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ALASKA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Tuesday September 5, 2006

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1* If the election for Governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Frank Murkowski or for Democrat Tony Knowles?

 

52% Palin

                                38% Knowles

                                  3% some other candidate

                                  7% not sure

 

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:

 

 

Palin

Knowles

Very favorable

34%

25%

Somewhat favorable

43%

35%

Somewhat unfavorable

12%

21%

Very unfavorable

  6%

17%

Not sure

  5%

  2%

 

3* For each of the following, please let me know if you believe that person is politically conservative, moderate, or liberal.

 

 

Bush

Frank Murkowski

Palin

Lisa Murkowski

Stevens

Knowles

Conservative

75%

59%

37%

35%

61%

  5%

Moderate

20%

25%

51%

49%

25%

45%

Liberal

  0%

  6%

      3%

  9%

  5%

44%

Not sure

  5%

10%

  9%

  7%

  9%

  7%

 

4* Okay… Who do you trust more when it comes to the situation in Iraq and national security—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?

 

50% President Bush

39% Democrats in Congress

12% not sure

 

5* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

 

                                44% the United States and its allies

                                28% the terrorists

                                26% neither

  2% not sure

 

6* Who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?

 

46% President Bush

41% Democrats in Congress

12% not sure

 

7* Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

 

                                  8% excellent

                                37% good

                                40% fair

                                14% poor

  0% not sure

 

8* 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?

 

                                29% strongly approve

                                22% somewhat approve

                                12% somewhat disapprove

                                36% strongly disapprove

                                  1% not sure

 

9* How would you rate the job Frank Murkowski has been doing as Governor… do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the job he’s been doing?

 

                                  5% strongly approve

                                17% somewhat approve

                                24% somewhat disapprove

                                54% strongly disapprove

                                  1% not sure

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.