MAINE SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Wednesday January 25, 2006

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Crosstabs for Ballot Questions

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Crosstabs for Other Questions

Daily Snapshot

1* Thinking about the 2006 election for Governor of Maine, suppose that Republicans nominate Dave Emery and Democrats nominate John Baldacci. If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Dave Emery or for Democrat John Baldacci?

 

                                42% Emery

39% Baldacci       

                                  5% some other candidate

14% not sure

 

2* Fine… what if the Republicans nominate Chandler Woodcock? If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Chandler Woodcock or for Democrat John Baldacci?

 

36% Woodcock

30% Baldacci       

                                15% some other candidate

20% not sure

 

3* Okay… what if the Republicans nominate Peter Mills? If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Peter Mills or for Democrat John Baldacci?

 

31% Mills

37% Baldacci       

                                13% some other candidate

18% not sure

 

4* Great… in the2006 race for the U.S. Senate, will you vote for Olympia Snowe or for the Democrat candidate?

 

52% Snowe

20% Democrat     

                                12% some other candidate

16% not sure

 

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

 

 

Baldacci

Emery

Woodcock

Mills

Snowe

Favorable

41%

34%

23%

28%

64%

Unfavorable

50%

24%

23%

23%

25%

Not sure

  9%

42%

54%

49%

12%

 

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?

 

31% worry too much about protecting individual right

36%worry too much about protecting national security

27% the balance is about right

  6% not sure

 

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

 

14% excellent

21% good

16% fair

47% poor

                                  2% not sure

 

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

 

17% excellent

16% good

15% fair

49% poor

                                  3% not sure

 

9* 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?

 

                                22% immigration

                                67% situation in Iraq

                                11% not sure

 

10* 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?

 

55% favor

                                34% oppose

                                11% not sure

 

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

 

12% strongly approve

30% somewhat approve

21% somewhat disapprove 

34% strongly disapprove

                                  3% not sure

 

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