MAINE SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Wednesday January 25, 2006
Crosstabs for Ballot Questions
Crosstabs for Favorables
Crosstabs for Other Questions
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.