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FLORIDA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Monday, August 28, 2006

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1* In the Election for Governor, suppose you have a choice between Republican Charley Crist and Democrat Jim Davis. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Charley Crist or Democrat Jim Davis?

 

45% Crist

41% Davis            

                                  7% some other candidate

                                  7% not sure

 

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

 

36% Gallagher

52% Davis            

                                  5% some other candidate

                                  8% not sure

 

3* Fine… suppose the Republicans nominate Charlie Crist and the Democrats nominate Rod Smith? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Charlie Crist or for Democrat Rod Smith?

 

47% Crist

38% Smith            

                                  7% some other candidate

                                  8% not sure

 

4* Last match-up… suppose the Republicans nominate Tom Gallagher and the Democrats nominate Rod Smith? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Tom Gallagher or for Democrat Rod Smith?

 

37% Gallagher

49% Smith            

                                  6% some other candidate

                                  9% not sure

 

5* If the election for the U. S. Senate were held today, would you vote for Republican Katherine Harris or Democrat Bill Nelson?

 

                34% Harris

57% Nelson          

                                  6% some other candidate

                                  3% not sure

 

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

 

 

Davis

Crist

Gallagher

Smith

Nelson

Harris

Very favorable

12%

24%

13%

11%

25%

14%

Somewhat favorable

 40%

34%

33%

35%

32%

23%

Somewhat unfavorable

 21%

23%

24%

25%

17%

18%

Very unfavorable

  7%

10%

21%

11%

12%

36%

Not sure

 20%

  8%

10%

18%

14%

  9%

 

7* For each of the following, please let me know if you believe that person is politically conservative, moderate, or liberal.

 

 

Bush

Crist

Gallagher

Davis

Smith

Nelson

Conservative

68%

37%

46%

  9%

  7%

11%

Moderate

21%

39%

28%

41%

33%

39%

Liberal

  5%

11%

      9%

27%

36%

31%

Not sure

  7%

13%

17%

23%

24%

19%

 

8* Okay… Who do you trust more when it comes to the situation in Iraq and national security—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?

 

45% President Bush

46% Democrats in Congress

  9% not sure

 

9* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

 

                                48% the United States and its allies

                                33% the terrorists

                                16% neither

  3% not sure

 

10* Who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?

 

40% President Bush

53% Democrats in Congress

  7% not sure

 

11* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

 

                                  8% excellent

                                29% good

                                39% fair

                                23% poor

  0% not sure

 

12* 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?

 

                                28% strongly approve

                                13% somewhat approve

                                19% somewhat disapprove

                                40% strongly disapprove

                                  0% not sure

 

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

 

                                38% strongly approve

                                26% somewhat approve

                                17% somewhat disapprove

                                19% strongly disapprove

                                  0% not sure

 

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