Washington Post-ABC News Poll

This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone September 27-30, 2007, among a random national sample of 1,114 adults, including additional interviews with randomly-selected African Americans, for a total of 212 black respondents. The results from the full survey have a three-point error margin. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, Pa. *= less than 0.5 percent 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 9/30/07 33 15 18 64 14 49 3 9/7/07 33 16 17 64 15 49 3 7/21/07 33 16 17 65 13 52 2 6/1/07 35 17 18 62 16 46 3 4/15/07 35 17 18 62 14 49 2 2/25/07 36 19 17 62 12 49 2 1/19/07 33 17 16 65 14 51 2 12/11/06 36 18 18 62 13 49 2 11/4/06 40 24 16 57 12 46 2 10/22/06 37 21 16 60 15 45 3 10/8/06 39 23 16 60 12 48 1 9/7/06 42 24 18 55 12 43 3 8/6/06 40 23 17 58 12 46 2 6/25/06 38 20 18 60 12 48 2 5/15/06 33 17 16 65 18 47 2 4/9/06 38 20 18 60 13 47 1 3/5/06 41 24 17 58 14 44 1 1/26/06 42 25 18 56 14 42 2 1/8/06 46 29 17 52 13 39 2 12/18/05 47 29 17 52 12 40 1 11/2/05 39 20 18 60 13 47 1 10/29/05 39 22 17 58 13 45 3 9/11/05 42 27 15 57 12 45 1 8/28/05 45 27 18 53 12 41 2 6/26/05 48 27 21 51 11 40 1 6/5/05 48 27 21 52 14 38 1 4/24/05 47 25 22 50 13 38 3 3/13/05 50 31 19 48 11 37 3 1/31/05 50 34 15 45 11 34 5 1/16/05 52 33 19 46 11 35 2 12/19/04 48 27 21 49 12 38 2 10/20/04 50 30 20 46 11 35 4 10/17/04 LV 54 35 19 45 9 36 2 10/16/04 LV 54 35 19 44 10 34 2 10/15/04 LV 54 35 19 44 10 34 2 10/3/04 LV 53 36 17 46 11 34 1 9/26/04 50 33 18 45 13 32 5 9/8/04 52 35 17 43 11 32 5 8/29/04 50 31 19 47 13 34 3 8/1/04 47 28 18 49 13 36 5 7/25/04 50 32 19 47 13 34 3 7/11/04 48 31 17 50 11 39 2 6/20/04 47 30 17 51 13 39 1 5/23/04 47 31 17 50 14 36 3 4/18/04 51 33 18 47 13 34 1 3/7/04 50 32 18 48 12 36 2 2/11/04 50 30 21 47 14 34 2 1/18/04 58 35 24 40 9 30 2 12/21/03 59 39 21 38 15 23 3 12/14/03 57 37 20 39 10 29 5 12/7/03 53 32 21 40 13 27 7 11/16/03 57 34 23 39 11 28 4 10/29/03 56 30 26 42 13 29 2 10/13/03 53 33 20 43 13 29 4 9/30/03 54 34 20 44 15 29 2 9/13/03 58 35 23 40 14 27 2 9/7/03 56 34 22 41 13 28 4 8/11/03 59 37 22 37 14 23 4 7/10/03 59 35 24 38 13 25 3 6/22/03 68 45 23 29 11 18 4 4/30/03 71 50 22 26 17 9 3 4/16/03 74 52 22 23 9 14 3 4/9/03 77 58 19 20 6 14 4 4/3/03 71 54 16 25 7 19 4 3/23/03 68 NA NA 27 NA NA 4 3/20/03 67 NA NA 28 NA NA 5 3/2/03 62 38 23 35 13 22 4 2/23/03 60 NA NA 34 NA NA 6 2/9/03 64 42 21 34 14 20 3 2/1/03 62 41 21 34 13 22 4 1/28/03 62 43 19 36 13 23 2 1/27/03 59 39 21 37 15 22 4 1/20/03 59 36 23 38 16 22 2 12/15/02 66 37 28 32 12 20 2 11/4/02 LV 67 45 23 31 12 20 1 11/3/02 LV 67 45 22 32 12 20 1 11/2/02 LV 67 47 20 32 9 23 1 10/27/02 67 39 28 29 13 16 4 9/26/02 67 42 25 30 12 18 3 9/8/02 71 42 28 27 12 15 3 7/28/02 69 39 31 28 14 14 3 7/15/02 72 42 31 25 12 13 2 6/17/02 74 42 32 22 9 13 4 6/9/02 77 41 36 20 9 11 3 5/19/02 76 48 28 22 8 13 3 4/21/02 78 47 31 20 9 10 2 3/28/02 79 49 30 18 8 10 3 3/10/02 82 52 30 16 9 7 2 1/27/02 83 56 27 14 7 7 3 12/19/01 86 64 22 12 6 6 2 11/27/01 89 69 21 9 4 5 1 11/6/01 89 65 24 9 5 4 2 10/9/01 92 76 16 6 3 3 1 9/27/01 90 70 20 6 3 3 4 9/13/01 86 63 23 12 5 6 2 9/9/01 55 26 29 41 20 22 3 8/12/01 61 28 33 31 14 17 8 7/30/01 59 28 30 38 17 22 3 6/3/01 55 27 28 40 18 22 6 4/22/01 63 33 30 32 16 16 5 3/25/01 58 NA NA 33 NA NA 8 2/25/01 55 NA NA 23 NA NA 22 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling (ITEM)? 9/30/07 - Summary Table* Approve Disapprove No opinion a. The situation in Iraq 30 68 1 b. Health care 30 63 8 c. The federal budget deficit 27 64 9 d. The economy 37 61 3 e. The US campaign against terrorism 40 57 3 *Full sample asked item a; half sample asked items b,e; other half asked items d,c. Trend: a. The situation in Iraq -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 9/30/07 30 17 14 68 12 57 1 9/7/07 34 16 18 65 12 53 1 7/21/07 31 17 14 68 11 58 1 6/1/07 31 17 14 67 11 56 1 4/15/07 29 17 13 70 11 59 * 2/25/07 31 17 14 67 13 55 1 1/19/07 29 16 13 70 13 57 1 1/10/07 34 21 13 64 14 50 2 12/11/06 28 12 16 70 13 57 2 10/8/06 35 21 14 64 10 54 1 9/7/06 41 25 16 57 10 47 2 8/6/06 36 21 15 62 10 52 2 6/25/06 37 21 17 62 11 52 * 5/15/06 32 19 13 66 13 53 1 4/9/06 37 21 16 62 11 51 1 3/5/06 40 23 17 59 12 47 * 1/26/06 39 24 15 60 10 50 1 12/18/05 46 31 15 53 10 43 1 11/2/05 36 20 15 64 13 51 1 9/11/05 38 NA NA 62 NA NA 1 8/28/05 42 28 14 57 11 46 1 6/26/05 43 25 18 56 12 44 1 6/5/05 41 NA NA 58 NA NA 1 4/24/05 42 56 2 3/13/05 39 57 4 1/16/05 40 58 2 12/19/04 42 57 1 9/26/04 RV 47 50 3 8/29/04 RV 47 51 2 7/25/04 45 53 2 6/20/04 44 55 2 5/23/04 40 58 2 4/18/04 45 54 1 3/7/04 46 53 1 2/11/04 47 52 1 1/18/04 55 42 2 12/21/03 60 39 2 12/14/03 58 38 4 11/16/03 48 48 4 10/29/03 47 51 2 10/13/03 51 47 2 9/29/03 50 47 3 9/13/03 52 46 2 9/7/03 49 47 4 8/24/03 56 37 7 8/11/03 56 41 3 7/10/03 58 41 2 6/22/03 67 30 2 4/30/03 75 " " 22 " " 2 3/27/03* 69 26 5 3/23/03 71 26 3 3/20/03 65 29 5 3/17/03 64 29 7 3/9/03 55 38 8 2/23/03 55 39 6 2/9/03 61 37 2 2/5/03 61 32 7 2/1/03 61 35 3 1/28/03 58 38 4 1/27/03 57 40 3 1/20/03 50 46 4 12/15/02 58 37 5 11/4/02 LV 56 40 4 11/3/02 LV 57 40 4 11/2/02 LV 56 41 3 10/27/02 57 38 5 9/26/02 58 39 3 9/14/02 65 31 4 8/29/02 52 " " 36 " " 12 *3/27/03 and previous: "The situation with Iraq and Saddam Hussein" b. Health care Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/30/07 30 63 8 4/9/06 33 62 4 3/5/06 38 57 6 1/26/06 37 60 3 12/18/05 37 57 6 11/2/05 34 61 5 3/13/05 44 48 8 1/16/05 42 51 6 12/19/04 37 56 7 8/29/04 RV 39 55 6 7/25/04 38 53 9 6/20/04 39 57 4 4/18/04* 33 61 5 3/7/04 32 62 6 2/11/04 32 62 6 1/18/04 37 55 8 12/21/03 34 56 10 10/29/03 28 63 9 10/13/03 30 60 10 9/13/03 32 61 7 4/30/03 34 57 9 1/28/03 40 47 13 1/20/03 36 51 13 12/15/02 33 58 9 *4/18/04 and previous: "The cost, availability and coverage of health insurance" c. The federal budget deficit Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/30/07 27 64 9 5/15/06 27 67 6 1/26/06 32 64 4 1/16/05 39 58 3 6/20/04 39 56 5 4/18/04 34 60 6 3/7/04 30 65 5 1/18/04 35 58 7 12/21/03 37 52 10 10/29/03 32 61 7 d. The economy Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/30/07 37 61 3 6/1/07 40 57 3 4/15/07 40 59 1 2/25/07 43 55 2 1/19/07 41 57 2 12/11/06 43 55 2 10/8/06 41 56 2 8/6/06 39 59 2 6/25/06 38 61 1 5/15/06 38 60 2 4/9/06* 40 59 1 3/5/06 48 51 1 1/26/06 46 52 1 12/18/05 47 52 1 11/2/05 36 61 3 9/11/05 40 58 2 8/28/05 44 54 3 6/5/05 40 58 2 4/24/05 40 57 3 3/13/05 43 55 2 1/16/05 46 52 2 12/19/04 46 51 3 9/26/04 RV 47 50 4 8/29/04 RV 45 52 3 7/25/04 47 50 3 6/20/04 46 53 1 5/23/04 44 54 2 4/18/04 44 54 2 3/7/04 39 59 1 2/11/04 44 54 2 1/18/04 51 47 2 12/21/03 51 44 5 11/16/03 48 49 3 10/29/03 45 53 2 10/13/03 45 52 2 9/13/03 42 56 3 9/7/03 44 51 5 8/11/03 45 51 5 7/10/03 47 49 4 4/30/03 52 45 3 2/9/03 47 49 4 2/1/03 44 52 4 1/28/03 46 49 4 1/27/03 47 47 5 1/20/03 43 53 4 1/5/03 50 43 7 12/15/02 50 46 4 11/4/02 LV 53 45 2 11/3/02 LV 52 46 2 11/2/02 LV 55 43 2 10/27/02 51 43 6 9/26/02 51 47 3 9/8/02 57 40 4 7/28/02 57 39 4 7/15/02 58 38 3 4/21/02 64 33 3 1/27/02 62 34 4 12/19/01 67 27 6 11/6/01 72 23 5 9/9/01 48 48 4 7/30/01 52 45 3 6/3/01 53 41 6 4/22/01 55 38 7 3/25/01 50 42 8 * Strongly/somewhat follow asked 4/9/06 e. The US campaign against terrorism -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 9/30/07 40 NA NA 57 NA NA 3 9/7/07 46 26 20 51 17 34 3 7/21/07 43 NA NA 56 NA NA 2 6/1/07 44 52 4 4/15/07 44 53 3 2/25/07 46 52 1 1/19/07 46 52 2 12/11/06 46 " " 52 " " 2 10/8/06 45 29 16 53 13 40 1 9/7/06 53 33 19 45 14 31 2 8/6/06 47 NA NA 50 NA NA 2 6/25/06 51 NA NA 47 NA NA 2 5/15/06 53 NA NA 43 NA NA 4 4/9/06 50 32 18 49 15 34 1 3/5/06 52 NA NA 46 NA NA 2 1/26/06 52 45 2 1/8/06 53 45 2 12/18/05 56 44 1 11/2/05 48 51 1 9/11/05 50 " " 47 " " 3 8/28/05 56 34 21 43 14 29 2 6/5/05 50 NA NA 49 NA NA 1 4/24/05 56 41 3 3/13/05 59 38 3 1/16/05 61 38 2 12/19/04 53 43 3 9/26/04 RV 59 38 3 8/29/04 RV 60 37 3 7/25/04 57 40 4 6/20/04 50 48 2 5/23/04 58 39 4 4/18/04 63 35 2 3/7/04 63 34 3 2/11/04 64 34 2 1/18/04 66 33 2 12/21/03 70 28 2 10/29/03 63 35 2 10/13/03 66 30 4 9/13/03 70 27 3 9/7/03 67 28 5 4/30/03 79 19 2 2/9/03 74 23 4 2/1/03 75 21 3 1/27/03 72 26 2 1/20/03 71 25 4 12/15/02 79 20 1 11/4/02 LV 76 22 1 11/3/02 LV 77 22 3 11/2/02 LV 78 21 2 10/27/02 74 23 4 9/26/02 70 28 2 9/8/02 74 24 2 7/28/02 81 17 2 7/15/02 83 " " 15 " " 2 5/19/02 79 51 27 19 10 9 3 4/21/02 81 56 25 18 10 7 2 3/10/02 88 64 24 10 5 5 2 1/27/02 88 NA NA 10 NA NA 2 12/19/01 89 67 22 9 5 4 2 10/15/01 92 75 17 5 3 3 3 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the U.S. Congress is doing its job? Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/30/07 29 65 6 7/21/07 37 60 4 6/1/07 39 53 8 4/15/07* 44 54 3 2/25/07 41 54 5 1/19/07 43 50 8 12/11/06 37 57 6 11/4/06 RV 36 60 4 10/22/06 31 65 4 10/8/06 32 66 2 9/7/06 40 55 5 8/6/06 36 60 4 5/15/06 33 63 4 4/9/06 35 62 3 3/5/06 36 62 3 1/26/06 43 53 4 1/8/06 41 55 5 12/18/05 43 53 4 11/2/05 37 59 4 8/28/05 37 59 4 6/5/05 41 54 4 10/29/03 40 52 9 4/30/03 57 37 6 9/26/02 51 43 6 7/15/02 57 36 7 2/21/02 57 39 4 1/27/02 58 35 7 12/19/01 59 34 7 9/9/01 45 48 7 7/30/01 48 48 4 4/22/01 58 33 8 10/31/99 42 53 6 9/2/99 46 47 7 6/6/99 48 46 6 3/14/99 44 49 7 2/14/99 46 50 4 12/20/98 44 51 5 12/19/98 45 50 5 12/13/98 49 46 5 11/7/98 41 55 4 11/1/98 49 47 5 10/25/98 45 44 11 10/18/98 46 45 8 9/28/98 52 44 4 8/21/98 55 39 6 7/12/98 46 44 11 5/12/98 45 45 9 4/4/98 47 45 8 1/31/98 55 35 10 1/30/98 55 35 10 1/25/98 56 37 8 1/24/98 55 38 7 1/19/98 47 49 5 10/13/97 36 57 7 8/27/97 39 54 7 7/8/97 40 53 6 4/24/97 40 53 7 3/9/97 35 60 5 8/5/96 42 52 7 6/30/96 35 58 7 5/22/96 35 60 5 3/10/96 30 64 6 1/7/96 31 65 5 11/19/95 27 68 5 10/1/95 32 65 3 7/17/95 34 63 3 3/19/95 39 56 5 1/29/95 42 52 6 10/31/94 21 72 8 10/23/94 18 78 4 9/11/94 24 70 5 6/26/94 34 61 5 3/27/94 35 62 3 2/27/94 32 64 4 1/23/94 29 60 11 11/14/93 28 66 6 8/8/93 33 64 3 4/26/93 30 69 2 1/17/93 29 66 6 4/9/92 17 78 5 3/18/92 19 76 5 3/8/92 22 73 6 2/2/92 32 64 4 12/15/91 35 59 6 10/21/91 45 50 5 6/2/91 49 46 5 10/14/90 34 63 3 2/4/90 41 55 4 1/16/90 39 55 6 8/21/89 42 53 5 5/23/89 54 44 2 2/14/89 53 44 3 1/23/88** 43 53 4 6/1/87 56 40 4 6/22/85 54 37 9 5/83 33 43 24 6/81 38 40 22 6/79 19 61 20 9/78 29 49 22 6/77 34 42 24 6/75 29 54 17 8/74 48 35 17 * Strongly/somewhat follow asked 4/15/07 and others **1/23/88 and previous: Gallup 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way (ITEM) are doing their job? 9/30/07 Summary Table Approve Disapprove No opinion a. the Republicans in Congress 29 67 4 b. the Democrats in Congress 38 57 5 a. the Republicans in Congress Trend: Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/30/07 29 67 4 7/21/07 34 64 2 6/1/07 36 58 6 4/15/07 39 59 2 10/8/06 35 63 2 5/15/06 33 64 3 11/2/05 35 61 4 6/5/05 42 56 2 6/6/99 41 52 7 3/14/99 40 56 4 7/8/97 40 54 6 9/15/96 RV 46 48 6 6/30/96 38 56 6 4/5/95 45 50 5 10/31/94 33 59 7 10/23/94 31 64 5 9/11/94 35 59 6 b. the Democrats in Congress Approve Disapprove No opinion 9/30/07 38 57 5 7/21/07 46 51 2 6/1/07 44 49 6 4/15/07 54 44 2 10/8/06 48 50 3 5/15/06 39 58 4 11/2/05 41 54 5 6/5/05 42 56 3 6/6/99 51 42 7 3/14/99 51 42 7 7/8/97 45 49 6 4/5/95 36 60 4 10/31/94 39 53 8 10/23/94 36 59 5 9/11/94 41 53 6 5. Held for future release. 6. Overall, how much do you think Congress has accomplished this year: A great deal, a good amount, not too much, or nothing at all? ------- Positive --------- ------- Negative ------- No NET Great deal Good amt. NET Not much Nothing opinion 9/30/07 16 2 14 82 65 17 1 4/15/07* 26 3 23 73 56 17 1 4/5/95 33 7 26 66 53 13 1 9/11/94+ 21 2 19 79 67 12 * 6/26/94** 24 4 20 74 65 9 1 +"in the past year" *"in the past three months" **"in the past 18 months" 7. (IF CONGRESS ACCOMPLISHED NOT MUCH/NOTHING) Who would you say deserves most of the blame for that (President Bush and the Republicans in Congress) or (the Democrats in Congress)? Bush and Republicans Democrats in Both Neither No in Congress Congress (vol.) (vol.) opinion 9/30/07 51 25 20 2 2 8. Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job handling (ITEM)? 9/30/07 - Summary Table* Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. a. The situation in Iraq 49 34 3 11 3 b. Health care 56 26 2 12 5 c. The U.S. campaign against terrorism 41 40 5 10 4 d. The economy 51 33 2 11 3 e. The federal budget deficit 52 29 2 12 5 *Full sample asked items a-c; half sample asked item d; other half asked item e. Trend: a. The situation in Iraq Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 9/30/07 49 34 3 11 3 9/7/07 42 31 3 19 5 11/4/06 RV 42 42 1 11 3 10/22/06 RV 48 40 1 8 3 10/8/06 51 38 3 7 2 9/7/06 43 44 2 10 2 8/6/06 43 40 * 11 5 6/25/06 47 41 1 9 2 5/15/06 50 36 2 10 3 4/9/06 49 42 1 6 2 3/5/06 42 42 2 11 2 1/26/06 47 40 1 9 2 12/18/05 47 44 2 6 2 11/2/05 48 37 2 11 2 12/15/02* 30 56 4 7 3 10/27/02 LV 31 58 3 4 4 9/26/02 33 52 6 4 6 *12/15/02 and previous: "The situation with Iraq and Saddam Hussein" b. Health care Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 9/30/07 56 26 2 12 5 10/8/06 61 28 1 7 2 5/15/06 61 28 1 7 2 4/9/06 61 29 * 6 3 11/2/05 54 29 2 12 3 12/15/02* 53 33 3 7 4 10/27/02* LV 50 39 3 5 3 9/26/02* 50 35 4 5 6 7/15/02** 47 37 3 9 5 1/27/02** 50 35 5 5 4 1/19/98*** 54 33 2 7 4 10/23/94 46 29 2 21 2 9/11/94 51 29 3 12 5 2/27/94 58 22 5 11 3 2/2/92 60 25 3 8 4 12/15/91 57 23 3 11 5 *"The cost, availability, and coverage of health insurance" **"improving the health care system" ***1/19/98 and previous: "Providing affordable health care" c. The U.S. campaign against terrorism Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 9/30/07 41 40 5 10 4 9/7/07 39 36 4 17 4 10/22/06 RV 44 43 2 8 3 10/8/06 47 41 4 6 2 9/7/06 40 47 1 9 3 8/6/06 46 38 1 11 4 6/25/06 39 46 2 10 3 5/15/06 46 41 2 8 3 4/9/06 46 45 1 6 1 3/5/06 39 46 3 10 2 1/26/06 41 46 2 6 4 11/2/05 42 42 4 10 3 12/15/02 25 61 5 6 2 10/27/02* LV 26 61 4 5 4 9/26/02* 30 51 6 6 8 7/15/02 27 55 9 3 6 1/27/02 23 62 10 3 2 *"The war on terrorism" d. The economy Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 9/30/07 51 33 2 11 3 10/22/06 RV 50 41 2 5 2 10/8/06 54 37 3 6 1 9/7/06 50 39 1 7 4 6/25/06 52 39 1 5 3 5/15/06 52 34 3 9 2 4/9/06 49 43 1 4 3 3/5/06 49 40 2 8 2 1/26/06 55 37 2 5 2 11/2/05 56 34 1 8 1 12/15/02 44 45 4 6 1 10/27/02* LV 43 48 3 3 2 9/26/02* 47 39 3 6 5 7/15/02** 38 48 3 6 5 1/27/02** 39 48 5 6 3 4/22/01*** 47 43 4 4 3 9/28/98 53 40 NA NA 7 7/12/98 49 37 4 5 6 1/19/98 45 44 3 6 3 7/8/97 43 39 5 12 2 10/23/94 38 43 3 14 2 9/11/94 39 43 3 11 4 2/27/94 47 36 3 11 3 2/2/92 49 38 2 7 4 12/15/91 43 36 4 11 5 3/4/91 32 49 5 10 4 1/16/90 33 52 4 7 4 *"The economy and jobs" **"Improving the economy" ***4/22/01 and previous: "The nation's economy" e. The federal budget deficit Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 9/30/07 52 29 2 12 5 Compare to: The federal budget Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 5/15/06 54 34 1 8 3 11/2/05 48 34 2 13 2 7/15/02* 44 41 5 6 4 1/27/02**** 38 46 5 7 3 3/14/99* 43 40 5 10 3 9/28/98* 49 42 NA NA 9 7/12/98* 42 39 4 7 8 1/19/98** 41 43 3 8 4 7/8/97** 39 36 5 17 3 10/23/94*** 36 37 3 21 3 9/11/94 39 40 4 14 4 2/27/94 44 28 5 20 3 2/2/92 40 39 4 14 3 3/4/91 35 43 5 14 3 1/16/90 35 42 4 15 4 *"Managing the federal budget" **"Balancing the federal budget" ***10/23/94 and previous: "Reducing the federal budget" ****"Keeping the federal budget balanced" 9. There's a proposal to increase federal spending on children's health insurance by 35 billion dollars over the next five years. It would be funded by an increase in cigarette taxes. (Supporters say this would provide insurance for millions of low-income children who are currently uninsured.) (Opponents say this goes too far in covering children in families that can afford health insurance on their own.) Do you support or oppose this increased funding for this program? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? -------- Support -------- -------- Oppose -------- No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly op. 9/30/07 72 49 23 25 8 17 3 10. All in all, considering the costs to the United States versus the benefits to the United States, do you think the war with Iraq was worth fighting, or not? Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat? ----- Worth fighting ---- --- Not worth fighting -- No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 9/30/07 38 25 14 59 12 47 3 9/7/07 36 23 13 62 11 51 2 7/21/07 36 25 12 63 10 53 1 6/1/07 37 24 12 61 12 50 2 4/15/07 33 22 11 66 12 54 1 2/25/07 34 22 12 64 13 51 2 1/10/07 40 28 12 58 11 47 2 12/11/06 36 25 11 61 12 50 2 11/4/06 RV 44 33 12 53 10 44 2 10/22/06 40 28 12 57 11 47 2 10/8/06 35 25 10 63 13 50 2 9/7/06 42 29 13 56 11 45 2 8/6/06 39 29 10 59 12 47 1 6/25/06 40 25 15 58 13 45 2 5/15/06 37 24 14 62 12 50 1 4/9/06 41 30 11 58 10 48 1 3/5/06 42 29 14 57 11 46 1 1/26/06 44 32 12 55 13 42 1 1/8/06 43 30 13 55 12 43 2 12/18/05 46 33 14 52 11 42 1 11/2/05 39 25 13 60 12 48 1 8/28/05 46 33 12 53 9 44 1 6/26/05 46 33 13 53 10 43 1 6/5/05 41 29 12 58 12 46 1 4/24/05 44 31 13 54 12 42 2 3/13/05 45 34 11 53 11 42 2 1/16/05 44 32 12 55 10 45 1 12/19/04 42 31 11 56 10 47 2 10/3/04 LV 49 34 15 48 11 37 3 9/26/04 RV 46 35 12 51 8 42 3 9/8/04 RV 51 38 13 45 10 34 4 8/29/04 RV 48 34 14 50 11 39 2 7/25/04 49 36 13 48 11 37 3 6/20/04 47 32 14 52 13 39 2 5/23/04 48 35 13 50 13 37 1 5/6/04 49 NA NA 47 NA NA 5 4/18/04 51 47 2 3/7/04 52 44 3 2/11/04 48 50 2 1/18/04 56 41 3 12/21/03 59 39 2 12/14/03 53 42 5 11/16/03 52 44 4 10/29/03 54 44 2 10/13/03 54 44 2 9/13/03 61 37 2 9/7/03 54 42 4 8/24/03 57 37 5 8/11/03 61 35 4 7/10/03 57 40 3 6/22/03 64 33 3 4/30/03 70 " " 27 " " 4 2/2/92* 66 NA NA 32 NA NA 2 7/28/91 67 30 3 6/2/91 70 26 3 3/4/91 86 " " 13 " " 1 *2/2/92 and previous: "the Persian Gulf war"; 3/4/91: "this war" 11. Do you think (the United States should keep its military forces in Iraq until civil order is restored there, even if that means continued U.S. military casualties); OR, do you think (the United States should withdraw its military forces from Iraq in order to avoid further U.S. military casualties, even if that means civil order is not restored there)? Keep forces Withdraw forces No opinion 9/30/07 43 54 3 7/21/07 39 59 3 4/15/07 42 56 2 2/25/07 42 56 2 1/19/07 46 52 3 12/11/06 48 48 4 11/2/05 52 44 4 8/28/05 54 44 2 6/26/05 58 41 2 12/19/04 58 39 3 6/20/04 57 42 1 5/23/04 58 40 2 4/18/04 66 33 1 11/16/03 62 34 4 10/29/03 58 38 3 9/13/03 65 32 3 8/24/03 69 27 4 7/10/03 72 26 2 12. As you may know Bush has sent approximately 28 thousand additional U.S. military forces to try to restore civil order in parts of Iraq. Do you think this increase in U.S. forces has made the situation in Iraq better, worse, or hasn't made much difference? Hasn't made No Better Worse much difference opinion 9/30/07 27 15 56 3 9/7/07 28 12 58 2 7/21/07 22 19 56 3 13. There's been a proposal to remove these additional U.S. forces from Iraq by next summer, returning to the earlier level of about 130-thousand U.S. troops. Do you think the number of U.S. forces in Iraq should be reduced more (quickly) than this, more (slowly), or is this about the right pace of troop reductions? More More Right Should not be No quickly slowly pace reduced (vol.) opinion 9/30/07 43 12 38 2 5 14. Do you think Democrats in Congress have gone too far or not far enough in opposing the war in Iraq? Too Not far Right amount No Far enough (vol.) opinion 9/30/07 35 55 5 5 8/28/05 37 53 4 6 15. The Bush administration has requested nearly 190 billion dollars to fund the wars and related U.S. activities in Iraq and Afghanistan over the next year. This is about 40 billion dollars more than first estimated. Do you think Congress should approve all of this funding request, or reduce it? IF REDUCE: Should this funding request be reduced somewhat, or reduced sharply? -------- Reduce -------- No money should be No Approve NET Somewhat Sharply approved (vol.) op. 9/30/07 27 67 23 43 3 3 16. Thinking ahead to the next presidential election, do you think a (Democratic) or a (Republican) president would do a better job resolving the situation in Iraq? Depends No diff. No Democratic Republican (vol.) (vol.) opin. 9/30/07 51 31 6 8 4 17. How closely are you following the 2008 presidential race: very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not closely at all? ----- Closely ------ ----- Not closely ------ No NET Very Smwt. NET Not too At all opinion 9/30/07 69 21 48 30 21 10 * 7/21/07 70 22 48 30 20 10 * 6/1/07 66 18 48 34 22 13 * 4/15/07 66 20 45 34 20 14 * 2/25/07 65 20 44 35 25 10 * Early 2004: 10/29/03 54 15 39 45 30 15 0 9/13/03 56 16 40 44 27 17 * Early 2000: 12/15/99 45 12 33 55 31 24 * 10/31/99 61 16 45 38 25 13 * Among leaned Dems: 9/30/07 72 23 49 28 21 7 0 7/21/07 75 23 52 25 18 7 0 6/1/07 67 19 48 33 21 12 0 4/15/07 68 22 46 32 21 11 * 2/25/07 67 21 46 33 25 8 * Early 2004* 10/29/03 53 13 40 47 29 18 0 9/13/03 63 19 44 37 24 13 0 4/30/03 37 8 29 63 33 30 0 *"the race for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination" Among leaned Reps: 9/30/07 72 22 51 27 18 9 * 7/21/07 66 23 44 34 22 11 0 6/1/07 65 16 50 34 24 10 * 4/15/07 68 22 46 31 17 14 1 2/25/07 66 22 44 34 26 8 0 18. (ASKED OF LEANED DEMOCRATS) If the 2008 Democratic presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, and the candidates were: (Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, Dennis Kucinich, or Mike Gravel), for whom would you vote? NET LEANED VOTE 9/30/07 9/7/07 7/21/07 6/1/07 4/15/07 2/25/07 Hillary Clinton 53 41 45 42 41 43 Barack Obama 20 27 30 27 25 27 John Edwards 13 14 12 11 17 14 Bill Richardson 3 2 3 2 3 3 Joe Biden 2 3 2 2 2 2 Dennis Kucinich 1 2 1 2 1 * Chris Dodd * 1 1 1 * * Mike Gravel 0 1 0 * * * Other (vol.) * 1 1 * 1 * None of these (vol.) 4 4 2 4 3 4 Would not vote (vol.) 1 0 2 1 1 1 No opinion 2 5 2 6 5 4 *Asked Al Gore 7/21 and previous, Wesley Clark 4/15 and previous, Tom Vilsack 2/25 and previous, John Kerry 1/19 and previous, Evan Bayh 12/11 First choice/Second choice NET 9/30/07 9/7/07 12/11/06 Hillary Clinton 74 67 60 Barack Obama 50 50 33 John Edwards 33 35 22 Bill Richardson 6 7 4 Joe Biden 6 5 3 Dennis Kucinich 3 3 NA Chris Dodd 1 2 1 Mike Gravel 1 1 NA Al Gore NA NA 29 Other (vol.) * 1 1 None of these (vol.) 9 12 4 Would not vote (vol.) 1 * 1 No opinion 8 7 7 19. (IF NAMED DEM CANDIDATE) Do you support (CANDIDATE) strongly, or somewhat? 9/30/07 - Summary Table Strongly Somewhat No opin. Hillary Clinton 61 39 0 Barack Obama 52 48 0 Trend where available: Hillary Clinton 9/30/07 61 39 0 7/21/07 68 32 0 6/1/07 53 47 0 4/15/07 59 41 0 2/25/06 56 44 0 Barack Obama 9/30/07 52 48 0 7/21/07 56 43 1 6/1/07 43 56 1 4/15/07 51 49 0 2/25/06 60 38 1 20. (IF CLINTON IS FIRST CHOICE) If elected, Hillary Clinton would be the first female president. Is this one reason for your support, or not? IF YES: Is it a major reason you support her, or a minor reason? -------------- Yes -------------- NET Major Reason Minor Reason No No opinion 9/30/07 28 10 18 72 0 21. (ASKED OF LEANED REPUBLICANS) If the 2008 Republican presidential primary or caucus in your state were being held today, and the candidates were: (Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Sam Brownback, Tom Tancredo, Ron Paul, or Fred Thompson), for whom would you vote? NET LEANED VOTE WITHOUT GINGRICH: 9/30/07 9/7/07 7/21/07 6/1/07 4/15/07 2/25/07 Rudy Giuliani 34 28 37 34 35 53 Fred Thompson 17 19 15 13 10 NA John McCain 12 18 16 20 22 23 Mitt Romney 11 10 8 10 10 5 Mike Huckabee 8 5 2 2 1 2 Ron Paul 3 1 2 2 1 1 Duncan Hunter 2 1 2 1 1 * Sam Brownback 1 2 1 1 1 2 Tom Tancredo 1 * 2 1 1 1 Tommy Thompson NA NA 3 1 2 2 Jim Gilmore NA NA NA 1 2 * Chuck Hagel NA NA NA NA * 1 George Pataki NA NA NA NA 1 1 Other (vol.) * 1 * * 0 * None of these (vol.) 4 2 5 3 4 2 Would not vote (vol.) 1 2 1 * * 1 No opinion 8 10 5 10 7 5 NET LEANED VOTE WITH GINGRICH: 9/30/07 9/7/07 7/21/07 6/1/07 4/15/07 2/25/07 1/19/07 12/11/06 Rudy Giuliani 30 26 34 32 33 44 34 34 Fred Thompson 15 18 14 11 9 NA NA NA John McCain 12 18 16 19 21 21 27 26 Mitt Romney 9 9 8 9 9 4 9 5 Newt Gingrich 9 5 7 9 6 15 9 12 Mike Huckabee 7 5 2 2 1 2 1 * Ron Paul 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 NA Duncan Hunter 2 1 2 1 1 * * 1 Sam Brownback 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Tom Tancredo * * 1 1 1 * 1 * Tommy Thompson NA NA 3 1 2 2 1 2 Jim Gilmore NA NA NA 1 1 * 1 NA Chuck Hagel NA NA NA NA * 1 * * George Pataki NA NA NA NA 1 1 2 3 Other (vol.) * 1 * * 0 * * * None of these (vol.) 4 2 5 3 4 2 2 6 Would not vote (vol.) 1 2 1 * * 1 1 * No opinion 7 9 5 8 6 4 9 9 *Asked Tommy Thompson 7/21 and previous, Chuck Hagel and George Pataki 4/15 and previous, Jim Gilmore 6/1 and previous First choice/Second choice NET 9/30/07 9/7/07 12/11/06 Rudy Giuliani 48 51 57 John McCain 30 33 47 Fred Thompson 28 29 NA Mitt Romney 21 22 9 Newt Gingrich 15 11 22 Mike Huckabee 10 8 2 Ron Paul 4 2 NA Duncan Hunter 2 3 1 Sam Brownback 2 3 2 Tom Tancredo 2 1 1 George Pataki NA NA 8 Tommy Thompson NA NA 5 Chuck Hagel NA NA 1 Other (vol.) 1 1 1 None of these (vol.) 11 4 11 Would not vote (vol.) 1 2 * No opinion 13 16 15 22. (IF NAMED A REP CANDIDATE) Do you support (CANDIDATE) strongly, or somewhat? 9/30/07 - Summary Table Strongly Somewhat No opin. Rudy Giuliani 42 56 2 Trend where available: Strongly Somewhat No opin. Rudy Guiliani 42 56 2 7/21/07 32 67 * 6/1/07 36 63 1 4/15/07 45 55 0 2/25/07 38 61 * 23. (ASKED OF LEANED DEMOCRATS) Regardless of who you may support, who do you think (ITEM) - (Clinton) (Obama) or (Edwards)? 6/1/07 - Summary Table All Any 2 None No Clinton Obama Edwards (vol.) (vol.) (vol.) op. a. is the strongest leader 61 20 13 1 1 2 3 b. is the most honest and trustworthy 35 26 22 2 1 8 5 c. has the best chance of getting elected president in November 2008 57 16 20 * 1 1 3 d. is best able to reduce partisanship in Washington 42 20 24 1 * 5 8 e. best reflects the core values of the Democratic party 50 18 21 2 2 1 6 f. is the most inspiring 41 37 14 1 2 4 2 Trend where available: a. is the strongest leader All Any 2 None No Clinton Obama Edwards (vol.) (vol.) (vol.) op. 9/30/07 61 20 13 1 1 2 3 6/1/07 50 26 15 1 1 1 5 2/25/07 52 23 17 1 1 1 5 b. is the most honest and trustworthy All Any 2 None No Clinton Obama Edwards (vol.) (vol.) (vol.) op. 9/30/07 35 26 22 2 1 8 5 6/1/07 28 34 22 3 2 6 6 2/25/07 29 34 21 3 2 7 5 c. has the best chance of getting elected president in November 2008 All Any 2 None No Clinton Obama Edwards (vol.) (vol.) (vol.) op. 9/30/07 57 16 20 * 1 1 3 6/1/07 43 21 26 1 2 1 6 2/25/07 48 17 25 * 2 1 6 d. No trend. e. No trend. f. is the most inspiring All Any 2 None No Clinton Obama Edwards (vol.) (vol.) (vol.) op. 9/30/07 41 37 14 1 2 4 2 6/1/07 37 41 15 1 1 3 2 2/25/07 36 44 14 1 1 2 3 24. (ASKED OF LEANED DEMOCRATS) Regardless of who you may support, who do you trust most to handle (ITEM) - (Clinton), (Obama) or (Edwards)? 9/30/07 - Summary Table All Any 2 None No Clinton Obama Edwards (vol.) (vol.) (vol.) op. a. The war in Iraq 52 22 17 1 * 4 5 b. The U.S. campaign against terrorism 51 20 19 1 * 3 6 c. The economy 56 17 17 1 1 3 4 d. Health care 66 15 14 1 * 2 2 e. Corruption in government 40 28 20 2 * 5 4 25. (ASKED OF LEANED REPUBLICANS) Regardless of who you may support, who do you think (ITEM) - (Giuliani), (McCain), (Romney) or (Thompson)? 9/30/07 - Summary Table All Any 2 None No Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson (vol.) (vol.) (vol.) op. a. is the strongest leader 47 20 8 12 * 1 3 9 b. is the most honest and trustworthy 26 26 13 17 1 1 8 8 c. has the best chance of getting elected president in November 2008 50 15 6 13 1 2 3 10 d. is best able to reduce partisanship in Washington 34 21 9 20 * * 5 11 e. Best reflects the core values of the Republican Party 23 26 13 21 * 1 5 11 Compare to: [NOTE THOMPSON NOT INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS SURVEYS] a. is the strongest leader All Any 2 None No Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson (vol.) (vol.) (vol.) op. 9/30/07 47 20 8 12 * 1 3 9 6/1/07 55 26 10 NA 1 1 1 7 2/25/07 63 26 5 NA * 1 1 4 b. is the most honest and trustworthy All Any 2 None No Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson (vol.) (vol.) (vol.) op. 9/30/07 26 26 13 17 1 1 8 8 6/1/07 36 31 14 NA 1 1 6 10 2/25/07 43 29 11 NA 1 2 7 7 c. has the best chance of getting elected president in November 2008 All Any 2 None No Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson (vol.) (vol.) (vol.) op. 9/30/07 50 15 6 13 1 2 3 10 6/1/07 53 22 9 NA 1 1 4 10 2/25/07 55 34 4 NA * * 1 5 d. No trend. e. No trend. 26. (ASKED OF LEANED REPUBLICANS) Regardless of who you may support, who do you trust most to handle (ITEM) - (Giuliani), (McCain), (Romney) or (Thompson)? 9/30/07 - Summary Table All Any 2 None No Giuliani McCain Romney Thompson (vol.) (vol.) (vol.) op. a. The war in Iraq 37 31 5 16 0 * 3 8 b. The U.S. campaign against terrorism 45 27 4 13 * 1 2 7 c. The economy 36 18 13 20 * * 3 10 d. Health care 33 16 17 18 * 0 6 11 e. Immigration issues 34 21 10 16 * * 5 13 f. Social issues 41 15 14 18 0 1 3 9 27. Which of these is more important to you in a candidate for president: (strength and experience) or (a new direction and new ideas)?: Strength and New direction Both Neither No experience and new ideas (vol.) (vol.) opin. 9/30/07 52 40 7 1 1 7/21/07 50 41 6 * 2 901. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as: Democrat Republican Independent Other No op. 9/30/07 33 24 36 6 1 9/7/07 31 24 38 6 1 7/21/07 35 23 35 6 * 6/1/07 32 25 38 5 1 4/15/07 36 25 33 6 * 2/25/07 35 26 35 3 1 1/19/07 36 24 35 5 1 12/11/06 34 24 36 5 1 11/4/06 33 30 32 3 2 10/22/06 30 28 36 4 2 10/8/06 38 27 31 3 1 9/7/06 33 32 30 3 2 8/6/06 34 27 34 4 1 6/25/06 33 28 35 3 * 5/15/06 34 28 33 4 1 5/11/06 33 30 33 3 1 4/9/06 34 29 34 3 0 3/5/06 32 28 36 3 1 1/26/06 32 27 34 6 * 1/8/06 31 30 34 5 1 12/18/05 33 32 33 2 * 11/2/05 31 27 38 3 1 9/11/05 31 27 34 8 1 9/2/05 32 31 31 5 2 8/28/05 32 29 33 5 1 6/26/05 34 28 32 5 1 6/5/05 30 31 34 4 * 4/24/05 35 28 32 5 * 904. Do you lean more towards the: Democratic Party Republican Party (VOL) Neither No op. 9/30/07 38 34 27 1 9/7/07 40 27 28 5 7/21/07 42 34 22 1 6/1/07 45 27 26 2 4/15/07 39 30 29 2 2/25/07 42 33 24 1 1/19/07 50 27 20 3 12/11/06 44 32 23 1 NET LEANED PARTY: Democrat Republican Independent Other No op. 9/30/07 50 38 9 2 * 9/7/07 49 36 11 3 1 7/21/07 53 38 7 3 0 6/1/07 52 36 10 2 1 4/15/07 51 37 10 2 * 2/25/07 52 39 8 1 * 1/19/07 56 34 7 2 * 12/11/06 52 38 7 3 * 905. Are you registered to vote at your present address, or not? Yes No No opinion 9/30/07 81 18 1 9/7/07 80 19 1 7/21/07 84 16 * 6/1/07 82 18 * 4/15/07 85 15 * 2/25/07 84 16 * 1/19/07 80 20 * 12/11/06 84 16 * 11/4/06 80 19 * 10/22/06 78 22 3 10/8/06 85 15 * 9/7/06 81 19 * 8/6/06 85 15 0 6/25/06 83 17 1 5/15/06 83 17 * 5/11/06 84 16 * 4/9/06 83 17 0 1/26/06 81 19 * 12/18/05 86 14 * 11/2/05 86 14 * 908a. Would you say your views on most political matters are liberal, moderate, or conservative? Don't think in No Liberal Moderate Conservative those terms (vol.) op. 9/30/07 24 45 30 1 1 9/7/07 20 39 39 1 2 7/21/07 25 39 32 3 1 6/1/07 24 36 37 2 1 4/15/07 24 42 32 1 1 2/25/07 23 40 35 1 1 1/19/07 23 41 33 1 1 12/11/06 23 42 33 2 1 11/4/06 19 42 36 2 1 10/22/06 22 42 32 2 2 10/8/06 21 43 33 1 1 9/7/06 24 39 33 2 2 8/6/06 18 42 38 1 1 6/25/06 21 41 35 1 1 5/15/06 19 48 31 1 1 5/11/06 18 49 33 * * 4/9/06 21 41 35 2 1 3/5/06 22 42 33 2 1 1/26/06 21 40 37 1 1 1/8/06 20 40 37 2 1 12/18/05 22 42 34 1 1 11/2/05 23 44 32 1 * 9/11/05 22 44 31 2 2 8/28/05 20 44 34 2 1 6/26/05 21 44 33 1 1 6/5/05 23 40 35 1 * 4/24/05 20 47 30 1 1 Q909. What was the last grade of school you completed? High school or less 15 Graduated high school 32 Some college 28 Graduated College 18 Post-graduate 7 Q910. What is your age? 18-29 21 30-39 18 40-49 19 50-64 26 65+ 16 INCOME. Which of the following CATEGORIES best describes your total annual household income before taxes, from all sources? -------Less than $50k------- --------More than $50k-------- NET <20k 20-35k 35-50k NET 50-75k 75-100k 100k+ 9/30/07 53 17 16 20 44 18 12 14 9/7/07 43 10 17 16 54 19 15 20 7/21/07 46 16 14 16 51 18 13 19 6/1/07 49 15 18 16 49 18 13 18 4/15/07 46 15 16 15 51 20 13 18 2/25/07 46 10 16 20 51 20 14 17 1/19/07 49 16 17 15 49 16 13 20 12/11/06 46 11 16 19 51 18 16 17 10/22/06 52 16 20 17 45 16 11 17 10/8/06 46 13 16 17 51 22 13 16 9/7/06 51 16 18 17 47 17 15 15 8/6/06 49 14 16 18 48 20 12 16 6/25/06 50 16 16 19 47 19 11 17 5/15/06 52 14 18 21 46 16 13 17 5/11/06 46 9 18 18 53 18 15 20 4/9/06 53 16 20 17 47 19 12 16 3/5/06 50 16 18 16 48 20 12 16 1/26/06 52 20 15 17 46 18 12 16 12/18/05 54 17 19 18 44 18 12 15 11/2/05 52 14 18 20 46 19 13 14 9/11/05 55 18 20 17 42 18 11 14 8/28/05 52 18 15 19 46 18 11 16 6/26/05 49 14 17 18 49 19 14 16 6/5/05 55 15 20 20 43 17 13 14 4/24/05 55 15 21 19 45 18 12 15 Q921. Sex Male 49 Female 51 ***END***