MONTANA SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Monday, January 9, 2006
1* Now… thinking about the General election for the United States Senate, suppose that Republicans nominate Conrad Burns and Democrats nominate Jon Testor. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Conrad Burns or for Democrat Jon Testor?
45% Burns
45% Testor
4% some other candidate
6% not sure
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2* Okay… what if the Democrats nominate John Morrison? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Conrad Burns or for Democrat John Morrison?
46% Burns
43% Morrison
5% some other candidate
6% not sure
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3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Burns |
Testor |
Morrison |
Alito |
|
Very favorable |
24% |
13% |
16% |
27% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
31% |
35% |
37% |
16% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
16% |
22% |
18% |
21% |
|
Very unfavorable |
27% |
9% |
8% |
16% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
20% |
21% |
19% |
4* The President nominated Judge Samuel Alito to serve on the Supreme Court. Should the Senate confirm Samuel Alito’s appointment to the Supreme Court?
50% yes
31% no
20% not sure
5* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…excellent, good, fair, or poor?
18% excellent
23% good
20% fair
37% poor
1% not sure
6* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…excellent, good, fair, or poor?
20% excellent
21% good
15% fair
44% poor
0% not sure
7* Next… 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?
37% getting troops home
54% making sure that Iraq becomes peaceful nation
9% not sure
8* 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?
28% worry too much about protecting individual right
37% worry too much about protecting national security
27% the balance is about right
8% not sure
9* When it comes to determining how you will vote in the U.S. Senate race next year, which issue is more important… immigration, or the situation in Iraq?
31% immigration
57% situation in Iraq
12% 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?
59% favor
30% oppose
11% not sure
11* On a different topic… How closely have you followed news stories about the corruption charges involving former lobbyist Jack Abramoff?
29% very closely
38% somewhat closely
24% not very closely
7% not at all
1% not sure
12* When it comes to determining how you will vote in the race for the U.S. Senate next fall, how important are the issues involving Abramoff?
35% very important
30% somewhat important
23% not very important
4% not at all important
7% not sure
13* Do you believe that Conrad Burns is more ethical than most politicians, less ethical than most politicians, or about as ethical as most politicians?
18% more ethical
30% less ethical
48% about the same
4% not sure
13* 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?
36% strongly approve
18% somewhat approve
11% somewhat disapprove
35% strongly disapprove
1% not sure
12* How would you rate the job Brian Schweitzer has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
36% strongly approve
39% somewhat approve
17% somewhat disapprove
8% strongly disapprove
0% not sure
Additional Cross Tabs information
Crosstabs by Gender – Married – Children at Home
Crosstabs by Follow Abramoff Story
Crosstabs by George Bush Approval
Crosstabs by Schweitzer Approval
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.