MISSOURI SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Wednesday February 8, 2006

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Previous Missouri Survey

Daily Snapshot

1* Thinking about the election for the United States Senate, suppose that Republicans nominate Jim Talent and Democrats nominate Claire McCaskill. If the election for the United States Senate were held today, would you vote for Republican Jim Talent or for Democrat Claire McCaskill?

                                46% Talent

41% McCaskill     

                                  4% some other candidate

                                  7% not sure

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

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

48% President Bush

42% Democrats in Congress

10% not sure

4* Okay… who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?

43% President Bush

48% Democrats in Congress

10% not sure

5* Moving to a different topic… When it comes to determining how you will vote in the U.S. Senate race next year, how important is the situation in Iraq?

57% very important

30% somewhat important

10% not very important

  2% not at all important

  2% not sure

6* Okay… how important is the issue of health care?

74% very important

19% somewhat important

  6% not very important

  1% not at all important

  0% not sure

7* Fine, as a voting issue, how important is the economy?

75% very important

22% somewhat important

  3% not very important

  0% not at all important

  1% not sure

8* One more… how important is the issue of developing alternative sources of energy?

76% very important

19% somewhat important

  3% not very important

  2% not at all important

  1% not sure

9* Okay… in determining how you will vote, which of the following issues is the most important issue is more important… the situation in Iraq, the economy, health care, or developing alternative sources of energy?

31% the situation in Iraq

34% the economy

19% health care

10%developing alternative sources of energy

  6% not sure

                10* Suppose you had to choose between the situation in Iraq and the economy. Which of those issues is most important?

                                40% the situation in Iraq

                                52% the economy

  8% not sure

                11* Looking ahead a year from now, will things in the United States be better, worse, or about the same?

                                23% better

                                39% worse

37% 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?

32% strongly approve

19% somewhat approve

13% somewhat disapprove

35% strongly disapprove

                                  1% not sure

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

18% strongly approve

29% somewhat approve

19% somewhat disapprove

33% strongly disapprove

                                  1% not sure

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