CALIFORNIA SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Thursday December 8, 2005
1* Thinking about the 2006 election for Governor of California, suppose that Republicans nominate Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democrats nominate Phil Angelides. If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger or for Democrat Phil Angelides?
40% Schwarzenegger
44% Angelides
8% some other candidate
8% not sure
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2* Thinking about the 2006 election for Governor of California, suppose that Republicans nominate Arnold Schwarzenegger and Democrats nominate Steve Westly. If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger or for Democrat Steve Westly?
39% Schwarzenegger
46% Westly
9% some other candidate
7% not sure
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3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Bush |
Sch’egger |
Angelides |
Westly |
Feinstein |
|
Very favorable |
26% |
20% |
11% |
10% |
26% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
15% |
23% |
26% |
28% |
23% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
11% |
23% |
21% |
19% |
12% |
|
Very unfavorable |
46% |
32% |
16% |
13% |
30% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
1% |
28% |
30% |
8% |
4* How would you rate the job George W. Bush has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
27% strongly approve
14% somewhat approve
9% somewhat disapprove
48% strongly disapprove
2% not sure
5* How would you rate the job Arnold Schwarzenegger has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
22% strongly approve
21% somewhat approve
18% somewhat disapprove
37% strongly disapprove
1% not sure
6* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
21% excellent
16% good
17% fair
44% poor
2% not sure
7* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
21% excellent
15% good
10% fair
53% poor
1% not sure
8* Next… Which is more important, getting American troops home as soon as possible or making sure that Iraq becomes a peaceful nation enjoying freedom and democracy?
45%getting troops home
49% making sure that Iraq becomes peaceful nation
7% not sure
9* When it comes to determining how you will vote in the U.S. Senate race next year, which issue is more important… immigration, or the situation in Iraq?
37% immigration
53% situation in Iraq
5% some other issue
4% not sure
10* A proposal has been made to build a barrier along the U.S. - Mexican border. Do you favor or oppose building a barrier to help reduce illegal immigration?
50% favor
41% oppose
4% not sure
Additional Cross Tabs information
Crosstabs by Gender – Married – Children at Home
Crosstabs by Religious Affiliation
Crosstabs by More important issue
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.