MISSISSIPPI SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Thursday, January 19, 2006

 

Crosstabs for Ballot Questions

Crosstabs for Other Questions

Daily Snapshot

 

1* In the 2006 election for the U.S. Senate, suppose the Republicans nominate Trent Lott and the Democrats nominate Erik Fleming…If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Trent Lott or for Democrat Erik Fleming?

 

                60% Lott

29% Fleming        

                                  4% some other candidate

                                  7% not sure

 

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

 

 

Lott

Fleming

Barbour

Alito

Very favorable

52%

  8%

32%

28%

Somewhat favorable

22%

30%

29%

22%

Somewhat unfavorable

   7%

25%

12%

18%

Very unfavorable

 13%

 13%

23%

12%

Not sure

   5%

 24%

  4%

 20%

 

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

 

58% yes

18% no

24% not sure

 

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

 

24% excellent

26% good

28% fair

21% poor

                                  1% not sure

 

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

 

30% excellent

16% good

17% fair

35% poor

                                  2% not sure

 

6* 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?

 

36% getting troops home

55% making sure that Iraq becomes peaceful nation

  8% not sure

 

7* 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?

 

                                37% immigration

                                50% situation in Iraq

                                12% not sure

 

8* 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?

 

74% favor

                                16% oppose

                                10% not sure

 

9* 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?

 

                                47% strongly approve

                                15% somewhat approve

                                12% somewhat disapprove

                                23% strongly disapprove

                                  3% not sure

 

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

 

                                33% strongly approve

                                28% somewhat approve

                                15% somewhat disapprove

                                20% strongly disapprove

                                  3% not sure

 

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