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Texas Survey of 500 Likely Voters                                                                              
Conducted October 23, 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 Perry (R) Bell (D) Strayhorn (I) Friedman (I) 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% 42% 41% 29% 42% 37% 34% 45% 32% 55% 32% 43% 14% 44% 32% 16% 35% 33% 50% 47% 40% 35% 29% 43% 41% 34% 43% 25% 34% 45% 43% 26% 52% 31% 54% 21% 35% 48% 31% 39%
Somewhat Closely 35% 30% 30% 49% 35% 38% 31% 27% 35% 29% 42% 40% 22% 38% 31% 16% 41% 34% 37% 41% 39% 25% 43% 31% 10% 35% 35% 47% 43% 42% 32% 33% 32% 40% 35% 24% 31% 34% 46% 30%
Not Very Closely 22% 23% 25% 18% 21% 20% 28% 13% 28% 12% 25% 14% 40% 15% 30% 55% 18% 28% 12% 11% 17% 35% 25% 21% 42% 24% 20% 23% 12% 13% 25% 30% 12% 24% 10% 52% 28% 16% 21% 25%
Not at All 2% 3% 2% 0% 1% 4% 2% 0% 3% 1% 0% 4% 6% 2% 2% 5% 2% 3% 1% 1% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 3% 1% 6% 3% 0% 0% 0% 1% 4% 1% 2% 3% 1% 2% 1%
Not Sure 2% 2% 3% 3% 1% 1% 6% 15% 2% 3% 0% 0% 18% 1% 4% 8% 3% 2% 0% 1% 2% 3% 1% 3% 4% 5% 1% 0% 7% 0% 0% 12% 3% 1% 1% 0% 3% 1% 0% 5%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Perry (R) Bell (D) Strayhorn (I) Friedman (I) 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 10% 21% 3% 2% 14% 4% 12% 0% 20% 9% 1% 5% 3% 8% 13% 15% 21% 8% 5% 6% 13% 5% 17% 7% 16% 8% 12% 5% 9% 13% 3% 7% 16% 11% 8% 7% 18% 8% 4% 8%
Good 19% 26% 9% 17% 31% 10% 9% 0% 29% 3% 22% 15% 16% 22% 15% 3% 24% 21% 19% 22% 19% 18% 17% 19% 16% 26% 19% 18% 14% 20% 9% 12% 30% 16% 21% 10% 17% 24% 12% 20%
Fair 27% 34% 18% 26% 30% 28% 20% 0% 31% 16% 32% 26% 25% 24% 29% 45% 13% 31% 23% 29% 25% 30% 20% 30% 25% 29% 29% 32% 24% 20% 22% 24% 18% 23% 28% 51% 36% 29% 21% 14%
Poor 35% 15% 55% 44% 22% 48% 40% 85% 7% 69% 37% 49% 23% 38% 33% 19% 28% 29% 48% 39% 34% 37% 31% 37% 32% 29% 36% 21% 38% 48% 50% 48% 24% 40% 40% 17% 19% 36% 46% 48%
Not Sure 9% 4% 15% 11% 3% 10% 19% 15% 13% 2% 8% 5% 33% 9% 10% 18% 13% 11% 5% 4% 9% 10% 15% 7% 11% 9% 4% 24% 15% 0% 15% 8% 11% 11% 3% 15% 10% 3% 17% 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 Perry (R) Bell (D) Strayhorn (I) Friedman (I) 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 21% 13% 38% 13% 11% 22% 36% 42% 4% 54% 13% 20% 21% 17% 25% 20% 34% 11% 19% 22% 19% 25% 24% 20% 38% 23% 15% 10% 19% 19% 23% 21% 21% 24% 21% 13% 18% 22% 22% 25%
Worse 21% 38% 4% 11% 36% 11% 6% 5% 41% 1% 13% 16% 18% 23% 18% 15% 21% 25% 19% 23% 22% 16% 20% 21% 11% 26% 21% 25% 16% 27% 13% 6% 29% 24% 19% 13% 24% 28% 10% 16%
About the Same 50% 42% 48% 68% 48% 58% 46% 13% 46% 36% 70% 62% 35% 58% 42% 53% 43% 55% 52% 48% 51% 49% 48% 51% 41% 43% 57% 55% 62% 47% 38% 60% 49% 45% 52% 54% 48% 43% 64% 50%
Not Sure 8% 7% 10% 9% 5% 8% 12% 40% 9% 8% 5% 2% 26% 2% 14% 12% 2% 9% 10% 7% 7% 10% 8% 8% 10% 9% 6% 10% 3% 7% 26% 13% 1% 7% 8% 20% 11% 8% 4% 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 Perry (R) Bell (D) Strayhorn (I) Friedman (I) 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% 15% 15% 21% 10% 15% 29% 0% 12% 21% 10% 34% 10% 16% 16% 39% 16% 18% 8% 12% 14% 22% 19% 15% 55% 12% 5% 8% 12% 13% 10% 21% 21% 14% 9% 26% 20% 13% 19% 13%
Somewhat common 32% 33% 29% 33% 35% 31% 27% 40% 34% 26% 33% 40% 18% 30% 33% 13% 49% 27% 31% 34% 34% 28% 37% 29% 10% 30% 45% 38% 37% 25% 25% 38% 38% 30% 30% 22% 30% 32% 33% 33%
Not very common 27% 29% 32% 18% 26% 28% 28% 40% 23% 30% 36% 16% 28% 30% 24% 22% 13% 34% 33% 30% 27% 27% 18% 32% 15% 23% 26% 20% 34% 42% 33% 23% 24% 26% 33% 31% 25% 28% 24% 32%
Not at All common 7% 10% 7% 4% 9% 7% 4% 0% 12% 6% 2% 0% 19% 8% 6% 5% 8% 5% 9% 7% 10% 2% 7% 7% 5% 9% 8% 6% 6% 10% 5% 3% 4% 10% 8% 7% 9% 11% 5% 2%
Not Sure 18% 14% 17% 25% 20% 19% 11% 20% 20% 16% 18% 10% 25% 15% 20% 21% 15% 15% 19% 17% 16% 21% 18% 17% 14% 26% 16% 28% 11% 10% 26% 14% 13% 21% 21% 15% 16% 17% 19% 20%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Perry (R) Bell (D) Strayhorn (I) Friedman (I) 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 19% 15% 26% 16% 13% 18% 29% 20% 6% 40% 21% 12% 9% 17% 21% 22% 17% 12% 19% 25% 18% 21% 16% 20% 41% 23% 18% 12% 9% 6% 24% 22% 21% 16% 26% 9% 20% 15% 22% 19%
Somewhat Important 22% 11% 34% 24% 18% 24% 27% 0% 21% 28% 16% 26% 17% 23% 21% 10% 34% 13% 26% 18% 22% 22% 23% 21% 17% 22% 19% 13% 33% 27% 19% 16% 28% 24% 18% 19% 16% 22% 29% 22%
Not Very Important 28% 34% 20% 30% 22% 40% 26% 13% 25% 26% 36% 34% 21% 29% 28% 37% 19% 26% 28% 36% 26% 33% 20% 32% 23% 23% 38% 30% 41% 22% 10% 31% 20% 25% 29% 49% 28% 28% 24% 34%
Not at All Important 24% 36% 11% 20% 42% 12% 9% 0% 39% 4% 18% 28% 32% 28% 20% 23% 25% 34% 22% 16% 27% 16% 28% 22% 16% 18% 23% 27% 16% 40% 31% 13% 28% 29% 24% 14% 28% 30% 13% 20%
Not Sure 7% 5% 9% 9% 6% 6% 8% 67% 9% 3% 10% 0% 21% 4% 10% 8% 5% 15% 4% 6% 7% 8% 12% 5% 4% 15% 2% 18% 1% 4% 15% 18% 4% 7% 3% 9% 7% 4% 12% 5%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Perry (R) Bell (D) Strayhorn (I) Friedman (I) 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 64% 62% 60% 73% 65% 68% 59% 45% 58% 82% 53% 77% 37% 77% 50% 60% 54% 62% 73% 63% 65% 61% 59% 67% 84% 46% 64% 56% 56% 77% 63% 54% 61% 68% 72% 55% 62% 62% 66% 67%
Somewhat Closely 25% 28% 23% 20% 26% 25% 19% 55% 25% 15% 36% 17% 36% 17% 32% 23% 22% 31% 21% 31% 24% 26% 21% 26% 8% 37% 29% 31% 24% 18% 20% 29% 24% 21% 24% 33% 24% 30% 24% 18%
Not Very Closely 9% 8% 13% 4% 9% 6% 12% 0% 14% 3% 8% 6% 10% 6% 12% 5% 21% 7% 6% 4% 10% 5% 18% 4% 4% 7% 7% 10% 21% 6% 15% 11% 14% 7% 4% 12% 11% 7% 10% 8%
Not at All 2% 1% 4% 0% 0% 0% 7% 0% 3% 0% 3% 0% 1% 0% 4% 7% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 6% 2% 2% 5% 4% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 7%
Not Sure 1% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 16% 0% 2% 5% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 3% 0% 1% 0% 5% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 6% 0% 0% 1% 0% 3% 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 Perry (R) Bell (D) Strayhorn (I) Friedman (I) 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 21% 38% 6% 12% 31% 11% 19% 0% 39% 11% 11% 17% 4% 18% 25% 23% 26% 21% 17% 24% 23% 17% 27% 19% 25% 22% 21% 28% 8% 24% 20% 15% 28% 20% 23% 16% 31% 24% 7% 17%
Good 27% 39% 14% 21% 36% 23% 16% 5% 33% 7% 36% 30% 29% 25% 29% 20% 27% 38% 23% 27% 26% 29% 26% 27% 17% 24% 39% 17% 35% 26% 14% 22% 33% 22% 29% 31% 28% 31% 21% 23%
Fair 23% 12% 32% 30% 17% 27% 30% 0% 22% 24% 22% 20% 32% 24% 22% 39% 25% 13% 22% 19% 23% 24% 20% 25% 32% 28% 13% 29% 30% 16% 17% 24% 24% 25% 15% 29% 24% 19% 36% 13%
Poor 26% 9% 46% 30% 15% 34% 34% 95% 4% 57% 24% 32% 30% 30% 22% 18% 20% 20% 35% 29% 25% 29% 24% 28% 23% 24% 25% 15% 27% 34% 49% 36% 15% 28% 32% 20% 16% 25% 28% 42%
Not Sure 3% 1% 2% 6% 1% 6% 2% 0% 2% 1% 6% 1% 5% 2% 3% 0% 2% 7% 3% 0% 3% 1% 4% 2% 3% 2% 2% 10% 0% 0% 0% 2% 0% 5% 1% 5% 1% 0% 7% 5%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Perry (R) Bell (D) Strayhorn (I) Friedman (I) 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 30% 41% 14% 32% 35% 24% 30% 13% 42% 16% 26% 25% 45% 31% 30% 35% 32% 44% 23% 24% 30% 30% 38% 27% 48% 39% 26% 33% 15% 26% 15% 22% 33% 32% 27% 35% 40% 33% 21% 20%
Entirely separate 58% 50% 68% 60% 51% 65% 62% 40% 48% 72% 61% 56% 45% 60% 56% 58% 54% 52% 64% 56% 56% 62% 45% 64% 38% 54% 60% 51% 78% 68% 58% 65% 58% 60% 57% 47% 45% 56% 70% 69%
Not Sure 12% 9% 18% 9% 14% 11% 8% 47% 10% 12% 13% 19% 10% 9% 14% 8% 14% 4% 13% 20% 14% 8% 17% 9% 14% 8% 14% 17% 7% 6% 27% 13% 9% 8% 17% 18% 16% 11% 9% 10%
                                                                                   
  Total Party Ideology Governor Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Perry (R) Bell (D) Strayhorn (I) Friedman (I) 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 35% 59% 16% 19% 54% 24% 19% 0% 59% 14% 30% 26% 22% 33% 38% 43% 43% 38% 27% 33% 39% 28% 40% 33% 31% 36% 45% 46% 25% 31% 24% 30% 48% 32% 32% 35% 54% 37% 17% 23%
Terrorists 31% 14% 41% 48% 20% 35% 46% 0% 13% 58% 31% 33% 22% 37% 26% 42% 16% 31% 36% 29% 27% 40% 24% 34% 50% 28% 30% 30% 20% 34% 22% 24% 22% 39% 31% 32% 21% 30% 48% 30%
Neither 26% 23% 31% 24% 20% 35% 25% 40% 18% 23% 35% 35% 38% 26% 27% 5% 36% 26% 30% 25% 28% 22% 26% 26% 9% 29% 22% 21% 51% 25% 26% 34% 29% 25% 25% 16% 17% 27% 31% 34%
Not Sure 8% 3% 12% 9% 6% 7% 9% 60% 10% 6% 4% 6% 18% 5% 10% 10% 6% 5% 7% 12% 6% 10% 10% 6% 11% 7% 3% 3% 5% 10% 28% 11% 1% 4% 12% 17% 9% 5% 5% 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 Perry (R) Bell (D) Strayhorn (I) Friedman (I) 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 45% 40% 60% 32% 42% 44% 51% 33% 42% 51% 46% 32% 57% 44% 45% 47% 41% 52% 42% 46% 45% 43% 47% 44% 66% 45% 46% 37% 44% 31% 40% 43% 45% 44% 47% 43% 41% 34% 60% 51%
Somewhat Important 35% 39% 31% 35% 37% 38% 29% 40% 36% 36% 38% 35% 18% 37% 34% 18% 37% 40% 39% 35% 36% 34% 33% 36% 10% 34% 36% 46% 42% 46% 31% 34% 39% 41% 32% 21% 39% 39% 26% 34%
Not Very Important 15% 15% 5% 27% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 13% 13% 25% 8% 17% 12% 25% 15% 6% 14% 16% 14% 17% 14% 15% 21% 9% 17% 15% 14% 15% 11% 15% 12% 11% 17% 27% 12% 21% 12% 13%
Not at All Important 2% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0% 1% 6% 1% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 0% 0% 0% 5% 3% 0% 4% 1% 2% 1% 1% 4% 0% 0%
Not Sure 4% 4% 3% 4% 4% 1% 5% 12% 5% 1% 2% 2% 16% 0% 7% 8% 4% 2% 3% 2% 4% 3% 5% 3% 1% 10% 2% 1% 0% 3% 15% 9% 0% 3% 2% 8% 7% 2% 2% 2%