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Massachusetts Survey of 500 Likely Voters                                                                            
Conducted October 22, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports                                                                        
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Healey (R) Patrick (D) Mihos (I) Other Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Follow Foley Story Very Closely 37% 43% 43% 29% 34% 34% 45% 7% 39% 40% 24% 73% 12% 40% 34% 32% 28% 33% 48% 36% 35% 42% 30% 41% 27% 41% 32% 38% 34% 46% 31% 33% 49% 37% 36% 31% 31% 31% 38% 41%
Somewhat Closely 44% 34% 46% 46% 42% 45% 44% 52% 36% 48% 53% 17% 36% 42% 46% 44% 53% 42% 39% 46% 46% 40% 50% 41% 45% 38% 52% 49% 46% 45% 36% 45% 40% 48% 45% 35% 48% 46% 46% 39%
Not Very Closely 16% 21% 9% 21% 20% 19% 10% 25% 25% 10% 11% 10% 37% 16% 16% 17% 19% 25% 9% 15% 17% 14% 19% 15% 25% 18% 11% 11% 19% 9% 27% 19% 10% 14% 15% 28% 21% 19% 13% 16%
Not at All 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 0% 0% 0% 1% 8% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 0% 0% 2% 3% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% 3% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 3% 2% 0% 2% 2% 1%
Not Sure 1% 0% 0% 3% 2% 0% 1% 16% 1% 0% 3% 0% 15% 1% 1% 3% 0% 0% 2% 1% 0% 3% 1% 2% 0% 1% 2% 2% 0% 0% 6% 2% 0% 1% 1% 4% 0% 2% 1% 2%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Healey (R) Patrick (D) Mihos (I) Other Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
GOP Leaders Handling of Foley Situation Excellent 5% 19% 4% 1% 9% 6% 1% 0% 16% 0% 1% 0% 0% 6% 4% 0% 10% 6% 3% 6% 6% 3% 7% 4% 1% 8% 10% 7% 7% 1% 0% 6% 6% 5% 6% 3% 6% 8% 7% 1%
Good 12% 31% 4% 11% 27% 7% 6% 0% 27% 3% 11% 36% 3% 14% 10% 8% 8% 13% 13% 13% 13% 8% 11% 12% 11% 13% 11% 10% 6% 18% 11% 13% 12% 11% 14% 8% 31% 17% 12% 3%
Fair 26% 28% 22% 28% 29% 31% 16% 32% 34% 20% 33% 0% 36% 28% 24% 15% 33% 30% 24% 23% 28% 22% 30% 23% 46% 24% 20% 25% 32% 19% 30% 33% 17% 24% 26% 31% 31% 21% 32% 19%
Poor 52% 16% 67% 50% 28% 50% 73% 26% 17% 72% 48% 64% 38% 48% 55% 74% 44% 43% 54% 51% 48% 57% 46% 55% 36% 50% 54% 51% 48% 57% 46% 43% 62% 53% 48% 50% 23% 46% 44% 71%
Not Sure 6% 6% 3% 9% 7% 6% 4% 42% 6% 5% 7% 0% 23% 5% 7% 3% 4% 9% 6% 7% 4% 9% 6% 6% 6% 7% 5% 8% 6% 5% 12% 5% 3% 7% 7% 8% 9% 8% 5% 6%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Healey (R) Patrick (D) Mihos (I) Other Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
If Foley was Dem, Would Dem Leaders Have Done Better 25% 6% 41% 19% 15% 21% 40% 26% 5% 37% 22% 13% 39% 27% 24% 32% 25% 28% 24% 22% 27% 23% 26% 25% 16% 22% 19% 24% 37% 29% 18% 22% 26% 27% 27% 24% 6% 24% 24% 33%
Worse 15% 49% 7% 11% 37% 11% 4% 7% 39% 2% 16% 13% 12% 22% 9% 13% 18% 16% 15% 13% 17% 12% 17% 14% 9% 9% 18% 21% 15% 19% 14% 20% 18% 18% 11% 7% 33% 18% 14% 10%
About the Same 48% 35% 44% 57% 38% 58% 44% 51% 49% 50% 47% 74% 26% 45% 52% 33% 46% 47% 53% 54% 46% 52% 45% 50% 57% 55% 45% 48% 43% 45% 60% 48% 44% 48% 54% 49% 50% 43% 54% 45%
Not Sure 11% 10% 9% 13% 11% 10% 12% 16% 6% 12% 15% 0% 23% 6% 16% 21% 11% 9% 9% 10% 10% 13% 12% 10% 19% 13% 18% 6% 5% 7% 9% 11% 12% 8% 8% 21% 10% 15% 8% 12%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Healey (R) Patrick (D) Mihos (I) Other Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Congress Having Inappropriate Staff Relationship Very common 12% 10% 10% 13% 14% 12% 8% 25% 9% 12% 19% 9% 4% 10% 13% 21% 22% 5% 8% 7% 12% 12% 13% 11% 15% 12% 12% 9% 12% 9% 16% 7% 19% 10% 7% 16% 13% 6% 11% 15%
Somewhat common 31% 29% 33% 31% 34% 35% 26% 7% 39% 25% 31% 46% 48% 30% 33% 28% 30% 30% 36% 28% 31% 33% 34% 30% 37% 41% 29% 34% 33% 25% 32% 32% 30% 34% 31% 28% 36% 29% 41% 20%
Not very common 31% 40% 34% 26% 25% 32% 36% 0% 36% 34% 13% 18% 21% 36% 27% 17% 15% 48% 31% 43% 32% 30% 25% 35% 18% 26% 36% 36% 32% 37% 20% 31% 31% 33% 38% 18% 25% 40% 28% 31%
Not at All common 5% 6% 3% 5% 7% 5% 4% 0% 4% 5% 7% 10% 0% 6% 4% 6% 3% 4% 7% 3% 5% 4% 4% 5% 11% 3% 0% 2% 4% 7% 6% 6% 5% 3% 3% 10% 5% 6% 3% 6%
Not Sure 21% 14% 19% 25% 20% 16% 26% 68% 12% 24% 29% 18% 27% 19% 23% 29% 30% 13% 18% 19% 21% 22% 24% 19% 19% 18% 23% 19% 19% 23% 27% 24% 15% 19% 21% 28% 20% 20% 17% 28%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Healey (R) Patrick (D) Mihos (I) Other Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
How Important is Foley Issue to Vote Very Important 12% 4% 16% 11% 12% 12% 10% 7% 7% 12% 17% 13% 19% 10% 13% 13% 9% 14% 12% 13% 10% 15% 10% 13% 32% 18% 7% 14% 7% 6% 11% 4% 11% 12% 12% 17% 13% 11% 15% 7%
Somewhat Important 24% 19% 25% 25% 15% 27% 27% 0% 14% 30% 19% 9% 30% 20% 28% 31% 20% 25% 23% 26% 23% 26% 25% 23% 31% 23% 24% 23% 24% 24% 26% 21% 26% 24% 26% 22% 25% 29% 23% 22%
Not Very Important 37% 38% 39% 36% 34% 39% 38% 51% 40% 38% 32% 56% 22% 37% 37% 25% 42% 38% 39% 36% 39% 35% 40% 36% 18% 38% 42% 38% 45% 38% 25% 53% 33% 37% 34% 33% 38% 36% 40% 35%
Not at All Important 23% 36% 16% 24% 34% 19% 20% 0% 37% 15% 26% 22% 9% 30% 16% 22% 24% 23% 23% 20% 25% 19% 21% 24% 11% 16% 25% 21% 18% 29% 32% 15% 31% 23% 23% 20% 16% 20% 18% 32%
Not Sure 4% 2% 4% 5% 5% 3% 4% 42% 2% 4% 6% 0% 20% 4% 5% 9% 6% 0% 4% 6% 4% 5% 5% 4% 8% 6% 2% 4% 6% 3% 6% 7% 0% 4% 5% 7% 8% 5% 4% 4%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Healey (R) Patrick (D) Mihos (I) Other Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Stories About North Korea Nuclear Test Very Closely 60% 64% 63% 55% 65% 60% 57% 33% 69% 56% 51% 96% 53% 64% 56% 53% 57% 60% 67% 51% 60% 59% 56% 62% 57% 59% 55% 70% 51% 66% 61% 53% 72% 63% 54% 54% 62% 54% 65% 56%
Somewhat Closely 36% 28% 34% 40% 31% 35% 39% 67% 28% 40% 37% 0% 47% 33% 38% 44% 34% 34% 31% 43% 35% 36% 39% 34% 32% 40% 40% 25% 47% 29% 38% 45% 26% 33% 42% 34% 36% 41% 31% 38%
Not Very Closely 3% 4% 2% 5% 2% 4% 4% 0% 2% 3% 8% 4% 0% 4% 3% 0% 7% 4% 2% 5% 3% 4% 3% 4% 11% 0% 5% 3% 0% 5% 1% 3% 2% 3% 4% 7% 2% 3% 4% 3%
Not at All 1% 4% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 3% 0% 0% 0% 2% 3% 2% 2% 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 1% 0% 1% 0% 2% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 5% 0% 2% 0% 2%
Not Sure 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Healey (R) Patrick (D) Mihos (I) Other Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Bush Admin Response to North Korea Excellent 15% 37% 7% 15% 37% 11% 5% 0% 42% 1% 12% 9% 15% 19% 11% 9% 14% 19% 14% 20% 17% 12% 14% 16% 7% 17% 21% 14% 15% 13% 21% 14% 22% 15% 17% 8% 23% 20% 19% 5%
Good 21% 39% 14% 20% 28% 22% 13% 25% 33% 15% 18% 27% 8% 22% 20% 11% 31% 20% 24% 8% 22% 18% 26% 18% 6% 24% 21% 16% 29% 22% 15% 20% 17% 25% 16% 21% 40% 21% 20% 16%
Fair 24% 14% 28% 23% 19% 27% 22% 59% 16% 27% 21% 0% 48% 24% 24% 21% 22% 25% 21% 32% 24% 23% 22% 25% 32% 24% 25% 33% 21% 15% 29% 25% 10% 22% 34% 28% 16% 20% 27% 24%
Poor 37% 6% 51% 36% 15% 37% 56% 0% 8% 54% 43% 64% 16% 33% 41% 59% 32% 33% 37% 35% 35% 41% 37% 38% 48% 32% 32% 37% 31% 47% 28% 40% 51% 37% 28% 34% 18% 35% 32% 51%
Not Sure 3% 4% 1% 5% 2% 3% 4% 16% 1% 3% 6% 0% 12% 2% 4% 0% 2% 3% 4% 5% 2% 6% 1% 5% 7% 3% 1% 0% 3% 2% 7% 1% 0% 2% 5% 9% 2% 4% 2% 4%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Healey (R) Patrick (D) Mihos (I) Other Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Situation with North Korea Part of War on Terror 20% 43% 11% 19% 36% 17% 12% 0% 43% 8% 15% 60% 8% 22% 18% 22% 25% 19% 21% 11% 20% 20% 19% 20% 26% 15% 21% 29% 12% 21% 20% 29% 23% 20% 11% 19% 32% 19% 24% 12%
Entirely separate 72% 49% 80% 73% 56% 76% 80% 58% 51% 85% 70% 36% 73% 74% 71% 70% 74% 69% 73% 74% 73% 70% 75% 70% 64% 74% 71% 66% 80% 76% 59% 58% 74% 75% 77% 69% 62% 71% 68% 80%
Not Sure 8% 8% 8% 8% 9% 7% 8% 42% 7% 7% 14% 4% 19% 4% 12% 8% 2% 12% 7% 16% 7% 10% 6% 9% 10% 11% 8% 5% 8% 3% 21% 13% 3% 5% 11% 12% 6% 10% 8% 8%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Healey (R) Patrick (D) Mihos (I) Other Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
Who's Winning War on Terror U.S. and Allies 27% 61% 15% 26% 54% 23% 12% 42% 61% 8% 29% 22% 32% 33% 22% 17% 33% 31% 29% 19% 30% 21% 34% 23% 19% 33% 28% 26% 31% 26% 19% 29% 28% 31% 22% 22% 47% 27% 32% 16%
Terrorists 37% 10% 51% 33% 20% 41% 44% 25% 12% 51% 39% 47% 21% 33% 40% 34% 44% 33% 38% 31% 32% 44% 34% 38% 47% 37% 38% 35% 32% 36% 32% 23% 45% 38% 31% 44% 19% 28% 35% 47%
Neither 32% 23% 30% 37% 22% 32% 40% 33% 25% 36% 29% 31% 39% 31% 33% 49% 22% 32% 31% 38% 34% 28% 29% 34% 24% 27% 33% 36% 31% 37% 36% 45% 24% 29% 39% 27% 29% 41% 29% 32%
Not Sure 4% 6% 4% 4% 4% 4% 5% 0% 2% 5% 3% 0% 9% 4% 5% 0% 2% 4% 3% 12% 3% 6% 2% 5% 10% 3% 1% 2% 5% 1% 13% 3% 3% 2% 8% 7% 5% 4% 4% 4%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Healey (R) Patrick (D) Mihos (I) Other Not Sure Men Women 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ Yes No Yes No Under 20k 20k-40k 40k-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k+ Not Sure Gov't Entrepreneur Pvt Sect Retired Other Evangelical Protestant Catholic Other
How Important is North Korea Issue to Vote Very Important 43% 39% 41% 45% 37% 47% 41% 33% 40% 42% 47% 31% 57% 38% 47% 60% 51% 31% 39% 41% 40% 47% 45% 41% 61% 57% 52% 45% 31% 27% 39% 42% 51% 39% 39% 46% 34% 45% 52% 31%
Somewhat Important 37% 41% 39% 33% 39% 33% 39% 51% 33% 40% 37% 23% 28% 34% 39% 26% 32% 46% 39% 33% 41% 29% 40% 35% 20% 30% 29% 29% 47% 52% 38% 38% 34% 43% 33% 26% 57% 35% 32% 39%
Not Very Important 16% 11% 19% 16% 18% 15% 17% 0% 22% 15% 15% 13% 7% 24% 10% 8% 12% 17% 19% 19% 15% 18% 12% 19% 16% 12% 13% 22% 17% 17% 15% 16% 13% 12% 23% 22% 9% 16% 12% 24%
Not at All Important 3% 6% 2% 3% 3% 4% 3% 0% 4% 2% 0% 33% 5% 4% 3% 5% 6% 2% 1% 4% 3% 4% 2% 4% 0% 0% 6% 2% 5% 4% 3% 4% 1% 4% 2% 3% 0% 1% 4% 5%
Not Sure 1% 3% 0% 2% 2% 1% 1% 16% 1% 1% 2% 0% 4% 0% 2% 0% 0% 3% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 3% 1% 0% 2% 0% 1% 5% 0% 1% 1% 2% 4% 0% 3% 1% 1%