VERMONT SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Tuesday, May 9, 2006

 

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Previous Vermont Survey

Daily Snapshot

 

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           

                                  5% some other candidate

                                10% not sure

 

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?

 

19% Parke

73% Sanders        

                                  3% some other candidate

                                  4% not sure

 

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?

 

29% Tarrant

67% Sanders        

                                  0% some other candidate

                                  2% not sure

 

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

 

 

Douglas

Parker

Sanders

Parke

Tarrant

Very favorable

27%

10%

53%

  3%

17%

Somewhat favorable

44%

28%

19%

20%

23%

Somewhat unfavorable

20%

22%

10%

27%

23%

Very unfavorable

  7%

 10%

 16%

12%

21%

Not sure

  2%

 30%

   2%

38%

 15%

 

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?

 

36% Republicans

52% Democrats

11% not sure

 

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

 

37% Republicans

52% Democrats

11% not sure

 

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

 

24% Republicans

62% Democrats

13% not sure

 

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

 

28% Republicans

47% Democrats

25% not sure

 

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

 

27% Republicans

55% Democrats

17% 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?

 

                                12% excellent

                                17% good

                                23% fair

                                46% poor

                                  2% not sure

 

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

 

                                15% excellent

                                18% good

                                16% fair

                                48% poor

                                  2% not sure

 

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

 

                                  6% excellent

                                12% good

                                17% fair

                                61% poor

                                  4% not sure

 

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

 

                                  5% excellent

                                13% good

                                32% fair

                                46% poor

                                  5% not sure

 

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

 

                                10% excellent

                                13% good

                                13% fair

                                62% 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?

 

                                16% strongly approve

                                15% somewhat approve

                                11% somewhat disapprove

                                56% strongly disapprove

                                  2% not sure

 

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

 

27% strongly approve

40% somewhat approve

21% somewhat disapprove

10% strongly disapprove

                                  1% not sure

 

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