CONNECTICUT SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Monday June 12, 2006

Crosstabs for Ballot Questions 2008

Crosstabs for Favorables
Crosstabs for Favorables 2008

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

23% Schlesinger

61% Lieberman

7% some other candidate

9% not sure

2* Okay… what if the Democrats nominate Ned Lamont and Joe Lieberman runs as an Independent? If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Alan Schlesinger, Democrat Ned Lamont, or Independent Joe Lieberman?

15% Schlesinger

29% Lamont

44% Lieberman

12% not sure

3*In the 2006 Election for the Governor, suppose the Democrats nominate John DeStefano, Jr. If the election were held today, would you vote for Republican Jodi Rell or Democrat John DeStefano, Jr.?

59% Rell

31% DeStefano, Jr.

3% some other candidate

7% not sure

4* Okay, suppose the Democrats nominate Dan Malloy. If the election for governor were held today, would you vote for Republican Jodi Rell or Democrat Dan Malloy?

58% Rell

31% Malloy

5% some other candidate

6% not sure

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

	Lieberman	Lamont	Schlesinger	Rell	DeStefano	Malloy
Very favorable	33%	9%	8%	41%	10%	9%
Somewhat favorable	34%	32%	23%	34%	34%	28%
Somewhat unfavorable	1%	24%	24%	12%	25%	29%
Very unfavorable	12%	13%	12%	10%	14%	8%
Not sure	3%	22%	33%	3%	17%	26%

6* If the 2008 Presidential election were held today, would you be likely to vote for the Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate?

50% Democrat

32% Republican

15% it depends who they nominate

3% not sure

7* Suppose that, in the next Presidential election, you had a choice between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain?

41% Clinton

43% McCain

9% some other candidate

7% not sure

8* Fine… suppose the Republicans nominated Rudy Giuliani. If the election were held today, would you vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Rudy Giuliani?

40% Clinton

51% Giuliani

4% some other candidate

5% not sure

9*Great… what if the Democrats nominate Al Gore and the Republicans nominate John McCain? For whom would you vote?

39% Gore

46% McCain

7% some other candidate

8% not sure

10* Last one… what if the choice were between Democrat Al Gore and Republican Rudy Giuliani?

40% Gore

50% Giuliani

3% some other candidate

6% not sure

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

	Clinton	McCain	Giuliani	Gore
Very favorable	27%	27%	35%	26%
Somewhat favorable	28%	44%	34%	27%
Somewhat unfavorable	13%	20%	20%	15%
Very unfavorable	30%	6%	8%	29%
Not sure	2%	4%	7%	2%

12* 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?

24% strongly approve

14% somewhat approve

10% somewhat disapprove

50% strongly disapprove

2% not sure

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

37% strongly approve

38% somewhat approve

13% somewhat disapprove

10% strongly disapprove

2% not sure

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