ARIZONA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Thursday December 15, 2005

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1* Suppose that, in the race to become Arizona’s next United States Senator, Republicans nominate John Kyl and Democrats nominate Jim Pederson. If the election for Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican John Kyl or for Democrat Jim Pederson?

 

                                50% Kyl

30% Pederson

                                  7% some other candidate

                                14% not sure

See Crosstabs for this question

 

2* In the 2006 election for Governor, Janet Napolitano is likely to face one of three Republican challengers. Suppose the Republicans nominate Don Goldwater…if the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Don Goldwater or for Democrat Janet Napolitano?

 

30% Goldwater

50% Napolitano   

                                  3% some other candidate

                                17% not sure

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3* Okay… what if the Republicans nominate John Greene?  If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican John Greene or for Democrat Janet Napolitano?

 

23% Greene

56% Napolitano   

                                  6% some other candidate

                                16% not sure

See Crosstabs for this question

 

4* Last one…what if the Republicans nominate Jan Smith Florez. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Jan Smith Florez or for Democrat Janet Napolitano?

 

25% Florez

52% Napolitano   

                                  7% some other candidate

                                16% not sure

See Crosstabs for this question

 

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

 

 

Napolitano

Goldwater

Greene

Florez

Kyl

Pederson

Very favorable

40%

11%

  6%

  7%

29%

12%

Somewhat favorable

27%

29%

27%

23%

24%

28%

Somewhat unfavorable

19%

22%

21%

21%

16%

25%

Very unfavorable

13%

11%

15%

13%

19%

  9%

Not sure

  2%

27%

32%

36%

11%

    27%

 

6* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

23% excellent

20% good

19% fair

38% poor

                                  1% not sure

 

7* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

 

28% excellent

17% good

12% fair

42% poor

                                  0% not sure

 

8* Next… Which is more important, getting American troops home as soon as possible or making sure that Iraq becomes a peaceful nation enjoying freedom and democracy?

 

37%getting troops home

56% making sure that Iraq becomes peaceful nation

  7% not sure

 

9* When it comes to determining how you will vote in the U.S. Senate race next year, which issue is more important… immigration, or the situation in Iraq?

 

48% immigration

45% situation in Iraq

  3% some other issue

  4% not sure

 

10* A proposal has been made to build a barrier along the U.S. - Mexican border. Do you favor or oppose building a barrier to help reduce illegal immigration?

 

56% favor

                                37% oppose

                                  7% not sure

 

11* 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?

 

40% strongly approve

11% somewhat approve

  7% somewhat disapprove

39% strongly disapprove

                                  2% not sure

 

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

 

34% strongly approve

34% somewhat approve

18% somewhat disapprove

12% strongly disapprove

                                  1% not sure

Additional Cross Tabs information

 

Crosstabs by Party - Ideology

Crosstabs by Bush Iraq

Crosstabs by Age

Crosstabs by Iraq Priority

Crosstabs by Barrier

Crosstabs by More important issue

 

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