PENNSYLVANIA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Sunday, January 15, 2006

 

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Daily Snapshot

 

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

See Cross Tabs for this question

 

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

See Cross Tabs for this question

 

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

See Cross Tabs for this question

 

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 topicsshould 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.