WEST VIRGINIA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Tuesday April 25, 2006

1* If the election for U.S. Senate were held today, would you vote for Republican John Raese or for Democrat Robert Byrd?

34% Raese

57% Byrd

5% some other candidate

4% not sure

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

	Byrd	Raese	Clinton	McCain
Very favorable	42%	13%	24%	16%
Somewhat favorable	28%	34%	23%	38%
Somewhat unfavorable	15%	20%	10%	22%
Very unfavorable	13%	16%	39%	15%
Not sure	2%	17%	4%	9%

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

14% help

60% hurt

14% no impact

12% not sure

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

54% help

20% hurt

18% no impact

8% not sure

5*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?

39% do it yourself

47% hire a professional

10% have someone else in the family

4% not sure

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

36% electronically

55% by mail

9% not sure

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

47% tax paperwork

41% going to the dentist

12% not sure

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

38% very closely

36% somewhat closely

20% not very closely

6% not at all

0% not sure

9* 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?

55% agree

31% disagree

14% not sure

10* 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?

78% agree

13% disagree

9% not sure

11* 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?

43% yes

37% no

20% not sure

12* 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?

30% yes

58% no

12% not sure

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