Washington Post-ABC News Poll

This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone September 4-7, 2007, among a random national sample of 1,002 adults. The results from the full survey have margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points. 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 9/7/07 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. Thinking ahead to the November 2008 presidential election, what is the single most important issue in your choice for president? 9/7/07 Iraq/War in Iraq 35 Health care 13 Economy/jobs 11 Terrorism/national security 6 Ethics/honesty/corruption in gov't 6 Immigration/illegal immigration 5 Morals/family values 2 Education 1 Environment 1 Abortion 1 Federal budget deficit 1 Social Security 1 Foreign Policy 1 Housing/mortgages * Global warming * None/Nothing * Other 7 No opinion 9 3. (IF MENTIONED MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE) Is there one other issue that's nearly as important? 9/7/07 Iraq/War in Iraq 20 Economy/jobs 19 Health care 15 Education 6 Immigration/illegal immigration 5 Federal budget deficit 3 Terrorism/national security 3 Morals/family values 2 Social Security 2 Environment 1 Ethics/honesty/corruption in gov't 1 Abortion 1 Global warming 1 Foreign Policy 1 Housing/mortgages * None/Nothing 4 Other 5 No opinion 10 4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bush is handling (ITEM)? 9/7/07 - Summary Table Approve Disapprove No opinion a. The situation in Iraq 34 65 1 b. The US campaign against terrorism 46 51 3 Trend: a. The situation in Iraq -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 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. The US campaign against terrorism -------- Approve -------- ------- Disapprove ------ No NET Strongly Somewhat NET Somewhat Strongly opinion 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 5. Which political party, the (Democrats) or the (Republicans), do you trust to do a better job handling (ITEM)? 9/7/07 - Summary Table Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. a. The situation in Iraq 42 31 3 19 5 b. The U.S. campaign against terrorism 39 36 4 17 4 Trend: a. The situation in Iraq Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 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. The U.S. campaign against terrorism Both Neither No Democrats Republicans (vol.) (vol.) op. 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" 6. Do you think the U.S. campaign against terrorism is going very well, fairly well, not too well or not well at all? --------- Well -------- ------- Not well ------- No NET Very Fairly NET Not too At all op. 9/7/07 54 8 46 45 23 21 1 9/7/06 52 7 45 47 26 21 1 6/25/06 57 13 44 40 23 18 2 12/14/03 65 17 47 33 21 12 2 10/29/03 62 8 54 38 23 14 1 9/7/03 69 12 57 29 19 10 2 4/30/03 83 26 57 16 10 6 1 9/26/02 73 15 58 26 17 9 1 9/8/02 70 10 60 29 21 8 1 7/15/02 75 15 60 24 16 8 1 4/21/02 73 11 63 26 17 9 1 3/10/02 84 21 63 15 10 6 1 1/27/02 88 32 56 11 8 4 1 7. 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 9/7/07 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" 8. Do you think the war with Iraq has or has not contributed to the long-term security of the United States? --------- Contributed --------- Has No NET Great deal Somewhat not opinion 9/7/07 44 NA NA 52 4 6/1/07 44 NA NA 53 3 12/11/06 46 25 21 51 3 10/8/06 48 26 21 50 3 9/7/06 50 28 21 47 3 6/25/06 51 28 22 48 1 5/15/06 48 28 20 51 2 4/9/06 52 32 20 46 1 3/5/06 50 28 23 48 2 1/26/06 53 32 21 45 1 12/18/05 54 32 22 44 2 11/2/05 46 25 21 52 2 8/28/05 49 29 20 49 2 6/26/05 52 31 22 46 1 6/5/05 47 24 22 52 1 3/13/05 52 29 23 46 2 1/16/05 50 30 21 47 3 12/19/04 51 27 23 46 4 10/3/04 LV 53 32 22 42 4 9/26/04 RV 54 36 18 42 4 9/8/04 RV 57 36 22 40 3 8/29/04 RV 54 33 20 42 4 7/25/04 51 32 19 45 3 6/20/04 51 28 23 46 2 5/23/04 54 30 24 43 3 4/18/04 57 33 24 40 3 3/7/04 57 29 29 40 3 2/11/04 58 32 26 38 4 1/18/04 59 34 25 38 3 12/21/03 62 34 29 34 4 7/10/03* 62 33 29 35 3 *"did or did not" 9. Do you think the United States is or is not making significant progress toward restoring civil order in Iraq? Is making Is not making No significant progress significant progress opinion 9/7/07 36 60 4 6/1/07 32 64 4 12/11/06 31 66 3 6/25/06 48 49 2 3/5/06 43 56 2 12/18/05 60 37 2 11/2/05 44 55 2 8/28/05 48 50 2 6/26/05 48 51 1 12/19/04 44 49 7 6/20/04 51 48 1 10. 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 9/7/07 28 12 58 2 7/21/07 22 19 56 3 11. Do you think this increase of U.S. forces will or will not improve the security situation there over the next few months? Will Will not No opinion 9/7/07 43 54 3 7/21/07 34 64 2 6/1/07 39 58 3 12. Do you think the number of U.S. military forces in Iraq should be (increased), (decreased), or kept about the same? Kept about No Increased Decreased the same opinion 9/7/07 12 58 27 3 7/21/07 16 56 26 2 6/1/07 19 55 23 3 12/11/06 17 52 27 1 10/8/06 18 51 28 3 8/6/06 17 53 27 3 5/15/06 15 54 27 4 4/9/06 13 54 31 2 3/5/06 11 52 34 3 12/18/05 9 52 36 3 11/2/05 15 47 36 3 8/28/05 21 41 35 4 6/26/05 16 38 44 2 3/13/05 15 44 36 4 13. (IF DECREASED) When do you think a decrease in U.S. forces should begin - right away, by the end of the year, by the middle of next year, or later than that? Right By the end By the middle Later No away of the year of next year than that opin. 9/7/07 62 27 6 3 2 12/13 NET ------------------------ Decreased -------------------------- Kept about No Increased NET Right away End of year Middle next year Later DK the same op. 9/7/07 12 58 36 16 4 2 1 27 3 14. Do you support or oppose legislation that would set a deadline for withdrawing U.S. combat forces from Iraq by next spring? Support Oppose No opinion 9/7/07 55 41 4 7/21/07 55 43 2 15. What do you think would do more to increase the risk of a terrorist attack occurring here in the United States - (withdrawing from Iraq), or (remaining in Iraq) - or is the risk of terrorism about the same either way? Withdrawing Remaining Same either way No opinion 9/7/07 22 11 65 2 6/1/07 23 14 62 1 16. As you may know, the U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, is preparing a progress report on the situation there. Do you think his report (will honestly reflect the situation in Iraq), or do you think it (will try to make things look better than they really are)? Will reflect Will try to make things look No situation in Iraq better than they are opinion 9/7/07 39 53 7 17. Do you think Bush (will use the Petraeus report to adjust U.S. policy in Iraq), or do you think Bush (will stick with his Iraq policy no matter what the Petraeus report says)? Will use report to Will stick with his No adjust his policy policy no matter what opinion 9/7/07 28 66 7 18. How confident are you in the ability of the Iraqi government to meet its commitments in the effort to restore civil order in Iraq - very confident, somewhat confident, not so confident, or not confident at all? ----- Confident ----- ----- Not confident ----- No NET Very Somewhat NET Not so Not at all opin. 9/7/07 34 3 31 65 34 31 1 7/21/07 37 4 33 62 32 29 1 1/10/07 41 4 37 57 30 26 3 19. (HALF SAMPLE) All told, do you think the United States is winning or losing the war in Iraq? Neither/ No Winning Losing tie (vol.) opinion 9/7/07 34 48 14 5 4/15/07 32 53 12 2 1/10/07 29 57 12 2 12/11/06 34 52 9 4 12/18/05 56 34 8 2 8/28/05 51 38 8 3 20. (HALF SAMPLE) All told, do you think the United States will win or lose the war in Iraq? Neither/ No Win Lose tie (vol.) opinion 9/7/07 39 43 14 4 4/15/07 35 51 11 3 1/19/07 43 40 11 6 12/11/06 34 46 11 9 12/18/05 60 27 7 6 21. Do you think (the United States must win the war in Iraq in order for the broader war on terrorism to be a success), or do you think (the war on terrorism can be a success without the United States winning the war in Iraq?) US must win war Can be a success without No in Iraq for success US winning war in Iraq opinion 9/7/07 37 54 9 6/1/07 37 56 7 4/15/07 37 57 6 1/10/07 45 47 8 22. Compared to before September 11, 2001, do you think the country today is safer from terrorism or less safe from terrorism? IF SAFER: Would you say the country is much safer or somewhat safer? IF LESS SAFE: Would you say the country is much less safe or somewhat less safe? ------ Safer ------ ----- Less safe ----- No diff. No NET Much Smwht NET Smwht Much (vol.) op. 9/7/07 60 24 36 29 17 11 11 1 10/8/06 50 20 30 42 NA NA 7 1 9/7/06 55 19 36 37 6 2 6/25/06 59 24 35 33 7 1 3/5/06 56 22 33 35 8 1 1/26/06 64 24 41 30 6 * 8/21/05 49 14 35 38 11 2 10/3/04 LV 62 29 33 29 7 2 9/26/04 RV 59 24 35 34 5 2 9/8/04 RV 64 26 38 28 5 3 8/29/04 RV 60 24 36 31 7 2 1/18/04 67 28 39 24 8 1 9/7/03 67 24 42 27 " " 4 2 23. How much confidence do you have in the ability of the U.S. government to prevent further terrorist attacks against Americans in this country: a great deal, a good amount, only a fair amount or none at all? ------- Confident ------- ---- Not confident --- No NET Grt.deal Good amt. NET Fair amt. None opin. 9/7/07 49 15 34 50 40 10 1 9/7/06 46 15 31 53 43 10 1 1/26/06 50 19 31 49 39 11 * 9/11/05 41 14 27 59 41 18 * 8/21/05 42 14 28 57 43 15 * 9/8/04 RV 52 16 35 47 39 8 1 9/7/03 45 14 31 55 48 7 1 9/8/02 50 12 38 49 43 6 * 7/15/02 46 13 33 54 45 9 * 6/9/02 44 14 30 55 44 11 * 5/19/02 46 17 29 52 42 10 2 3/10/02 55 18 38 44 39 5 * 1/27/02 57 18 40 42 37 6 1 11/27/01 63 24 39 36 32 5 1 11/6/01 52 17 35 47 40 7 1 9/11/01 66 35 31 32 30 2 1 6/2/97 35 10 26 62 52 10 3 8/5/96 35 12 23 65 49 16 * 5/14/95 36 12 24 63 51 12 1 4/20/95 37 13 24 62 51 11 1 6/28/93 59 22 37 41 32 8 1 4/3/89 46 16 30 54 38 16 * 24. How concerned are you about the possibility there will be more major terrorist attacks in the United States - is that something that worries you a great deal, somewhat, not too much or not at all? -------- Concerned -------- ----- Not concerned ---- No NET Grt.deal Somewhat NET Not much At all op. 9/7/07 66 25 41 34 23 10 * 9/7/06 74 29 45 25 17 8 * 8/21/05 66 24 42 33 23 10 1 7/21/05 73 30 43 27 17 10 * 9/8/04 RV 73 25 47 27 20 7 1 9/7/03 71 25 46 29 20 9 * 3/20/03 76 29 47 24 16 8 1 2/16/03 72 27 45 27 18 9 1 9/8/02 74 22 52 26 19 7 0 7/15/02 73 29 44 27 20 7 * 4/21/02 73 30 43 26 18 9 * 3/10/02 70 23 47 30 21 9 1 12/19/01 70 27 43 29 22 8 1 10/15/01 77 35 43 23 14 9 0 10/9/01 82 36 46 18 12 6 * 10/7/01 81 41 40 18 13 4 1 9/27/01* 83 43 39 17 12 5 * 9/11/01 87 49 38 12 7 4 1 6/13/97 62 21 41 38 24 14 * 6/2/97 63 22 41 37 28 9 * 8/5/96 74 31 43 26 18 8 * 4/20/95 78 38 40 21 16 5 1 *9/27/01 and previous: "How concerned are you about the possibility there will be more major terrorist attacks in this country." 08DEM1/08DEM1A (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 9/7/07 7/21/07 6/1/07 4/15/07 2/25/07 Hillary Clinton 41 45 42 41 43 Barack Obama 27 30 27 25 27 John Edwards 14 12 11 17 14 Bill Richardson 2 3 2 3 3 Joe Biden 3 2 2 2 2 Dennis Kucinich 2 1 2 1 * Chris Dodd 1 1 1 * * Mike Gravel 1 0 * * * Wesley Clark NA NA NA 1 * Tom Vilsack NA NA NA NA * Other (vol.) 1 1 * 1 * None of these (vol.) 4 2 4 3 4 Would not vote (vol.) 0 2 1 1 1 No opinion 5 2 6 5 4 *Asked Al Gore 7/21 and previous (percentages above include second choice of Gore supporters), Wesley Clark 4/15 and previous, Tom Vilsack 2/25 and previous First choice/Second choice NET 9/7/07 12/11/06 Hillary Clinton 67 60 Barack Obama 50 33 John Edwards 35 22 Bill Richardson 7 4 Joe Biden 5 3 Dennis Kucinich 3 NA Chris Dodd 2 1 Mike Gravel 1 NA Al Gore NA 29 Other (vol.) 1 1 None of these (vol.) 12 4 Would not vote (vol.) * 1 No opinion 7 7 25. (ASKED OF LEANED DEMOCRATS) Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the choice of candidates for the Democratic nomination for president this year - are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied? ---- Satisfied ------- --- Dissatisfied ---- No NET Very Somewhat NET Somewhat Very opinion 9/7/07 78 28 50 21 17 4 2 7/21/07 83 33 50 16 14 2 1 6/1/07 79 26 53 18 15 4 2 4/15/07 80 29 51 18 14 3 2 2/25/07 86 29 57 12 9 3 2 10/29/03 68 9 58 28 21 8 4 9/13/03 64 8 56 34 27 7 2 1/16/00 69 14 56 28 21 7 2 *10/29/03 and previous: "candidates in the Democratic primary" 08REP1/08REP1A. (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: 9/7/07 7/21/07 6/1/07 4/15/07 2/25/07 Rudy Giuliani 28 37 34 35 53 Fred Thompson 19 15 13 10 NA John McCain 18 16 20 22 23 Mitt Romney 10 8 10 10 5 Mike Huckabee 5 2 2 1 2 Sam Brownback 2 1 1 1 2 Duncan Hunter 1 2 1 1 * Ron Paul 1 2 2 1 1 Tom Tancredo * 2 1 1 1 Tommy Thompson NA 3 1 2 2 Jim Gilmore NA NA 1 2 * Chuck Hagel NA NA NA * 1 George Pataki NA NA NA 1 1 Other (vol.) 1 * * 0 * None of these (vol.) 2 5 3 4 2 Would not vote (vol.) 2 1 * * 1 No opinion 10 5 10 7 5 NET LEANED VOTE WITH GINGRICH: 9/7/07 7/21/07 6/1/07 4/15/07 2/25/07 1/19/07 12/11/06 Rudy Giuliani 26 34 32 33 44 34 34 Fred Thompson 18 14 11 9 NA NA NA John McCain 18 16 19 21 21 27 26 Mitt Romney 9 8 9 9 4 9 5 Newt Gingrich 5 7 9 6 15 9 12 Mike Huckabee 5 2 2 1 2 1 * Sam Brownback 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Duncan Hunter 1 2 1 1 * * 1 Ron Paul 1 2 1 1 1 1 NA Tom Tancredo * 1 1 1 * 1 * Tommy Thompson NA 3 1 2 2 1 2 Jim Gilmore NA NA 1 1 * 1 NA Chuck Hagel NA NA NA * 1 * * George Pataki NA NA NA 1 1 2 3 Other (vol.) 1 * * 0 * * * None of these (vol.) 2 5 3 4 2 2 6 Would not vote (vol.) 2 1 * * 1 1 * No opinion 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 9/7/07 12/11/06 Rudy Giuliani 51 57 John McCain 33 47 Fred Thompson 29 NA Mitt Romney 22 9 Newt Gingrich 11 22 Mike Huckabee 8 2 Duncan Hunter 3 1 Ron Paul 2 NA Sam Brownback 3 2 Tom Tancredo 1 1 George Pataki NA 8 Tommy Thompson NA 5 Chuck Hagel NA 1 Other (vol.) 1 1 None of these (vol.) 4 11 Would not vote (vol.) 2 * No opinion 16 15 26. (ASKED OF LEANED REPUBLICANS) Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the choice of candidates for the Republican nomination for President this year - are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied? ---- Satisfied ------- --- Dissatisfied ---- No NET Very Somewhat NET Somewhat Very opinion 9/7/07 68 19 49 26 21 6 5 7/21/07 65 13 53 32 26 6 3 6/1/07 68 11 56 28 22 6 4 4/15/07 65 16 49 31 27 5 3 2/25/07 73 14 58 24 20 5 3 27. Which best describes your family's financial situation? Do you feel as if you (are getting ahead financially), have just enough money to maintain your standard of living, or (are falling behind financially)? Getting Just enough Falling No ahead to maintain behind opin. 9/7/07 26 53 20 1 11/4/06 RV 28 48 23 1 10/22/06 RV 25 53 21 1 All 24 52 23 1 901. Generally speaking, do you usually think of yourself as: Democrat Republican Independent Other No op. 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. 9/7/07 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. 9/7/07 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 9/7/07 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. 9/7/07 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 14 Graduated high school 32 Some college 26 Graduated College 17 Post-graduate 11 Q910. What is your age? 18-29 21 30-39 17 40-49 19 50-64 24 65+ 18 911. What, if anything, is your religion? Christian Other Non- No Protestant Catholic (Non-Protestant) Christian None op. 9/7/07 46 21 14 4 13 * 7/21/07 46 20 14 5 12 * 6/1/07 44 22 14 4 15 1 4/15/07 42 21 17 5 13 1 2/25/07 44 21 14 6 14 * 1/19/07 44 23 10 5 14 1 12/11/06 42 21 12 2 16 1 11/4/06 48 23 12 2 12 1 10/22/06 44 21 14 3 15 1 10/8/06 44 19 13 5 15 * 9/7/06 46 19 12 6 14 1 8/6/06 45 23 12 3 16 1 6/25/06 45 23 12 4 14 * 5/15/06 46 22 14 4 12 * 5/11/06 46 24 10 4 13 1 4/9/06 42 24 14 5 14 * 3/5/06 44 21 14 4 14 * 1/26/06 46 24 11 4 14 1 1/8/06 45 20 12 4 15 1 12/18/05 44 21 13 3 15 1 11/2/05 46 21 11 6 15 * 9/11/05 44 23 12 3 15 * 8/28/05 44 23 14 3 13 1 6/26/05 46 22 10 4 16 * 6/5/05 47 23 11 4 14 * 4/24/05 47 21 12 4 14 1 911b. (IF CHRISTIAN) Would you consider yourself a born-again or evangelical Christian, or not? Yes No No opin. 9/7/07 44 54 3 7/21/07 45 54 1 6/1/07 42 56 3 4/15/07 40 58 2 2/25/07 42 55 3 1/19/07 43 55 2 12/11/06 44 53 3 11/4/06 43 55 2 10/22/06 43 53 4 10/8/06 44 55 1 9/7/06 45 53 2 8/6/06 46 51 3 6/25/06 42 55 3 5/15/06 42 56 1 5/11/06 38 60 2 4/9/06 40 59 1 3/5/06 46 53 1 1/26/06 44 54 2 1/8/06 45 51 3 12/18/05 43 54 2 11/2/05 41 57 2 9/11/05 40 58 2 8/28/05 43 54 3 6/26/05 42 55 3 6/5/05 44 54 2 4/24/05 42 56 2 912b. Are you, or is anyone in your household, a military veteran? ------------------ Yes ------------------ Resp Other HH Both resp and NET is member is other HH member are No No op. 9/7/07 28 13 14 1 72 * 4/15/07 31 14 16 1 69 * 2/25/07 26 13 12 1 74 0 1/19/07 31 14 16 1 69 * 12/11/06 28 13 14 1 72 * 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+ 9/7/07 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 Q918. Race/Ethnicity White 76 Black 11 Hispanic 8 Asian 1 Other Race 4 Q921. Sex Male 49 Female 51 ***END***