IOWA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Monday, August 28, 2006

1* If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Jim Nussle or for Democrat Chet Culver?

40% Nussle

42% Culver

6% some other candidate

12% not sure

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

	Nussle	Culver
Very favorable	20%	16%
Somewhat favorable	32%	36%
Somewhat unfavorable	20%	25%
Very unfavorable	18%	12%
Not sure	10%	12%

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

	Bush	Vilsack	Harkin	Grassley	Nussle	Culver
Conservative	59%	9%	11%	54%	43%	5%
Moderate	22%	45%	29%	27%	30%	38%
Liberal	9%	34%	48%	6%	7%	34%
Not sure	10%	11%	12%	13%	19%	23%

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

42% President Bush

45% Democrats in Congress

13% not sure

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

42% the United States and its allies

31% the terrorists

23% neither

5% not sure

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

40% President Bush

48% Democrats in Congress

12% not sure

7* 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

16% somewhat approve

13% somewhat disapprove

42% strongly disapprove

0% not sure

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

16% strongly approve

39% somewhat approve

24% somewhat disapprove

17% strongly disapprove

4% not sure

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