MASSACHUSETTS SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Thursday January 26, 2006
Crosstabs for Ballot Questions
Crosstabs for Favorables
Crosstabs for Other Questions
1* Now…suppose that, in the election for Governor, Republicans nominate Kerry Healey and Democrats nominate Thomas F. Reilly. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Kerry Healey or for Democrat Thomas F. Reilly?
27% Healey
49% Reilly
10% some other candidate
14% not sure
2* Okay… what if the Democrats nominate Deval Patrick? If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Kerry Healey or for Democrat Deval Patrick?
31% Healey
41% Patrick
11% some other candidate
16% not sure
3* In the 2006 election for the U.S. Senate, suppose the Republicans nominate Kevin Scott and the Democrats nominate Edward Kennedy…If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican nominate Kevin Scott or for Democrat Edward Kennedy?
33% Scott
60% Kennedy
3% some other candidate
4% not sure
4* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Romney |
Healey |
Patrick |
Reilly |
Kennedy |
Scott |
|
Very favorable |
21% |
11% |
11% |
13% |
39% |
5% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
32% |
34% |
32% |
37% |
22% |
25% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
28% |
27% |
20% |
21% |
9% |
14% |
|
Very unfavorable |
16% |
13% |
7% |
17% |
28% |
7% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
15% |
30% |
13% |
2% |
48% |
5* 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?
24% worry too much about protecting individual right
37%worry too much about protecting national security
27% the balance is about right
11% not sure
6* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
11% excellent
17% good
19% fair
52% poor
1% not sure
7* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
11% excellent
16% good
13% fair
59% poor
1% not sure
8* 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?
24% immigration
65% situation in Iraq
11% not sure
9* 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?
49% favor
39% oppose
13% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.