ARKANSAS SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Thursday, May 4, 2006

1* If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Asa Hutchinson or for Democrat Mike Beebe?

38% Hutchinson

49% Beebe

4% some other candidate

9% not sure

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

	Hutchinson	Beebe	Hillary Clinton
Very favorable	20%	26%	35%
Somewhat favorable	38%	38%	16%
Somewhat unfavorable	17%	20%	8%
Very unfavorable	17%	7%	39%
Not sure	9%	9%	1%

3* Generally speaking, do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

19% help

57% hurt

14% no impact

10% not sure

4* Okay… do tax cuts help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

51% help

21% hurt

17% no impact

11% not sure

5*How are your income taxes prepared? Do you do it yourself, hire a professional, or have someone else in your family take care of your income tax filing?

31% do it yourself

60% hire a professional

6% have someone else in the family

3% not sure

6* This year, are your taxes being filed electronically or by mail?

45% electronically

47% by mail

7% not sure

7* Which is worse, filling out your income tax paperwork or going to the dentist?

48% tax paperwork

41% going to the dentist

11% not sure

8* One more topic… How closely have you followed news stories about the Congressional debate on immigration legislation?

44% very closely

39% somewhat closely

15% not very closely

2% not at all

1% not sure

9* Some people believe that the goal of immigration policy should be to keep out national security threats, criminals, and those who would come here to live off our welfare system. Beyond that, all immigrants would be welcome. Do you agree or disagree with that goal for immigration policy?

61% agree

26% disagree

13% not sure

10* Some people say it makes no sense to debate new rules for immigration until we can control our borders and enforce the existing laws. Do you agree or disagree?

77% agree

15% disagree

7% not sure

11* There are currently 11 million illegal aliens living in the United States. Most have lived here for more than five years. Should the United States forcibly require all 11 million illegal aliens to leave this country?

41% yes

40% no

19% not sure

12* Suppose a woman enters the United States as an illegal alien and gives birth to a child in the United States. Should that child automatically become a citizen of the United States?

28% yes

62% no

10% not sure

13* How would you rate the job George W. Bush has been doing as President… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

24% strongly approve

20% somewhat approve

14% somewhat disapprove

42% strongly disapprove

0% not sure

14* How would you rate the job Mike Huckabee has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

25% strongly approve

35% somewhat approve

23% somewhat disapprove

16% strongly disapprove

1% not sure

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