be a top
priority; 38 percent say that a top issue should be rolling back some of
the Bush tax cuts. Sixty-two percent of those polled say that investigating
charges of impropriety or wrong-doing by members of Congress should be a
top priority and 28 percent say that impeaching George W. Bush should be a
top concern. Fifty- two percent of Americans polled say that new rules to
limit the influence of lobbyists should be a top priority. Fifty-two
percent of those polled say that enacting all the recommendations of the
9/11 commission should be their top priority, while 30 percent say it
should have lower priority.
Sixty-five percent of Americans say that the United States is losing
ground in its efforts to establish security and democracy in Iraq, an all
time low in the Newsweek Poll. Fifty-four percent feel that the U.S. did
not do the right thing in taking military action against Iraq; 39 percent
say it was the right action.
When asked which issue is most important in deciding their vote for
Congress this year, 31 percent of Americans polled say the situation in
Iraq is most important; 18 percent say the economy; 16 percent say
healthcare and 13 percent say terrorism. Seven percent of those polled say
gas and oil prices and immigration are the most important issues and 2
percent say local issues in their area.
For this Newsweek Poll, Princeton Survey Research Associates
International interviewed 1,000 adults aged 18 and older on October 19-20,
2006. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points. This poll
is part of the October 30 issue of Newsweek, on newsstands Monday, October
23. To interview Chief of Correspondents Marcus Mabry on the poll, call
Natalia Labenskyj at 212-445-4078 or Andrea Faville at 212-445-4859.
Newsweek Poll
Priorities for a Democratic Congress
Princeton Survey Research Associates International
Final Topline Results
(10/21/06)
N = 1,000 national adults, 18 and over
Margin of error: plus or minus 4
Interviewing dates: 10/19-20/06
SAMPLE SIZE/MARGIN OF ERROR FOR KEY SUBGROUPS:
282 Republicans (plus or minus 7)
349 Democrats (plus or minus 6)
330 Independents (plus or minus 7)
SAMPLE SIZE/MARGIN OF ERROR FOR REGISTERED VOTERS SUBGROUPS:
903 Registered voters (plus or minus 4)
578 Likely voters (plus or minus 5) (definition noted below)
264 Republicans (plus or minus 7)
321 Democrats (plus or minus 7)
282 Independents (plus or minus 7)
219 White Evangelical Protestants (plus or minus 8)
241 White Non-Evangelical Protestants (plus or minus 8)
161 White Catholics (plus or minus 9)
137 Non-whites (plus or minus 10)
429 Men (plus or minus 6)
474 Women (plus or minus 5)
NOTES:
Data is weighted so that sample demographics match Census Current
Population Survey parameters for gender, age, education, race, region, and
population density.
Reported sample sizes are unweighted and should not be used to compute
percentages.
Likely voters are determined based on response to a series of questions
about voting intentions, voting history, general interest in politics,
interest in the 2006 election, and knowledge of the voting process. Likely
voters are the 59% of registered voters with the highest score on an index
summarizing response to the likely voter questions.
An asterisk (*) indicates a value less than 1%.
LV1, LV2, LV4-LV9 ARE FOR CLASSIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY. RESULTS ARE NOT
SHOWN.
LV3. How much thought have you given to this November's elections for U.S.
CONGRESS- quite a lot, or only a little?
BASED ON REGISTERED VOTERS
Quite a lot/Some Only a little/None DK
Current 61 38 1 =100
Republicans 61 38 1 =100
Democrats 62 38 * =100
Independents 59 40 1 =100
2006 Trends (RVs)
(10/5-6/06) 47 52 1 =100
(8/24-25/06) 34 65 1 =100
(8/10-11/06) 30 68 2 =100
2002 Trend (RVs)
(10/24-25/02) 49 50 1 =100
1998 Trend (RVs)
(10/8-9/98) 48 51 1 =100
Note: "Some" and "None" are volunteered responses.
1a/b. Suppose the elections for U.S. CONGRESS were being held TODAY ...
Would you vote for the Republican Party's candidate or the
Democratic Party's candidate (ROTATE) for Congress in your district?
[IF OTHER/ UNDECIDED, RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED] As of TODAY, do you
LEAN more toward... the Republican or the Democrat (ROTATE)?
BASED ON REGISTERED VOTERS
Rep/Lean Rep Dem/Lean Dem Undecided/Other
Current Total 37 51 12 =100
Likely voters 37 55 8 =100
Republicans 92 6 2 =100
Democrats 4 92 4 =100
Independents 34 44 22 =100
White Evangelical
Prot. 60 31 9 =100
White Non-Evan.
Prot. 35 52 13 =100
White Catholics 42 44 14 =100
Non-whites 19 72 9 =100
Men 41 45 14 =100
Women 33 57 10 =100
2006 Trends (RVs)
(10/5-6/06) 38 51 11 =100
(8/24-25/06) 38 50 12 =100
(8/10-11/06) 39 51 10 =100
(5/11-12/06) 39 50 11 =100
(3/16-17/06) 39 50 11 =100
2005 Trends (RVs)
(11/10-11/05) 36 53 11 =100
(9/29-30/05) 42 47 11 =100
(9/8-9/05) 38 50 12 =100
2002 Trends (RVs)
(10/24-25/02) 46 43 11 =100
(10/10-11/02) 43 43 14 =100
(9/26-27/02) 40 47 13 =100
(9/12-13/02) 43 41 16 =100
(8/28-29/02) 40 45 15 =100
June 2002(1) 44 46 10 =100
February 2002 46 45 9 =100
1998 Trends (RVs)
(10/8-9/98) 43 45 12 =100
(9/24-25/98) 43 48 9 =100
(9/10-11/98) 43 45 12 =100
(8/20-21/98) 41 47 12 =100
(1) June and February 2002 trends from Pew Research Center.
Questions 2 and 3 were asked in random order.
2. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way things are going in the
United States at this time?
Satisfied Dissatisfied DK
Current Total 25 67 8 =100
Trends(2)
(10/5-6/06) Foley scandal 25 67 8 =100
(8/24-25/06) 28 65 7 =100
(8/10-11/06) 26 67 7 =100
(5/11-12/06) NSA wiretapping 23 71 6 =100
(3/16-17/06) 30 64 6 =100
(11/10-11/05) 26 68 6 =100
(9/29-30/05) 31 61 8 =100
(9/8-9/05) Hurricane Katrina 28 66 6 =100
(8/2-4/05) 36 54 10 =100
(12/2-3/04) 46 46 8 =100
(10/27-29/04) 39 56 5 =100
(10/21-22/04) 40 56 4 =100
(10/14-15/04) 40 55 5 =100
(9/30-10/2/04) 38 57 5 =100
(9/9-10/04) 39 53 8 =100
(9/2-3/04) 43 49 8 =100
(7/29-30/04) 36 58 6 =100
(7/8-9/04) 40 54 6 =100
(5/13-14/04) Prisoner abuse
scandal 30 62 8 =100
(4/8-9/04) 36 59 5 =100
(1/22-23/04) 43 52 5 =100
(1/8-9/04) 46 47 7 =100
(12/18-19/03) Saddam's capture 46 47 7 =100
(10/9-10/03) 40 54 6 =100
(4/03) Iraq War 50 41 9 =100
(9/02) 41 55 4 =100
(7/02) 46 46 8 =100
(9/01) Terrorist attacks 57 34 9 =100
(6/01) 43 52 5 =100
(3/01) 47 45 8 =100
(1/01) 55 41 4 =100
(6/00) 47 45 8 =100
(3/00) 56 36 8 =100
(8/99) 56 39 5 =100
(9/98) 54 42 4 =100
(1/97) 38 58 4 =100
(3/96) 28 70 2 =100
(6/95) 25 73 2 =100
(8/94) 24 71 5 =100
(6/92) Recession 14 84 2 =100
(3/91) Gulf War Victory 66 31 3 =100
(9/90) 37 58 5 =100
(9/88) 56 40 4 =100
(11/85) 51 46 3 =100
(12/81) Recession 27 67 6 =100
(7/79) Energy/Economic Crisis 12 84 4 =100
(2) Trends from 4/03, 9/02, 6/00-6/01 and 6/95-8/99 from Pew Research
Center, 7/79-6/92 from Gallup
3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his
job as president?
Approve Disapprove DK
Current Total 35 57 8 =100
Trends(3)
(10/5-6/06) 33 59 8 =100
(8/24-25/06) 36 56 8 =100
(8/10-11/06) 38 55 7 =100
(5/11-12/06) 35 59 6 =100
(3/16-17/06) 36 58 6 =100
(11/10-11/05) 36 58 6 =100
(9/29-30/05) 40 53 7 =100
(9/8-9/05) 38 55 7 =100
(8/2-4/05) 42 51 7 =100
(3/17-18/05) 45 48 7 =100
(2/3-4/05) 50 42 8 =100
(12/2-3/04) 49 44 7 =100
(10/27-29/04) 46 47 7 =100
(10/14-15/04) 47 46 7 =100
(9/30-10/2/04) 46 48 6 =100
(9/9-10/04) 48 44 8 =100
(9/2-3/04) 52 41 7 =100
(7/29-30/04) 45 49 6 =100
(7/8-9/04) 48 46 6 =100
(5/13-14/04) 42 52 6 =100
(4/8-9/04) 49 45 6 =100
(3/18-19/04) 48 44 8 =100
(2/19-20/04) 48 44 8 =100
(2/5-6/04) 48 45 7 =100
(1/22-23/04) 50 44 6 =100
(1/8-9/04) 54 41 5 =100
(12/18-19/03) 54 38 8 =100
(11/6-7/03) 52 40 8 =100
(10/9-10/03) 51 42 7 =100
(8/21-22/03) 53 36 11 =100
(7/10-11/03) 55 37 8 =100
(5/29-30/03) 61 28 11 =100
(5/1-2/03) 65 26 9 =100
(4/10-11/03) 71 23 6 =100
(3/27-28/03) 68 26 6 =100
(3/13-14/03) 53 37 10 =100
(2/6-7/03) 61 31 8 =100
(1/16-17/03) 56 33 11 =100
(11/7-8/02) 60 30 10 =100
(9/12-13/02) 70 23 7 =100
(8/28-29/02) 61 30 9 =100
(6/27-28/02) 70 19 11 =100
(3/21-22/02) 74 16 10 =100
(1/31-2/1/02) 83 12 5 =100
(10/11-12/01) 88 8 4 =100
(9/20-21/01) 86 10 4 =100
(9/13-14/01) 82 11 7 =100
(8/25-9/5/01) 51 34 15 =100
(3) Full trendtime from 1/04 to present; earlier trends selected.
Approval figures for 8/25 - 9/5/01 from Pew Research Center.
4. As you may know, the Constitution prevents George W. Bush from running
for a third term in 2008. Do you think Bush can be an effective
president during his last two years in office, OR that he won't be able
to get much done for the rest of his second term?
Total Rep Dem Ind
33 Can be effective 69 12 31
56 Won't be able to get much done 23 78 58
11 Don't know 8 10 11
100 100 100 100
5. Which of the following outcomes would you most like to see for this
year's Congressional elections? Would you rather see ... (RESPONSE
CATEGORIES ROTATED) the Republicans keep control of Congress or the
Democrats win enough seats to take over Congress?
Reps Keep Control Dems Take Over DK
Current Total 32 55 13 =100
Republicans 84 9 7 =100
Democrats 2 93 5 =100
Independents 27 52 21 =100
Trends (Total)
(10/5-6/06) 35 53 12 =100
(8/10-11/06) 34 53 13 =100
(5/11-12/06) 35 52 13 =100
(3/16-17/06) 34 50 16 =100
6. In deciding your vote for Congress this year, which ONE of the
following issues is most important to you...(READ AND ROTATE 1-6, THEN
READ 7)
BASED ON REGISTERED VOTERS
Total 10/5-6/06 8/10-11/06
31 The situation in Iraq 33 22
18 The economy 20 18
16 Health care 12 15
13 Terrorism 12 14
7 Gas and oil prices 6 12
7 Immigration 9 9
2 OR local issues in your area 4 5
2 Other/None of these (VOL.) 1 2
4 Don't know 3 3
100 100 100
7. In general, which of the following do you think is the better
situation... (READ 1-3, IN ORDER)
Current 11/2-4/96 5/92
(4) (5)
21 If a president's political party also has a
controlling majority in Congress 32 26
24 If one party controls the White House while the
other controls Congress 27 23
49 Doesn't matter much either way 36 40
6 Don't know 5 11
100 100 100
(4) 1996 trend results based on registered voters who planned to vote in
the presidential election.
(5) 1992 trend results from Gallup for Times Mirror survey, based on
adults 18+
8. On another subject ... Please tell me which political party...the
Republicans or the Democrats you trust to do a better job handling each
of the following. (ORDER OF PARTIES ROTATED) (First,) what
about...(INSERT ITEMS--READ AND RANDOMIZE)? Which party do you trust
to do a better job handling this issue...
Reps Dems Both Neither DK
a. The war against
terrorism at
home and abroad
Current Total 40 40 5 9 6 =100
Republicans 86 5 3 4 2 =100
Democrats 9 74 6 5 6 =100
Independents 40 34 5 14 7 =100
Trends
(10/5-6/06) 37 44 2 7 10 =100
(8/10-11/06) 44 39 4 6 7 =100
(10/24-25/02) 47 24 9 8 12 =100
(8/2-9/1/02)(6) 51 26 7 5 11 =100
b. The situation
in Iraq
Current Total 34 46 3 10 7 =100
Republicans 77 11 4 5 3 =100
Democrats 6 80 1 5 8 =100
Independents 34 40 4 15 7 =100
Trends
(10/5-6/06) 34 47 1 9 9 =100
(8/10-11/06) 39 45 1 7 8 =100
(10/24-25/02)(7) 43 28 7 7 15 =100
c. The economy
Current Total 35 50 3 5 7 =100
Republicans 81 11 3 2 3 =100
Democrats 7 84 2 1 6 =100
Independents 33 44 4 11 8 =100
Trends
(10/5-6/06) 31 53 2 7 7 =100
(8/10-11/06) 34 53 1 7 5 =100
(10/24-25/02) 38 37 7 7 11 =100
(8/2-9/1/02) 40 40 4 7 9 =100
d. Health care
Current Total 24 57 3 9 7 =100
Republicans 60 22 3 7 8 =100
Democrats 3 89 2 3 3 =100
Independents 22 54 2 15 7 =100
Trends
(10/5-6/06) 24 57 2 8 9 =100
(8/10-11/06) 26 56 2 9 7 =100
e. Immigration
Current Total 34 40 4 11 11 =100
Republicans 68 11 5 8 8 =100
Democrats 15 68 2 6 9 =100
Independents 32 35 6 15 12 =100
Trends
(10/5-6/06) 34 43 3 9 11 =100
(8/10-11/06) 37 39 2 9 13 =100
f. Gas and oil prices
Current Total 24 53 3 12 8 =100
Republicans 58 21 3 13 5 =100
Democrats 6 81 2 5 6 =100
Independents 20 49 4 18 9 =100
Trends
(10/5-6/06) 23 56 2 11 8 =100
(8/10-11/06) 25 52 2 13 8 =100
g. Federal spending
and the deficit
Current Total 29 52 3 8 8 =100
Republicans 68 17 4 7 4 =100
Democrats 7 84 2 2 5 =100
Independents 26 47 4 14 9 =100
Trends
(10/5-6/06) 29 53 2 8 8 =100
(8/10-11/06) 29 53 2 10 6 =100
h. Moral values
Current Total 37 41 4 11 7 =100
Republicans 83 6 4 5 2 =100
Democrats 11 72 4 6 7 =100
Independents 33 36 5 17 9 =100
Trends
(10/5-6/06) 36 42 4 10 8 =100
(8/2-9/1/02) 44 31 5 10 10 =100
(6) August 2002 trends results from PSRAI for Kaiser Family
Foundation/Harvard/Washington Post poll.
(7) October 2002 trends wording read "The issue of war with Iraq."
9. Now, as I read you some phrases, tell me if you think each one better
describes ... (RESPONSE CATEGORIES ROTATED) the Republican Party and
its leaders OR the Democratic Party and its leaders?
Rep. Dem. Both Neither DK
Party Party (8)
a. Able to manage the federal
government well
Current Total 31 47 4 12 6 =100
Republicans 71 12 5 8 4 =100
Democrats 8 81 2 4 5 =100
Independents 28 38 5 20 9 =100
Trends
(5/11-12/06) 30 47 4 12 7 =100
(7/8-18/04) 37 40 4 9 10 =100
(8/27-9/8/98) 37 32 8 12 11 =100
(8/7-10/97) 39 33 4 16 8 =100
(7/25-28/96) 45 32 4 12 7 =100
b. Can bring about the kind
of changes this country needs
Current Total 30 50 4 10 6 =100
Republicans 74 13 6 5 2 =100
Democrats 4 89 1 2 4 =100
Independents 29 39 5 21 6 =100
Trends
(5/11-12/06) 30 53 3 8 6 =100
(7/8-18/04) 35 46 3 7 9 =100
(8/27-9/8/98) 34 40 7 8 11 =100
(3/25-29/98) 32 45 7 8 8 =100
(8/7-10/97) 38 40 4 11 7 =100
(7/25-28/96) 39 46 2 7 6 =100
c. Is concerned with the
needs of people like you
Current Total 26 56 4 10 4 =100
Republicans 71 16 5 6 2 =100
Democrats 3 89 2 4 2 =100
Independents 19 55 5 16 5 =100
Trends
(5/11-12/06) 31 54 3 7 5 =100
(7/8-18/04) 30 50 5 8 7 =100
(8/27-9/8/98) 31 46 5 9 9 =100
(3/25-29/98) 30 51 4 8 7 =100
(8/7-10/97) 31 49 3 10 7 =100
(7/25-28/96) 35 50 2 7 6 =100
d. Governs in an honest and
ethical way
Current Total 27 39 6 22 6 =100
Republicans 66 7 9 15 3 =100
Democrats 6 72 4 13 5 =100
Independents 23 30 7 33 7 =100
Trends
(5/11-12/06) 29 41 6 17 7 =100
(7/8-18/04) 34 37 5 15 9 =100
(8/27-9/8/98) 31 28 6 23 12 =100
(3/25-29/98) 28 32 7 24 9 =100
(8/7-10/97) 28 33 5 26 8 =100
(7/25-28/96) 38 37 2 18 5 =100
(8) Both equally and Neither are volunteered response categories.
10. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Nancy Pelosi, who is
in line to become speaker if the Democrats win enough seats in
November to control the U.S. House of Representatives?
Current Rep Dem Ind
25 Favorable 7 42 20
26 Unfavorable 47 10 29
26 Never heard of her (VOL.) 26 25 26
23 Don't know 20 23 25
100 100 100 100
11. As I read you some things the Democrats might do over the next two
years if they take control of Congress, please tell me if you think
each should be one of their TOP priorities, a lower priority, or
should not be done at all.
Top Lower Not DK
priority priority done
a. New rules to limit the
influence of lobbyists
Current Total 52 29 9 10 =100
Republicans 50 36 8 6 =100
Democrats 53 27 8 12 =100
Independents 55 25 11 9 =100
b. Enacting all the
recommendations of the
9/11 commission
Current Total 52 30 7 11 =100
Republicans 53 27 9 11 =100
Democrats 53 32 6 9 =100
Independents 52 31 7 10 =100
c. Increasing the minimum wage
Current Total 68 21 9 2 =100
Republicans 53 28 16 3 =100
Democrats 81 16 3 * =100
Independents 66 24 9 1 =100
d. Allowing the government
to negotiate directly
with pharmaceutical
companies to lower drug
prices for seniors
Current Total 74 18 6 2 =100
Republicans 70 21 6 3 =100
Democrats 80 14 4 2 =100
Independents 72 19 8 1 =100
e. Broadening the kinds of
stem cell research that
can receive federal funding
Current Total 44 31 19 6 =100
Republicans 30 34 32 4 =100
Democrats 54 29 10 7 =100
Independents 45 31 18 6 =100
f. Rolling back some of the
Bush tax cuts
Current Total 38 28 28 6 =100
Republicans 14 28 52 6 =100
Democrats 58 27 10 5 =100
Independents 34 31 28 7 =100
g. Investigating
government
contracts in Iraq
Current Total 58 29 8 5 =100
Republicans 45 44 7 4 =100
Democrats 67 22 7 4 =100
Independents 58 28 10 4 =100
h. Investigating questions
about the decision to
go to war with Iraq
Current Total 52 25 19 4 =100
Republicans 28 36 31 5 =100
Democrats 68 17 11 4 =100
Independents 53 26 19 2 =100
i. Investigating charges of
impropriety or wrong-doing
by members of Congress
Current Total 62 27 7 4 =100
Republicans 51 35 10 4 =100
Democrats 66 25 5 4 =100
Independents 66 26 6 2 =100
j. Impeaching George W. Bush
Current Total 28 23 44 5 =100
Republicans 5 15 78 2 =100
Democrats 47 25 23 5 =100
Independents 27 26 44 3 =100
12. Now turning to the topic of Iraq... All in all, do you think the
United States is making progress or losing ground in its efforts to
establish security and democracy in Iraq?
Making progress Losing ground DK
Current Total 25 65 10 =100
Trends
(10/5-6/06) 29 64 7 =100
(8/10-11/06) 31 58 11 =100
(9/8-9/05) 40 49 11 =100
(8/2-4/05) 40 50 10 =100
13. From what you know now, do you think the United States did the right
thing in taking military action against Iraq, or not?
Yes No DK
Current Total 39 54 7 =100
Trends(10)
(10/5-6/06) 41 53 6 =100
(8/10-11/06) 49 47 4 =100
(9/8-9/05) 46 49 5 =100
(10/27-29/04) RVs(11) 51 45 4 =100
(9/2-3/04) RVs 55 38 7 =100
(5/13-14/04) 51 43 6 =100
(4/8-9/04) 57 39 4 =100
(3/25-26/04) 55 41 4 =100
(3/18-19/04) 57 37 6 =100
(1/29-30/04) 55 39 6 =100
(12/18-19/03) 62 32 6 =100
(11/6-7/03) 55 38 7 =100
(10/23-24/03) 59 34 7 =100
(10/9-10/03) 56 37 7 =100
(9/11-12/03) 64 31 5 =100
(8/21-22/03) 61 33 6 =100
(7/24-25/03) 68 28 4 =100
(10) Trends wording for 2005 read "From what you know now, do you think
the United States did the right thing in taking military action
against Iraq two years ago, or not?". Trend wording for 2004 read
"....against Iraq last year, or not?"
(11) September and October 2004 trend results based on registered voters.
14. For how long would you personally support keeping large numbers of
U.S. military personnel in Iraq ... (READ)
Current 10/5-6/06 8/10-11/06 9/8-9/05 8/2-4/05
44 Total less than a year/Bring
home now 45 38 45 50
18 One to two years 19 18 19 13
6 Three to five years 4 7 6 5
1 Six to 10 years * 1 1 1
* More than 10 years 1 1 * *
26 As long as it takes 26 30 25 26
5 Don't know 5 5 4 5
100 100 100 100 100
15. Turning to a different topic... Have you seen or heard any news about
NORTH KOREA and its nuclear weapons program, or not?
88 Yes
11 No
1 Don't know
100
16. Some people think the United States should agree to DIRECT one-on-one
talks with North Korea, since the six-country talks in which the U.S.
has participated have not had much success in curbing North Korea's
nuclear ambitions. Others oppose direct talks at this time, saying
this would reward North Korea for bad behavior after last week's
nuclear test. Which comes closer to your view?
50 Should agree to direct talks
34 Direct talks would reward bad behavior
16 Don't know
100
17. Please tell me whether or not you would support the following kinds of
U.S. military action against North Korea if that country continues its
efforts to develop nuclear weapons. (First,) what about...(READ ITEMS
IN ORDER)? (Would you support this kind of military action against
North Korea or not?)
Would Would DK
support not
a. Stopping and searching North
Korean ships for nuclear
materials or arms
Current Total 70 23 7 =100
b. Air strikes against military
targets and suspected nuclear
sites in North Korea
Current Total 35 58 7 =100
c. Sending in U.S. ground troops to
take control of the country
Current Total 14 80 6 =100
18. Have you seen or heard any news about IRAN and its nuclear weapons
program, or not?
62 Yes
36 No
2 Don't know
100
19. Please tell me whether or not you would support the following kinds of
U.S. military action against Iran if that country continues its
efforts to develop nuclear weapons. (First,) what about...(READ ITEMS
IN ORDER)? (Would you support this kind of military action against
Iran or not?)
Would Would DK
support not
a. Air strikes against military
targets and suspected nuclear
sites in Iran
Current Total 38 54 8 =100
b. Sending in U.S. ground troops to
take control of the country
Current Total 18 76 6 =100
D2. Now I have just a few more questions so we can describe the people who
took part in our survey ... Regardless of how you might have voted in
recent elections, in politics TODAY, do you consider yourself a
Republican, Democrat, or Independent?
Total RVs LVs
26 Republican 27 26
37 Democrat 38 43
33 Independent 30 28
1 No party/Not interested in politics (VOL.) 1 1
* Other party (VOL.) 1 *
3 Don't know 3 2
100 100 100
END OF INTERVIEW. THANK RESPONDENT: That completes the interview. Thank
you very much for your cooperation.
SOURCE Newsweek
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