Montana Survey of 500 Likely Voters
Conducted by Rasmussen Reports
Date: January 9, 2005
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All Voters Troops Home Finish Mission Not Sure
Ballot Burns 45% 18% 69% 18%
Testor 45% 74% 22% 62%
Other 4% 6% 2% 5%
Not Sure 6% 2% 7% 15%
Ballot Burns 46% 21% 71% 6%
Morrison 43% 70% 20% 66%
Other 5% 7% 2% 12%
Not Sure 6% 2% 7% 15%
Burns Very Favorable 24% 10% 34% 5%
Somewhat Favorable 31% 17% 44% 22%
Somewhat Unfavorable 16% 18% 10% 31%
Very Unfavorable 27% 54% 11% 31%
Not Sure 2% 1% 0% 10%
Testor Very Favorable 13% 27% 4% 14%
Somewhat Favorable 35% 42% 30% 32%
Somewhat Unfavorable 22% 8% 33% 20%
Very Unfavorable 9% 3% 15% 0%
Not Sure 20% 20% 19% 33%
Morrison Very Favorable 16% 26% 7% 19%
Somewhat Favorable 37% 44% 32% 38%
Somewhat Unfavorable 18% 10% 26% 8%
Very Unfavorable 8% 4% 13% 0%
Not Sure 21% 16% 22% 36%
Alito Very Favorable 27% 12% 39% 19%
Somewhat Favorable 16% 12% 20% 15%
Somewhat Unfavorable 21% 23% 18% 18%
Very Unfavorable 16% 29% 8% 17%
Not Sure 19% 23% 15% 32%
Confirm Alito Yes 50% 20% 71% 41%
No 31% 55% 15% 29%
Not Sure 20% 25% 15% 30%
Bush Econ Excellent 18% 6% 29% 4%
Good 23% 7% 35% 22%
Fair 20% 17% 20% 31%
Poor 37% 68% 16% 43%
Not Sure 1% 3% 1% 1%
Bush Iraq Excellent 20% 8% 31% 2%
Good 21% 3% 34% 22%
Fair 15% 9% 18% 20%
Poor 44% 80% 17% 55%
Not Sure 0% 0% 0% 2%
Iraq Priority Troops Home 37% 100% 0% 0%
Finish Mission 54% 0% 100% 0%
Not Sure 9% 0% 0% 100%
NSA Tension Too Worried About Liberties 28% 18% 37% 16%
Too Worried About Security 37% 54% 25% 34%
About Right 27% 16% 33% 38%
Not Sure 8% 12% 5% 12%
Immigration vs Iraq Immigration 31% 27% 36% 22%
Iraq 57% 67% 52% 43%
Neither 9% 5% 8% 27%
Not Sure 3% 1% 4% 8%
Barrier along Mexican Border Favor 59% 53% 65% 44%
Oppose 30% 39% 24% 30%
Not Sure 11% 8% 11% 26%
Follow Abramoff Story Very Closely 29% 40% 23% 23%
Somewhat Closely 38% 31% 44% 38%
Not Very Closely 24% 23% 24% 29%
Not at All 7% 6% 9% 7%
Not Sure 1% 0% 1% 3%
Importance of Abramoff Story Very Important 35% 56% 22% 29%
Somewhat Important 30% 29% 30% 39%
Not Very Important 23% 12% 31% 21%
Not at All Important 4% 1% 7% 1%
Not Sure 7% 1% 11% 10%
Burns Ethics More ethical than most politicians 18% 9% 26% 6%
Less ethical than most 30% 51% 13% 44%
About as ethical 48% 37% 57% 37%
Not Sure 4% 2% 4% 12%
George Bush Approval Strongly Approve 36% 11% 58% 17%
Somewhat Approve 18% 8% 24% 25%
Somewhat Disapprove 11% 16% 7% 16%
Strongly Disapprove 35% 65% 11% 42%
Not Sure 1% 0% 1% 1%
Schweitzer Approval Strongly Approve 36% 54% 26% 24%
Somewhat Approve 39% 30% 40% 61%
Somewhat Disapprove 17% 13% 21% 9%
Strongly Disapprove 8% 3% 13% 5%
Not Sure 0% 0% 1% 0%
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