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Maryland Survey of 500 Likely Voters                                                                          
Conducted September 13, 2006 by Rasmussen Reports                                                                      
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senator Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Steele (R) Cardin (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 Conservative 67% 67% 66% 70% 58% 70% 78% 50% 65% 70% 33% 81% 68% 67% 58% 67% 74% 70% 63% 69% 63% 65% 69% 40% 53% 69% 67% 76% 75% 63% 67% 71% 69% 64% 63% 55% 65% 71% 73%
Moderate 16% 26% 9% 18% 22% 15% 9% 0% 23% 9% 34% 19% 22% 11% 9% 18% 19% 16% 19% 17% 16% 17% 16% 24% 19% 18% 9% 11% 20% 11% 11% 15% 18% 17% 20% 19% 22% 21% 8%
Liberal 7% 3% 10% 5% 5% 8% 8% 0% 5% 10% 4% 0% 3% 11% 8% 11% 3% 7% 6% 6% 10% 8% 6% 14% 14% 5% 15% 4% 2% 6% 9% 7% 6% 10% 2% 11% 6% 5% 7%
Not Sure 9% 4% 14% 7% 14% 6% 5% 50% 7% 11% 29% 0% 8% 11% 26% 4% 5% 8% 13% 8% 12% 10% 9% 22% 14% 9% 9% 9% 3% 19% 13% 7% 7% 9% 14% 15% 8% 3% 12%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senator Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Steele (R) Cardin (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
Ehrlich Conservative 40% 35% 45% 36% 36% 37% 51% 50% 32% 49% 24% 23% 45% 36% 39% 37% 42% 41% 40% 42% 36% 36% 42% 26% 39% 49% 37% 43% 40% 30% 41% 43% 42% 38% 26% 28% 36% 46% 45%
Moderate 46% 57% 37% 52% 46% 52% 38% 0% 59% 33% 33% 71% 45% 48% 40% 48% 47% 47% 46% 47% 45% 47% 45% 42% 31% 42% 52% 45% 56% 43% 43% 49% 44% 49% 54% 43% 53% 48% 41%
Liberal 6% 5% 6% 7% 9% 5% 3% 0% 4% 8% 14% 0% 4% 8% 10% 9% 4% 4% 5% 5% 9% 9% 4% 25% 14% 3% 5% 1% 1% 7% 5% 2% 8% 6% 6% 17% 4% 4% 3%
Not Sure 8% 3% 12% 5% 9% 6% 8% 50% 5% 10% 29% 6% 7% 9% 11% 6% 7% 8% 9% 7% 10% 7% 8% 7% 16% 6% 6% 10% 2% 19% 10% 6% 6% 7% 14% 12% 7% 2% 10%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senator Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Steele (R) Cardin (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
Cardin Conservative 6% 4% 8% 4% 9% 4% 6% 0% 3% 8% 19% 5% 4% 8% 16% 1% 5% 6% 7% 5% 9% 5% 7% 27% 5% 4% 6% 7% 2% 4% 7% 2% 5% 9% 8% 15% 7% 3% 3%
Moderate 37% 19% 50% 34% 20% 51% 45% 50% 19% 55% 8% 25% 36% 39% 31% 39% 31% 39% 46% 37% 39% 31% 41% 31% 37% 32% 46% 37% 43% 21% 34% 43% 37% 45% 20% 24% 36% 41% 42%
Liberal 41% 63% 27% 42% 55% 29% 37% 0% 59% 27% 19% 33% 47% 35% 25% 50% 47% 42% 31% 43% 37% 47% 37% 33% 42% 48% 32% 40% 45% 32% 42% 44% 42% 34% 43% 40% 44% 47% 35%
Not Sure 16% 14% 15% 19% 17% 16% 12% 50% 18% 10% 54% 37% 13% 18% 28% 10% 17% 14% 16% 16% 15% 18% 14% 9% 15% 16% 16% 16% 10% 44% 16% 11% 16% 12% 29% 21% 13% 10% 19%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senator Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Steele (R) Cardin (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
Mikulski Conservative 8% 8% 10% 6% 9% 6% 10% 100% 5% 10% 29% 18% 5% 12% 8% 6% 3% 12% 10% 7% 12% 7% 9% 17% 20% 8% 13% 5% 3% 2% 8% 4% 8% 12% 9% 8% 7% 8% 9%
Moderate 24% 11% 33% 22% 19% 26% 30% 0% 14% 33% 42% 19% 24% 25% 37% 25% 21% 21% 23% 25% 23% 25% 24% 30% 25% 11% 37% 38% 19% 19% 34% 22% 23% 21% 19% 31% 21% 22% 25%
Liberal 56% 74% 42% 60% 59% 55% 51% 0% 70% 45% 14% 47% 61% 50% 27% 50% 66% 63% 57% 58% 50% 52% 58% 42% 41% 77% 50% 44% 64% 54% 46% 68% 56% 60% 49% 44% 63% 58% 54%
Not Sure 12% 7% 14% 12% 13% 12% 9% 0% 11% 12% 14% 16% 10% 13% 28% 19% 10% 4% 10% 10% 15% 16% 9% 12% 15% 5% 0% 14% 14% 25% 12% 6% 13% 7% 23% 17% 9% 12% 11%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senator Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Steele (R) Cardin (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
Steele Conservative 38% 41% 39% 30% 41% 32% 42% 0% 36% 42% 19% 14% 37% 39% 28% 42% 43% 35% 39% 39% 34% 39% 37% 13% 37% 30% 46% 45% 42% 32% 42% 41% 35% 33% 40% 31% 35% 32% 47%
Moderate 40% 44% 34% 47% 36% 47% 33% 0% 54% 26% 8% 58% 48% 31% 24% 33% 40% 49% 38% 42% 35% 37% 41% 38% 36% 47% 35% 34% 42% 37% 31% 47% 39% 47% 37% 34% 45% 48% 32%
Liberal 6% 6% 7% 5% 4% 7% 10% 0% 3% 10% 0% 0% 4% 9% 16% 7% 4% 5% 5% 5% 9% 5% 7% 17% 7% 8% 7% 8% 3% 0% 8% 4% 8% 6% 2% 12% 5% 8% 4%
Not Sure 16% 9% 20% 19% 19% 14% 16% 100% 7% 22% 73% 28% 11% 21% 32% 19% 12% 11% 18% 13% 23% 18% 15% 32% 20% 14% 11% 13% 13% 31% 18% 8% 18% 14% 22% 23% 15% 12% 17%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senator Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Steele (R) Cardin (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
O'Malley Conservative 7% 5% 9% 6% 10% 6% 6% 0% 5% 9% 19% 5% 5% 10% 17% 6% 3% 6% 11% 6% 11% 8% 7% 34% 14% 4% 5% 7% 2% 2% 10% 2% 7% 8% 8% 15% 4% 6% 8%
Moderate 37% 20% 45% 46% 22% 47% 49% 0% 22% 49% 38% 56% 37% 38% 27% 39% 43% 38% 35% 36% 41% 35% 39% 34% 34% 23% 56% 38% 41% 34% 41% 38% 37% 36% 31% 35% 33% 33% 45%
Liberal 39% 59% 31% 31% 49% 33% 34% 0% 57% 28% 14% 6% 46% 32% 31% 41% 39% 43% 33% 41% 36% 41% 38% 28% 27% 61% 25% 41% 42% 31% 32% 45% 42% 41% 33% 29% 47% 51% 30%
Not Sure 16% 17% 15% 17% 20% 14% 11% 100% 16% 14% 29% 33% 12% 20% 25% 14% 14% 13% 21% 18% 12% 16% 16% 4% 25% 12% 13% 13% 15% 32% 17% 15% 14% 15% 27% 21% 16% 11% 17%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senator Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Steele (R) Cardin (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
Trust Iraq-National Security Bush 38% 82% 13% 33% 64% 31% 6% 50% 73% 7% 29% 45% 44% 32% 28% 43% 44% 36% 36% 43% 27% 41% 36% 22% 39% 44% 32% 36% 39% 54% 35% 44% 35% 37% 46% 43% 42% 49% 26%
Democrats in Congress 52% 12% 75% 57% 29% 57% 83% 50% 18% 85% 13% 47% 47% 58% 59% 44% 44% 58% 56% 46% 66% 44% 58% 66% 46% 45% 59% 57% 52% 40% 61% 48% 51% 52% 45% 42% 52% 41% 65%
Not Sure 10% 6% 12% 10% 7% 11% 11% 0% 9% 9% 58% 7% 9% 10% 13% 13% 12% 6% 8% 11% 7% 15% 6% 12% 15% 10% 9% 7% 9% 6% 4% 7% 14% 11% 9% 16% 6% 11% 9%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senator Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Steele (R) Cardin (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
Winning War on Terror US and Allies 43% 70% 30% 36% 63% 34% 24% 50% 67% 21% 34% 60% 46% 40% 56% 54% 42% 35% 38% 44% 42% 49% 39% 46% 45% 45% 37% 41% 44% 45% 48% 43% 39% 42% 49% 49% 47% 54% 31%
Terrorists 34% 13% 46% 37% 21% 38% 49% 50% 15% 53% 19% 12% 34% 35% 26% 34% 36% 37% 33% 34% 35% 32% 36% 33% 30% 33% 34% 37% 39% 21% 34% 37% 35% 37% 21% 22% 31% 31% 44%
Neither 20% 15% 21% 25% 15% 26% 22% 0% 16% 23% 33% 28% 20% 21% 19% 10% 19% 26% 26% 21% 20% 16% 23% 18% 17% 20% 29% 22% 16% 25% 17% 15% 23% 18% 29% 23% 20% 13% 24%
Not Sure 2% 1% 3% 2% 1% 2% 5% 0% 2% 3% 14% 0% 0% 4% 0% 2% 3% 3% 2% 2% 4% 3% 2% 3% 8% 2% 0% 0% 1% 9% 0% 4% 3% 3% 1% 7% 2% 2% 1%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senator Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Steele (R) Cardin (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
Trust Economy Bush 36% 81% 12% 29% 62% 28% 7% 50% 69% 7% 29% 37% 41% 31% 26% 42% 42% 35% 34% 41% 26% 40% 33% 20% 33% 44% 28% 38% 39% 45% 32% 43% 35% 35% 39% 42% 42% 47% 21%
Democrats in Congress 56% 13% 79% 62% 34% 60% 85% 50% 23% 84% 57% 56% 51% 60% 67% 49% 49% 59% 57% 50% 68% 50% 60% 72% 55% 50% 65% 56% 52% 44% 68% 53% 53% 55% 48% 48% 51% 45% 70%
Not Sure 8% 6% 9% 9% 3% 13% 8% 0% 7% 8% 14% 7% 7% 9% 7% 10% 9% 6% 9% 9% 6% 10% 7% 7% 12% 6% 7% 6% 9% 11% 0% 4% 12% 11% 13% 10% 6% 8% 9%
                                                                                 
  Total Party Ideology Senator Gender Age Married Children at Home Income Employment Religious Affiliation
All Voters GOP Dem Other Conservative Moderate Liberal Not Sure Steele (R) Cardin (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
Rate Economy Excellent 9% 26% 1% 5% 20% 3% 2% 0% 21% 0% 0% 5% 12% 6% 8% 8% 12% 10% 8% 11% 5% 10% 9% 0% 5% 13% 6% 10% 11% 19% 9% 11% 8% 7% 15% 13% 8% 15% 6%
Good 27% 43% 17% 28% 34% 29% 14% 0% 42% 12% 29% 50% 30% 24% 16% 24% 36% 27% 31% 32% 16% 27% 28% 13% 25% 27% 26% 26% 34% 25% 25% 30% 25% 33% 24% 30% 35% 31% 17%
Fair 43% 24% 53% 48% 34% 49% 48% 50% 28% 57% 32% 45% 44% 42% 44% 48% 39% 42% 43% 40% 51% 43% 43% 41% 42% 44% 47% 43% 43% 47% 43% 38% 45% 42% 48% 31% 47% 32% 53%
Pooer 20% 7% 29% 18% 12% 19% 36% 50% 10% 30% 39% 0% 13% 27% 32% 20% 13% 20% 18% 17% 28% 20% 20% 46% 28% 17% 21% 22% 12% 8% 23% 21% 21% 17% 14% 26% 10% 22% 24%
Not Sure 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0%