KANSAS SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Tuesday April 25, 2006

1* Thinking about the election for Governor, suppose you have a choice between Republican Robin Jennison and Democrat Kathleen Sebelius. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Robin Jennison or for Democrat Kathleen Sebelius?

33% Jennison

50% Sebelius

4% some other candidate

13% not sure

2* Okay…what if the Republicans nominate Jim Barnett? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Jim Barnett or for Democrat Kathleen Sebelius?

37% Barnett

49% Sebelius

4% some other candidate

10% not sure

3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:

	Sebelius	Jennison	Barnett
Very favorable	27%	5%	8%
Somewhat favorable	41%	32%	31%
Somewhat unfavorable	21%	17%	18%
Very unfavorable	7%	7%	7%
Not sure	3%	39%	36%

4* Generally speaking, do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

19% help

59% hurt

12% no impact

11% not sure

5* Okay… do tax cuts help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

58% help

18% hurt

14% no impact

9% not sure

6*How are your income taxes prepared? Do you do it yourself, hire a professional, or have someone else in your family take care of your income tax filing?

31% do it yourself

60% hire a professional

7% have someone else in the family

2% not sure

7* This year, are your taxes being filed electronically or by mail?

54% electronically

43% by mail

3% not sure

8* Which is worse, filling out your income tax paperwork or going to the dentist?

43% tax paperwork

41% going to the dentist

16% not sure

9* One more topic… How closely have you followed news stories about the Congressional debate on immigration legislation?

37% very closely

42% somewhat closely

16% not very closely

3% not at all

1% not sure

10* Some people believe that the goal of immigration policy should be to keep out national security threats, criminals, and those who would come here to live off our welfare system. Beyond that, all immigrants would be welcome. Do you agree or disagree with that goal for immigration policy?

54% agree

28% disagree

18% not sure

11* Some people say it makes no sense to debate new rules for immigration until we can control our borders and enforce the existing laws. Do you agree or disagree?

70% agree

19% disagree

11% not sure

12* There are currently 11 million illegal aliens living in the United States. Most have lived here for more than five years. Should the United States forcibly require all 11 million illegal aliens to leave this country?

34% yes

46% no

20% not sure

13* Suppose a woman enters the United States as an illegal alien and gives birth to a child in the United States. Should that child automatically become a citizen of the United States?

27% yes

60% no

13% not sure

14* 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?

26% strongly approve

23% somewhat approve

13% somewhat disapprove

37% strongly disapprove

1% not sure

15* How would you rate the job Kathleen Sebelius has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

23% strongly approve

41% somewhat approve

23% somewhat disapprove

12% strongly disapprove

2% not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.