GEORGIA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

1* In the election for Governor, suppose the Republicans nominate Sonny Perdue and the Democrats nominate Cathy Cox…If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Sonny Perdue or for Democrat Cathy Cox?

48% Perdue

42% Cox

3% some other candidate

7% not sure

2* Fine… what if the Democrats nominate Mark Taylor? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Sonny Perdue or for Democrat Mark Taylor?

51% Perdue

36% Taylor

5% some other candidate

9% not sure

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

	Perdue	Cox	Taylor
Very favorable	31%	18%	13%
Somewhat favorable	39%	41%	35%
Somewhat unfavorable	18%	20%	23%
Very unfavorable	9%	11%	16%
Not sure	3%	9%	13%

4* Generally speaking, do tax increases help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

16% help

56% hurt

13% no impact

15% not sure

5* Okay… do tax cuts help the economy, hurt the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

63% help

15% hurt

13% no impact

10% not sure

6*How are your income taxes prepared? Do you do it yourself, hire a professional, or have someone else in your family take care of your income tax filing?

30% do it yourself

59% hire a professional

9% have someone else in the family

2% not sure

7* This year, are your taxes being filed electronically or by mail?

50% electronically

44% by mail

6% not sure

8* Which is worse, filling out your income tax paperwork or going to the dentist?

49% tax paperwork

41% going to the dentist

9% not sure

9* One more topic… How closely have you followed news stories about the Congressional debate on immigration legislation?

48% very closely

35% somewhat closely

13% not very closely

3% not at all

1% not sure

10* Some people believe that the goal of immigration policy should be to keep out national security threats, criminals, and those who would come here to live off our welfare system. Beyond that, all immigrants would be welcome. Do you agree or disagree with that goal for immigration policy?

59% agree

26% disagree

15% not sure

11* Some people say it makes no sense to debate new rules for immigration until we can control our borders and enforce the existing laws. Do you agree or disagree?

71% agree

21% disagree

8% not sure

12* There are currently 11 million illegal aliens living in the United States. Most have lived here for more than five years. Should the United States forcibly require all 11 million illegal aliens to leave this country?

39% yes

41% no

19% not sure

13* Suppose a woman enters the United States as an illegal alien and gives birth to a child in the United States. Should that child automatically become a citizen of the United States?

29% yes

61% no

11% not sure

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