PENNSYLVANIA SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Sunday, January 15, 2006
1* thinking about the election for Governor, suppose you had a choice between Republican Lynn Swann and Democrat Ed Rendell. If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Lynn Swann or for Democrat Ed Rendell?
45% Swann
43% Rendell
4% some other candidate
8% not sure
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2* Fine…suppose that in the election for Governor you had a choice between Democrat Ed Rendell and Republican Bill Scranton III (the Third). If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Democrat Ed Rendell or for Republican Bill Scranton?
36% Scranton
46% Rendell
7% some other candidate
11% not sure
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3* OK… If the election for the United States Senate were held today would you vote for Republican Rick Santorum or for Democrat Bob Casey, Jr.?
38% Santorum
53% Casey
3% some other candidate
6% not sure
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4* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Swann |
Rendell |
Scranton |
Casey |
Santorum |
Alito |
|
Favorable |
54% |
47% |
30% |
39% |
38% |
41% |
|
Unfavorable |
21% |
42% |
30% |
27% |
49% |
32% |
|
Not sure |
25% |
11% |
41% |
34% |
13% |
27% |
5* Changing topics…should the Senate confirm Samuel Alito’s appointment to the Supreme Court?
50% yes
31% no
19% not sure
6* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
15% excellent
21% good
16% fair
47% poor
1% not sure
7* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
18% excellent
20% good
23% fair
39% poor
1% not sure
8* Next… do you consider yourself pro-life or pro-choice?
40% pro-life
53% pro-choice
1% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.