May 12-13

May 12 - 13, 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?
May 12 - 13, 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%	39%	23%	38%	26%	27%	27%	43%	23%	23%	35%	27%	34%	26%	33%	26%	20%	25%	32%	32%	33%	33%	27%	29%	32%	21%	47%	47%
Somewhat closely	35%	36%	34%	35%	37%	32%	33%	37%	27%	36%	38%	33%	36%	34%	33%	40%	43%	30%	33%	33%	40%	41%	30%	37%	38%	42%	31%	26%
Not very closely	22%	15%	29%	17%	23%	28%	18%	14%	30%	29%	20%	24%	21%	23%	23%	17%	20%	24%	24%	23%	20%	19%	27%	24%	18%	21%	19%	17%
Not at all	10%	9%	11%	8%	11%	12%	18%	6%	20%	9%	7%	13%	7%	15%	9%	11%	15%	19%	11%	10%	7%	2%	13%	10%	9%	15%	1%	11%

May 12 - 13, 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	49%	51%	47%	72%	28%	46%	52%	51%	51%	46%	54%	45%	52%	44%	52%	50%	30%	52%	45%	49%	51%	47%	50%	44%	50%	58%	54%	51%
No	23%	31%	15%	10%	34%	26%	31%	31%	21%	14%	23%	22%	24%	22%	24%	18%	21%	26%	23%	23%	22%	19%	20%	22%	20%	20%	30%	34%

May 12 - 13, 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?
May 12 - 13, 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	57%	60%	55%	65%	55%	49%	49%	63%	58%	54%	58%	57%	61%	52%	57%	66%	51%	53%	55%	62%	57%	60%	57%	58%	59%	62%	59%	53%
No	25%	28%	22%	18%	24%	36%	36%	26%	27%	20%	27%	23%	24%	26%	27%	19%	16%	32%	27%	20%	24%	20%	25%	21%	23%	20%	25%	40%

May 12 - 13, 2005		If the rules are changed to allow a vote on all the President's judicial nominees, Democratic Senators have said they will use other rules to effectively
		shut down the Senate and prevent it from considering other business. If the rules are changed, should the Democrats shut down 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	25%	32%	19%	8%	41%	28%	27%	34%	24%	18%	25%	25%	23%	28%	25%	27%	26%	25%	24%	32%	25%	21%	20%	24%	26%	24%	26%	35%
No	55%	53%	56%	81%	33%	48%	46%	56%	50%	57%	66%	45%	62%	43%	59%	38%	43%	48%	57%	54%	59%	56%	47%	55%	55%	65%	68%	58%

May 12 - 13, 2005		Who do you trust more on the topic of judicial nominations…President Bush or Democrats in the Senate?																Who do you trust more on the topic of judicial nominations…President Bush or Democrats in the Senate?
May 12 - 13, 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	39%	40%	38%	76%	11%	26%	32%	42%	41%	37%	50%	30%	48%	24%	45%	8%	30%	37%	36%	39%	41%	42%	23%	33%	48%	50%	52%	49%
Democrats in Senate	44%	43%	44%	14%	70%	49%	46%	42%	53%	41%	35%	50%	37%	54%	38%	72%	48%	50%	39%	43%	41%	44%	53%	46%	39%	39%	33%	43%