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OKLAHOMA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

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1* If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Ernest Istook or for Democrat Brad Henry?

 

                33% Istook

54% Henry           

                                  6% some other candidate

                                  6% not sure

 

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

 

 

Henry

Istook

Very favorable

29%

24%

Somewhat favorable

41%

32%

Somewhat unfavorable

21%

18%

Very unfavorable

  7%

18%

Not sure

  3%

  8%

 

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

 

 

Bush

Henry

Inhofe

Coburn

Istook

Conservative

71%

21%

50%

52%

52%

Moderate

16%

51%

28%

24%

26%

Liberal

  8%

21%

  7%

  9%

  6%

Not sure

  5%

  8%

15%

15%

16%

 

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

 

59% President Bush

34% Democrats in Congress

  6% not sure

 

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

 

                                59% the United States and its allies

                                21% the terrorists

                                17% neither

  3% not sure

 

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

 

56% President Bush

38% Democrats in Congress

11% not sure

 

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

 

                                21% excellent

                                26% good

                                34% fair

                                19% poor

  0% not sure

 

8* 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?

 

                                37% strongly approve

                                18% somewhat approve

                                11% somewhat disapprove

                                35% strongly disapprove

                                  0% not sure

 

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

 

                                27% strongly approve

                                40% somewhat approve

                                15% somewhat disapprove

                                15% strongly disapprove

                                  3% not sure

 

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