Survey of 500 Likely Voters
October 24, 2007
1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is
performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
21%
Excellent
20% Good
14% Fair
44% Poor
1% Not Sure
2* How do you rate the way that Tim Kaine
is performing his role
as Governor? Excellent,
good, fair, or poor?
12%
Excellent
31% Good
35% Fair
15% Poor
6% Not Sure
3* 2008
Virginia Senate Election
|
Warner |
53% |
|
Gilmore |
37% |
|
Other |
6% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
4* 2008 Presidential General Election Match-Ups
|
Giuliani |
46% |
Thompson |
46% |
McCain |
44% |
|
48% |
|
|
43% |
|
45% |
|
43% |
Huckabee |
39% |
|
Other |
9% |
Other |
8% |
Other |
12% |
Other |
12% |
|
Not sure |
1% |
Not sure |
1% |
Not sure |
2% |
Not sure |
1% |
5* Favorables for Presidential Candidates
|
|
|
Thompson |
Giuliani |
McCain |
Huckabee |
Warner |
Gilmore |
|
Very Favorable |
27% |
16% |
20% |
18% |
15% |
30% |
13% |
|
Somewhat Favorable |
20% |
35% |
34% |
39% |
25% |
27% |
29% |
|
Somewhat Unfavorable |
14% |
27% |
24% |
26% |
24% |
20% |
27% |
|
Very Unfavorable |
37% |
13% |
17% |
14% |
18% |
14% |
18% |
|
Not sure |
2% |
8% |
4% |
3% |
18% |
9% |
13% |
6* How important is it for the
government to improve its enforcement of the borders and reduce illegal
immigration?
70% Very important
18% Somewhat
important
9% Not very important
1% Not at all important
2% Not sure
7*How
important is it for the government to legalize the status of illegal aliens
already in the
27% Very important
23% Somewhat
important
14% Not very important
30% Not at all important
5% Not sure
8* If a Virginia
State Highway Patrol Officer pulls someone over for a traffic violation, should
the officer automatically check to see if that person is in the country
legally?
79% Yes
15% No
7% Not sure
9* If an
officer finds that a person pulled over for a traffic violation is an illegal
alien, should that person be deported?
67% Yes
15% No
18% Not sure
10* If police officers are required to check the
immigration status of every person they pull over, does that create the temptation to discriminate
against people based on their name, their accent and the color of their skin?
33% Yes
58% No
9% Not sure
11* If a
person wants to rent an apartment, should they be required to show documents
proving they are legally in the
72% Yes
18% No
10% Not sure
12* Would you favor or oppose strict government
sanctions on employers who hire illegal immigrants?
71% Favor
17% Oppose
12% Not sure
13* Should undocumented immigrants be allowed to get a driver’s
license in
8% Yes
82% No
9% Not sure
14*
Should undocumented immigrants be allowed to receive
public benefits such as rental and housing assistance and business
licenses in
8% Yes
86% No
7% Not sure
15*
Would you be willing to pay $1 a mile to drive in a
High Occupancy Toll lane?
13% Yes
72% No
15% Not sure
16*
Will a White House wedding for Jenna Bush improve the image of President Bush?
15% Yes
67% No
18% Not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence