VIRGINIA SURVEY of 500 likely voters

Sunday October 29, 2006

1* In the 2006 election for the U.S. Senate…if the election for Senator were held today, would you vote for Republican George Allen or for Democrat James Webb?

46% Allen

48% Webb

2% some other candidate

5% not sure

WITH LEANERS

46% Allen

51% Webb

0% some other candidate

3% not sure

2* Is your vote primarily a vote for a candidate or against his opponent?

Allen voters

86% for Allen

11% against Webb

2% not sure

Webb voters

52% for Webb

43% against Allen

5% not sure

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

	Allen	Webb
Very favorable	32%	19%
Somewhat favorable	19%	32%
Somewhat unfavorable	11%	25%
Very unfavorable	36%	24%
Not sure	1%	1%

4* When it comes to determining how you will vote, which is most important—the candidate’s position on issues or the candidate’s personal character?

82% issues

14% character

5% no sure

5* How closely have you followed recent news stories about novels written by James Webb?

22% very closely

35% somewhat closely

26% not very closely

15% not closely at all

1% not sure

6* Several passages written by Webb have recently been highlighted in the news and on the internet. Do these passages cause you any concern about Webb’s character?

39% yes

59% no

2% not sure

7* Is Webb a serious writer who used graphic scenes simply to illuminate a situation and help move along a story line?

42% yes

26% no

32% not sure

8* Has the media paid too much attention, too little attention, or about the right amount of attention to passages from Webb’s novels?

48% too much

17% too little

22% about the right amount

13% not sure

9*Generally speaking, how would you rate the media coverage of the Virginia Senate campaign?

9% excellent

33% good

27% fair

25% poor

6% not sure

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