MONTANA SURVEY of 1,000 likely voters

Tuesday, Mach 14, 2006

1* In the 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?

43% Burns

46% Testor

6% some other candidate

5% not sure

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?

43% Burns

48% Morrison

4% some other candidate

5% not sure

3* Suppose that Conrad Burns drops out of the race for the U.S. Senate this year and you have a choice between Republican Denny Rehberg and Democrat Jon Testor. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Denny Rehberg or Democrat Jon Testor?

56% Rehberg

37% Testor

3% some other candidate

4% not sure

4* Okay… what if the Democrats nominate John Morrison? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Denny Rehberg or for Democrat John Morrison?

53% Rehberg

41% Morrison

2% some other candidate

4% not sure

5* Suppose that Conrad Burns drops out of the race for the U.S. Senate this year and you have a choice between Republican Marc Racicot and Democrat Jon Testor. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Marc Racicot or Democrat Jon Testor?

57% Racicot

34% Testor

5% some other candidate

5% not sure

6* Okay… what if the Democrats nominate John Morrison? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Marc Racicot or for Democrat John Morrison?

56% Racicot

36% Morrison

4% some other candidate

4% not sure

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

	Burns	Morrison	Testor	Rehberg	Racicot
Very favorable	17%	12%	14%	32%	36%
Somewhat favorable	31%	42%	34%	31%	23%
Somewhat unfavorable	21%	22%	25%	19%	15%
Very unfavorable	29%	7%	8%	12%	19%
Not sure	2%	16%	20%	6%	8%

8* Generally speaking, is it too easy for a woman to get an abortion in the United States or too hard?

40% too easy

29% too hard

21% about right

10% not sure

9* Do you personally know anyone who has had an abortion?

66% yes

28% no

5% not sure

10* Is abortion morally wrong most of the time?

50% yes

36% no

14% not sure

11* A bill was recently passed in one state that would permit abortion only in cases where the life of the mother is at risk. Do you favor or oppose permitting abortion only in cases where the life of the mother is at risk?

35% favor

54% oppose

12% not sure

12* Different topic… Generally speaking, are American elections fair to voters?

48% yes

34% no

17% not sure

13* In thinking about how you will vote this November, how important is the issue of campaign finance reform?

48% very important

32% somewhat important

14% not very important

2% not at all important

3% not sure

14* Do you favor or oppose public funding of political campaigns?

25% favor

52% oppose

23% not sure

15* Are most politicians willing to change their vote on key issues in exchange for a large campaign contribution?

56% yes

21% no

22% not sure

16* How big a contribution does it take to influence a Senator or governor?

9% $1,000

21% $10,000

21% $50,000

8% $100,000

8% more than $100,000

32% not sure

17* When it comes to information about elected officials, who provides the most trustworthy and reliable information—the candidate’s campaign, churches and civic groups, or the media?

10% the candidate’s campaign

32% churches and civic groups

37% the media

21% not sure

18* 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?

34% strongly approve

39% somewhat approve

17% somewhat disapprove

7% strongly disapprove

2% not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.