CONNECTICUT SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Wednesday February 15, 2006

Crosstabs for Ballot Questions

Crosstabs for Favorables

Crosstabs for Other Questions

Previous Connecticut Survey

Daily Snapshot

 

1* Suppose that, in the race to become Connecticut’s next United States Senator, you have a choice between Independent Lowell Weicker, Democrat Joe Lieberman, and a Republican candidate. If the election were held today, would you vote for Independent Lowell Weicker, Democrat Joe Lieberman, or the Republican candidate?

 

                                25% Weicker

46% Lieberman    

                                17% Republican

                                12% not sure

 

2* Suppose that, in the 2006 election for Governor, Republicans nominate Jodi Rell and Democrats nominate John DeStefano, Jr? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Jodi Rell or for Democrat John DeStefano, Jr?

 

56% Rell

29% DeStefano    

                                  3% some other candidate

                                12% not sure

 

3* Suppose that, in the 2006 election for Governor, Republicans nominate Jodi Rell and Democrats nominate Dan Malloy? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Jodi Rell or for Democrat Dan Malloy?

 

61% Rell

24% Malloy          

                                  4% some other candidate

                                11% not sure

 

4* Finally, thinking about the Senate race again… Ned Lamont may challenge Joe Lieberman in the Democratic Primary election. Suppose Lamont is nominated by the Democrats and Joe Lieberman runs as an Independent. If the election were held today, would you vote for Independent Joe Lieberman, Democrat Ned Lamont, or for the Republican candidate?

 

            45% Lieberman

            24% Lamont

            14% the Republican candidate

            16% not sure

 

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

 

 

Rell

DeStefano

Malloy

Lieberman

Lamont

Very favorable

41%

  8%

  5%

32%

 3%

Somewhat favorable

39%

31%

31%

31%

21%

Somewhat unfavorable

12%

24%

21%

18%

20%

Very unfavorable

 5%

10%

  7%

14%

  9%

Not sure

  4%

27%

 36%

  5%

47%

 

6* We’re more than halfway through…Generally speaking, do you agree or disagree with Joe Lieberman’s views on the situation in Iraq?

 

            39% agree

            40% disagree

            20% not sure

 

                7* Given his views on Iraq, should Joe Lieberman run for the Senate as a Democrat, a Republican, or as an Independent?

 

                             38% Democrat

                             17% Republican

                             26% Independent

                             18% not sure

 

                8* Who do you trust more when it comes to the situation in Iraq and national security—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?

 

                35% President Bush

                51% Democrats in Congress

                14% not sure

 

9* Okay… who do you trust more when it comes to managing the economy—President Bush or Democrats in Congress?

 

                35% President Bush

                55% Democrats in Congress

                10% not sure

 

10* Moving to a different topic… When it comes to determining how you will vote in the U.S. Senate race next year, how important is the situation in Iraq?

 

63% very important

25% somewhat important

 7% not very important

 1% not at all important

 3% not sure

 

11* Okay… how important is the issue of health care?

 

69% very important

21% somewhat important

 5% not very important

 4% not at all important

 1% not sure

 

12* Fine, as a voting issue, how important is the economy?

 

73% very important

22% somewhat important

 2% not very important

 1% not at all important

 2% not sure

 

13* One more… how important is the issue of developing alternative sources of energy?

 

71% very important

19% somewhat important

 6% not very important

 1% not at all important

 3% not sure

 

14* Okay… in determining how you will vote, which of the following issues is the most important issue is more important… the situation in Iraq, the economy, health care, or developing alternative sources of energy?

 

37% the situation in Iraq

25% the economy

18% health care

14% developing alternative sources of energy

                                  6% not sure

 

                15* Suppose you had to choose between the situation in Iraq and the economy. Which of those issues is most important?

 

                                52% the situation in Iraq

                                40% the economy,

                                  8% not sure

 

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