NEVADA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Tuesday May 9, 2006

1* Thinking about the 2006 election for the United States Senate…if the election for were held today, would you vote for Republican John Ensign or for Democrat Jack Carter?

52% Ensign

35% Carter

4% some other candidate

8% not sure

2* In the 2006 Election for the Governor, suppose the Republicans nominate Jim Gibbons and the Democrats nominate Dina Titus? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Jim Gibbons or for Democrat Dina Titus?

40% Gibbons

44% Titus

6% some other candidate

10% not sure

3* Okay… what if the Democrats nominate Jim Gibson? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Jim Gibbons or for Democrat Jim Gibson?

40% Gibbons

43% Gibson

6% some other candidate

11% not sure

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

	Ensign	Carter	Titus	Gibbons	Gibson
Very favorable	27%	11%	13%	20%	15%
Somewhat favorable	38%	26%	29%	32%	30%
Somewhat unfavorable	15%	21%	22%	23%	25%
Very unfavorable	13%	14%	19%	11%	12%
Not sure	8%	27%	17%	14%	19%

5* I’m going to read you a short list of issues. For each, please let me know which political party you trust more to handle that issue. First, the economy. Which political party do you trust more on the handling of the economy—Republicans or Democrats?

42% Republicans

50% Democrats

9% not sure

6* Next… national security… Which political party do you trust more on National Security—Republicans or Democrats?

43% Republicans

46% Democrats

10% not sure

7* Okay… energy policy… Which political party do you trust more on energy policy?

30% Republicans

56% Democrats

14% not sure

8* Fine… immigration… Which political party do you trust more on the immigration issue?

35% Republicans

40% Democrats

25% not sure

9* Next… the War in Iraq… Which political party do you trust more on the War in Iraq?

38% Republicans

50% Democrats

12% not sure

10* Next… I’d like you to rate the way that President Bush has handled key issues… First, the economy… Overall, how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled the economy…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

14% excellent

18% good

24% fair

42% poor

1% not sure

11* Next… national security… how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled National Security issues?

21% excellent

15% good

22% fair

39% poor

3% not sure

12* Fine… energy policy… Overall, how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled the nation’s energy policy?

7% excellent

15% good

22% fair

52% poor

4% not sure

13* Fine… how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled immigration policy?

6% excellent

12% good

25% fair

54% poor

3% not sure

14* Last one…how would you rate the way that President Bush has handled the War in Iraq?

15% excellent

15% good

16% fair

53% poor

2% not sure

15* 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?

19% strongly approve

18% somewhat approve

13% somewhat disapprove

49% strongly disapprove

2% not sure

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

20% strongly approve

44% somewhat approve

22% somewhat disapprove

11% strongly disapprove

4% not sure

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