CONNECTICUT SURVEY of 500 likely voters
Tuesday December 13, 2005
1* Suppose that, in the race to become Connecticut’s next United States Senator, Lowell Weicker runs as an Independent and Democrats nominate Joe Lieberman. If the election for Senator were held today, would you vote for Independent Lowell Weicker or for Democrat Joe Lieberman?
32% Weicker
54% Lieberman
7% some other candidate
7% not sure
See Crosstabs for this question
2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable impression of:
|
|
Lieberman |
Weicker |
|
Very favorable |
37% |
18% |
|
Somewhat favorable |
27% |
27% |
|
Somewhat unfavorable |
16% |
23% |
|
Very unfavorable |
17% |
22% |
|
Not sure |
3% |
11% |
3* Okay…how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the US economy…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
13% excellent
20% good
20% fair
51% poor
1% not sure
4* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
15% excellent
16% good
17% fair
51% poor
1% not sure
5* 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?
48%getting troops home
43% making sure that Iraq becomes peaceful nation
9% not sure
6* 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?
27% immigration
64% situation in Iraq
6% some other issue
3% not sure
7* 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
33% oppose
11% not sure
8* 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?
25% strongly approve
18% somewhat approve
13% somewhat disapprove
44% strongly disapprove
0% not sure
Additional Cross Tabs information
Crosstabs by Gender – Married – Children at Home
Crosstabs by Religious Affiliation
Crosstabs by More important issue
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.