CONNECTICUT SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Thursday January 19, 2006

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1* Suppose that, in the race to become Connecticut’s next United States Senator, you have a choice between Independent Lowell Weicker, Democrat Joe Lieberman, and a Republican candidate. If the election were held today, would you vote for Independent Lowell Weicker, Democrat Joe Lieberman, or the Republican candidate?

 

                                25% Weicker

47% Lieberman    

                                16% Republican

                                12% not sure

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2* Suppose that, in the 2006 election for Governor, Republicans nominate Jodi Rell and Democrats nominate John DeStefano, Jr? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Jodi Rell or for Democrat John DeStefano, Jr?

 

66% Rell

24% DeStefano    

                                  1% some other candidate

                                  9% not sure

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3* Suppose that, in the 2006 election for Governor, Republicans nominate Jodi Rell and Democrats nominate Dan Malloy? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Jodi Rell or for Democrat Dan Malloy?

 

61% Rell

28% Malloy          

                                  2% some other candidate

                                  9% not sure

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

 

 

Rell

DeStefano

Malloy

Lieberman

Weicker

Alito

Very favorable

45%

  5%

  4%

32%

15%

25%

Somewhat favorable

41%

37%

25%

39%

29%

20%

Somewhat unfavorable

  9%

24%

28%

15%

21%

16%

Very unfavorable

 4%

11%

  8%

11%

25%

19%

Not sure

  1%

23%

 35%

  3%

11%

20%

 

5* The President nominated Judge Samuel Alito to serve on the Supreme Court. Should the Senate confirm Samuel Alito’s appointment to the Supreme Court?

 

51% yes

32% no

17% not sure

 

6* 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?

 

27% worry too much about protecting individual right

32%worry too much about protecting national security

33% the balance is about right

  9% not sure

 

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

 

16% excellent

21% good

22% fair

38% poor

                                  3% not sure

 

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

 

14% excellent

20% good

15% fair

50% poor

                                  1% not sure

 

9* 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?

 

47% getting troops home

42% making sure that Iraq becomes peaceful nation

11% not sure

 

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

 

                                25% immigration

                                65% situation in Iraq

                                  9% not sure

 

11* 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?

 

57% favor

                                32% oppose

                                10% 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?

 

                                28% strongly approve

                                20% somewhat approve

                                10% somewhat disapprove

                                41% strongly disapprove

                                  1% not sure

 

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

 

43% strongly approve

40% somewhat approve

  9% somewhat disapprove 

  5% strongly disapprove

                                  3% not sure

 

Crosstabs by Gender – Married – Children at Home

Crosstabs by Party - Ideology

 

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