ALABAMA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Crosstabs for Ballot Questions

Crosstabs for Favorables

Crosstabs for Other Questions

Daily Snapshot

1* Now…thinking about the 2006 election for Governor, suppose the Republicans nominate Bob Riley and the Democrats nominate Don Siegelman? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Bob Riley or for Democrat Don Siegelman?

                49% Riley

40% Siegelman    

                                  8% some other candidate

                                  3% not sure

2* Okay… what if the Democrats nominate Lucy Baxley?  If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Bob Riley or for Democrat Lucy Baxley?

47% Riley

40% Baxley           

                                  8% some other candidate

                                  5% not sure

3* Fine… what if the Republicans nominate Roy Moore and Democrats nominate Don Siegelman?  If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Roy Moore or for Democrat Don Siegelman?

40% Moore

46% Siegelman    

                                  9% some other candidate

                                  5% not sure

4* Last one…what if the Democrats nominate Lucy Baxley. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Roy Moore or for Democrat Lucy Baxley?

39% Moore

50% Baxley           

                                  6% some other candidate

                                  5% not sure

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

6* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…excellent, good, fair, or poor?

19% excellent

29% good

20% fair

31% poor

                                  1% not sure

7* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…excellent, good, fair, or poor?

25% excellent

23% good

15% fair

37% poor

                                  1% not sure

8* Which is more important, getting American troops home as soon as possible or making sure that Iraq becomes a peaceful nation enjoying freedom and democracy?

42% getting troops home

50% making sure that Iraq becomes peaceful nation

  8% not sure

9* When it comes to determining how you will vote in the U.S. Congressional race this year, which issue is more important… immigration, or the situation in Iraq?

                                42% immigration

                                46% situation in Iraq

                                13% not sure

10* Some people say that there is a natural tension between protecting individual rights and national security. In the United States today, does our legal system worry too much about protecting individual rights, too much about protecting national security, or is the balance about right?

39% worry too much about protecting individual right

19%worry too much about protecting national security

32% the balance is about right

  9% not sure

12* A proposal has been made to build a barrier along the U.S. - Mexican border. Do you favor or oppose building a barrier to help reduce illegal immigration?

74% favor

                                19% oppose

                                7% not sure

13* Do you believe that the Ten Commandments should be displayed in courthouses and other public buildings?

                76% yes

                18% no

                                  6% not sure

14* 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?

                                36% strongly approve

                                24% somewhat approve

                                10% somewhat disapprove

                                29% strongly disapprove

                                  1% not sure

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