IOWA SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Monday, January 9, 2006
1* Thinking about the General election for Governor, suppose that Republicans nominate Jim Nussle and Democrats nominate Chet Culver. If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Jim Nussle or for Democrat Chet Culver?
40% Nussle
40% Culver
6% some other candidate
13% not sure
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2* Fine… what if the Democrats nominate Mike Blouin? If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Jim Nussle or for Democrat Mike Blouin?
39% Nussle
34% Blouin
9% some other candidate
18% not sure
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3* Okay… what if the Democrats nominate Ed Fallon? If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Jim Nussle or Democrat Ed Fallon?
27% Fallon
42% Nussle
11% some other candidate
20% not sure
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4* Now… what if the Democrats nominate Patty Judge? If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Jim Nussle or Democrat Patty Judge?
40% Nussle
36% Judge
8% some other candidate
16% not sure
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5*
|
|
Nussle |
Culver |
Blouin |
Judge |
Fallon |
|
Very Favorable |
17 |
11 |
4 |
12 |
6 |
|
Somewhat Favorable |
33 |
28 |
31 |
32 |
24 |
|
Somewhat Unfavorable |
19 |
27 |
22 |
18 |
26 |
|
Very Unfavorable |
11 |
10 |
12 |
15 |
13 |
6* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…excellent, good, fair, or poor?
21% excellent
21% good
18% fair
39% poor
1% not sure
7* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…excellent, good, fair, or poor?
22% excellent
18% good
14% fair
46% poor
1% not sure
8* In terms of how you will vote this November, how important is the issue of stem cell research…very important, somewhat important, not very important, not at all important?
26% very important
42% somewhat important
18% not very important
13% not at all important
2% not sure
9* Should the process of creating human embryos in order to grow stem cells for research be allowed be allowed in the State of Iowa?
34% yes
44% no
23% not sure
10* 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?
34% immigration
55% situation in Iraq
6% some other issue
6% not sure
11* 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?
35% strongly approve
16% somewhat approve
12% somewhat disapprove
37% strongly disapprove
1% not sure
12* How would you rate the job Tom Vilsack 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
40% somewhat approve
25% somewhat disapprove
16% strongly disapprove
2% not sure
Additional Cross Tabs information
Crosstabs by Gender – Married – Children at Home
Crosstabs by Stem Cell Research
Crosstabs by George Bush Approval
Crosstabs by Schweitzer Approval
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.