CONNECTICUT SURVEY of 550 likely voters

Wednesday - Thursday August 9 - 10, 2006

1* If the election for United States Senator were held today, would you vote for Independent Joseph Lieberman, Democrat Ned Lamont or Republican Alan Schlesinger?

46% Lieberman

41% Lamont

6% Schlesinger

2% some other candidate

5% not sure

2*Now… thinking about the election for Governor, if the election for governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Jodi Rell or Democrat John DeStefano, Jr.?

57% Rell

35% DeStefano, Jr.

5% some other candidate

9% not sure

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

	Lieberman	Lamont	Schlesinger	Rell	DeStefano
Very favorable	31%	19%	3%	41%	15%
Somewhat favorable	31%	31%	18%	35%	32%
Somewhat unfavorable	18%	20%	30%	15%	24%
Very unfavorable	18%	23%	20%	7%	14%
Not sure	2%	6%	30%	2%	15%

4*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?

37% the economy

7% immigration

9% government corruption

16% national security

23% the War in Iraq

2% same-sex marriage

4% some other issue

3% not sure

5* In political terms, is Joe Lieberman a conservative, moderate or liberal?

20% conservative

57% moderate

12% liberal

3% not sure

6* In political terms, is Ned Lamont a conservative, moderate or liberal?

9% conservative

25% moderate

51% liberal

15% not sure

7* Over the next six months, will the situation in Iraq get better or worse?

20% better

62% worse

13% stay about the same

3% not sure

8* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…excellent, good, fair, or poor?

8% excellent

13% good

18% fair

60% poor

0% not sure

9* When it comes to policies concerning the War on Terror, who do you trust more… Joe Lieberman or Ned Lamont?

55% Lieberman

31% Lamont, press 2

14% not sure

10*Thinking again about the Senate Election this November… Regardless of who you want to win, who do you think will win… Joe Lieberman or Ned Lamont

47% Lieberman

46% Lamont

1% some other candidate

5% not sure

11*Will the Democrats regain control of the U.S. Senate in this year’s election?

44% yes

29% no

27% not sure

12*Should President George W. Bush be impeached and removed from office?

31% yes

56% no

13% not sure

13*Last topic…Generally speaking, do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy or have no impact on the economy?

13% hurt

60% help

17% have no impact

9% not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.