April 19-20

April 19 - 20, 2005		Generally speaking, are most American judges too conservative, too liberal, or somewhere in the middle?																Generally speaking, are most American judges too conservative, to liberal, or somewhere in the middle?
April 19 - 20, 2005		Gender		3 Party			< 40 >				Investors		Marital Status		Race			Age					Income
▼ Response ▼	TOTAL	Men	Women	GOP	Dem	Other	< Men	Men 40+	< Wom	Wom 40+	Inv	Non	Married	Not married	White	Black	Other	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	< 20k	20k-40k	40-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k>
Too conservative	19%	18%	19%	11%	24%	21%	28%	16%	27%	17%	16%	20%	18%	20%	19%	17%	15%	28%	19%	19%	17%	7%	19%	22%	14%	14%	19%	22%
Too liberal	31%	37%	26%	52%	16%	25%	35%	37%	20%	28%	36%	27%	36%	25%	35%	17%	23%	28%	34%	30%	31%	35%	21%	38%	35%	36%	31%	37%
Somewhere in middle	40%	37%	42%	31%	48%	40%	35%	38%	32%	45%	41%	39%	38%	42%	39%	50%	37%	33%	41%	43%	40%	42%	47%	31%	42%	37%	42%	40%

April 19 - 20, 2005		How closely have you followed news stories about the President's judicial nominations and the Democrat's efforts to defeat them?														How closely have you followed news stories about the President's judicial nominations and the Democrat's efforts to defeat them?
April 19 - 20, 2005		Gender		3 Party			< 40 >				Investors		Marital Status		Race			Age					Income
▼ Response ▼	TOTAL	Men	Women	GOP	Dem	Other	< Men	Men 40+	< Wom	Wom 40+	Inv	Non	Married	Not married	White	Black	Other	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	< 20k	20k-40k	40-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k>
Very closely	31%	37%	24%	33%	31%	28%	38%	37%	14%	27%	37%	26%	30%	31%	33%	19%	29%	26%	27%	30%	35%	37%	25%	31%	29%	37%	38%	37%
Somewhat closely	34%	36%	32%	40%	31%	28%	34%	36%	32%	32%	35%	33%	38%	27%	32%	40%	37%	33%	34%	33%	35%	33%	29%	32%	34%	34%	35%	51%
Not very closely	24%	18%	31%	22%	23%	30%	18%	18%	38%	28%	21%	27%	22%	28%	26%	21%	18%	28%	32%	20%	22%	17%	26%	26%	33%	20%	17%	8%
Not at all	7%	4%	10%	3%	8%	11%	5%	4%	13%	9%	4%	10%	7%	8%	7%	10%	7%	9%	4%	14%	5%	3%	11%	10%	3%	3%	7%	3%

April 19 - 20, 2005		Some people nominated by President Bush have enough votes in the Senate to be confirmed and become an Appeals Court judge. However, Senate Democrats say they
		will use Senate rules in a way that will prevent a vote from ever being taken on these nominees. Should every nominee receive an up or down vote on the floor of the Senate?
		Gender		3 Party			< 40 >				Investors		Marital Status		Race			Age					Income
▼ Response ▼	TOTAL	Men	Women	GOP	Dem	Other	< Men	Men 40+	< Wom	Wom 40+	Inv	Non	Married	Not married	White	Black	Other	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	< 20k	20k-40k	40-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k>
Yes	45%	51%	40%	60%	32%	44%	45%	52%	31%	43%	52%	40%	50%	39%	49%	31%	35%	38%	49%	51%	46%	44%	36%	47%	44%	54%	54%	54%
No	21%	26%	17%	14%	29%	21%	34%	24%	24%	15%	21%	22%	21%	22%	22%	18%	22%	29%	19%	19%	21%	17%	17%	25%	23%	22%	22%	28%

April 19 - 20, 2005		Should the Senate rules be changed so that a vote must be taken on every person that the President nominates to become a judge?																Should the Senate rules be changed so that a vote must be taken on every person that the President nominates to become a judge?
April 19 - 20, 2005		Gender		3 Party			< 40 >				Investors		Marital Status		Race			Age					Income
▼ Response ▼	TOTAL	Men	Women	GOP	Dem	Other	< Men	Men 40+	< Wom	Wom 40+	Inv	Non	Married	Not married	White	Black	Other	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	< 20k	20k-40k	40-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k>
Yes	56%	59%	54%	65%	50%	53%	58%	59%	46%	56%	54%	58%	58%	53%	57%	56%	48%	52%	54%	61%	62%	50%	56%	58%	56%	65%	60%	46%
No	26%	28%	23%	22%	30%	24%	29%	28%	26%	22%	31%	21%	26%	25%	26%	20%	26%	27%	28%	23%	22%	28%	20%	29%	20%	24%	27%	44%

April 19 - 20, 2005		Who so you trust more on the topic of judicial nominations…President Bush or Democrats in the Senate?																Who so you trust more on the topic of judicial nominations…President Bush or Democrats in the Senate?
April 19 - 20, 2005		Gender		3 Party			< 40 >				Investors		Marital Status		Race			Age					Income
▼ Response ▼	TOTAL	Men	Women	GOP	Dem	Other	< Men	Men 40+	< Wom	Wom 40+	Inv	Non	Married	Not married	White	Black	Other	18-29	30-39	40-49	50-64	65+	< 20k	20k-40k	40-60k	60k-75k	75k-100k	100k>
President Bush	38%	40%	37%	75%	8%	30%	43%	40%	32%	38%	45%	33%	45%	29%	45%	7%	25%	38%	41%	40%	33%	43%	22%	39%	41%	48%	54%	42%
Democrats in the Senate	44%	41%	47%	14%	77%	41%	46%	40%	51%	46%	42%	46%	40%	51%	39%	67%	57%	48%	41%	41%	47%	43%	56%	46%	41%	35%	36%	41%