WASHINGTON SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

1* In the Election for U.S. Senate this November, will you vote for Republican Mike McGavick or Democrat Maria Cantwell?

40% McGavick

46% Cantwell

3% some other candidate

10% not sure

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

	Cantwell	McGavick
Very favorable	23%	18%
Somewhat favorable	31%	31%
Somewhat unfavorable	20%	20%
Very unfavorable	21%	14%
Not sure	6%	16%

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

	Bush	Gregoire	Cantwell	Murray	McGavick
Conservative	71%	5%	5%	5%	47%
Moderate	18%	45%	40%	28%	29%
Liberal	6%	44%	48%	59%	4%
Not sure	5%	6%	7%	9%	20%

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

46% President Bush

45% Democrats in Congress

9% not sure

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

39% the United States and its allies

30% the terrorists

28% neither

3% not sure

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

41% President Bush

49% Democrats in Congress

10% not sure

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

13% excellent

28% good

36% fair

22% poor

1% 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?

28% strongly approve

16% somewhat approve

6% somewhat disapprove

49% strongly disapprove

1% not sure

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

23% strongly approve

32% somewhat approve

19% somewhat disapprove

26% strongly disapprove

1% not sure

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