RHODE ISLAND SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Thursday October 19, 2006
Crosstabs for Ballot Questions Governor
Crosstabs for Ballot Questions Senator
Crosstabs for Other Questions
1* If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Donald Carcieri or Democrat Charles Fogarty?
50% Carcieri
42% Fogarty
2% some other candidate
5% not sure
WITH LEANERS
51% Carcieri
44% Fogarty
1% some other candidate
4% not sure
BREAKDOWN
51% Total Carcieri
43% Certain Carcieri
7% Carcieri
1% Lean Carcieri
44% Total Fogarty
31% Certain Fogarty
12% Fogarty
2% Lean Fogarty
1% Some Other Candidate
6% Not Sure
2* In the race for the U.S. Senate, if the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Lincoln Chafee or Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse?
42% Chafee
50% Whitehouse
3% some other candidate
5% not sure
WITH LEANERS
44% Chafee
52% Whitehouse
1% some other candidate
4% not sure
BREAKDOWN
44% Total Chafee
36% Certain Chafee
6% Chafee
2% Lean Chafee
52% Total Whitehouse
42% Certain Whitehouse
9% Whitehouse
1% Lean Whitehouse
1% Some Other Candidate
4% Not Sure
3* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Carcieri |
Fogarty |
Chafee |
Whitehouse |
|
Very favorable |
37% |
20% |
23% |
25% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
27% |
36% |
37% |
30% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
22% |
27% |
24% |
23% |
|
Very unfavorable |
14% |
15% |
15% |
20% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
4* How closely have you followed news stories about the situation involving Congressman Mark Foley?
41% very closely
36% somewhat closely
17% not very closely
6% not at all
1% not sure
5* How do you rate the way that Republican leaders in Congress have handled the Foley situation?
7% excellent
14% good
27% fair
46% poor
6% not sure
6* Suppose that Foley had been a Democrat. Would Democratic leaders in Congress have handled the situation better, worse, or about the same?
25% better
17% worse
48% about the same
11% not sure
7* How common is it for members of Congress to have inappropriate relationships with their staff?
14% very common
29% somewhat common
33% not very common
7% not at all common
18% not sure
8* In terms of impacting your vote for the U.S. Senate this fall, how important is the situation involving Mark Foley?
11% very important
15% somewhat important
38% not very important
34% not at all important
3% not sure
9* Okay… how closely have you followed news stories about North Korea’s nuclear test?
63% very closely
29% somewhat closely
7% not very closely
1% not at all
0% not sure
10* How do you rate the way that the Bush Administration has responded to North Korea?
13% excellent
20% good
26% fair
36% poor
4% not sure
11* Is the situation with North Korea part of the War on Terror or something entirely separate from it?
25% part of the War on Terror
65% entirely separate from the War on Terror
10% not sure
12* Who’s winning war on terror the United States and its allies or the terrorists?
27% the United States and its allies
39% the terrorists
27% neither
7% not sure
13* In terms of impacting your vote for the U.S. Senate this fall, how important is the situation involving North Korea?
38% very important
41% somewhat important
15% not very important
4% not at all important
2% not sure
14* 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?
18% strongly approve
14% somewhat approve
10% somewhat disapprove
59% strongly disapprove
1% not sure
15* How would you rate the job Donald Carcieri has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?
35% strongly approve
25% somewhat approve
22% somewhat disapprove
17% strongly disapprove
0% not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.