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South Carolina 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 Sanford (R) Moore (D) 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 38% 34% 45% 36% 36% 39% 46% 0% 39% 38% 26% 38% 45% 32% 27% 32% 40% 44% 41% 40% 36% 31% 42% 41% 37% 34% 40% 40% 46% 24% 40% 36% 29% 52% 37% 38% 45% 49% 25%
Somewhat Closely 35% 41% 28% 36% 34% 32% 43% 73% 37% 34% 49% 24% 31% 40% 43% 31% 38% 36% 32% 34% 38% 38% 34% 33% 34% 32% 38% 42% 32% 52% 35% 40% 38% 27% 38% 28% 34% 27% 53%
Not Very Closely 21% 22% 19% 23% 24% 25% 8% 0% 20% 20% 26% 37% 19% 24% 22% 29% 19% 17% 23% 22% 21% 22% 21% 23% 23% 25% 20% 14% 20% 13% 20% 24% 22% 19% 22% 24% 18% 24% 20%
Not at All 5% 3% 6% 5% 5% 3% 4% 27% 4% 7% 0% 1% 5% 4% 6% 8% 3% 3% 3% 4% 5% 7% 3% 3% 6% 9% 2% 3% 1% 6% 4% 0% 10% 2% 2% 9% 2% 0% 2%
Not Sure 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 6% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 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 Sanford (R) Moore (D) 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 13% 21% 7% 6% 23% 2% 2% 0% 21% 3% 0% 0% 20% 6% 35% 11% 8% 10% 9% 15% 10% 14% 12% 14% 9% 14% 18% 9% 24% 7% 10% 19% 13% 13% 9% 18% 12% 13% 7%
Good 18% 30% 7% 12% 27% 11% 8% 4% 26% 10% 0% 5% 20% 17% 14% 12% 20% 23% 20% 21% 14% 17% 19% 7% 14% 22% 25% 25% 24% 8% 15% 28% 17% 20% 15% 21% 21% 21% 10%
Fair 25% 29% 18% 28% 27% 26% 21% 0% 25% 23% 23% 38% 17% 33% 22% 27% 25% 25% 26% 27% 23% 31% 22% 27% 27% 20% 19% 22% 26% 25% 22% 22% 27% 19% 38% 22% 29% 26% 26%
Poor 33% 14% 54% 40% 14% 55% 56% 27% 20% 53% 34% 48% 34% 32% 13% 33% 40% 35% 36% 27% 42% 24% 38% 49% 36% 27% 33% 38% 21% 28% 50% 21% 26% 41% 29% 28% 34% 34% 40%
Not Sure 10% 5% 13% 14% 10% 7% 14% 69% 8% 11% 42% 9% 8% 12% 16% 16% 7% 6% 8% 10% 11% 13% 9% 4% 13% 17% 4% 6% 4% 32% 3% 10% 16% 8% 10% 12% 4% 6% 17%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (D) 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 19% 3% 49% 8% 8% 24% 42% 69% 6% 40% 26% 27% 19% 20% 5% 18% 33% 18% 19% 11% 32% 17% 21% 37% 25% 12% 16% 14% 7% 9% 26% 11% 16% 22% 23% 14% 17% 18% 32%
Worse 28% 51% 7% 14% 45% 9% 6% 27% 44% 7% 0% 9% 36% 20% 39% 28% 22% 27% 27% 38% 12% 31% 26% 22% 28% 31% 30% 24% 40% 27% 17% 43% 26% 28% 28% 39% 29% 35% 5%
About the Same 44% 39% 34% 68% 37% 56% 49% 4% 43% 41% 74% 47% 38% 50% 50% 46% 39% 44% 43% 42% 48% 44% 44% 36% 41% 42% 47% 51% 41% 53% 53% 33% 46% 41% 44% 38% 47% 41% 51%
Not Sure 9% 7% 10% 10% 10% 10% 3% 0% 7% 11% 0% 17% 7% 10% 6% 8% 7% 10% 11% 9% 8% 8% 9% 5% 7% 15% 7% 12% 11% 10% 4% 13% 12% 9% 5% 9% 7% 6% 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 Sanford (R) Moore (D) 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 16% 11% 22% 17% 11% 21% 22% 69% 14% 19% 6% 25% 15% 18% 25% 25% 21% 9% 7% 12% 23% 23% 13% 30% 17% 5% 27% 11% 9% 5% 17% 20% 18% 6% 24% 14% 18% 17% 18%
Somewhat common 31% 34% 31% 26% 32% 30% 36% 0% 32% 30% 22% 39% 30% 32% 27% 31% 38% 30% 30% 31% 32% 34% 30% 17% 41% 35% 33% 24% 31% 12% 33% 28% 31% 33% 31% 28% 30% 26% 42%
Not very common 26% 28% 19% 31% 30% 27% 11% 4% 28% 26% 23% 8% 28% 23% 13% 24% 18% 34% 28% 27% 24% 18% 30% 11% 20% 31% 19% 44% 36% 21% 22% 34% 25% 30% 17% 30% 30% 26% 15%
Not at All common 6% 3% 12% 4% 5% 6% 11% 0% 4% 10% 0% 6% 10% 3% 8% 4% 5% 7% 7% 5% 8% 5% 6% 28% 4% 3% 0% 3% 9% 7% 11% 3% 6% 8% 2% 5% 4% 13% 8%
Not Sure 21% 24% 15% 22% 22% 17% 20% 27% 22% 15% 49% 23% 17% 24% 27% 17% 18% 19% 27% 25% 14% 19% 21% 14% 19% 26% 21% 18% 15% 55% 16% 15% 20% 24% 26% 23% 20% 19% 17%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (D) 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 17% 10% 28% 12% 11% 20% 29% 4% 14% 22% 6% 18% 14% 19% 13% 18% 16% 16% 18% 18% 14% 15% 17% 42% 15% 20% 11% 12% 15% 3% 19% 15% 17% 15% 17% 19% 14% 17% 15%
Somewhat Important 24% 18% 36% 19% 18% 31% 26% 69% 18% 39% 0% 9% 17% 30% 19% 30% 19% 26% 20% 17% 35% 27% 22% 9% 34% 25% 12% 14% 21% 25% 19% 29% 26% 19% 28% 20% 31% 12% 26%
Not Very Important 33% 37% 22% 41% 38% 32% 24% 0% 36% 20% 52% 63% 35% 32% 36% 32% 37% 31% 32% 36% 29% 30% 34% 20% 34% 35% 43% 37% 24% 22% 37% 29% 30% 33% 39% 37% 26% 37% 35%
Not at All Important 22% 30% 9% 27% 30% 11% 19% 0% 28% 14% 42% 2% 30% 15% 26% 16% 24% 25% 20% 26% 17% 22% 22% 14% 13% 20% 32% 36% 37% 37% 19% 26% 25% 27% 11% 20% 24% 34% 18%
Not Sure 4% 5% 5% 2% 3% 6% 2% 27% 3% 5% 0% 7% 4% 4% 5% 4% 4% 1% 11% 4% 4% 5% 4% 15% 3% 1% 2% 1% 2% 13% 6% 1% 2% 5% 6% 4% 5% 0% 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 Sanford (R) Moore (D) 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 57% 69% 44% 53% 62% 52% 47% 100% 66% 47% 22% 41% 69% 46% 44% 54% 56% 63% 58% 63% 47% 58% 56% 50% 45% 55% 73% 65% 84% 62% 59% 78% 52% 59% 43% 58% 61% 70% 45%
Somewhat Closely 29% 24% 29% 37% 29% 29% 28% 0% 25% 33% 54% 25% 23% 33% 30% 25% 32% 27% 32% 28% 29% 28% 29% 30% 36% 34% 19% 27% 15% 33% 33% 11% 29% 34% 30% 28% 29% 25% 30%
Not Very Closely 12% 4% 24% 9% 8% 15% 17% 0% 7% 14% 23% 34% 6% 16% 14% 17% 12% 8% 9% 7% 19% 11% 12% 12% 17% 11% 6% 6% 1% 5% 3% 10% 17% 6% 21% 12% 6% 5% 21%
Not at All 3% 3% 3% 2% 1% 4% 7% 0% 1% 6% 0% 0% 1% 4% 12% 4% 0% 1% 1% 1% 5% 3% 3% 8% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 2% 1% 7% 2% 4% 0% 4%
Not Sure 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 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 Sanford (R) Moore (D) 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 24% 41% 7% 15% 38% 10% 5% 0% 38% 6% 0% 3% 33% 15% 44% 22% 16% 21% 27% 29% 15% 26% 23% 15% 19% 34% 32% 29% 28% 14% 28% 27% 25% 24% 13% 33% 21% 26% 12%
Good 24% 36% 8% 25% 31% 17% 17% 0% 32% 15% 9% 16% 21% 27% 11% 22% 24% 30% 26% 30% 16% 22% 25% 22% 25% 27% 28% 18% 23% 32% 22% 22% 22% 28% 28% 28% 31% 24% 11%
Fair 24% 15% 30% 30% 17% 30% 33% 31% 16% 29% 60% 42% 22% 25% 32% 21% 32% 20% 18% 21% 28% 22% 24% 12% 22% 23% 15% 19% 31% 31% 18% 25% 20% 26% 32% 22% 23% 17% 30%
Poor 21% 6% 39% 25% 13% 28% 39% 0% 10% 40% 29% 21% 21% 22% 13% 16% 21% 27% 23% 16% 30% 17% 24% 37% 18% 16% 18% 33% 17% 20% 22% 17% 23% 19% 26% 12% 23% 33% 30%
Not Sure 7% 1% 16% 5% 1% 15% 7% 69% 4% 10% 2% 19% 2% 11% 0% 19% 7% 2% 7% 4% 11% 13% 4% 14% 16% 0% 6% 2% 0% 2% 10% 10% 10% 4% 1% 5% 3% 1% 18%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (D) 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 35% 48% 25% 23% 46% 24% 17% 69% 44% 21% 29% 29% 41% 28% 38% 47% 31% 30% 26% 42% 24% 47% 28% 37% 31% 51% 39% 30% 39% 22% 31% 45% 37% 32% 30% 43% 31% 38% 24%
Entirely separate 51% 42% 58% 59% 42% 58% 72% 0% 45% 65% 48% 36% 50% 53% 49% 38% 56% 58% 54% 47% 58% 44% 55% 42% 52% 43% 56% 58% 51% 63% 55% 47% 52% 52% 51% 37% 57% 58% 65%
Not Sure 14% 9% 17% 19% 12% 18% 11% 31% 11% 14% 23% 35% 9% 19% 13% 15% 13% 12% 21% 11% 18% 9% 17% 22% 18% 6% 5% 12% 10% 15% 14% 8% 12% 17% 20% 20% 12% 4% 11%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (D) 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 46% 73% 22% 31% 65% 27% 25% 31% 61% 31% 9% 17% 56% 37% 68% 53% 34% 44% 39% 54% 35% 52% 44% 53% 34% 63% 46% 45% 62% 33% 58% 58% 48% 33% 39% 57% 44% 59% 27%
Terrorists 24% 8% 40% 29% 9% 36% 43% 69% 13% 39% 29% 29% 22% 25% 17% 21% 36% 21% 23% 17% 34% 21% 25% 22% 32% 18% 24% 23% 20% 10% 24% 31% 24% 20% 22% 12% 28% 18% 38%
Neither 21% 13% 28% 29% 16% 28% 28% 0% 19% 23% 39% 31% 14% 28% 8% 20% 26% 25% 22% 24% 18% 23% 21% 16% 27% 14% 26% 31% 12% 42% 18% 11% 21% 33% 19% 21% 19% 20% 27%
Not Sure 9% 6% 10% 12% 10% 9% 4% 0% 7% 7% 23% 23% 7% 10% 7% 7% 4% 10% 16% 5% 14% 4% 11% 9% 6% 5% 5% 0% 5% 15% 0% 0% 7% 15% 20% 9% 9% 3% 9%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Sanford (R) Moore (D) 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 44% 52% 42% 33% 45% 43% 41% 100% 49% 39% 14% 46% 46% 43% 30% 50% 37% 47% 49% 47% 40% 48% 42% 61% 42% 47% 43% 46% 42% 31% 30% 52% 47% 42% 49% 50% 42% 61% 30%
Somewhat Important 35% 32% 33% 42% 39% 30% 33% 0% 36% 32% 39% 32% 35% 34% 27% 30% 45% 36% 33% 37% 31% 32% 36% 18% 35% 38% 43% 37% 33% 46% 49% 29% 34% 40% 19% 33% 36% 24% 41%
Not Very Important 12% 10% 14% 15% 8% 19% 14% 0% 10% 16% 0% 19% 14% 11% 7% 16% 13% 11% 13% 11% 15% 13% 12% 10% 18% 7% 12% 15% 12% 15% 14% 17% 14% 12% 5% 9% 13% 15% 16%
Not at All Important 2% 1% 3% 1% 3% 1% 0% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0% 2% 2% 0% 0% 1% 4% 1% 2% 2% 0% 2% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 2% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 6% 0% 1% 0% 5%
Not Sure 7% 6% 8% 8% 6% 7% 12% 0% 4% 9% 47% 3% 3% 10% 36% 4% 4% 2% 4% 3% 13% 6% 7% 11% 3% 8% 2% 0% 10% 7% 6% 0% 4% 7% 21% 8% 7% 0% 8%