VERMONT SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Wednesday, January 4, 2006
1* If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Jim Douglas or for Democrat Scudder Parker?
54% Douglas
31% Parker
4% some other candidate
11% not sure
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2* Okay…in the election for the United States Senator, suppose you have a choice between Republican Greg Parke and Independent Bernie Sanders. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Greg Parke or for Independent Bernie Sanders?
24% Parke
70% Sanders
3% some other candidate
4% not sure
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3* Okay… what if the Republicans nominate Richard Tarrant? If the election for U.S. Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican Richard Tarrant or for Independent Bernie Sanders?
25% Tarrant
70% Sanders
1% some other candidate
4% not sure
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4* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Bush |
Douglas |
Parker |
Sanders |
Parke |
Tarrant |
|
Very favorable |
21% |
32% |
9% |
52% |
6% |
7% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
15% |
37% |
27% |
22% |
24% |
24% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
10% |
19% |
19% |
8% |
20% |
23% |
|
Very unfavorable |
52% |
8% |
10% |
16% |
9% |
13% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
4% |
35% |
2% |
41% |
33% |
5* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…excellent, good, fair, or poor?
12% excellent
14% good
18% fair
54% poor
2% not sure
6* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…excellent, good, fair, or poor?
14% excellent
13% good
13% fair
59% poor
1% not sure
7* 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?
19% immigration
72% situation in Iraq
9% not sure
8* 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?
44% favor
42% oppose
13% not sure
Additional Cross Tabs information
Crosstabs by Gender – Married – Children at Home
Crosstabs by Religious Affiliation
Crosstabs by Immigration v Iraq
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.