MICHIGAN SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Thursday February 9, 2006

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Crosstabs for Ballot Questions

Crosstabs for Favorables

Crosstabs for Other Questions

Previous Michigan Survey

Daily Snapshot

1* Thinking about the 2006 election for Governor…if the election for were held today, would you vote for Republican Dick DeVos or for Democrat Jennifer Granholm?

 

                                43% DeVos

44% Granholm     

                                  3% some other candidate

                                10% not sure

 

2* In the election for the U.S. Senate, suppose the Republicans nominate Michael Bouchard and the Democrats nominate Debbie Stabenow? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Michael Bouchard or for Democrat Debbie Stabenow?

 

33% Bouchard

54% Stabenow     

                                  2% some other candidate

                                11% not sure

 

3* Okay… what if the Republicans nominate Keith Butler?  If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Keith Butler or for Democrat Debbie Stabenow?

 

                                32% Butler

53% Stabenow     

                                  3% some other candidate

                                12% not sure

 

4* Last one…what if the Republicans nominate Jerry Zandstra. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Jerry Zandstra or for Democrat Debbie Stabenow?

 

                                33% Zandstra

53% Stabenow     

                                  3% some other candidate

                                11% not sure

 

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

 

 

Stabenow

Bouchard

Butler

Zandstra

Granholm

DeVos

Favorable

51%

25%

 23%

19%

47%

32%

Unfavorable

33%

29%

 29%

24%

42%

35%

Not sure

16%

45%

 48%

57%

11%

34%

 

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

 

44% President Bush

45% Democrats in Congress

11% not sure

 

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

 

36% President Bush

53% Democrats in Congress

10% not sure

 

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

 

58% very important

32% somewhat important

  8% not very important

  1% not at all important

  2% not sure

 

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

 

71% very important

23% somewhat important

  5% not very important

  1% not at all important

  0% not sure

 

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

 

80% very important

18% somewhat important

  2% not very important

  0% not at all important

  0% not sure

 

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

 

64% very important

28% somewhat important

  4% not very important

  2% not at all important

  1% not sure

 

                12* 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?

 

                                29% the situation in Iraq

                                38% the economy

18% health care

                                  8% developing alternate sources of energy

                                  7% not sure

 

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

 

                                38% the situation in Iraq

                                53% the economy

                                  8% not sure

 

                14* Looking ahead a year from now, will things in the United States be better, worse, or about the same?

 

                                24% better

                                40% worse

36% not sure

 

15* 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

                                19% somewhat approve

                                11% somewhat disapprove

                                43% strongly disapprove

                                  1% not sure

 

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