VIRGINIA SURVEY of 750 likely voters

Thursday September 28 and Sunday, October 1, 2006

1* In the 2006 election for the U.S. Senate…if the election for Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican George Allen or for Democrat James Webb?

49% Allen

43% Webb

3% some other candidate

5% not sure

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

	Allen	Webb
Very favorable	32%	16%
Somewhat favorable	22%	32%
Somewhat unfavorable	13%	24%
Very unfavorable	30%	19%
Not sure	3%	8%

3* How closely have you followed news stories about articles concerning women in the military written by James Webb?

19% very closely

31% somewhat closely

32% not very closely

17% not at all
2% not sure

4* Were the articles written by Webb supportive of women serving in combat or opposed to women serving in combat?

11% supportive

54% opposed
35% not sure

                5* Should women be allowed to serve with military units in combat?

                                58% yes
                                31% no
                                11% not sure

6* On a different topic, are most Americans racist?

                                23% yes
                                61% no
                                16% not sure

7* How closely have you followed news stories about George Allen’s alleged use of a racial slur during his college days?

55% very closely

26% somewhat closely

14% not very closely

4% not at all
0% not sure

8*James Webb said that anyone who grew up around the South had that racial slur pass through their lips at one time or another. Is that true?

51% true

29% false
20% not sure

9* Do you believe that George Allen--as a young man--regularly used a racial slur to describe black Americans?

                                38% yes
                                37% no
                                26% not sure

10* Okay… do you believe that James Webb--as a young man--regularly used a racial slur to describe black Americans?

                                22% yes
                                39% no
                                39% not sure

11* Is the media paying too much attention or too little attention to issues like the use of racial slurs in the Virginia Senate campaign?

60% too much attention

11% too little attention

24% about the right amount of attention

4% not sure

12* In terms of how you will vote this November, which of the following issues is most important—national security, the situation in Iraq, the economy, or racial issues?

45% national security

33% the situation in Iraq

19% the economy

2% racial issues

1% not sure

13* 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?

31% strongly approve

17% somewhat approve

7% somewhat disapprove

43% strongly disapprove

1% not sure

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

23% strongly approve

38% somewhat approve

23% somewhat disapprove

12% strongly disapprove

4% not sure

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