ALABAMA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Wednesday, August 2, 2006

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Previous Alabama Survey

Daily Snapshot

1* If the election for governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Bob Riley or Democrat Lucy Baxley?

55% Riley

35% Baxley           

                                  5% some other candidate

                                  6% not sure

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

3*In terms of how you will vote this November, which of the following issues is most important… the economy, immigration, government corruption, national security, the War in Iraq, same-sex marriage, or some other issue?

32% the economy

13% immigration

                  9% government corruption

17% national security

17% the War in Iraq

  5% same-sex marriage

  4% some other issue

  4% not sure

4*How confident are you that ballots are properly counted in most elections and the right person is declared the winner?

39% very confident

35% somewhat confident

16% not very confident

  6% not at all confident

  3% not sure

5*Should voters be required to show photo identification such as a drivers license before being allowed to vote?

88% yes

  9% no

  3% not sure

6*Should election ballots be printed in English only or should they be printed in English and Spanish?

70% English only

29% English and Spanish

  2% not sure

7*In most elections, are large numbers of people prevented from voting who should be allowed to vote?

19% yes

53% no

27% not sure

8*Okay… in most elections, are large numbers of people allowed to vote who are not eligible to vote?

31% yes

40% no

30% not sure

9*Some people say that America’s political system is badly broken. Do you agree?

56% yes

31% no

13% not sure

10*On a different topic… Should marriage be defined in terms of a union between a man and a woman? Or should marriage be defined as a union between any two people including same sex couples?

83% marriage is between man and woman

14% between any two people

  2% not sure

11*Do you believe the Bible literally true?

75% yes

19% no

  6% not sure

12*Moving to another cultural issue… on the topic of abortion, do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?

38% pro-choice

50% pro-life

12% not sure

13* 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?

                                34% strongly approve

                                20% somewhat approve

                                16% somewhat disapprove

                                29% strongly disapprove

                                  0% not sure

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

                                35% strongly approve

                                36% somewhat approve

                                15% somewhat disapprove

                                12% strongly disapprove

                                  2% not sure

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