SOUTH CAROLINA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Thursday, April 20, 2006

1* Suppose that, in the election for Governor, you have a choice between Republican Mark Sanford and Democrat Tommy Moore. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Mark Sanford or for Democrat Tommy Moore?

52% Sanford

33% Moore

4% some other candidate

11% not sure

2* Fine… what if the Democrats nominate Frank Willis? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Mark Sanford or for Democrat Frank Willis?

55% Sanford

28% Willis

6% some other candidate

10% not sure

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

	Sanford	Moore	Willis
Very favorable	29%	13%	10%
Somewhat favorable	39%	28%	31%
Somewhat unfavorable	19%	21%	18%
Very unfavorable	9%	5%	8%
Not sure	4%	33%	33%

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

17% help

64% hurt

10% no impact

10% not sure

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

62% help

17% hurt

13% no impact

8% 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?

28% do it yourself

61% hire a professional

8% have someone else in the family

3% not sure

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

44% electronically

45% by mail

10% not sure

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

51% tax paperwork

36% going to the dentist

13% not sure

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

47% very closely

37% somewhat closely

11% not very closely

4% 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?

64% agree

25% disagree

12% 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?

74% agree

16% disagree

10% 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?

39% yes

41% 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?

34% yes

56% no

11% 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?

31% strongly approve

23% somewhat approve

14% somewhat disapprove

31% strongly disapprove

1% not sure

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

29% strongly approve

38% somewhat approve

18% somewhat disapprove

12% strongly disapprove

3% not sure

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