NORTH DAKOTA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Wednesday January 25, 2006

Crosstabs for Ballot Questions

Crosstabs for Other Questions

Daily Snapshot

1* In the election for the U.S. Senate, suppose the Republicans nominate Wayne Stenehjem and the Democrats nominate Kent Conrad? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Wayne Stenehjem or for Democrat Kent Conrad?

                                40% Stenehjem

53% Conrad         

                                  3% some other candidate

                                  4% not sure

2* Okay… what if the Republicans nominate Kevin Cramer?  If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Kevin Cramer or for Democrat Kent Conrad?

35% Cramer

57% Conrad         

                                  2% some other candidate

                                  5% not sure

3* Last one…what if the Republicans nominate John Warford. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican John Warford or for Democrat Kent Conrad?

31% Warford

59% Conrad         

                                  3% some other candidate

                                  6% not sure

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

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?

35% worry too much about protecting individual right

23%worry too much about protecting national security

30% the balance is about right

12% not sure

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

20% excellent

22% good

20% fair

36% poor

                                  1% not sure

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

22% excellent

22% good

15% fair

41% 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?

23% immigration

66% 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?

                                62% favor

                                28% oppose

                                10% not sure

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