MASSACHUSETTS SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Sunday October 22, 2006
Crosstabs for Ballot Questions
Crosstabs for Other Questions
1* If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Kerry Healey, Democrat Deval Patrick, or Independent Christy Mihos?
29% Healey
53% Patrick
11% Mihos
2% some other candidate
5% not sure
2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Patrick |
Healey |
Mihos |
|
Very favorable |
32% |
14% |
8% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
30% |
21% |
36% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
15% |
22% |
29% |
|
Very unfavorable |
19% |
40% |
18% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
3% |
9% |
3* How closely have you followed news stories about the situation involving Congressman Mark Foley?
37% very closely
44% somewhat closely
16% not very closely
1% not at all
1% not sure
4* How do you rate the way that Republican leaders in Congress have handled the Foley situation?
5% excellent
12% good
26% fair
52% poor
6% not sure
5* Suppose that Foley had been a Democrat. Would Democratic leaders in Congress have handled the situation better, worse, or about the same?
25% better
15% worse
48% about the same
11% not sure
6* How common is it for members of Congress to have inappropriate relationships with their staff?
12% very common
31% somewhat common
31% not very common
5% not at all common
21% not sure
7* In terms of impacting your vote for the U.S. Senate this fall, how important is the situation involving Mark Foley?
12% very important
24% somewhat important
37% not very important
23% not at all important
4% not sure
8* Okay… how closely have you followed news stories about North Korea’s nuclear test?
60% very closely
36% somewhat closely
3% not very closely
1% not at all
0% not sure
9* How do you rate the way that the Bush Administration has responded to North Korea?
15% excellent
21% good
24% fair
37% poor
3% not sure
10* Is the situation with North Korea part of the War on Terror or something entirely separate from it?
20% part of the War on Terror
72% entirely separate from the War on Terror
8% not sure
11* Who’s winning war on terror the United States and its allies or the terrorists?
27% the United States and its allies
37% the terrorists
32% neither
4% not sure
12* In terms of impacting your vote for the U.S. Senate this fall, how important is the situation involving North Korea?
43% very important
37% somewhat important
16% not very important
3% not at all important
1% 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?
17% strongly approve
14% somewhat approve
9% somewhat disapprove
60% strongly disapprove
0% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.