MAINE SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Thursday August 17, 2006

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Crosstabs for Ballot Questions

Crosstabs for Other Questions

Previous Maine Survey

Daily Snapshot

 

1* Fine… what if the Republicans nominate Chandler Woodcock? If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Chandler Woodcock or for Democrat John Baldacci?

 

42% Woodcock

43% Baldacci       

                                  7% some other candidate

  8% not sure

 

2* Now, in thinking about the 2006 election for United States Senator, if the election for Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican Olympia Snowe or for Democrat Jean Hay Bright?

 

68% Snowe

20% Hay Bright   

                                  6% some other candidate

  7% not sure

 

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

 

 

Baldacci

Woodcock

Snowe

Hay Bright

Very favorable

13%

17%

40%

  5%

Somewhat favorable

42%

34%

38%

27%

Somewhat favorable

19%

20%

15%

21%

Very  unfavorable

23%

13%

  7%

15%

Not sure

  3%

17%

  1%

33%

 

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

 

 

Bush

Baldacci

Snowe

Collins

Woodcock

Hay Bright

Conservative

66%

  7%

25%

22%

41%

  5%

Moderate

17%

47%

61%

61%

24%

22%

Liberal

  8%

36%

  7%

10%

  6%

31%

Not sure

  9%

11%

  7%

  8%

29%

43%

 

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

 

38% President Bush

47% Democrats in Congress

15% not sure

 

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

 

                                40% the United States and its allies

                                28% the terrorists

                                29% neither

  3% not sure

 

 

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

 

38% President Bush

48% Democrats in Congress

14% not sure

 

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

 

                                  5% excellent

                                27% good

                                41% fair

                                25% poor

  1% not sure

 

9* 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?

 

                                24% strongly approve

                                17% somewhat approve

                                11% somewhat disapprove

                                48% strongly disapprove

                                  0% not sure

 

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

 

                                11% strongly approve

                                38% somewhat approve

                                18% somewhat disapprove

                                29% strongly disapprove

                                  3% not sure

 

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