WASHINGTON SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Thursday, February 2, 2006

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Crosstabs for Ballot Questions

Crosstabs for Other Questions

Daily Snapshot

1* Thinking about the election for the United States Senate, suppose that Republicans nominate Mike McGavick and Democrats nominate Maria Cantwell. If the election for the United States Senate were held today, would you vote for Mike McGavick or for Maria Cantwell?

                36% McGavick

50% Cantwell       

                                  5% some other candidate

                                  9% 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?

41% President Bush

48% Democrats in Congress

11% not sure

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

38% President Bush

51% Democrats in Congress

11% not sure

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

59% very important

30% somewhat important

  7% not very important

  2% not at all important

  2% not sure

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

63% very important

25% somewhat important

  7% not very important

  3% not at all important

  2% not sure

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

65% very important

31% somewhat important

  2% not very important

  1% not at all important

  0% not sure

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

70% very important

21% somewhat important

  5% 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?

                                42% the situation in Iraq

                                26% the economy

16% health care

                                11% developing alternate sources of energy

                                  5% not sure

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

                                54% the situation in Iraq

                                39% the economy

                                  7% not sure

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

                                25% better

                                38% 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?

                                30% strongly approve

                                13% somewhat approve

                                11% somewhat disapprove

                                46% strongly disapprove

                                  1% not sure

13* 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?

                                22% strongly approve

                                33% somewhat approve

                                15% somewhat disapprove

                                28% strongly disapprove

                                  2% not sure

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